second Announcement

7 International Food Convention (IFCON)

NSURE HEALTHY FOODS
(Nutritional Security through Sustainable Development, Research & Education for Healthy Foods)

th

Date

Venue & Place

18 - 21 December 2013

CSIR - CFTRI, Mysore, India

Organized by

Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India)

Empowering the Food Professional

In association with:

CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, Haryana

&

DRDO-Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

AFST(I) and its affiliates

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AFSTI, established in 1957, is one of the largest professional bodies in the country with its varied membership numbering more than 3500 spread over 29 Chapters across the country. The association has successfully completed its golden jubilee in 2007 and is heading towards the diamond jubilee. The major objectives of the AFST (I) include application of advanced technology during production, processing, storage and distribution of food with an ultimate aim of strengthening the socio-economic status of farmers, entrepreneurs and rural artisan community. The AFST(I), as a storehouse of food professionals, is continuously working for the economic development of country through food technology and engineering. The Association brings out many technical publications including prestigious Journals: Journal of Food Science and Technology (JFST) and Indian Food Industry Mag (IFI Mag). The major activities of AFST(I) are to organize Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists (ICFoST) every year and International Food Convention (IFCON) once in every five years. AFST(I) Education & Publication Trust: The AFST(I) Education & Publication Trust (AFSTI E&PT) was formed in 1988 as a sister organization of AFST(I). The office of the Trust is located at AFST (I) office CFTRI Campus Mysore. The main objective of the Trust is to stimulate research on various aspects of Food Science and Technology. The organization has made commendable progress in awarding yearly scholarships to merited students in the field of Food Science and Technology, from the interest accrued on its corpus fund. The Trust also supports scientists with financial grants for writing books and monographs in the field. AFST(I) Chapters: The Chapters of the Association are located at Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Erode, Hisar, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Karnal, Kanchipuram, Kharagpur, Kollam, Ludhiana, Pondichery, Mumbai, Manipur, Nagpur, Pantnagar, Pune, Parbhani, Thanjavur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur & Vallabh Vidyanagar.

CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore
Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI), Mysore (a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) came into existence during 1950 with the great vision of its founders, and a network of inspiring as well as dedicated scientists who had a fascination to pursue in-depth research and development in the areas of food science and technology. The focus of the Institute has been towards low-cost effective technologies, utilisation of indigenous raw materials, bio-friendly processes with emphasis on integrated technology and high level pursuit for total technology with underpinning of food safety, health and nutrition to all sections of the population. The Institute has geared up its R&D and impact of the globalisation has given very good dividends with a large number of externally funded projects from national and international agencies. The present scenario in the country is very vibrant with rising capital investment in food industry, which is expanding at a rapid pace in urban markets for processed foods, especially for the traditional foods through eco-friendly technologies. CFTRI is an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 organisation and NABL accredited for chemical and biological testing of samples.

NIFTEM, Kundli (Haryana)

NIFTEM is the brainchild of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). MoFPI in its Vision document-2015, envisaged creation of a world-class institution to cater to the various stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, food processing industry, exporters, policy makers, government and existing institution. NIFTEM will work actively in assisting in setting up food standards, businesses incubation and can also include knowledge sharing i.e, information/knowledge sharing. It would also be an apex institution in the field of food technology and management, networking and coordinating with other institutions in the same field.NIFTEM campus is being established in Haryana. NIFTEM campus in Haryana, is an international centre of Excellence with state of the art infrastructure and world class man-power for research and training.

DRDO-DFRL, Mysore
The Defence Food Research Laboratory, (DFRL) was established in December, 1961 under the aegis of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRD)), Ministry of Defence to cater to the strategic operational requirements of our Services and to provide logistical support to the Armed Forces in the area of food supplies. The R&D efforts at DFRL are aimed at designing of engineering light weight convenient, pack rations for Army, Navy, Air Force and other paramilitary forces which do not require any elaborate cooking or preparation at the consumers's end and remain shelf-stable under varying climatic conditions for periods ranging from 6 months to 1 year. DFRL also has products which are export worthy and amenable to working women. Owing to its singular dedicated contributions in processed foods, DFRL can be reckoned as the leader in convenience foods and packed ration developments in this country. Indigenous ingenuity is the hallmark of most of the technologies developed at DFRL.

