Washington DC Section - Meeting Announcement

Washington DC Section

February 2009 Meeting  


FDA/CFSAN & USDA/FSIS
 2009 Regulatory Update

 With

Mr. Michael Landa, Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

and

Mr. Ron Hicks (Invited), Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety, FSIS/USDA 

 

When: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Program:  
Registration and refreshments - 2:30 - 3:00PM 
Program:  3:00 - 4:30 PM
Where:

Auditorium FDA/CFSAN
Harvey W. Wiley Building
 5100 Paint Branch Parkway
 College Park, MD 20740

Closest Metro Stop is the College Park Station (Green Line).  See directions below.

Note:  Once you enter the Harvey Wiley Building, pass through the metal detector and make an immediate right towards the training rooms and auditorium.  FDA visitor badges are not required for access to this event.
 

Cost

There is no fee for this meeting, but preregistration is required.

Registration:

Send your name and your status (IFT member, nonmember, student, or emeritus member) to:
Dr. Yaguang Luo (Sunny)
Produce Quality and Safety Laboratory, USDA ARS  
10300 Baltimore Ave., Bldg. 002, Beltsville, MD 20705

E-mail:  Yaguang.Luo@ars.usda.gov

Tel: 301-504-6186

 If you plan to drive, please provide your car model and license plate state and number.

Directions: _______________________________________________________________

Via Metro

The FDA/ Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is located directly across the street from the College Park Metro Station on the Green Line.  The College Park station is the next to the last stop on the Green Line in the direction of Greenbelt.

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From Baltimore and Points North

Take I-95 South to Washington. Take the exit for I-95/495 South to Richmond.

Take exit 23, Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201 South).  (follow the sign that says Bladensburg NOT towards Greenbelt).  Travel approximately 2 1/4 miles on Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201 South) and turn right on Paint Branch Parkway (You will see a sign for the College Park Airport).Travel approximately 0.5 miles and turn left onto River Road at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.  The FDA building is located at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.   

Drive past the building (the College Park Metro stop is directly across the street from our building on the right hand side) to the guard house on the left for the entrance to the parking lot.   Turn left into the FDA parking lot and stop at the guard house.  Tell the guard that you are here for a meeting and who you are to meet with.  Proceed forward and park in the visitor parking lot on your right.
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Driving Via I-495 Eastbound

Take the beltway I-495 to exit 23, Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201 South).  Stay to the right through the ramp and then merge left onto Kenilworth Avenue (follow the sign that says Bladensburg NOT towards Greenbelt).  Travel approximately 2 1/4 miles on Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201 South) and turn right on Paint Branch Parkway (You will see a sign for the College Park Airport).

Travel approximately 0.5 miles and turn left onto River Road at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.  The FDA building is located at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.   (See last paragraph above for parking.)
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Traveling from Crystal City and Points South of Washington, DC

Take 395 N.Exit at South Capitol St. and merge to the left (get into the middle lane).

Follow signs for DC 295 (go under the bridge and merge into the right hand lane for DC 295 N).  DC 295 N becomes BW Parkway. Exit at East-West Hwy (410).Turn left at the bottom of the ramp and get into the far right hand lane.  Travel approx. 1 mile and turn right onto Kenilworth Ave. (201). Travel approx. 1 1/4 miles and turn left onto Paint Branch Pkwy.

Travel approx. 0.5 miles and turn left onto River Road at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.  The FDA building is located at the intersection of River Road and Paint Branch Parkway.  (See last paragraph above for parking.)
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