5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2011)

Topics: Agricultural Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Keywords: Food analysis, advanced (bio)analytical techniques, food analysis applications

Date: /1/2/3/4/ November 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Web Site, Contact: Food_Analysis_2011@vscht.cz

  

Official Information:

PROGRAMME

The programme of the conference will consist of the lectures introducing symposium topics, oral contributions and poster presentations.

SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS focused on the following topics:

* Chemical Food Safety Control
* Processing Contaminants
* Food Authenticity and Traceability
* Analytical methods for detection and characterisations of nanoparticles in food
* Bioanalytical Methods in Food Analysis
* Emerging natural toxins and mycotoxins
* Allergens
* … Other sessions will be announced soon.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS:

* Space reserved in the main program for oral presentations given by young researchers
* RAFA 2011 student travel grants
* Awards for the best poster presentations by young scientists
* Discussion platform on research opportunities and post-graduate education in EU, organized jointly by EC Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC-IRMM) and Technology Centre of Academy of Science of the Czech Republic

WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS:

The program will be accompanied by several SATELLITE WORKSHOPS, INTERACTIVE and VENDOR SEMINARS:

* JRC SEMINAR – research activities and opportunities for collaboration strengthening
* VENDOR SEMINARS – introducing recent instrumentation and strategies for advanced food quality / safety control
* … Other workshops will be announced soon.

EXHIBITION

An exhibition of instruments, consumables and literature will be organised during the symposium.