Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders: The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding Workshop

WHEN:  20-22 July 2010 (basic course) and 23-24 July 2010 (advanced course )

WHERE:  Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Hosted by Children’s Nutrition Research Centre, The University of Queensland.

 

The SOS Approach to Feeding is a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems. It haws been developed and refined through the clinical work of Dr. Kay Toomey in conjunction with colleagues from several different disciplines including: paediatricians, registered dietitians, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists.

More information at http://www2.som.uq.edu.au/som/Research/ResearchCentres/cnrc/Documents/Events/2010%20SOS%20Workshop.pdf

 

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43rd Annual AIFST Convention “Body, Mind, Passion”

WHEN:    25-27 July 2010

WHERE:  Melbourne, Vic, Australia

For details and registration, click HERE

The program includes
~ Vic Cherikoff Experience the competitive buyer advantage from adding Australian functional wild foods to your NPD (free tastings on offer)
~ Obesity: Are Government and Food Industry doing enough to down-size Australian’s waistlines? (Moderator: Norman Swan + an expert panel )
~ Protecting the integrity of the Australian food supply Chain
~ Environmental sustainability solutions [for the food industry]
~ Bioactive compounds and allergens
~ Superfoods – opportunities and challenges
~ Regulation for a safer food supply
~ Marketing’s role in creating the future of food

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Obesity and Physical Activity symposia, Sydney

• Pre-Symposium Community Forum
WHEN: Sunday, 25 July 2010, 5.00 - 8.30 pm

WHERE: Westmead Education and Conference Centre, Westmead Hospital

• 2-Day Profesional Symposium
WHEN: Monday, 26 July 2010 to Tuesday, 27 July 2010
WHERE: Westmead Education and Conference Centre, Westmead Hospital

The obesity epidemic has escalated chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and pulmonary disease. These preventable conditions, driven mainly by poor diet and inactive lifestyles, account for over three quarters of national health spending in Australia. Obesity rates in Australia have more than doubled over the past 20 years and today the majority of people are overweight.

To slow the rise in health spending, our nation must significantly invest in effective primary prevention. Today less than 2% of the health dollar is assigned to prevention. Most of the academic literature and federal and state health reform reports acknowledge the primary importance of prevention and call for community-based initiatives that build local alliances to address improving the health quality of the food supply and increasing the physical activity of residents. To address the barriers to obesity prevention and management, there is a need for effective strategies to promote nutrition, activity and sedentary behavior change through individual and community-based programs.

Objectives:
• Promote a healthier food supply and physical activity as two important, sustainable strategies for obesity prevention and management.
• Promote a healthier food supply and physical activity as two important, sustainable strategies for obesity prevention and management.
• Provide a platform for sharing international and national best practices to prevent and manage obesity.
• Develop local and community partnerships to promote healthy eating and active living.
• Examine assessment, monitoring, evaluation and information systems to support best practices and sustain education processes.

 

Organizers: ILSI SEA Region / ILSI SEA Region Australasia Country Committee and Centre for Health Innovation and Partnership (CHIP) of Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS)

For more information, program and registration form, go to
http://www.ilsi.org/SEA_Region/Pages/ViewEventDetail.aspx?ID=39

For registration, please contact: ILSI SEAR Australasia, PO Box 2220, Hawthorn VIC 3122. Tel: 03 9819 9187 Fax: 03 9011 6285 Email: admin@ilsi.org.au

For enquiries, please contact: Ms Jocelyn Hickson, CHIP, Sydney West Area Service Tel: 02 9845 7790 Email: jocelyn.hickson@wsahs.nsw.gov.au

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2nd Nutritional Genomics Symposium: A Healthy Start To Life

WHEN:      30 July 2010

WHERE:    Adelaide, SA

Abstract submissions close 31 May – 20 will be chosen for poster display. Early-bird registration (before 30 June) $180 (even lower for students who submit an abstract)

