Food Tank Academic Session: Data and Surveillance Issues in the Food System
About this Event
Join Food Tank and the Global Food Institute at George Washington University for the Inaugural Academic Working Group In-Person Convening on Thursday, December 10th, 2026, at George Washington University.
Data and Surveillance Issues in the Food System: The Role of Academics will convene members of the Academic Working Group and the local academic community for an afternoon of conversation, collaboration, and networking around the changing landscape of data collection and surveillance in the food system. This special session for academics and researchers will take place as part of Food Tank's full Food and Agriculture Policy Week programming, including luncheons on the Hill and the 2nd Annual Food and Agriculture Policy Summit. Full event page HERE.
To request a registration code for this event, please contact Grace Kellogg ([email protected])
Food Tank's Academic Working Group is made possible thanks to the support of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
With conversations spanning food safety and animal health, food security, nutritional status, data collection and access, and the changing landscape of government-supported data, this special closed-door session explores the role academics can play in building the data, research, and partnerships needed for an equitable and sustainable food future.
As part of the convening, we’ll also have the opportunity for a small number of Academic Working Group members to share their recent papers, projects, or ongoing research with the group through 5–7 minute lightning talks. Submissions do not need to be related to the convening’s focal theme of data and surveillance.
Submit a lightning talk proposal here
Speakers to be announced soon!
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