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Important Upcoming Nutrition Events

2008

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6th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness, May 15-17, 2008, Athens, Greece.  For more information, see the conference website at: http://6nutritionfitness.tmg.gr/6nutritionfitness/default.aspx
 

bullet9th Nordic Nutrition Conference, June 1-4, 2008, Copenhagen.  [For more information, please see the conference website at http://www.nutrition2008.ics.dk.  To view the First Announcement, click here.]
 
bullet25th International Council for Physical Activity & Fitness Research,  September 2-4, 2008, Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda, California USA.  Where physical activity, nutrition, and body composition meet.  For more information, click here:  http://www.llu.edu/llu/sph/cpe/icpafr.html
 
bulletFAO and WHO Expert Consultation on fats and fatty acids in human nutrition and Call for Experts, October 2008, Rome, Italy.
Deadline for applications: February 22, 2008
For more information, click here:
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/requirements_consultations_en.stm
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/Call_for_experts.pdf
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/Application_form.doc
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/Declaration_of_Interests.doc
 
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International Conference on Iron Deficiency, December 4-8, 2008 at Mt Abu, Rajasthan, India.  For more information, see brochure - page 1 and page 2.

2009

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World Congress On Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress, 27 – 30 September 2009, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia The program for the Congress will include themes related to Biotechnology in the Fats and Oil Industry, the Fats Industry and the Environment, Fats and Oil Commerce, Food Applications, Olive Oil, Aquaculture, Industrial Uses of Oils including Biodiesel and Market Forecasts. [For more information, please see the conference website at http://www.isfsydney2009.com].
 

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19th International Congress of Nutrition 2009

19th International Congress of Nutrition 2009

Nutrition Security for All

4-9 October 2009

BITEC, Bangkok Thailand

For more information, please see the Congress website at http://www.icn2009.com.

Past International Congresses of Nutrition

The organization of international congresses is one of the principal objects of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.  The table below shows the attendance and number of countries that took part in the past 18 international congresses of nutrition under the auspices of IUNS over the past 50 years.

Place

Year

Attendance

Countries

Basel 1952 150 18
Amsterdam 1954 360 32
Paris 1957 1000 22
Washington 1960 2000 65
Edinburgh 1963 1500 63
Hamburg 1966 2100 81
Prague 1969 1800 62
Mexico City 1972 2000 66
Kyoto 1975 2300 55
Rio de Janeiro 1978 3500 92
San Diego 1981 2500 83
Brighton 1985 2300 92
Seoul 1989 3500 104
Adelaide 1993 2600 91
Montreal 1997 3250 92
Vienna 2001 3550 113
Durban 2005 2100 92

 

Upcoming International Congresses of Nutrition

 

Place

Year

Thailand 2009
Spain 2013

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