UPCOMING CONFERENCES 2023
This year, there is an abundance of international and regional nutrition conferences and events to choose from. While the following selection provides a glimpse into some of the options available, it is important to visit our Events page regularly for a comprehensive list. Scientific conferences offer delegates a valuable opportunity to present their research to fellow experts, expand their professional network, and enrich their continuous professional development (CPD).
NUTRITION 2023
Boston, MA, USA
22nd – 25th July
Nutrition 2023, the American Society for Nutrition conference returns to Boston, Massachusetts this year. This varied conference covers multiple nutrition topics and opportunities for career development and networking, taking place from July 22nd-25th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
11TH OCEANIAFOODS CONFERENCE
Pacific Harbour, Fiji
10th – 11th August 2023
August sees the 11th OCEANIAFOODS conference taking place in Fiji. The theme of the conference is Biodiversity and Food Composition in Oceania.
OCEANIAFOODS is the Pacific regional operation of INFOODS (the International Network of Food Data Systems) which is a worldwide network of food composition experts aiming to improve the quality, availability, reliability, and use of food composition data. Food composition data is needed to properly underpin not just public health and individual health care, but many areas of public policy, including the environment, sustainability, food security, and agriculture. Countries under the umbrella of OCEANIAFOODS are Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Communities (SPC, formerly the South Pacific Commission), which represents 22 Pacific Island governments. The conference features IUNS Council member, Professor Barbara Burlingame as a keynote speaker.
More14TH ASIAN CONGRESS OF NUTRITION
Chengdu, China
14th – 17th September 2023
The 14th Asian Congress of Nutrition takes place in Chengdu, China from 14th – 17th September 2023. Organised by the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS) and the Chinese Nutrition Society with support from IUNS. The theme of the congress is “Feeding the Future by Sustainable Nutrition”.
Featured speakers include members of the IUNS Council, Dr Lynnette Neufeld, Professor Dr Hyun-Sook Kim, Professor Rubina Hakeem and past president of IUNS Professor J. Alfredo Martinez.
Regular registration closes on 15th July 2023.
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: DIETARY PROTEIN FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Utrecht, the Netherlands
14th –16th September 2023
This three-day symposium takes place in Utrecht, the Netherlands starting on the 14th of September and will include presentations and discussions on protein nutrition and health; amino acid requirements; amino acid digestibility and availability; dietary protein quality, including PDCAAS and DIAAS; the influence of protein quality; influence of protein quality on growth and development and on whole-body protein metabolism; protein and future food sustainability.
The symposium is jointly organised by Wageningen University, the Riddet Institute and FAO and in cooperation with IAEA.
MICRONUTRIENT FORUM 6TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE (NUTRITION FOR RESILIENCE)
The Hague, the Netherlands, World Forum. Hybrid: Online and in person
October 16th – 20th, 2023
Registration is open for the Nutrition for Resilience (N4R) themed global conference of the Micronutrient Forum. The world is being confronted by multiple, complex, cascading challenges and shocks that impact on human well-being, including nutrition and micronutrient security. Achieving the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development in an era of crisis upon crises depends on our ability to strengthen the resilience of individuals and populations – as well as the systems on which they depend.
MoreSLAN (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutricion) – XX Latin American Nutrition Congress 2023
Cuenca, Ecuador
October 21st – 26th 2023
The twentieth SLAN congress will delve into multidisciplinary approaches to overcoming the challenges of achieving sustainable and inclusive nutrition solutions. SLAN congresses focus on the generation and application of nutrition science to improve and maintain optimal nutrition conditions for the population of Latin America. Around the themes: nutrition through the life cycle, food systems and production, environments and behaviour, public politics, clinical nutrition, promotion and prevention
Keynote sessions include “Advances in Definitions and Data to Inform Effective Actions” by IUNS President, Dr Lynnette Neufeld.
FENS (FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN NUTRITION SOCIETIES) – 14TH EUROPEAN NUTRITION CONFERENCE
Belgrade, Serbia
14th – 17th November 2023
The early bird rate has been extended until 24th July 2023.
Register now for the conference being touted as” the Nutrition event of the year!”
More5th FANUS (FEDERATION OF AFRICAN NUTRITION SOCIETIES) CONFERENCE
Dakar, Senegal
19th -24th November 2023
Early bird registration is open until 31st July 2023.
The conference theme is a Multisectoral approach to strengthening food systems and achieving sustainable nutrition targets in Africa and will be delivered through plenary and parallel symposia focused on 14 subthemes.
An exciting schedule of pre-conference and post-conference workshops will take place on 19th and 24th of November 2023.
Visit the IUNS Event page for a comprehensive list of events for 2023 and beyond. Additionally, if you would like to submit your own nutrition events, you can contact the IUNS secretariat.