Invitation Letter GAPFA Technical Congress And Annual Meetings 16 19 June2024

Avenue de Tervueren 13A, Bte 7 - 1040 Brussels - Belgium Tel.: +32 2 736 53 54 - Fax: +32 2 732 34 27 - VAT: BE 0599 950 047 E-mail: secretariat@gapfa.org - Website: www.gapfa.org INVITATION TO GAPFA TECHNICAL CONGRESS AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 2024 Dear GAPFA Members, We are delighted to confirm that this year’s GAPFA Technical Congress and Annual General Meeting will be kindly hosted by PFI in Minneapolis, MN, USA, 16 th -19 th June. We want to thank our sponsors – Nestle Purina, Freshpet, Takigawa Corporation, Peel Plastic Products Limited, and Phileo by Lesaffre – for their generous contributions to this meeting. Please find below some important information regarding practical details and registration. Registration Please register to attend this event via the following link by 17 th May COB at the latest: here (https://members.petfoodinstitute.org/events/register.aspx?id=1823103) (Note: If you are a PFI US member you can login to the AMS first to pre-fill your registration form. If you are not a PFI US member, just fill out the information on the registration page). The registration cost for GAPFA Member is: US $975. You can pay by credit card, ACH (US banks only), or international attendees can select “bill me” to pay by wire transfer. Venue details All meetings will be held at JW Marriott Mall of America (2141 Lindau Ln, Bloomington, MN 55425). For more information about the venue, please see the following link: link to hotel and Annex I. Hotel Reservations A block booking has been made at JW Marriott Mall of America. Please reserve your room via the following link: Book Your Group/Corporate Rate | Marriott International The deadline for room reservations is set by Wednesday, 17 th May at the latest. You are advised to book your hotel rooms as soon as possible via the room block (limited number of rooms are blocked), to ensure that the preliminary reserved rooms are picked up and to avoid penalties. Poster Deadline The electronic file for your country association poster must be sent to Betsy Flores, Betsy@petfoodinstitute.org, by May 1. Membership requested that the posters be printed and posted during the meeting. More details on the poster specifications will be provided to the association representatives separately. Meeting programme Please find below an overview of the meeting programme: SUNDAY, 16 TH JUNE 14:30 – 16:30 – Aquarium Feeding Tour (optional) 17:00 – 18:00 – Registration Desk Open 17:30 – 18:30 – Informal Meet and Greet reception MONDAY, 17 TH JUNE – Workstream meetings (Members of relevant WS only) 06:45 – 11:00 – Registration desk open 07:00 – 08:00 – Breakfast 08:00 – 08:30 – Welcome 08:30 – 10:00 – Food Safety and Trade Facilitation Workstream meeting 10:00 – 10:15 – Coffee break 10:15 – 11:00 – Communications Workstream meeting 11:00 – 12:30 – Nutrition Workstream meeting 12:30 – 14:00 – Buffet lunch Technical Congress Begins – Day 1 (All GAPFA members, sponsors and guests) 14:00 – 14:40 – Bus to Cargill 14:40 – 17:00 – Cargill SiteTour 17:30 – 19:00 – Dinner Cruise on the lake 19:00 – 19:45 – Return to the hotel TUESDAY, 18 TH JUNE – Technical Congress (All GAPFA members and guests) 06:45 – 09:00 – Registration Desk Open 07:00 – 08:00 – Breakfast 08:00 – 16:00 – GAPFA Technical Congress – Day 2 18:00 – 22:00 – Cocktail reception and dinner WEDNESDAY, 19 TH JUNE – AGM (All GAPFA members) and Board (Board members only) 07:30 – 08:30 – Breakfast 08:30 – 10:00 – GAPFA Annual General Meeting (All GAPFA members) 10:15 – 11:30 – GAPFA Board meeting (Board members only) 11:30 – 12:30 – Buffet lunch Agendas & meeting documents Detailed agendas and meeting documents for the GAPFA General Assembly, Board, Food Safety and Trade Facilitation WS, Nutrition WS and Communications WS will be sent to you shortly, once agreed with the relevant chairpersons. Sightseeing activities in Minneapolis Please find more information on attractions in Minneapolis in Annex I. In the meantime, should you have any questions, please let us know. Kind regards GAPFA Secretariat