SAAFoST is holding a three-day congress and exhibition at the Southern Sun Elangeni and Maharani Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 7 to 9 September 2015 (registration starts on Sunday 6th of September). The theme this year is “Growing Food Science and Technology for a sustainable future.”
Programme
The scientific programme will address global Food Science and Technology issues in the plenary, parallel and poster sessions, specialist symposia and in workshops.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Ranil Coorey – How safe is your chicken tonight?
- Wendy Knowler – Burning food issues raised by consumers
- Nigel Sunley – Food safety versus nutrition – are the priorities right?
- Dr John Fernstrom – Non-nutritive sweeteners: How safe are they, how do they cause sweetness, and are they useful in controlling energy intake and body weight?
- Professor Colin Dennis – FutureFood 2050: A new vision of the science of food
- Luis Fernandez – Innovation to grow: development of nutritious food formulations with consumer acceptability
- Lucia Anelich – The science behind food safety: have we lost sight of it?
- Dr Hongda Chen – Advances in nanotechnology for food applications towards sustainable food systems
- David Watson – Science vs fiction
- Ben Durham – The bio-economy strategy: setting the c
Please go to http://www.saafost2015.org.za/ScientificProgramme/ProgrammeAtAGlance.asp for updated programme details.
Congress registration fees
Registration category | Standard | Late |
SAAFoST member Congress delegate registration | ZAR 4 950.00 | ZAR 5 800.00 |
Non member Congress delegate registration | ZAR 6 400.00 | ZAR 7 000.00 |
Student Congress delegate registration | ZAR 2 900.00 | ZAR 2 900.00 |
Day Congress delegate registration | ZAR 2 890.00 | ZAR 3 000.00 |
SAAFoST member Congress delegate registration | ZAR 6 090.00 | ZAR 6 940.00 |
Non member Congress delegate registration | ZAR 7 540.00 | ZAR 8 140.00 |
ADSA / DoH dietician/nutritionist SAAFoST member | ZAR 5 748.00 | ZAR 6 598.00 |
ADSA/DoH dietician/nutritionist non member | ZAR 7 198.00 | ZAR 7 798.00 |
Accompanying person registration | ZAR 1 500.00 | |
For registration, go to: http://www.saafost2015.org.za/Registration.asp or contact LethishaLethishan@turnergroup.co.za or call031 368 8000.
