EVALUATION REPORT
Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food Safety
August 2002
Purpose
Most also agreed that the conference:
• Was enjoyable,
This report presents results of the evaluation of
• met their expectations,
the 2002 Puerto Rico Conference on Animal
•
provided professional development, and
and Egg Production Food Safety. The purpose
• would influence their practice.
of the evaluation was to assess participants’
A typical comment was: “Have another
satisfaction with the program and to provide
symposium next year with the same speakers if
suggestions for future improvements.
they can participate.”
Background
Conference Program
Approximately three hundred people attended a
• Most of the respondents (> 90%) rated the
two-day Conference on Animal and Food
overall conference content as better than
Safety, held July 9-11, 2002 in Puerto Rico.
acceptable to excellent and said they would
Jointly sponsored by USDA, FDA and the
recommend it to others.
University of Puerto Rico with the goal of
• Most (> 90%) of respondents agreed or
presenting HACCP applications in Puerto Rico
strongly agreed that the conference provided
and Latin America, all sessions were conducted
information
that would
influence animal
in Spanish with English language translations
production food safety practices and food
available for major presentations. Breakout
safety education activities and they plan to
sessions covered the following topics: Poultry
attend others.
and Eggs, Dairy, Beef and Veal, Swine, Sheep
• Almost 90% rated the presentation quality
and Goats, and Seafood.
and presenter preparation as better
than
acceptable to excellent.
Methodology
• Most (>90%) rated the registration process
The evaluation used two written surveys on the
and conference support staff as better than
overall conference arrangements and the break-
acceptable to excellent.
out sessions. Both surveys were available in
• All who used the translation equipment
Spanish and English and were comp