There are just two weeks left to register for the EGEA conference taking place 20 -22 September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference, supported by IUNS, is organized by APRIFEL, the Agency for Research & Information on Fruit and Vegetables. APRIFEL is an association under the law of 1901, founded in 1981. It acts as an interface between scientists, health professionals, civil society, educational experts and fruit and vegetable professionals. APRIFEL works for the dissemination of scientific information on fruit and vegetables, health, food safety and sustainability.
EGEA conference will be a unique opportunity to bring together scientists on a current and future theme: the contribution of fruit and veg to the “One Health” approach. EGEA conference, running since 2003, brings together scientists from different backgrounds and aims to propose realistic and achievable actions in relation to the topic under discussion. For this edition, more than 200 speakers and institutions (OECD, WHO, FAO, European Commission) are expected to attend the 3-day conference to share, debate and conclude.
Applications deadline: 31st October 2023 Promoting Flavor Research amongst PhD Students in Europe
Giract is proud to announce that, following the success of its unique and innovative programme to promote flavor research amongst PhD students in Europe across various universities and institutes, 9 industry sponsors will continue to support the programme, now in its 14th year. This consortium aims to raise awareness of the industry and career opportunities in order to increase the flavor research talent pool in Europe. The 8 sponsoring companies are:
AJINOMOTO
ANGEL YEAST
DSM-FIRMENICH
GIVAUDAN
KERRY
LALLEMAND BIO-INGREDIENTS
LESAFFRE INTERNATIONAL
PEPSICO
This 14th edition is organised by Giract, in coordination with Andrea Cattaruzza, Director of AndCat Ltd and Professor Emeritus Andy Taylor of the University of Nottingham, UK.
Purpose
To promote innovative flavor research amongst PhD students across European universities and research institutes. PhD students enrolled in universities and research institutes in 35 European countries (European Union, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and UK) are eligible to apply.
The project targets two different groups of PhD students:
Group 1: students who are about to complete their PhD.
Group 2: students who are about to commence their PhD studies and hence will soon be examining opportunities for employment.
This is translated into the following sub-objectives: Publicise the attractions of flavor research so as to pull high calibre students into appropriate PhD courses and then into industry.
For Group 1:
Award bursaries to 6 selected students who are planning to commence their PhD studies in flavor science during the 2023/2024 academic year.
Enable the 6 winning 1st year PhD students the opportunity of visiting the laboratory of certain sponsor companies during the second year of their PhD studies, by using a part of their winning bursary amount for their travel and stay. This will enable them to obtain a first-hand view of an industry R&D centre
Application deadline is on October 31, 2023.
For Group 2:
Solicit and evaluate innovative flavor research projects amongst these students.
Provide the Annual Savory Flavor & Food Industry Conference, held in Geneva in the spring of each year, as a platform for the winning student to present his/her work to ‘potential employers’.
The journal Food and Agricultural Immunology is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief with the passion to drive the journal forward and expand our understanding of the interaction between food and immune systems.
Think this could be you? Read more and apply today. The deadline for applications for this role is Monday 31 July 2023.
Food and Agricultural Immunology are also recruiting for Editorial Board Members and Peer Reviewers, visit here for more details.
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.
August sees the 11th OCEANIAFOODS conference taking place in Fiji. The theme of the conference is Biodiversity and Food Composition in Oceania.
Fiji
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.
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”.
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.
SLAN (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.
5th 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.
Dakar, Senegal
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.
The International Symposium: Dietary Protein for Human Health will cover a broad range of topics concerning the role of protein in human nutrition, health and well-being.
The three-day Symposium 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; 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, which builds off the summit meeting held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2011, will bring together international leaders in protein nutrition and related areas and will provide an authoritative update on recent scientific developments of critical importance to human welfare and food security.
EGEA conference is organized by APRIFEL, the Agency for Research & Information on Fruit and Vegetables. APRIFEL is an association under the law of 1901, founded in 1981. It acts as an interface between scientists, health professionals, civil society, educational experts and fruit and vegetables professionals. APRIFEL works for the dissemination of scientific information on fruit and vegetables, health, food safety and sustainability.
EGEA conference will be a unique opportunity to bring together scientists on a current and future theme: the contribution of fruit and veg to the “One Health” approach. EGEA conference, running since 2003, brings together scientists from different backgrounds and aims to propose realistic and achievable actions in relation to the topic under discussion. For this edition, more than 200 speakers and institutions (OECD, WHO, FAO, European Commission) are expected to attend the 3-day conference to share, debate and conclude.
14th European Nutrition Conference of FENS, 14 – 17 November 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until 10 June 2023.
Visit https://fens2023.org/ to submit and to read more about the exciting program you can be involved in at the 14th European Nutrition Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, in November 2023.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, UN-Nutrition, the United Nations Environment Programme, ICLEI, Rikolto and RUAF-Hivos
Join us for the launch of a new discussion paper that unpacks the crucial interlinkages between nutrition and the environment. Developed under the umbrella of UN-Nutrition, thanks to the United Nations Environment Programme and other Member Agencies, the paper also explores strategies and methodologies that policymakers and other stakeholders can draw on to foster collaborative, evidence-based governance to achieve mutually reinforcing goals.
This side event will be also an opportunity to hear from different cities and regions around the world about the actions they are taking and how they are yielding co-benefits for nutrition and the environment. With a mix of speakers from government, the United Nations and civil society (provisional agenda below), the event will incite a dynamic discussion about the way forward.
Provisional agenda
6:00‒6:03 PM Welcome and opening remarks Roberto Azofeifa, Chief of the Agro-environmental Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica
6:03‒6:08 PM Objectives and agenda Stineke Oenema, Executive Secretary of UN-Nutrition
6:08‒6:20 PM Setting the scene: Key messages of the paper Steven Stone, Deputy Director of the Economy Division, UNEP
6:08‒6:20 PM Linking nutrition and the environment for people and the planet Tom Arnold, Special Envoy for Food Systems, Ireland
6:25‒7:00 PM Panel: Local experiences on nutrition-environment interlinkages
Alwin Kopse (TBC), Head of International Affairs and Food Systems, Federal Office for Agriculture and National UNFSS Convener, The Swiss Confederation
Igor Barcellos, Food and Nutrition Security Coordinator of the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rose Achieng, Agri-Nutrition Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, Kisumu County, Kenya
Nyoman Suma Artha, Director, Pasar Rakyat, Bali, Indonesia
Moderated by Stineke Oenema, UN-Nutrition Executive Secretary, with the audience and speakers
7:30‒7:40 PM Wrap-up Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director of the Food and Nutrition Division, FAO Representative of the Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All
