Glickman Addresses Millennium Research Conference On America's Eating Habits

                                            Release No. 0142.00
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GLICKMAN ADDRESSES MILLENNIUM RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON AMERICA'S EATING HABITS

     WASHINGTON, May 2, 2000 Agriculture Secretary Day Glickman will address
the USDA Millennium Research Conference on America's Eating Habits on
Wednesday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. in USDA's Jefferson Auditorium. 


                    WHO:      Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
               Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
               I. Miley Gonzalez
               Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
               Eileen Kennedy
     
                    WHAT:     Eating in the 20th Century: The History and Future of
               American Eating
               Trends

                    WHERE:    Jefferson Auditorium
               USDA South Building
                                        1400 Independence Avenue, SW
                                        Washington, DC 

                    WHEN:     Wednesday, May 3
                                                            3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.


     The research conference will continue on May 4 with presentations on The
American Consumer and the Changing Structure of the Food System.  For location
and time, go to 
http://www.ERS.USDA.gov/whatsnew/events/program.htm


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