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NSURE HEALTHY FOODS

The blue man represents a healthy human race and the red circle represents the intellect. The orange hand represents the technological developments which safeguard the human race and the green colored leaves represent the growth in the agriculture. In totality the logo represents the intellect and the technological developments that happens for safeguarding a healthier and prosperous human race. The whole logo is placed in a circle to represent the sustainable equilibrium which coexists between these complex systems.

The Logo :

The Conference Theme : AFST (I) along with CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, DRDO-DFRL, Mysore and NIFTEM,
Kundli (Haryana) will be organizing the 7th International Food Convention (IFCON) with the theme NSuRE HEALTHY FOODS (Nutritional security through Sustainable Development, Research & Education for Healthy Foods). The conference is scheduled to be held during December 18 - 21, 2013 at CSIR- CFTRI campus, Mysore. th The 7 IFCON would have 21 sessions spanning across the days of conference and will have >1000 poster paper presentations from students, researchers and industries. The conference is expected to involve >100 Invited international delegates apart from an equal number of international participants, close to 100 industries (small, medium and large) from food and allied sectors, students from 40-50 educational institutions teaching food science & technology; and, about 2000 registered delegates from research, academic and policy making government bodies. The conference would also feature an exhibition along with a business-to-business area provided for a healthy interaction between the participants.

7th IFCON Themes

(1) Food & Nutritional Security and Sustainability (FSS)
Pre-harvest Intervention Storage & Infestation Control Biotechnological approaches Organic Farming, Bio Pesticides, Genetic Engineering Food Irradiation Bioremediation Supply Chain Management

(4) Food Health & Nutrition (FHN)

Water - Its Role in Food / Health Speciality Proteins Speciality Lipids Speciality Carbohydrates Nutraceutical & Functional Foods Fortified Foods Pre , Pro & Synbiotics Dietary/Health/Medical Supplements/Foods Natural and Bioactive Principles

(2)

Food Processing & Engineering ( FPE )

(5) Machinery for Traditional Foods Athermal Processing for Food Preservation Membrane Processing Beverages High Pressure Processing Meat /Fish /Poultry Processing Specialty Food ProcessingHigh Altitude Fruit & Vegetable Processing Food Packaging Grain Processing Emerging Food Processing Technologies Ready to Serve/Ready to Heat/Ready to Cook Foods (6) Spice processing Dairy Processing Baking & Confectionery Traditional & Ethnic Foods Waste Water / Effluent Treatment

Skill development and Entrepreneurship (SDE)

Public Private Partnership TICs (Technology Incubation Centers) Intellectual Property Rights Entrepreneurship Development Industrial Promotion and Extension Marketing Challenges of Foods & Food Processing Government/non-Governmental Finances for Food Processing Prospects, Challenges of MSMEs in Process and Marketing of Foods

Food Science & Technology Research and Education (FSTRE)

Recent Developments and Advances in Food Science & Technology Education / Research Career Prospects for Food Professionals R & D Funding R & D Publishing

(3)

Food Safety & Quality Management Systems ( FSQMS )

Advances in Food Analysis Risk analysis (Heavy Metals/Pesticides/Chemicals) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Systems Microbiological Safety of Foods Instrumentation & Sensory Analysis Food Additives Food Regulations Food Labeling Claims

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How can you participate in IFCON 2013 ?... Technical Sessions

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A total of 21 scientific sessions are planned during IFCON-2013, which include keynote presentations and lead papers by eminent persons with vast experience in their respective areas. The scientific presentations will be brought out in the form of a Souvenir which will be given to delegates at the time of registration.

