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The International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference 2012 will be held between the 27-30th August at the Carolinium, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

INDC is an international forum for scientific discussion focused on understanding the relationship and connections between nutrition and clinical diagnostics.

The aim of this multidisciplinary conference is to bridge the gaps between the specialists and fields of science as diverse as nutrition, clinical biochemistry, food technology, analytical chemistry and medicine. The mission of the INDC is to increase our understanding of the effects of common food on long term health, performance, mental and physical fitness.

To achieve this goal, we need to gain insight into bioactive compounds in food, how they are absorbed and metabolized in the body, taking into account the genetic and metabolic uniqueness of individuals.  This requires very sensitive analytical methods to determine what we really eat. The same instrumentation can be used to control quality and content of food and to analyze metabolites and nutritional biomarkers.

The deadline for early registration has been extended to the 30th June 2012.  Register for INDC 2012 now!

Call for Posters

Posters are an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and demonstrate their late-breaking results, ongoing research, and work in progress.

Posters are intended for authors and participants to engage in discussions about their work, and to obtain feedback from their peers in an informal setting.

The deadline for poster presentations has been extended to the 30th June 2012.

For further information about this conference, please visit the website.

As week 1 of the RSC US Raodshows 2012 begins, look out for Food & Function Managing Editor Sarah Ruthven who will be visiting universities in California this week.

Starting on the 16th April, RSC Publishing will be touring the United States of America to share more than 170 years experience of publishing in the chemical sciences. Sixteen universities across the country will be hosting these one-day events, which are open to all members of the hosting institute.

Week 1 sees RSC Publishing visit four universities in California:

• 16th April – University of California Irvine
• 17th April – University of California Los Angeles
• 18th April – University of California Santa Barbara
• 20th April – University of California Berkeley

Click here to find out more…

Keep up to date with the RSC US roadshow by following the Royal Society of Chemistry on Facebook, or look out for #RSC2012 on Twitter!

Registration is now open for Soft Matter Approaches to Structured Foods: Faraday Discussion 158.

Food materials are unusual as soft matter. They are highly complex, operating on multiple length scales and phases and structured via multiple externally applied fields.

 To join a discussion with top experts in the field make sure you register now, and take advantage of the best prices:

• Early bird discount – £50 saving on the standard fee
• Member rate – available to RSC members
• Student rate – available to undergraduates and postgraduates on a full time course
• Bursaries – a limited number offered to students and younger members of the RSC in the early stages of their career – worth £150

Taking part in a Faraday Discussion is a great way to get your research work better known. You can also have your own poster abstract space at the meeting, so submit yours now.

Registration is quick and simple via our online booking system, so act today to be able to exchange views with food scientists and non-food experts from the soft matter community.

Dr Ruud van der Sman and the rest of the Scientific Committee look forward to welcoming you to Wageningen in July 2012.

As mentioned on the Food & Function Blog in February, the University of Guelph’s Department of Food Science will be hosting an international meeting on the delivery of functionality in complex food systems.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts has been extended to 15th June and the deadline for early-bird registration has also been extended until 30th June! 

This meeting will bring together world-class experts from various disciplines (from physical science to biology) and sectors (from industry, academia and government). This meeting will be the fourth and latest instalment of a series of symposia discussing the latest and ongoing trends in food structural research. The conference will be held on August 21-24, 2011, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/content/delivery-functionality-complex-food-systems.

Important dates for your calendar:

January 20, 2011 Registration opens
April 30, 2011 Deadline for the submission of abstracts – Now extended to 15 June!
June 15, 2011 Deadline for early-bird registration – Now extended to 30 June!

Invited speakers include:

Professor Raffaele Mezzenga, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
Professor Nissim Garti, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Eric van der Linden, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Dr. Eckhard Flöter, Unilever Research and Development Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Professor David Julian McClements, University of Massachussetts Amherst, United States of America
Professor Derick Rousseau, Ryerson University, Canada
Professor Rickey Yada, University of Guelph, Canada
Professor Amanda Wright, University of Guelph, Canada
Professor Gopinath Paliyath, University of Guelph, Canada
Dr. Job Ubbink, Food Concept & Physical Design
Professor Eyal Shimoni, Technion, Israel

Work presented at the conference will be published in a themed issue of Food & Function, a non-profit journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Submissions can be made online here . The deadline for submissions for the themed issue is 31 August 2011.

The Managing Editor of Food & Function, Sarah Ruthven, is at the ACS Spring Meeting which is taking place in Anaheim this week.  If you are interested in knowing more about our young journal or have any questions visit RSC Publishing at booth 903. 

Alternatively, contact the editorial office if you would like to meet Sarah or have any other questions we can answer.

Remember that all content published in Food & Function is free to access (upon registration) until the end of 2011 so why not take advantage of this visibility and submit your work now!