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The Science of Salt To progress and support a multi-faceted approach to the reduction of salt consumption by Australian consumers, ILSI SEAR Australasia is holding this half-day seminar. Chaired by Professor Andy Sinclair, Deakin University, the seminar will begin with Associate Professor Bruce Neal of the George Institute setting the scene on salt and health. Dr Geoffrey Annison, AFGC will then report on progress in salt reduction across the Australian food industry. Dr Russel Keast, Deakin University will address the sensory perspective of salt while three speakers from CSIRO, Unilever and Firmenich will explore various technical aspects of salt reduction and salt replacers. Lunch will be provided at conclusion of seminar. Full program and registration details are available
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Science Teachers Association CONASTA 58 is the 2009 conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association. It offers targeted professional learning opportunities for science teachers, science educators, preservice teachers and the scientific community. Between 350 and 500 delegates from around Australia as well as some international delegates are expected. The Conference theme is Science Education: A bridge to the future, and the program includes keynote speakers, seminars, workshops, field trips, highlighted sessions, trade displays, happy hours and social functions as well as post-conference excursions. The Conference will focus on the themes of Science – future problem solver, Educational change and the national curriculum, Science in a rural content and Science and literacy. Keynote speakers include well known ABC Science writer and broadcaster Bernie Hobbs, Professor Barry McGaw AO Chair National Curriculum Board and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne – Building an Australian Science Curriculum for the 21st Century; Professor Ian Cameron, School of Engineering, University of Queensland and winner 2003 Prime Minister’s Australian Award for Individual University Teacher of the Year – Smooth chocolate, silky hair and Opal gasoline; Science’s vital role in Engineering; Dr Peter Binks, CEO Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd – Nanotechnology: Opportunity for Australia and for Science Education; John Titchen, General Manager Business Development with renewable development company Roaring 40s – The Synergy between Renewable Energy & Emerging Transport Solutions; and overseas keynote speaker, Dr Ken Tobin, Presidential Professor of Urban Education Graduate Center, City University of New York. AIFST will have a stand at the associated Trade Exhibition promoting food science and technology as a science based career. Conference Design Pty Ltd Australian Beverages The Australian Beverages Council Ltd’s 2009 Basic Training Technical School has been structured as a comprehensive basic technical course, with reference to new technologies available to the industry and the changing regulations that have recently been adopted by FSANZ. This school is designed to be of benefit to those involved in producing and/or bottling non alcoholic, water and juice based beverages and to assist those wishing to advance their knowledge. It is not aimed at those with a high level of technical training and/or education. The comprehensive course covers sugar, additives, flavours, sweeteners, carbonation and filling, juice/hotfill, food regulations and labelling, functional beverages, quality assurance, HACCP, food hygiene and safety, auditing, plant hygiene, OH&S, packaging – PET, cardboard, cans and closures, water chemistry, water treatment and processing, filtration, ozonation, washing and sanitising. The event is sponsored by the Victorian Beverages Council, Air Liquide and Pall Australia. Further information and registration is available
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Salt in the diet: the elephant in the room: why health
professionals need a shake up This symposium is held under the auspices of the Australian Academy of Science and sponsored by The Nutrition Society of Australia, Sydney Group. Its aim is to raise consumer and health professional’s awareness of the health consequences of excessive salt intake and to disseminate strategies that can be implemented at a federal, state and community level to reduce dietary salt intake. Invited speakers include Professors Stewart Truswell and Jennie Brand Miller, University of Sydney, Professor George Jerums, University of Melbourne, Dr Russell Keast, Deakin University and Dr Jennifer Keogh, CSIRO. Others are Dr Geoffrey Annison AFGC and Susan Anderson, National Heart Foundation, plus community health and nutrition specialists. They include Associate Professor Stephen Corbett, Centre for Population Health, Sydney West Area Health Service, Robyn Speerin, Fairfield Cardiac Rehabilitation & Complex Cardiac Care Service, Jacqui Krassie, J Krassie & Associates and Jacqui Webster, AWASH. The program addresses a range of issues including the role of salt in cardiovascular risk and diabetes, salt in foods and menus, taste perception, food labels and industry and regulatory issues. There will be Panel Discussions on Developing a framework for health professionals and Developing a coordinated policy framework. The final hour of the day will be a free public lecture, Should you be eating that much S**T (salt)? given by Dr Bruce Neal, George Institute for International Health. Early Bird registrations close 31 July. People D Pty Ltd World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress Incorporating the 28th International Society for Fat Research Congress (IFS), the World Congress on Oils and Fats builds on over 50 years of collaboration by those working in oils and fats