My job is not flexible enough to allow me to visit the recent Oil and Fats International Congress (OFIC) 2006 in Cairo last March. That's fine. Even if I can go, I don't have the budget!!! If I'm a researcher and I have a research grant and have a paper to present, then I can probably go. I participated in OFIC 2006 in Kuala Lumpur last year. Check out my previous post:
I'm back from the CongressOFIC 2006 ExhibitionOFIC 2006 ModulesEnough about that, back to OFIC 2007. The aim of the conference was to provide a good overview of the edible oils and fats industry by covering current processes and products together with a look at future trends. Expert speakers were invited from all over the world. Day 1 focused on raw materials and their processing, and Day 2 on applications, both industrial and consumer products. Other subjects covered included quality control, crystallisation , labelling and nutrition.
A colleague of mine from Taiko Clay who went to OFIC 2007 in Cairo was kind enough to email me the link to the list of papers/slides presented during the conference -
soci.org.
Among the interesting topic covered during the conference are:
Production and Processing - An Overview of Future TrendsKen Carlson, Crown, USA
Potentials in Bleaching Earth Reduction - Theoretical Background, Industrial ResultsGunter Börner, OHMI Engineering, Germany
Formulation and use of Frying OilsAdam Thomas, AarhusKarlshamn, UK
Life Cycle Assessment of Vegetable Oils & SpreadsErich Dumelin, Unilever, The Netherlands
There are a lot more fantastic and informative titles. Check out
soci.org.
The next OFIC 2007 will be held in China. Are you going??
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