A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1, 1998 Penn State Hosts International Poultry Science Meeting UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) More than 1,000 of the world’s top poultry scientists will flock to Penn State for the 1998 Poultry Science Association Meeting Aug. 1-5 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. “This event brings together research scientists, producers, educators, extension specialists, and poultry industry managers,” said William Weaver, Penn State professor and head of poultry science. “The Poultry Science Association is the most prominent poultry research and scientific society in the world. 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