research. Each Congress is headed by an international authority on lipids, in this case Dr Rodney Mailer, NSW DPI and President of IFS. The Technical Committee consists of 19 Australian and international experts from a range of disciplines including Professor Andrew Sinclair, Deakin University and Associate Professor Manohar Garg, University of Newcastle (Health and Nutrition), Dr Peter Nichols, CSIRO Marine Research and Professor Chris Carter, NSW DPI (Aquaculture), Dr Allan Green, CSIRO Plant Industry (Biotechnology), and Dr Lawrence Eyres plus Rod Smith, Food Science Australia (lipid chemistry). The event will begin on the afternoon of Sunday 27 September with a Plenary presentation on the Global Fats and Oils Outlook followed by the Kauffmann Memorial Award presentation (Health and Nutrition) by Professor Paul Trayhurn, University of Liverpool. Other Plenary presentations on the following days will be given by Professor Alejandro Marangoni, University of Guelph Canada on Lipid Science and Technology, and on Olive Oil by Dr Mailer, Dr Maria Tsimidou Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece and Dr Martha Melgarejo, ASAGA, Argentina. On each of the three full days there will be four concurrent streams covering the themes of Health and Nutrition, Olive Oil, Lipid Science and Technology, Processing, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Meal and Animal Nutrition, Canola Oil and Meal, Biodiesel and Oleochemicals. There will also be pre and post conference events including the AOCS Short Courses on Practical edible oil refining: Process optimisation, equipment and technology selection and on-line process control, Euro Feds Lipids Short Course – 6th international Symposium of Deep-Frying, and the Australasian Section of the American Oil Chemists Society (AAOCS) meeting (all 26-27 September). The Australian Olive Oil Association Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in Canberra immediately following the World Congress. The organising committee has issued a Call for Papers in all of the key theme areas. They must be submitted on the appropriate template by 29 March 2009. Further details on the submission of Abstracts and for updates on the Congress as they occur see www.ifsfsydney2009.com. 6th International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human
Health Organised by the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF), the Symposium will gather together international experts in nutrition, genomics, bioinformatics and milk research. It will feature three days of sessions to discuss and accelerate the understanding of the biological processes underlying mammalian milk genomics, the biological products that result from milk and lactation genes, and the health traits that these biological processes and products confer to both the mother and the infant. Since the inaugural Milk Genomics Symposium in 2004, the event has attracted researchers from more than 24 countries to discuss current and future genomic research of mammalian milk and its related health benefits and led to the development of the International Milk Genomics Consortium (IMGC), a partnership of companies and academic organisations. The IMGC goals are to leverage existing resources for the assembly of genetic instructions for milk molecules, link the scientific community for better understanding of the biological values of milk, create tools for an interactive, web data exchange, coordinate pre-competitive research to develop baseline data, and provide a foundation for the development of exclusive/competitive research. Event sponsors include IMGC Sponsoring Members CDRF, CNIEL, Dairy Australia, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Dutch Dairy Association, National Dairy Council and Teagasc (The Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland). Early bird registration is available until 23 August 2009. Further information is available from www.milkgenomics.org. 8th IAFI World Seafood Congress Australia’s Jayne Gallagher, President of the International Association of Fish Inspectors, has announced that this biennial event will for the first time be held in the African continent. The theme for the Congress will be Toward building trust in international seafood trade and market access. “One of the important agreements on the Congress is that there will be translations of the presentations into Spanish and French as we acknowledge the need to ensure that the local seafood industry and other participants need to be able to access information and network with the international specialists that will be at the Congress. The Congress will ensure that Morocco is the focus for seafood for a few weeks as the Congress will follow on from the 30th session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (28 Sept–2 Oct 2009),” said Ms Gallagher. “Additionally we have spoken with the Director of the Fisheries Industries and the President of the Federation Nationale des Industries de la Pêche (FENIP) to ensure they are kept informed of and take advantage of the prospects for promotional activities. Planning has commenced and we will soon have a dedicated website for the Congress in addition to our usual webpage, www.iafi.net, to support communications between seafood professionals throughout the world,” she added. “Having spoken to many of our members I know that there is a strong interest in Morocco and people are keen to build on the work and discussions that took place in Dublin, 2007 so we look forward to making this Congress a success. As usual there will be a range of diverse workshops and activities enveloping the Congress to ensure that we create a compelling reason to attend,” concluded Ms Gallagher. In addition she has acknowledged the Moroccan hosts
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