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  • AGROSTAT 2012 - 12th European Symposium on Statistical Methods for the Food Industry

    • 28 Feb 2012
    • 02 Mar 2012
    • Paris, France

    The 12th edition of the European Symposium on Statistical Methods for the Food Industry will take place at AgroParisTech, Paris - France, from February 29 to March 2, 2012. These days offer an ideal opportunity to statisticians, engineers, and users of statistical methods in food industries to meet and exchange experiences around stimulating themes like

    • sensometrics
    • chemometrics
    • design of experiment
    • risk analysis
    • process control

    The conference focuses strongly on applications. It should be of particular interest for professionals using statistics in the food industry, i.e., people in charge of quality control, production engineering, research and development. The aim is to highlight the power of statistical analysis as a decision tool and as a help for defining locally optimal competitive industrial strategies.

    This event is an initiative of the Agro-Industry group of the French Statistical Society (SFdS) and are held in 2012 at the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement - AgroParisTech.

    Important dates
    - Abstracts submission : October 17, 2011
    - Notification of communication acceptance : December 2, 2011
    - Deadline for registration at reduced rate : December 16, 2011

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  • Institute for Perception course: Advertising Claims Support: Case Histories and Principles

    • 05 Mar 2012
    • 06 Mar 2012
    • The Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia, USA

    Designed for attorneys, product developers, and advertising and marketing executives, this course provides an overview of the basic principles through case histories of what is required to support advertising claims. Offered over two days, the course covers National Advertising Division (NAD) cases on the first day and litigated cases on the second. The discussions will be led by experts in the design and interpretation of surveys and product tests designed to support product claims. Speakers represent expert opinion, internal and external legal opinion, the corporate scientific view and the NAD perspective. Dr. Daniel Ennis, who will give the expert witness perspective, will lead a team of experienced speakers: David Mallen, Annie Ugurlayan & Kathryn Ferrara – Attorneys from the NAD, Don Lofty - Internal Counsel for S.C. Johnson, Lawrence Weinstein – Litigation Partner of Proskauer Rose, and Christopher Cole – Litigation Partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. This course is approximately 14 credits of continuing legal education.

    Offered by: The Institute for Perception
    Target audience:     Intermediate
    Cost: $1950; 25% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company.  A discount of $50 will be offered for members of the Sensometric Society.

    Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/ or call 001-804-675-2980
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  • Institute for Perception course: A Powerful Framework for Sensory Product Testing

    • 26 Mar 2012
    • 28 Mar 2012
    • The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

    In this 3-day course, you will achieve a deeper understanding of traditional discrimination and rating methods by learning a common framework in which to interpret results across methodologies. In particular, you will learn how to select the most suitable and powerful discrimination methodology based on project objectives, how to develop standards to detect when sensory differences and ratings exceed a consumer-relevant acceptability threshold, how to assess and manage risks in product testing decisions, and effectively use the “no preference/difference” option. Invited speakers include Dr. Michael O’Mahony, Food Science and Technology professor at UC Davis and Mr. Frank Rossi, Associate Director, Applied Quantitative Sciences at Kraft Foods.

    Offered by: The Institute for Perception
    Target audience:     Intermediate
    Cost: $1350; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available.  A discount of $50 will be offered for members of the Sensometric Society before additional discounts are applied.

    Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/ or call 001-804-675-2980
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  • Institute for Perception course: Descriptive Analysis and Panel Training

    • 29 Mar 2012
    • 30 Mar 2012
    • The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

    In this 1.5 day course, you will learn new product profiling techniques through an in-depth exploration of descriptive panel methodologies. Specifically, you will connect a substantial body of research from the fields of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience to the field of descriptive analysis and panel training. During this course you will understand and identify the strengths and weaknesses of descriptive analysis; reach beyond traditional techniques to improve panel training; learn to know your panelists better through advanced panel monitoring techniques; and become familiar with novel applications of descriptive analysis to category appraisal projects. Invited speakers include Dr. F. Gregory Ashby, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, UC Santa Barbara.

    Offered by: The Institute for Perception
    Target audience:     Intermediate
    Cost: $850; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available.  A discount of $50 will be offered for members of the Sensometric Society before additional discounts are applied.

    Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/ or call 001-804-675-2980

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  • ESN Industry Meeting - PhD Student Award

    • 25 Apr 2012
    • 26 Apr 2012
    • Aarhus, Denmark

    European Sensory Network PhD Student Award

    December 2011 - The European Sensory Network (ESN) will award one PhD student with the opportunity to attend the next meeting of the ESN.

    The Award will provide travel expenses to and from the meeting, two night’s accommodation, and an evening meal with colleagues. 

    Please follow the link to download more information.

    Submission deadline: 31st January, 2012

    Contact: Dr Conor Delahunty, CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, Email: conor.delahunty@csiro.au

    The ESN Research Committee will select the recipient.

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  • Institute for Perception course: A Powerful Framework for Sensory Product Testing

    • 21 May 2012
    • 22 May 2012
    • The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

    In this 2-day course, you will achieve a deeper understanding of traditional discrimination and rating methods by learning a common framework in which to interpret results across methodologies. In particular, you will learn how to select the most suitable and powerful discrimination methodology based on project objectives, how to develop standards to detect when sensory differences and ratings exceed a consumer-relevant acceptability threshold, how to assess and manage risks in product testing decisions, and effectively use the “no preference/difference” option. Invited speaker, Frank Rossi, Associate Director of Applied Quantitative Sciences at Kraft Foods, will talk about issues in risk management in product testing.

    Offered by: The Institute for Perception
    Target audience:     Intermediate
    Cost: €750; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available.  A discount of €50 will be offered for members of the Sensometric Society before additional discounts are applied.

    Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/ or call 001-804-675-2980
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  • Institute for Perception course: Drivers of Liking® and Product Portfolio Optimization

    • 23 May 2012
    • 25 May 2012
    • The Radisson BLU EU, Brussels, Belgium

    Learn to “see” the market from your consumers’ perspective as you develop an understanding of similarity, Drivers of Liking®, and Landscape Segmentation Analysis®. In this 2.5-day course, you will actively: Construct maps with products and consumer ideal points and identify products’ strengths and weaknesses using descriptive and analytical data; Understand the limitations of internal preference mapping based on 27 category appraisals conducted at a major consumer products company; Find consumer segments using individual ideals; Use mapping results to improve existing products and conduct computer-aided design of new products. Invited speaker, Dr. Kevin Blot of Unilever, will show applications of LSA in new introductions.

    Offered by: The Institute for Perception
    Target audience:     Intermediate
    Cost: €950; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available.  A discount of €50 will be offered for members of the Sensometric Society before additional discounts are applied.

    Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/ or call 001-804-675-2980

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  • 11th Sensometric Conference

    • 10 Jul 2012
    • 13 Jul 2012
    • Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes, France

    The 11th Sensometric Conference will be held at Agrocampus Ouest in Rennes, France.

    Find further details on the dedicated conference website.

    Sensotmetrics 2012 - New skin for the old ceremony - 5th to 8th July 2012 - AGROCAMPUS OUEST - RENNES (FRANCE)

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