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National Organic Coalition’s Pre-NOSB Meeting

Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
San Diego Marriott La Jolla, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

Thank you to the co-hosts for this meeting, CCOF and Center for Food Safety!

Meeting Goal:
To provide a forum for productive engagement around critical issues for diverse stakeholders in the organic community

DRAFT AGENDA

9:30 – 10:45 Introductions, Ground Rules, & NOC history
10:45 – 11:45 DC Update on Organic Policy - with Steve Etka, Policy Director, National Organic Coalition
11:45 – 12:00 International Update - with Peggy Miars, Executive Director, Organic Materials Review Institute and member of IFOAM World Board
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 – 2:00 GMO Contamination Prevention - with Zea Sonnabend, Policy Specialist, CCOF and NOSB member
2:00 – 3:30 Organic Poultry Standards
3:30 – 4:45 Conversation with Mile McEvoy, Deputy Administrator, National Organic Program
4:45 – 5:15 NOP Biodiversity Guidance - with Jo Ann Baumgartner, Director, Wild Farm Alliance
5:15 – 5:30 Closing