IUFoST News and Review 2009 |
With 2009 at an end, we thought we would take a moment to look back and highlight some of the projects our friends and colleagues in international food science, technology and engineering community have been engaged in through IUFoST. We also note some recent news items of interest. Most importantly we thank all of you for your generosity of time and effort and dedication to furthering food science and technology for humanity.
Happy New Year!
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IUFoST on YouTube from Brunei |
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A dialogue session between representatives from IUFoST, FIFSTA and BDAIST
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
* FIFSTA (Federation of Institutes of Food Science and Technology in ASEAN (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations) is an IUFoST Regional Group.
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8th Simposio Latino Americana de Ciencia de Alimentos (SLACA) in Brazil |
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The 8th SLACA (Simposio Latino Americana de Ciencia de Alimentos), 8 - 11 November, 2009 in Campinas Brazil was an important event for food science and technology this year. Under the Presidency of Dra. Glaucia Pastore (member of the IUFoST Governing Council) and Delia Rodriguez-Amaya (in charge of the SLACA Scientific Programme and Member of IAFoST Executive Council), over 1800 were brought together for the high-level scientific conference, featuring many outstanding speakers from around the world. IUFoST and IAFoST were well-represented and many opportunities were presented to discuss plans around ALACCTA (IUFoST Regional Group for Central and South America), Adhering Body activities in the coming year for SBCTA (Brazil), AATA (Argentina) and ACTA( Colombia), to name a few, and progress towards the 2012 IUFoST World Congress in Brazil. Besides the outstanding scientific programme an d useful meetings, it was a time to enjoy old and new friends as we shared the wonderful hospitality of the 8th SLACA organisers.
Hosts: Glaucia Pastore, 2nd from left and Delia Rodrigues-Amaya,
3rd from left
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EFFoST Conference and IUFoST Governing Council Meeting, Budapest, Hungary |
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The IUFoST Governing Council was invited to meet in Budapest, Hungary and to participate in the EFFoST (IUFoST Regional group for Europe) conference - New Challenges in Food Preservation. It was a pleasure to accept the invitation and to join in the programme that drew all Europe together and provided many insights into the challenges around food preservation. By any measure, it was another scientific success for EFFoST. Mo re about the November 2010 EFFoST conference in Ireland soon.
Pictured from left: Brian McKenna, EFFoST President,
Luis Fernandez, IUFoST President Elect and
Huub Lelieveld, IUFoST Governing Council
Dr. Diana Banati, Chair of the European Food Safety Authority and members of the Hungary Society for Food Industry - METE (IUFoST's Adhering Body in Hungary), welcomed the IUFoST Governing Council and hosted its meeting on the premises of the Central Food Research Institute in Budapest.
The Governing Council meeting covered many issues and challenges facing the global food science community and continued with its strategic planning and focus. IUFoST members will be hearing more about this in the next few weeks. We were glad to visit with Dr. Peter Biacs,( IUFoST President 1995-1999) and his wife Susan, as well as Dr. Joszef Farkas (IAFoST Fellow) who brought with him many pictorial memories of IUFoST over the years, stemming from the first meetings in the 1960s.
Our thanks to Dr. Brian McKenna, EFFoST President and everyone on the EFFoST organizing committee, and also to Dr. Diana Banati and our colleagues at METE for the warm welcome extended to the IUFoST Governing Council. |
Preparations for the Congress have now moved into the key phase of preparing the scientific programme. The call for abstracts of papers and posters has been issued and we welcome presenters from both academic and commercial fields to submit their abstracts no later than the deadline of January 31st 2010. The quality and diversity of the scientific program is the key to a successful Congress!
The program will contain numerous world class speakers, among them:
Professor Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government.
Dr Werner Bauer, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Innovation, Technology and Research & Development for Nestlé. Professor Gebisa Ejeta, winner of the 2009 World Food Prize
Registration forms for the Congress are now available and more detailed information on the Congress is also available under the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of the website. In the meantime, any enquiries regarding the 2010 Congress should be addressed to info@iufost2010.org.za.
We look forward to welcoming you in Cape Town in 2010!
Remember too: Call for Nominations for Young Scientists (closes 31 January 2010) and the Call for Nominations for the Global Food Industry Awards (closes 28 February 2010) are located on the IUFoST website.
The Congress Convention Centre: Cape Town, South Africa |
Interview with the President
 by Jim Mcintyre
Recently returned from Ghana, IUFoST President Geoffrey Campbell-Platt sat down in March to talk about Africa, education and food security. While abroad, Professor Campbell Platt found a number of his former students in prominent roles within the field of food science and technology in Ghana, including Dr. Tano-Debrah, Head, Nutrition and Food Science Department at the university. The Ghanaian Broadcasting Corporation featured a live interview with the IUFoST President on global Food Security and the Ghanaian print and radio media talked with him about IUFoST and its leadership role in Food Security, Food Safety and how education is a cornerstone of IUFoST activity.
Read the complete interview
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IUFoST and Japan reaffirm their longstanding partnership
IUFoST and Japan Reaffirm their longstanding partnership
September 2009 saw the opportunity for the IUFoST leadership to reaffirm and renew our long relationship with IUFoST founding member, Japan with the IUFoST-Japan Food Safety and Security Symposium, meetings with Japan industry and research institutes, with our colleagues in IUFoST Japan and with hands-on training in Cup-of-Noodle making.
From left rear: Cherl-Ho Lee and Mrs. Lee, Tomihiko Mori:
Right from rear: Geoffrey Campbell-Platt,
Rickey Yada and Pingfan Rao
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