Reaping the rewards - the 45th annual AIFST convention

45th annual AIFST convention 15-18 July, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide

The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Incorporated has held an annual convention for the past 44 years. In 2012 the 45th Annual Convention will be held in Adelaide with the theme of ‘Reaping the rewards’.

We invest considerable time in education, science, research, development, agriculture and production, so how do we reap the rewards for the future of food, science, technology and industry from the seeds we sow?

Keynote speakers include:

• Malcolm Bourne, Cornell University, USA - Preserving food after harvest is an integral component of food security.
• Geoff Fincher, University of Adelaide - Plant cell walls in cereals: technical applications in human health and biofuel production.
• Patrick Wall, University College of Dublin, Ireland - Challenges delivering food safety in a global food chain.
• John Kerin, ACT - If I knew then what I know now - a retrospective on agri-food policy.
• Senator Nick Xenophon, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP - Food politics - a political perspective.

There are sessions on: safe and sustainable food supply, supply chain excellence, best practice processing, consumer sensory, consumer marketing, consumer packaging, biotechnology, gut microbiome, prebiotics/probiotics, microbiology - man vs germ, babies and beyond, global opportunities, cook chill, IP capture and national food and nutrition development and technology transfer.

Plus separate bookable interactive workshops on the 18 July and an exhibition with 30 stands.

Registrations are now open.
To view the program and to register visit www.aifst.asn.au/convention.
All enquiries to Julie Bennett, tel (02) 8399 3996 or email julie@aifst.com.au.