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ABARE’s Outlook 2010 Conference With the recent economic challenges faced by Australia
and the world, this conference will assist delegates to understand
the new economic landscape and join the debate on issues facing Australia’s
agriculture, fisheries, forestry and natural resources sectors and
to access the latest industry information and commodity data, underpinned
by sound economic research and analysis. In the Opening Economic Overview Plenary Session, ABARE’s Phillip Glyde will release ABARE’s projections to 2014–15 for Australia’s agricultural and resource commodities. This will be followed by Murilo Portugal, International Monetary Fund, providing an Outlook for the world economy and Bill Evans from Westpac on Australia’s recovery profile in an uncertain world. The conference will also have sessions on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, irrigation and water issues, trade policy and productivity. In the food area will be sessions on grains, meat, dairy, wine, fisheries, food security and biosecurity. The full program and registration details are available from www.abare.gov.au/outlook. Grain Foods: Sustaining the
Future Go Grains Health & Nutrition (Go Grains), Australia’s independent nutrition advisory body for grain foods in human health, is convening the 2010 Go Grains: Sustaining the Future Conference. The conference is focused on linking science with the commerce of the grain foods industry and will focus on marketing the benefits of grains in the diet supported by the latest research and scientific evidence. This new event will bring together industry leaders, marketers and scientists to explore future consumer trends, share current thinking and new ideas, and showcase the latest research and emerging issues. As a new initiative of Go Grains, the 2010 Conference will bring together a wide cross section of the grain foods industry. It will present industry leaders, marketers and product development managers with the opportunity to exchange current information and new ideas about the grain foods sector within the conference theme. Featuring expert speakers in their respective fields, topics to be addressed include consumer trends and implications for grain foods; food trends for 2010; product trends and developments; grain foods, technology and food security; sustainability and environmental advantages of grains; and marketing grain foods in 2020. Keynote speakers include Todd Sampson, Julian Mellentin and Mike McAllum. Todd Sampson is CEO of Leo Burnett, one of Australia’s top creative advertising agencies. Todd has recently featured on the ABC’s TV show, The Gruen Transfer. Julian Mellentin is an international specialist in the business of food, nutrition and health and owner and director of New Nutrition Business, which provides case studies and analysis of success and failure in the global nutrition business. It is used by more than 1700 corporate subscribers in 42 countries. Mike McAllum is the co-founder and Managing Partner of the Global Foresight Network and well known as consultant, author and commentator on strategic futures, with a focus on how we navigate in a fast changing world. The conference also has a number of leading industry speakers including Roger Bektash, Director, Scientific Affairs Mars Incorporated; Fran Hernon, Corporate Affairs Manager, Nestlé Australia Limited; Matthew Morell, Theme Leader, Future Grains Food Futures Flagship, CSIRO and Phil Mohr, Research Scientist, Food and Nutritional Sciences CSIRO. Rosemary Richards/Trish Griffiths 2nd TNO Beneficial Microbes
Conference This conference will present the most recent advances in the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the health benefits of probiotics and how endogenous microbiota influences health and disease. It will explore the application of beneficial microbes for product development in the food and feed industries. The three day event is comprised of nine sessions, with 35 speakers from 12 countries including Germany, France, the USA and Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Sweden and Italy and representing companies such as Danisco, Nestlé Research Center, Friesland Campina and Danone. Specific topic areas include the interplay between beneficial microbes and nutrition; the crosstalk between microbes and epithelium or immune system; application in the gut in man and animals and future developments in the food and feed industries. The interplay between beneficial microbes and nutrition
will include presentations on weight management, a clinical perspective
on probiotics and allergies and microbe-driven immune development
in early life. The crosstalk between microbes and epithelium or immune
system explores topics such as a possible role for beneficial microbes
in insulin resistance, the role of beneficial microbes in the gut-brain
axis with respect to pain perception and early life stress with a
possible role for beneficial microbes to assist against psychiatric
illness. The application of beneficial microbes includes dietary manipulation
of rumen microbiota to reduce methane production, applications in
poultry and pig production, pre- and probiotics for human skin and
a discussion of probiotic effects on flu and immunity against H1N1.