Go to http://www.csiro.au/org/NutriGen-Symposium-2010.html for detailed program, abstract submission and registration. Here is a simple summary…
~~ Nutrition, Fertility and Pregnancy Outcomes ~ featuring John Aitken (“Nutrition and DNA damage in the male germ line”), Deborah Hansen (“Biotin and its role in foetal development”), Denise Furness (“Folate, polymorphisms & DNA damage as predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes”) and Lynnette Ferguson (“Small for gestational age babies – genes or environment?”)
~~ Peri-Natal Nutrition, Post-Natal Health and Epigenetics ~ Michael Davies (“Supplemental folic acid in pregnancy and childhood asthma”), Beverley Muhlhausler (“Neurodevelopment outcomes of preterm infants fed high dose docosahexaenoic acid. Who benefits? Are the genetic determinants known?”), Elizabeth Milne (“Foetal growth, folate and childhood cancer”), Caroline McMillen (“Maternal Nutrition and Programming of Obesity”), Emma Whitelaw (“Transgenerational Epigenetics”)
~~ Plenary Lecture ~ Professor Jill James (“Nutritional Genomics in the Prevention and Management of Autistic Disorder in Children”)
~~ Infant/Child Nutrition and Health ~Manny Noakes (“Nutritional deficiencies in babies, infants and children in Australia”), Nathan O’Callaghan (“Does Nutrition affect Telomere Length and Function in Children?”), Michael Fenech (“DNA Damage in Babies and Children – Does Maternal, Baby, and Child Nutrition Matter?”)
~~ Closing Address ~ Kerin O’Dea (“Challenges and opportunities for nutritional genomics studies in indigenous populations”)

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Deakin University nutrition careers night

WHEN: Tuesday 3 August 2010
WHERE: Melbourne

Burwood Campus, Room LT13 (hc2.005). 6 -8pm. FREE

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Food innovation - Emerging Science, Technologies and Applications
Higher Valued Foods – FIESTA 2010

WHEN: 18 - 19 August 2010
WHERE: Melbourne

 

Presented by CSIRO, Victorian Government and University of Melbourne. A specialised program explores the emerging science and technologies underpinning the creation of innovative higher valued agriculture products across the food supply chain. Health and nutrition, safety, quality and functionality will be featured as well as aspects of equipment, global market opportunities and associated commercialisation case studies.

You are invited to submit poster abstracts before May 31 – up to 20 of these will be selected for oral presentations.

Much more detail, including program and registration, at http://www.innovativefoods2010.com/innovativefoods/
Full registration before July 16 is $620 – cheaper for students.

 

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15th IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology

WHEN:  22-26 August 2010

WHERE: Cape Town, South Africa
Deadline for abstracts Jan 31

www.iufost2010.org.za/

Keynote speakers will include:
~ Professor Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government.
~ Dr Werner Bauer, Head of Innovation, Technology and Research & Development for Nestlé.
~ Professor Gebisa Ejeta, winner of the 2009 World Food Prize
Registration forms for the Congress are now available.

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Australian Disease Management Association 6th Annual National Conference

“Chronic Disease Management and the Future of the Australian Health System"

WHEN:  19-20 August 2010

WHERE:  Melbourne, Vic, Australia

 

Conference website at http://www.adma.org.au/Conference2010/ConferenceFlyer2010.pdf

They are calling for abstracts on “all chronic disease management programs, services, research trials and all relevant initiatives including wellness, corporate health, self management and health coaching that have demonstrated outcomes are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations.”. This would seem to encompass nutrition interventions.

 

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Annual Food Industry Forum for Nutrition Research

WHEN:   30-31 August 2010

WHERE:  Adelaide, SA

 

Co-hosted by HAD [Healthy Development Adelaide, a research and innovation cluster three Adelaide universities, local research institutes and other agencies] and the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, UniSA Program.

 

Registration forms at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/hda/events/ Standard early-bird registration is $150, with discounts for students and one-day attenders. Price rise after July 31.

 

The keynote Paul Nestel lecture is by Professor Ronald P. Mensink (Maastricht University): Fact on Fats.

