Overview
The USDA National Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) invites you to participate in the 2025 National Project Directors' Meeting. Over the two-day program, the Lead Regional Coordination Center (LRCC) and four regional centers (Southern (SC), North Central (NC), Northeast (NECAFS), and the Western (WC) will host FSOP grant awardees from around the country, both virtually and in person, as they discuss their accomplishments and success stories.
Despite being a hybrid meeting of virtual and in person, we hope that you will benefit from this meeting and enjoy hearing about all the incredible work performed around the country by so many dedicated food safety educators. We hope that you join us!
This work is supported in part by USDA NIFA grant no. 2021-70020-35740 and 2024-70020-42861. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Agenda-at-a-Glance
| Wednesday | May 28, 2025 | |
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am-3:00pm | Plenary Session |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Group Luncheon |
| 3:30pm-5:00pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Poster Session and Networking Reception |
| Thursday | May 29, 2025 | |
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments |
| 8:30am-11:30am | Plenary Session |
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Grab-n-Go Lunch |
| 12:00pm | Meeting Concludes |
Registration
This meeting is supported in part by USDA NIFA grant no. 2021-70020-35740 and 2024-70020-42861.
What does the in-person attendance include?
In-person registration provides participation in the meeting, a printed program and abstract book, light morning, mid-morning, and afternoon refreshments, a served lunch and a poster session social (Wednesday), and light morning refreshments with a boxed lunch (Thursday).
The deadline to cancel is Monday, May 5th
What does virtual attendance include?
Virtual registration provides access to the live-stream of the presentations, participation in Q&A via chat, and the program and abstract book PDF. Please note that virtual participation does not include streaming of the breaks, lunch, breakouts, or Poster Session.
The deadline to register is Tuesday, May 27th
Venue
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
2900 Bayport Drive
Tampa, FL 33507
PH: (813) 874-1234
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| Discounted Group Rate | ||
| Room Type | Standard King | Double-double |
| Rate | $189.00 | $189.00 |
- The rate being offered to attendees is exclusive and may not be used in conjunction with any advertised or unadvertised promotional specials existing or yet unreleased.
- This discounted room rate is available one day prior the meeting (based on hotel availability).
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Monday, May 5, 2025
Travel
Browse below for some helpful information about transportation to and from the meeting.
Tampa International Airport (TPA)
7 minutes | 3.5 miles
St. Pete/Clearwater International Airport (PIE)
21 minutes | 14.7 miles
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)
1 hour | 53.6 miles
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
1 hour 30 minutes | 90.8 miles