Registration is mandatory for participation in any capacity in the conference

1) As a Registered Delegate If you are interested in the conference, you can simply register as a delegate by paying the set fees indicated in the circular / registered form. 2) As Oral Presenter Original research work in Food Science & Technology and allied areas can be presented by registered delegates at IFCON 2013. Review paper will not be considered for oral presentation. Registration as a delegate is a pre-requisite for oral presentation. Registered delegates desirous of making oral presentation may upload the extended abstract not exceeding 2 A4 pages in double spacing ( a maximum of 1000 words) on the conference website at the time of registration OR Mail the extended abstract to Dr KSMS Raghavarao, Chairman, Technical Committee, at ksms.ctc@gmail.com. The guidelines for extended abstract for oral presentation are the same as that of poster presentation except the word limit. If you are mailing please indicate the seminar theme in which work needs to be considered. Also mention details of payment and declare that you have registered. The Technical Committee will review the extended abstract for its suitability in the desired session and intimate the decision. Mere registration will not entitle for Oral presentation. In case of rejection for oral, it can be presented as poster, if the author(s) desires. If author is not willing to present as poster, full refund of registration fee will be made after the conference. 3) As a Poster Presenter Original research papers in Food Science & Technology and allied areas can be presented by registered delegates at IFCON-2013. Review papers will not be considered for poster presentation. A registered delegate can present only one poster of original work (not presented / published anywhere). Details about the poster presentations will be included in the program indicating time, poster board number and location. The abstracts will be included in the Souvenir, which will be part of registration kit. Abstracts of the poster papers should be submitted on or before November 15, 2013 as per the guidelines given separately. At the time of conference the poster have to be presented on boards , the dimention of which will be available on the AFST(I) website before November 30, 2013. 4) As a part of Student Competition Registered student delegate can also participate in two more ways a) Photo Caption Contest for the PG : Any original photo (Digital / otherwise) clicked by an individual student or a team of students can enter into this contest. Providing a suitable caption is mandatory. The photos with caption entry into the competition have to be submitted to AFST(I) at email: afsti.events@gmail.com before November 15,2013. The photos (12x18) can be presented on the poster boards at the venue, which will be judged for a prize. b) Essay Competition for the PG: Any post graduate student of Food Science & Technology and allied fields are eligible for this competition. The essay topics are as follows (1) Water and its role in food and health (3) Nutritional management through Functional foods (2) Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified foods (4) Technological interventions for Traditional and Ethnic foods

The candidate can write as essay of not more than 3500 words lenght in double spacing on A4 size sheets with Times New Roman of 12 font size. Each entry should mention Name, Institution and course in which studying. The complete essay should be mailed to afsti.events@gmail.com before November 10, 2013. The prize winning essay(s) will be published in the Souvenir / IFI Mag based on the judges recommendations. 5) As an Industry / Food or Analytical equipments manufacturer / Education Institutions can be part of the Expo Food Expo: Unique opportunity for manufacturers to display their innovations in the area of food processing. Food Expo 2013 aims to bring the manufacturing industry and end users together for productive technology transfer. It also provides a platform for the manufacturing industry to understand the needs of institutional and individual users and vice versa. Aimed at strengthening the food processing sector in general. Food Expo 2013 provides a forum for technological and economic cooperation amongst particulars. Major sectors covered by Food Expo 2013 are dairy, fruits and vegetables, meat, marine, fish poultry and cereals, beverages, ice creams, confectionery, coffee / tea processing, ready - to -eat and ready-to-serve foods, Manufacturers and suppliers of Food processing equipment, Packaging systems, Refrigeration Technology and Quality & Hygienic Systems, Storage and handling systems, Exporters of food products, Research and Consultancy organizations, Specialized transportation systems, Marketing organizations, Financial institutions, Publishing houses etc., Each stall will 10 x 10 feet size and all basic amenities will be provided. The charges per stall will be Rs. 50,000/- for Indian companies and US$ 750 for foreign companies. The details of exhibition plan and facilities available at the stall will be sent on request. For more details please email to ifcon2013@gmail.com

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IFCON - ORGANIZERS
Chief Patrons
Prof. Samir K Brahmachari
Secretary, DSIR & DG, CSIR

