IFST Spring 2012 Conference and AGM - Programme

Programme

Day 1 - Thursday 19th April 2012 - Young Scientist 2012 & Binsted Lecture

Young Scientist 2012 (free for all to attend)
Sponsored by Leatherhead Food Research. Supported with prizes from Marks and Spencer and the Society of Chemical Industry Venue: Lecture Theatre, Leatherhead Food Research, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RY
14.00 Young Scientist 2012 competition
Each student has 5 minutes presentation and questions
16.00 Refreshments
Institute of Food Technologists - Binsted Lecture
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Leatherhead Food Research, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RY
16.30 Binsted Lecture: Nutrition’s Contribution to Sport Performance: Realities and Myths 
Dr Roger Clemens, President of the Institute of Food Technologists
17.30 Announcement of Young Scientist 2012
Attendance at the Binsted Lecture may contribute up to 1 hour of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as defined by your assessment body.
IFST Dinner
Pre-dinner drinks sponsored by Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL)
Venue: Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA 
19.30 Predinner Drinks sponsored by RSSL 
20.00 IFST Dinner

 
Day 2 - Friday 20th April 2012 - IFST Conference including Trade Exhibiton and IFST AGM

Nutrition for Olympians: Nutrition for All
Lessons for Food Science & Technology from the Sports Nutrition Sector
Sponsored by Coca-Cola
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Leatherhead Food Research, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7RY 
08.30 Registration & Refreshments
09.30 Conference Opens: Welcome by Dr Paul Berryman, Chief Executive, Leatherhead Food Research
09.45 Chair: Professor Colin Dennis, IFST President

Key Note Address: Good Nutrition for All: The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Prof. Judith Buttriss; Director General, British Nutrition Foundation
10.15 Nutrition for Health and Activity. Good and Bad Habits Start Early
Prof. H David McCarthy, Institute of Health and Policy Research, London Metropolitan University
10.45 Refreshments, Trade Exhibition and Tour 1 of Leatherhead's Nutrition Unit
11.45 Health Drinks and Sports Nutrition
Dr Naomi Grant, GlaxoSmithKline
12.15 Challenges of Incorporating Functional Ingredients into Foods from an NPD and Analytical Perspective
Dr Robert Griffiths and Jane Staniforth, Reading Scientific Services Ltd
12.45 Lunch and Trade Exhibition
13.00 IFST AGM in adjacent room (and continuing lunch)
13.45 Sports Foods and Supplements: Legal Aspects
Dr Robert Child, Sports Legal Ltd
14.15 Sustained Energy Release: From Product to Claim
by Dr Roberta Re, Nutrition Unit, Leatherhead Food Research
14.45 Refreshments, Trade Exhibition, Tour 2 of Leatherhead's Nutrition Unit. Thomas Concannon, Member of the 2012 Irish Olympic team, competing in Tae Kwando will make an informal presentation on 'being there'
15.15 Regulation and Development of Sports and Energy Drinks
Dr Helen Munday, Coca-Cola
15.45 Food for Athletes and Sports People - What They Should Be Eating
Dr Karen Reid, Performance Foods
16.15 Closing Discussion: Our Olympic Athletes and Their Nutrition. What Can We Learn?
16.30 Close of Conference
Attendance at the IFST Conference may contribute up to 4 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as defined by your assessment body.  

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