Other speakers are a dazzling line-up of some of Adelaide's finest nutrition researchers, plus a few from interstate (including one Tasmanian currently in exile in Melbourne). They will cover: ~ Attaining optimal weight - getting the balance right ~ Building new muscle - the impact of dairy protein on muscle anabolism ~ Chocolate, red wine, peanuts - health foods or indulgences? ~ Dairy and cardiometabolic health - do the trials support the epidemiology? ~ Dietary guidelines - are they effective? ~ Foods for cognitive performance - focus on tea ~ Functional foods and ingredients - trends and opportunities ~ Nutrition for infant development ~ Nutrition research - what the food industry wants ~ Nutrition support for the elderly ~ Omega-3 and cognition across the lifespan ~ Probiotics and gut health ~ Revision of core food groups ~ Salt reduction - benefits beyond blood pressure ~ Shape up for life - a sustainable diet/lifestyle? ~ Soft drinks, diet drinks, energy drinks - good or bad for you? ~ Telomeres, nutrition and DNA protection

 

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32nd Congress of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism

WHEN:  5 - 8 September 2010

WHERE:  Nice, France

Organised by European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Details at
http://www.espen.org/congress/nice2010/default.html

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‘Herbivores in a Changing World’

Eighth International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores

WHEN:   6-9 September 2010

WHERE:   Aberystwyth, Wales

 

As their blurb says, “Animal agriculture is at a crossroads”. The conference themes go beyond the conventional:
~ The role of herbivores in a world without oil (including Nutrition from energy crop co-products; Food miles, local feed and food; Low input systems)
~ Nutrition in animal systems (including Nutrition of alternative livestock species; Animal health and welfare; Rangeland systems and nomadic production)
~ Living in a climate changed world (including Water use and herbivores, Plant and animal genetics and climate change; Greenhouse gas emissions)
~ Managed herbivores - a force for good or evil? (including A world without herbivores; Managing environmental impact; Animal products and human health)

For further information and to register your interest, see www.isnh8.org

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3rd International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition

WHEN:   6-10 September 2010

WHERE:  Parma, Italy

Details at www.newteam.it/isep2010

Key themes are:  link between energy/protein metabolism and nutrition & food quality; nutrition and environment; possibilities of rapidly growing nutrigenomic knowledge. Oct 31 is deadline of submission of your title and abstract.

 

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OzBio2010 - brings together the 12th  IUBMB Conference, the 21st FAOBMB Conference and the ComBio2010 meeting

WHEN:   26 September-1 October 2010

WHERE:  Melbourne

Abstract & Early Registration Deadline - Friday, 16  April 2010. Program etc available at http://www.asbmb.org.au/ozbio2010/program.html  As one would expect, primary focus is on molecular biology, including molecular biology of disease.

 

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Paediatric Allergies Seminar

WHEN:   Tuesday 5 October (all day)

WHERE:  Brisbane, Qld

Organised by Children’s Nutrition Research Centre, University of Queensland.
Registration deadline is Sep 17. (Costs: Professional Registration $295, Student Registration $195). The registration form will be available soon.

Copy of the detailed program brochure at
http://www2.som.uq.edu.au/som/Research/ResearchCentres/cnrc/Documents/Paediatric%20Allergies.pdf
Speakers include:
- Susan Prescott: Promoting immune tolerance: new horizons and changing clinical practice
- Katie Allen: The HealthNuts study - findings and consequences from an Australian population-based infant cohort study
- Sue Shepherd: FODMAPS: Use in Children Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols
- Mimi Tang:  Specific Oral Tolerance Induction (SOTI): A future clinical tool?
- Julie Albrecht: Allergies and intolerances in infants: Case Studies

 

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The First Indonesian International Nutrigenomics Conference

Healthier life through nutrition and epigenome management

WHEN: 1 – 4 November, 2010
WHERE: Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Six keynote speakers, including three from Australia & New Zealand:
David Cameron-Smith: Role of nutrigenomics in sports nutrition
Michael Fenech: Taking genomics to the people – genome clinics for personalised DNA damage prevention
Lynette Ferguson: Role of probiotics and epigenetics in pharmaco- and nutri-genomics

 

Plus
Chandrika Piyathilake: Cancer protective effect of fruit and vegetable intake
Antonius Suwanto: Metagenomic study in Indonesian traditional fermented foods [Note – the final day of the conference features “Indonesian traditional nutrigenomics field trips”]
FG Winarno: Overview of food for health and happiness

[Your editor notes – I cannot remember any NSA conference speaker ever including the word “happiness” in the title of a talk. I think we need to learn from our Indonesian neighbours in this]

Conference language appears to be English.
Full registration is $US 300 prior to July 1.

