» The Ninth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum

"It was indeed a pleasure for me to attend the 6th Irradiation Forum. It has been very informative for me and I had the opportunity of meeting, discussing and learning from the other participant's experience with irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment. This Forum was particularly important for me given that the NPPO of Mauritius is also envisaging the setting up of an irradiation facility for phytosanitary treatment. Hope that I will have the opportunity of participating in future Forums."

Padmini Seebun
National Plant Protection Office
Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security
Mauritius

"Thank you very much, Anu, for inviting me to speak at the Forum – it was an excellent opportunity for me to learn more about the Industry concerns and new technologies, and to interact face-to-face with our Stakeholders. I think you did a superb job arranging for and carrying out this forum – very smooth and well-organized!

Thanks again and I hope to stay in touch and continue to be involved with irradiation technology for phyto treatments."

Matthew T. Messenger, Ph.D.
Trade Director for Central America and the Caribbean
U.S. Department of Agriculture
APHIS PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management

	Thursday June 14, 2018
Welcome Opening Remarks	Dr. Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University, USA Pornthep Nisamaneephong, Executive Director, TINT, Thailand Dr. Vanida Khumnirdpetch, Minister, Office of Agricultural Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C.
The Fundamentals of Phytosanitary Irradiation	Yves Henon, iia
Entomology and Quality Moderator: Dr. Anuradha Prakash	Entomology and the evolution of generic doses, Dr. Peter Follett, USDA-ARS, USA USDA-APHIS research update, Dr. Andrea Beam, USDA-CPHST, USA Can X-rays disinfest temperate pests in apples? Barbara Waddell, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Entomology and Quality Moderator: Dr. Peter Follett	Irradiation of tropical fruits, Dr. Apiradee Uthairatanakij, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand Irradiation of Star apple and cut flowers, Ms. Ly Nguyen, Vinagamma, Vietnam Phytosanitary irradiation of citrus - an African perspective, Cherin Balt, Hepro, South Africa New Research Directions, Dr. Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University, USA
Process control and dosimetry Moderator: Murray Lynch	Dosimetry for phytosanitary applications: dos and don’ts, Florent Kuntz, Aerial, France Legal doses, specified doses, target doses, Yves Henon, iiA
Technology solutions for phytosanitary irradiation Moderator: Yves Henon	The future of food irradiation technology, Emily Craven, Mevex, Canada X-ray for extending shelf-life and safety of fresh produce, Evan Xu, IBA, Belgium Gamma for Phytosanitary Applications, Carlo Coppola, Nordion, Canada Multipurpose vs. dedicated irradiation facility, outsourced vs. in-house, Murray Lynch, Steritech, Australia
	Friday, June 15,2018
Country Updates Moderator: Dr. Andrea Beam	Australia -Benjamin Reilly, Steritech China - Huang Ming, Nuctech India - Arjun Vas, Symec Engineers Vietnam – Ly Nguyen, Vinagamma USA – Maggie Smither, USDA-APHIS Thailand – Sompote Valyasevi, Agri Active
The Distributor’s Perspective: Benjamin Reilly	Bill Gerlach, Melissa’s Produce, USA Kevin Nalder, New Zealand Kaushal Khakhar, Kaybee Exports, India Alberto Diaz, Spring Valley Fruits, USA
From PRA to Pest Proofing: Confidence in the Process Moderator: Carl Blackburn	Introduction: Harmonisation within the ASEAN region, Peter Leach, DAF, Australia Utai Noppakoonwong, Deputy Director General of Department of Agriculture, Thailand Nicola Robertson, MPI, New Zealand James Allan, Director, Plant Export Operations, Australia Maggie Smither, USDA- APHIS, USA Harshad Doshi, Agrosurg, India
Developing an Information Portal for Phytosanitary Irradiation	Eric Beers, MEVEX, Canada
Phytosanitary Irradiation tomorrow	Dr. Peter Follett, USDA-ARS, USA
Summary and Adjournment	Dr. Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University, USA Yves Henon, iiA, France

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2018 Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum Agenda & Presentations