Fourth ISNFF Conference Heads to Japan

SAPPORO, JapanThe 4th International Conference and Exhibition of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) is set for Nov. 14 to Nov. 17, 2011 in Sapporo, Japan. ISNFF said Kazuo Miyashita is the local conference chair, and it looks forward to participation of all those interested in the latest developments in the field.

The 3rd International Conference and Exhibition and its pre‐conference event were held at the Inna rand Beach Hotel in Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 11 to Oct. 15, 2010. More than 500 individuals belonging to academia, industry, and governments from 21 countries participated, according o ISNFF. There were 28 lecture sessions, including three plenary sessions that encompassed 122 oral and 175 poster presentations.

The conference was opened by the representative of the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia with a display of cultural performance from Bali; the welcoming dinner was addressed by the Minister. ISNFF reported a successful conference, and said it surpassed all expectations. It was complemented with exhibitions from both local and international companies as well as optional technical tours. Elsevier was among the publishers in the Exhibition Hall.

There were several awards given out including the Societys Industry Merit Award and the Fereidoon Shahidi Fellowship Award. Best poster presentation awards were also made.

The conference was complemented by an exhibition that displayed products and services as well as books and journals from publishers. The awards presented to firms and individuals were as follows:

Industry Merit Award: Amino Up Company, Japan

Science and Service Merit Award: Professor Young‐Joon Surh, National University of Korea

Fereidoon Shahidi Fellowship Award: Jung‐Ae Kim, Pukyong National University, Korea

Best Poster Presentation Awards: Sung‐Myung Kang (first place), Jeju National University, Korea; Puspita Sari (second place), Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia; and Bahareh Sarmadi (third place), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Applications and/or nominations for awards for the 2011 conference should be made to Professor Chi‐Tang Ho at [email protected] and copied to the Societys secretary, Peggy‐Ann Parsons at [email protected].