September 8-11, 2024
The Park Vista – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
705 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
This will be an in-person event, open to any food safety professionals and policymakers in local/state/federal government, industry, and academic sectors.
Visit Gatlinburg App – Available for Apple and Google Play
Agenda
The AFDOSS Board will be reviewing post-conference surveys to help inform the 2024 AEC agenda topics. Please check back here in the coming months for a draft agenda.
Conference Registration
Conference registration is not open yet, but will be available via our membership platform, Wild Apricot.
Please ensure your membership status for 2024 is up to date before registering. This will ensure you can register at the Regular Member Conference Rate.
TIP: For AFDOSS Members, to help prevent duplicate member profiles in our database, if someone else is registering for you – please have them use your email address. This will allow the system to associate your registration with your Wild Apricot profile.
Hotel & Transportation
The 2024 AFDOSS AEC is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, at The Park Vista – a Doubletree by Hilton. The negotiated conference room rate is $107.00, per night, plus applicable sales tax.
Per the terms of our contract, the cutoff date for reservations is Monday, August 26, 2024.
Located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in the eastern region of the Great Smoky Mountain range, The Park Vista is only 17 miles from the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) and 50 miles from the McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS).
Driving directions are available here.
Gatlinburg Free Trolley
May – October: 8:30 AM – 12 MIDNIGHT
There Are No Fares Or Fees To Ride The Gatlinburg Trolleys. (Map – PDF)
Gatlinburg Trolleys operate daily, serving visitors and residents 365 days a year, providing an easy, free way to get around Gatlinburg. Visitors in the area can board a Trolley at any stop in the City and be off to their destination. All Trolleys stop at the Mass Transit Center, located at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. The Gatlinburg Trolley can also be used as an easy way to get into downtown without having to drive into the City and find a parking spot. You can use the Park-n-Ride Lot at the Gatlinburg Welcome Center, located at 1011 Banner Road in Gatlinburg, just off of the Spur just before entering town, board a trolley, and be in downtown Gatlinburg in a matter of minutes.
Sponsors and Exhibitors
If you are interested in supporting AFDOSS by being a Conference Sponsor or Exhibitor, please contact our AFDOSS Treasurer, Craig Nielsen. We have a few different options available to highlight your regulatory or industry community.
Travel Scholarships
Travel scholarships will be available to state and local, food and drug regulatory personnel, to aid regulatory members in attending the AEC.
Please note that conference Registration fees are not an allowable expense for inclusion in a travel scholarship award.
Applications for travel scholarships will be available via SurveyMonkey. Please check back here for a link once the application window has opened.
Continuing Education
AFDOSS will be applying for Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) through NEHA. The amount of CEUs will be determined once the conference agenda is finalized. Forms to claim CEUs will be made available for conference attendees at the registration desk.
Contact Information
Please use our contact form, for any general event questions or suggestions. If you have specific registration or AEC payment questions, please contact our AFDOSS Treasurer, Craig Nielsen, at AFDOSS.Craig@gmail.com.
Funding for this conference is made possible, in part, by the Food and Drug Administration through grant 1 R13 FD007553-03. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does any mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organization imply endorsement by the United States Government.