2024 AAFP Conference
Save The Date
We had almost 200 registrations at last October’s AAFP Annual Conference Conferences in 2023, which means we are back at PRE-Covid attendance levels. We want to thank our wonderful sponsors listed below. Now it is time for 2024. The 16th Annual AAFP Conference will be held on Tues-Thurs September 24-26, 2024 at the Fayetteville Town Center on the beautiful Square in Fayetteville. Our State’s food safety influence reaches far beyond Arkansas and the region with products and decisions made by global entities headquartered in our State. With this conference and other workshops, we make an effort to keep our food safety professionals informed of their impact at home and beyond Arkansas. We may have some surprises for next year, so please put us on your calendar and conference list. Please expect more updates soon.
If you have any questions or concerns, please use the contact portal on our website that can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.arkafp.org/contact-us
We look forward to seeing you at future AAFP events.
2024 Individual & Sponsor Conference Registrations
To Join or Renew Your Annual Membership Click HERE
If you would like to sponsor a student, please purchase a student registration and type "Student Sponsorship" as the first name in the registration information.
2023 Agenda and Speaker Schedule
A Few of Our Confirmed Speakers
Manpreet Singh - Professor and Department Chair, University of Georgia
Erin Crawley - Chief Scientific Officer, Q Laboratories
Susy Tejayadi - Consultant (former Chief Scientific Officer at Instinct Pet Food)
Billie Johnson - Food Safety / Regulatory Compliance Manager, BHJ North America
Kaliramesh Siliveru - Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Grain Science & Industry
Ben Miller - Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, The Acheson Group LLC
Frank Yiannas - Smarter FY Solutions
Carmen Cano Roca - Supply Quality Program Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
Mike Clark - Global Marketing Manager, Molecular Food Diagnostics, Life Science Group with Bio-Rad
Barbara Chamberlin - Professor and Department Head, New Mexico State University, Innovative Media Research and Extension, Learning Games Lab
Danah Vetter - Director of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, George's, Inc.
Recommendations for Speakers or Topics?
The AAFP Officers are hard at work putting together an impressive line up of speakers for the 14th annual AAFP Annual Conference. Have a recommendation for a speaker or a topic?
View Past Event Agenda and Speaker Info Below
2023 Hotel Information and Group Rates
2024 Rates Coming Soon
THE GRADUATE Hotel Fayetteville
AAFP Rate: $129
70 N. East Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701, 479-442-5555
Additional Details:
Room Type: King and Double Queen
Complimentary parking for 1 vehicle
Book by: Sept 5th
Ask for AAFP Conference Rate or use link below
Hampton inn by hilton
AAFP Rate: $98
915 Krupa Dr., Fayetteville AR, 479-587-8300
Additional Details:
Room Type: Double Queen
Complimentary breakfast buffet
Book by: September 4th
Ask for AAFP Conference Rate or use link below
Inn at Carnall Hall
AAFP Rate: Coming Soon
465 Arkansas Ave., Fayetteville, AR, 479-582-0400
Additional Details:
Room Type: King
Complimentary parking
Book by: August 12th
Ask for AAFP Conference Rate
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
AAFP Rate: $115
1251 N Shiloh Dr., Fayetteville, AR, 479-444-6006
Additional Details:
Room Type: Double King
Complimentary Breakfast Buffet
Book by: August 29th
Ask for AAFP Conference Rate or use link below
Poster Symposium: Call for Poster Abstracts
The 16th Annual AAFP Conference will be held on Tues-Thurs September 24-26, 2024 at the Fayetteville Town Center on the beautiful Square in Fayetteville. The Education Committee for the AAFP would like to invite all current and future members (must be an Arkansas Affiliate member at the time of abstract submission) to submit abstracts for scientific posters based on any food safety research/work they have done (current or past, published or unpublished). Students (undergraduate and graduate), post-docs, technical staff and professionals are encouraged to participate in the poster symposium.