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AcknowledgmentsNABC’s twenty-third annual conference—<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Security</strong>: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safetyand Defense—was hosted by Abel Ponce de León, senior associate dean for research and graduateprograms at the College of <strong>Food</strong>, Agriculture and Natural Resource Science, University of Minnesota.We are grateful to Dr. Ponce de León and to his assistants, Jessica Weaver and Betty Davidson, forbeing chiefly responsible for a smoothly run, highly successful conference.Thanks are due to the scientific advisory committee1—Frank Busta, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez,Richard Isaacson, Carol Ishimaru, Shaun Kennedy and Ted Labuzza—for designing the programand for selecting excellent speakers.The conference’s seamless operation resulted from the excellent efforts of the following:Moderators: Frank Busta, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Richard Isaacson and Carol IshimaruWorkshop Facilitators, Recorders and Reporters: Bonnie Anderson, Frank Busta, Deb Hamernick,Michael Kahn, Jozef Kokini, Graham Scoles, Steven Slack, Nancy Toedt and Lisa Wiley.Student Voice Program Administrator: Susanne Lipari.Student Voice Reporters: Caroline Anderson and Michele Martin.And we are grateful to the following for organizational contributions before, during and after theconference: Sahar Angadjivand, Michael Balak, Becky Beyers, Paul Brady, Mary Buschette, CynthiaCashman, Kay Ellingson, Lori Engstrom, Michael Herrick, Kris Igo, Holly Klinger, MaggieKubak, Allen Levine, Cece Martin, Pat McKay, Kerry Muerhoff, Krystal Ringwelski, Sara Spechtand Honey VanderVenter.* * *On behalf of NABC, we thank Bill McCutchen (Texas A&M University) for excellent leadershipas NABC’s chair, 2010–2011.Ralph W.F. HardyPresidentNABCAllan EagleshamExecutive DirectorNABCOctober 20111Dr. Ponce de León, RWFH and AE also served on the scientific advisory committee.vi

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