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List of Confirmed Speakers
Dr John Ruff Dr Markus Wenk Prof. Randy Weselake Prof. Kazuo Miyashita Prof. H Ramasamy Prof. Kalidas Shetty Prof. Katsuyoshi Nishinari Prof. K Niranjan Prof. Nagendra P Shah Prof. Kehinde Taiwo Dr. Rene Scholzel Dr John Dyer Dr Jim Burger Dr Jay M Shockey President, IFT, Chicago, USA National Univ. of Singapore Univ. of Alberta, Canada Hokkaido Univ., Japan McGill Univ., Canada North Dakota State Univ., USA Hubei Univ. of Tech., Wuhan, China Univ. of Reading, UK Univ. of Hong Kong Obafemi Awolowo Univ., Nigeria IFIS, UK USDA, USA Burger Meterics, Latvia USDA, USA

Organizing Committee
Chairman

Dr. KD Yadav
Co-Chairman

Dr. S Ayyappan
Secretary DARE & DG ICAR

Dr. SS Ghonkrokta
Organizing Secretary

Shri. Siraj Hussain, IAS

Secretary, MoFPI

Dr. N Bhaskar
Conveners

Shri. VV Bhat, IAS

Fmr. Secretary (Fin), ISRO

Host & Mentoring Patron

Prof. Ram Rajasekharan
Director, CSIR-CFTRI

Dr. G Venkateswaran Shri. Aashitosh A Inamdar

Members

Patrons
Shri. Ajit Kumar, IAS
Director & VC, NIFTEM

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Batra

Director, DRDO-DFRL

Prof. KS Rangappa
VC, University of Mysore

Advisors

Dr. N Ramamoorthy, ICTC, BARC Dr. PV Salimath, CSIR-CFTRI Dr. BR Lokesh, CSIR-CFTRI Dr. K Srinivasan, CSIR-CFTRI Dr. TK Srinivasa Gopal, CIFT Dr. K Alagusundaram, IICPT Dr. CL Nagarsekar, Conslt Food Tech Dr. Arun Sharma, BARC Dr. KB Sainis, BARC Dr. Gursharan Singh, INS Dr. JS Pai, PFNDAI Shri. MK Panduranga Setty, Mys Snacks

Dr. G Vijayalakshmi Shri. Prabhodh Halde Dr. George T Oommen Dr. Deelip R More Dr. T Jeyarani Dr. P Prabhasankar Dr. H Umesh Hebbar Dr. A Jayadeep Dr. KSMS Raghavarao Dr. MC Varadaraj Dr. SBK Warrier Dr. Sridevi A Singh Dr. UJS Prasada Rao Dr. N Bhagyalakshmi Shri. Suresh D Sakhare Dr. Anil D Semwal Shri. B Raghuramaiah Shri. P Manilal Dr. P Giridhar Shri. MM Chitale

Note: The latest list of speakers available will be on our website http://afsti.in/IFCON_Home.html

How to reach Mysore & Venue: Mysore is easily accessible from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai via
Bangalore by rail, road or air. Mysore is 140 Km away from Bangalore and can be reached by rail or road from Bangalore in two and a half to three hours. Venue of the conference (CSIR-CFTRI campus) is km from railway station & 4 km from bus stand.

The Weather: The weather will be pleasant and cool during December. Light woolen clothing should suffice in
making the stay of the delegates cosy and comfortable.

Accommodation: With prior notice, suitable accommodation

can be arranged in and around Mysore City. The tariff for various budget and other type will made available on the website. Any request for booking accommodation will be entertained upon prior payment to the AFSTI office. Accommodation will be confirmed on priority basis, if available.

Mysore Sight Seeing: This historical kingdom of erstwhile Wodeyar dynasty boasts of many places of tourist
attractions, such as Palace, Chamundi Hill, Jaganmohan Palace Art Gallery, Brindavan Gardens, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary and Tipu Sultans Palaces and gardens of Srirangapatna. The Wildlife Sanchuries at Bandipur, Nagarahole and Madumalai, architectual wonders of Hoysala Temples at Belur and Halebedu, magnificient monolithic statue of Bahubali at the Jain pilligrimage center of Shravanabelagola, coffee plantations of Coorg and tea plantations of Niligiries can be reached easily by road from Mysore.

