More reasons to add Sydney to your 2009 schedule
The World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress will host a number of related meetings at the time of the Congress. These include:
- Short courses by EFL, AOCS and AAOCS offering you the opportunity for practical hands on training
- Meetings by a number of global and local oils and fats bodies including the International Standards Organisation, Australian Oilseeds Federation, International Society for Fats Research and New Zealand Fats and Oils.
Please see details on these meetings listed below and be sure to bookmark this page as it will be constantly updated as more information on each meeting is added.
PRE-CONGRESS COURSES
Please see information below on each Pre-Congress Course.
America Oil Chemists Society Short Course
Practical Edible Oil Refining Short Course: Process Optimization, Equipment and Technology Selection, and On-Line Process Control
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 - 27, 2009
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | |
| 8:20 | Opening Remarks, Dr. Sefa Koseoglu, Filtration and membrane World, USA |
| 8:30 | The Chemistry of Fats and Oils, Dr. Amy Richards, Food Science Australia, Australia |
| 9:00 | Review of Current Degumming Technologies, Mr. Klaus-Peter Eickhoff, GEA Westfalia, Germany |
| 9:30 | Process Automation and Remote Condition Monitoring for Centrifuges, Mr. Klaus-Peter Eickhoff, GEA Westfalia, Germany |
| 10:00 | Bleaching Technologies and Potentials in Savings of Bleaching Earth, Mr. Gunter Boerner, ÖHMI Engineering, Germany |
| 10:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:00 | Bleaching Cost Calculation, Ms. Nuzulia Andria, Süd-Chemie, Germany |
| 11:30 | How to Deal with Filtration Problems, Mr. Frank Veldkamp, Amafilter-LFC, the Netherlands |
| 12:00 | New Approaches to Physical Refining, Mr. Lucky Inturissi Cargill Australia, Australia |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Enzymatic Degumming and Interesterification of Oils and Fats: Fundamentals, Enzymes, and Industrial Applications, Dr. Hans Christian Holm, Novozymes, Denmark |
| 14:30 | Process Optimization Studies on Enzymatic Degumming using PLA and PLC Enzymes, Mr. Flavio Galhardo, Bunge, USA |
| 15:00 | Considerations in Winterization and Fractionation, Dr. Marc Kellens, DeSmet-Ballestra, Belgium. |
| 15:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 16:00 | Deodorizer Design & Optimization, Mr. Ken Carlson, Crown Iron Works Inc., USA. |
| 16:30 | Mechanism of Oxidation and Quality Criteria in Frying and Cooking Oils, Dr. Ignace Debruyne, ID&A, Belgium |
| Sunday, September 27, 2009 | |
| 8:30 | Review of Fat Crystallization and Structure, Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, University of Guelph, Canada |
| 9:00 | New Healthy Vegetable Oil Products, Dr. Chakra Wijesundera, Food Science Australia, Australia |
| 9:30 | Fish Oil (EPA and DHA) and its Refining to Achieve Products used by the Food and Natural Health Products Industries, Dr. Don Bell, Connell Wagner Ltd, New Zealand |
| 10:00 | Separation of Minor Components of Oils and Fats, Dr. Roland Verhe, University of Gent, Belgium |
| 10:30 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:00 | Boutique oils in New Zealand: Avocado, Olive, Flax and Boutique Oils, Dr. Laurence Eyres, Eyres Commercial Group, New Zealand |
| 11:30 | Global Business and Opportunities for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processing of Lipid Materials, Mr. Richard Daniell, Nutrizeal, New Zealand |
| 12:00 | Critical Parameters & Points in Margarine Production: How to Identify & Solve Problems, Ms. Pernille Gerstenberg, Gerstenberg Schröder A/S, Denmark |
Euro Fed Lipids Short Course
6th International Symposium on Deep-Frying
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 - 27, 2009
Program to be confirmed
Australasian Section American Oil Chemists Society
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 - 27, 2009
Program to be confirmed
OTHER MEETINGS
In addition to the Pre-Congress Courses a number of other organisations have planned their meetings to coincide with the ISF Congress. Please see the details of those meetings listed below:
| Name of Meeting | Date of Meeting | Location of Meeting |
| International Standards Organisation /TC34/SC11 | TBC | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre |
| International Standards Organisation /TC34/SC2 | TBC | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre |
| Australian Oilseeds Federation Annual Meeting | 29 September 2009 | TBC |
| New Zealand Fats and Oils Meeting | TBC | TBC |
| International Society of Fats Research Meeting | TBC | TBC |
Please also be aware that the Australian Olive Association annual conference and exhibition will be held in Canberra immediately following the World Congress.
DO YOU WANT TO RUN A MEETING?
The Congress is holding a large amount of space at the Sydney Convention Centre during the core Congress dates. The Organising Committee is happy to consider applications from associations wanting to run committee meetings during the Congress. If you would like to apply for some meeting space please e-mail the Secretariat with the following details:
Name of your organisation
Name of the meeting
Date of the meeting
Length of the meeting
Number of delegates at the meeting
Catering, IT and AV needs
Room Set-up requirements
Please be aware of the following guidelines:
- Meetings can only be run during meal breaks or outside session hours
- The World Congress may be able to supply the room free of charge however any AV, IT or catering costs must
- The Congress Secretariat will not be responsible for any secretarial aspect of the meeting
All applications for meeting space must be received before 22 June 2009.

