2007 International Photonics, Food, & Agriculture Conference
Roadmap to Security and Production in the 21st Century.

21 presentations were given throughout the day-long event. Presentations from industry representatives gave an overview of some of the challenges within a specific industry and identified areas of opportunity. Some presenters from the technology arena spoke about their applications of specific sensor or microsystem device to a specific challenge within a specific food or agricultural industry.

This information-rich conference highlighted the vast number of opportunities there are to marry technology and technological knowledge to the food and agricultural industries in the Northeast to improve the economic potenital and viability of these industries that support much of the Northeast's economy.

Speakers included:

Dr. Louis Albright
Dr. Gilles Doyon
Tom Facer
Mark Fornalik
John Hart
Dr. Nancy Irelan
William A. Ivancic
Dr. Siegfried Janz
Anna Jensen
Dr. Maria Nazarowec-White
Brian Nicholson
John A. Noble
Jim Orvis
Michael Potter
Dr. Joseph Russo
Daniel L. Schmoldt, Ph.D.
Robert C. Seem
David R. Smith
Gary Stitch
Dr. Laura Weller-Brophy
Craig Yunker