Abstracts for poster and oral presentation welcome, with deadline Aug 27.

More detail click HERE [link to attached file Jakarta_meeting]

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International Seafood & Health Conference

WHEN:   6-10 November 2010

WHERE:  Melbourne

The conference will focus on latest medical research into all health aspects of the benefits of seafood. Conference overview at http://www.seafoodhealthconference.com/page/?pid=35

Abstracts sought (deadline 3 May):
The conference program committees invites you to submit abstracts for poster or oral presentations, The following streams/themes are envisaged:
~ Health, Nutrition and Medical Science & Research – “Seafood: The Essential
Ingredient for Health and Wellbeing”
~ Food Security and Sustainability - “Oceans for Health”
~ Human Behaviour and Communications - “Seafood for Life”

More details at http://www.seafoodhealthconference.com/download/CallforPapers2.pdf

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Deakin University School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences 7th Annual Research Degree Symposium – note Aug 31 deadline for abstracts

 

WHEN:   18 November 2010

WHERE:  Melbourne

 

The theme is "Promoting health, preventing disease and improving human performance: Understanding the role of nutrition and physical activity”, and attendance is free. Any Masters or PhD students in the area of exercise and nutrition science, at Deakin or any other university, is welcome to present. This is an excellent opportunity for research students to gain skills in disseminating their work by presenting to an interested and supportive audience.  The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31st August 2010.

For further information, abstract submission details and to register for this event, please see our website:

http://www/hmnbs/ens/research/symposium/

 

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Nutrition Society of New Zealand Conference 2010  

WHEN:   6 - 8 December 2010

WHERE: Wellington, New Zealand

More details later at http://www.nutritionsociety.ac.nz/conference.htm

 

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2011

 

International Symposium on Dietary Protein for Human Health

WHEN:      27-30 March 2011

WHERE:   Auckland, New Zealand

 

The symposium will cover a broad range of topics concerning the role of protein in human nutrition, health and well-being. Topics include evaluation of protein quality (including concepts and definitions, advances in methodologies, PDCAAS, digestible/available amino acids and regulatory aspects of dietary protein quality). It 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.

A separate Expert Consultation on protein quality organised by FAO will be held immediately following the Symposium (Mar 31 – Apr 2)2 April, 2011.

Organised by Riddett Institute, FAO, Health Canada. More information in due course: contact is Paula at p.mccool@massey.ac.nz

 

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International Society for Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBPNA)

WHEN:   June 2011

WHERE:  Melbourne

Details at http://www.isbnpa2011.org/
ISBNPA was formed in 2002 and annual meetings have been held in Seattle, Quebec, Washington, Amsterdam, Boston, Oslo, Banff and Lisbon. These meetings typically attract about 500 participants, all of whom are committed to high quality research that informs efforts to promote healthy eating and physical activity.

Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research will act as the local organising committee for the ISBNPA meeting to be held in Melbourne in June 2001: for details see the above website. Professor David Crawford at CPAN writes, “We are sharing this news with you now to alert you to this so you can save dates in your long range diary and begin to think about hosting a satellite meeting (please contact us if this is of interest).We would be keen to hear from anyone interested in supporting us in hosting this major international meeting.” David’s email is david.crawford@deakin.edu.au.

 

XI Asian Congress of Nutrition. Nutritional Well-Being for a Progressive Asia - Challenges & Opportunities

WHEN:   3-8 August 2011

WHERE:   Singapore

 

Under the auspices of the Asian Federation of Nutrition Societies; hosted by the Singapore Nutrition & Dietetics Association. Few details and no webpage as yet, but details will emerge in due course. Email: acn2011@ams.edu.sg