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REGISTRATION: Participants have to register through online and make payment as per the details below
Up to November 15, 2013 AFSTI Member Non-Member Student Member# Student Non-Member Foreign Delegate Foreign Student
#

November 15 - November 30, 2013* AFSTI Member Non-Member Student Member# Student Non-Member# Foreign Delegate Foreign Student ` 5,000/` 6,000/` 4,000/` 4,500/US$ 250 US$ 150

` 4,000/` 5,000/` 3,000/` 3,500/US$ 200 US$ 100

* : After November 30, 2013 till the start of the conference the registration charges will be ` 8,000/irrespective of category # : PhD Scholors and Project Fellows/Project Assistant will not be considered for registration as student member.

Accompanying person (Without conference kit) : ` 2,000/-

Note: (1) For sending further information, please expedite returning the enclosed registration form at the earliest. Registration can be cancelled till November 30, 2013 and a reund of 50% of the fee may be considered. Any refund claim will be entertained and settled within one month after the conference. (2) There are limited spot registration available. However, the registration kit is not guaranteed for spot registration. For further details regarding registration, please mail to ifcon2013@gmail.com

SPONSORSHIP: Publicize your services to the global food professionals through sponsoring event (Platinum, Gold, Silver),
technical session, dinner, lunch, tea, poster award, souvenir advertisement, etc. Apply online through website.
Platinum Sponsor ` 10.0 Lakh
5 Gratis Registrations; Logo on every banner at the conference venue & in the souvenir as major sponsor; Full page color Advt. in the souvenir on the back cover or inside of the front cover. One 10 x 10 Stall

Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor

` 7.0 Lakh ` 5.0 Lakh

3 Gratis Registrations; Logo on every banner at the conference venue and in the souvenir as major sponsor; Full Page Color advt. in the souvenir. One 10 x 10 Stall 2 Gratis Registrations; Logo on the banners at the Session venues of the conference (except inaugural; and Valedictory) & in the souvenir as major sponsor; Full page Color advt. in the souvenir. One 10 x 10 Stall

Event Dinner / Foreign delegates ` 2.0 Lakh Sponsor Session Lunch Sponsor ` 1.5 Lakh

2 Gratis Registrations; Company Banner at the Dinner venue; and/or in the souvenir as the sponsor of a particular speaker, One page color advt. One 10 x 10 Stall 2 Gratis Registrations; company banner at the Lunch venue; and/or in the souvenir as the sponsor of a particular speaker, One page color advt.

Inaugural / Valedictory High Tea ` 1.0 Lakh Session Tea Sponsor ` 0.75 Lakh

2 Gratis Registrations; company banner at the tea/high tea venue; One page b/w advt. in the souvenir. 2 Gratis Registrations; company banner at the tea/high tea venue.

SOUVENIR Advertisement Tariff:

Outer Cover (Color)
`1,00000/US$2000

Inside Cover (Color)

`75,000 / US$1500

Inside Facing page (Color)

`50,000 / US$1000

Inner Full page (Color)

`30,000 / US$600

Inner Half page (Color)

`20,000 / US$400

Inner Full page (B&W)

`10,000 / US$200

PAYMENTS: All payments through DD/Multi city cheque favouring Organizing Secretary, AFSTI CON, payable at Mysore.

E - Transfer Details: AFSTI CON, SB A/c No. 64118977443, State Bank of Mysore, CFTRI Branch, CSIR-CFTRI Campus, Mysore, India.; IFSC Code: SBMY 0040055.

More details & correspondance: Organizing Secretary, IFCON-2013, AFST(I), CSIR-CFTRI Campus, Mysore 570 020; Karnataka, India ; Tel: 91 821 2515557; Telefax: 91 821 2518670; Email: ifcon2013@gmail.com, Website: www.afsti.in
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