Further information is available from Approved Persons Course for Thermal Processing
of Low-Acid Foods This course, approved by AQIS, will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in hermetically sealed packaging. The course involves four days of lectures in thermal processing, practical heat penetration work, process calculations, tutorials and preparation for exams. Two examinations will be given on the fifth day, which will cover theory and practical thermal calculations. Participants who successfully pass the examination will be authorised to submit new thermal process schedules for approval by AQIS. Diana Castree, CSIRO
This event will explore a range of issues relevant to reforming Australia’s food safety regulations, implementing successful risk management and preparing for an increasingly unsustainable environment. Day 1 focuses on the themes of Examining the Advancement of Food Safety Policy and Reform, The States’ Perspective: Regulatory Movements across Borders, Industry Outlook: Improving Risk-Management, Cost-Efficiency and Best Practice Activities. Speakers include representatives of Coles and Woolworths, AFGC, Safe Food Production, Queensland, NSW Food Authority, and meat, farming, dairy and consumer interests. Day 2 addresses the themes of Food Safety Management: Risk Classifications, Implementation and Enforcement, International Affairs: Maintaining Safety Across Borders and Food Security In a Changing World. The latter session will feature two keynote speakers:
On 17 March will be two separately bookable workshops on Understanding and successfully implementing HACCP and Food safety laws and practices: meeting your legal obligations. food Australia is a supporting publication for this event and Managing Editor Dr Barbara Munce FAIFST will chair Day 1. Day 2 will be chaired by Dr Patricia Desmarchelier FAIFST. Informa
China's leading food & beverage
exhibition: your key to the Chinese market. AIP National Conference 2010 The biennial Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Conference brings together leading international and national experts in their fields to cater for everyon in the food, beverage, manufacturing and packaging industries. Keynote speakers are world-renowned experts in their fields and the program provides an extensive array of educational and technical opportunities for everyone in the industry. The AIP National Conference is open to both Members and non-members and is the largest educational conference of its kind in the industry. Nerida Kelton, AIP Food Factory 2010 The theme of the 5th International Conference on the Food Factory for the Future is innovative food processing and sustainable food production for the future. This reflects the important challenges faced by the food industry in the future with respect to satisfying consumer preference, acceptance and needs, and to accomplish a sustainable development. The conference will be an opportunity to share and transfer knowledge amongst the food industry and the scientific community, as well as to take part in an active and creative forum for the development of new ideas and potential innovations. The conference will focus on four themes: Processing for tailored quality, Sustainable food production, Smart process control and automation and Controlling microorganisms. Processing for tailored quality will look at the question of how advanced knowledge in processing and products can be used to create the food products of tomorrow, with the premise that innovative process technology and better understanding of process-structure-properties/functions is the key to reach the desired product features. Likely topics to be covered in this session include advancements of classical technologies; new and novel technologies; combined processes; specific sensory quality; convenience attributes; specific health effects; innovative packaging solutions and integration of consumer science in product and process development. Confirmed plenary speakers for this session are Professor Erich Windhab from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland, plus Stefan Palzer and Stefan Kaufmann from Nestlé Research Centre, Switzerland. A food chain perspective, an inter-disciplinary approach and integration of knowledge are the key factors in the development towards Sustainable food production. Topic areas for the second session include environmental efficiency; closed loop food processing; effective management tools; food chain management; tools for evaluation of environmental impact; mathematical models and information and communication technology. Andrew Fearne from the Centre for Value Chain Research, Kent, UK, and Magnus Larsson, Arla Foods, Sweden, are the confirmed speakers for this session. Gilles Trysta, ENSIA-AgroParis Tech, France, and Rolf Peter, K-Robotix, Germany, will present in the third session, Smart process control and automation. Topic areas open for discussion are low cost on-line senors; innovation in sensors; robotic solutions for food; improved process control; process intensification; process analytical technology (PAT); integrated solutions and innovative technology to handle variability in raw materials. New concepts for improved control of microorganisms is an essential issue in global sustainability development. Topic areas for the final session, Controlling Microorganisms, are microbial risk assessment; process hygiene; flexible and hygienic designs; new concepts for controlling microorganisms; preservation technology and food packaging. Confirmed plenary speakers for this session are Oliver Cerf from Ècole Nationale Véterinaire d’Alfort, France, and Peter McClure from Unilever, UK. Early bird registration closes on 8 April 2010.
Further information is available from www.food-factory.se. IDF World Dairy Summit in NZ in 2010 The International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (WDS2010) will be hosted by New Zealand in 2010 at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland from 8–11 November. The opening address, which will be given by John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, will be followed by a program comprised of 10 Conferences and Workshops and a range of technical tours providing opportunities to visit processing and research facilities. One of the main sessions in the conference will be the Dairy Leaders Forum, which will address the challenges and opportunities of the global dairy supply chain from farm to the customer for the next decade. The CEO of Amcor from Australia will be one of the panel members. Australia’s DIAA has joined with WDS2010
in the organisation of a two day Cheese Science conference that will
cover aspects relating to cheese quality. Further information about the Summit can be found
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