MEETING SCHEDULE for 2003-2004    

Celebrating 25 years of Food Science excellence in Texas

Updated: 01/31/04

Date                           Meeting    

Feb 11 (Wed)   Texas A&M University Educational Lecture & Dinner –  “HOT HEALTH TOPICS”

March 11 (Thurs)       IFT Supplier’s Day. FREE dinner! Dallas (Las Colinas)

April 7 (Wed)             Scientific Speaker and Officer Elections, tba

May 11 (Tues)           IFT Spring Picnic, tba, San Antonio

FEBRUARY MEETING

The Alamo IFT will hold a very informative February meeting at Texas A&M University on HOT HEALTH ISSUES, IFT ACTIVITES, and an UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES AT TAMU.  Meeting will be held in Room 440 Rudder Tower. We encourage all members to attend, as the information gained will be valuable for us all. Registration Fee for members: $15. This includes your dinner. Students, student members, University Staff, and speakers: registration and dinner are free.

1:45 pm                       Meet at Rudder Fountain outside of Rudder Tower

2:00 - 2:30pm "IFT Programs & Activities"

                                    Mark McLellan, IFT Past President

2:30 - 3:00pm "TAMU's Planned new Department of Nutrition & Food Science"

                                    John Nichols, Planning Task Force Leader

3:00 - 3:15pm  Break

3:15 - 3:45 pm             "Health claims and the Rules"

                                    Joanne A. Lupton, Regents Professor of Nutritional Sciences

3:45 - 4:15 pm "Trans Fats - An Engineering Perspective"

Ernesto Hernandez, Research Scientist, TEES

4:15-4:45 pm  “Trans Fats and Formulation Alternatives”

                                    David Hughes, Bunge

4:45-5:15 pm               “Palm oil Alternatives for Trans Fats”

                                    Tony Herzing, Loders Croklaan

6:00 pm                       Dinner at Cotton Patch Restaurant

Alamo IFT members please RSVP to Emily Jurica (210) 351-6341 by  February 5th.   Students and faculty please RSVP to Betsy Booren at her office number (979) 845-3993.  Students please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From North Houston:

·        Take Loop 610 South/West.

·        Take the Hwy 290 exit (towards Austin).

·        Stay on Hwy 290 until you reach Hwy 6 (just north of Hempstead).

·        Turn right onto Hwy 6 North all the way to College Station.

·        Near College Station, continue north on BUSINESS 6 (Texas Ave.) to George Bush Drive.

·        Turn left onto George Bush Drive.

·        Continue west on George Bush Drive to Houston Street .

·        Turn right on Houston St. to enter the University Center Parking Garage.
The Rudder Tower (and the Visitor's Center) is just across the
street from the University Center Parking Garage.

From South Houston:

·        Take Loop 610 North/West.

·        Take the Hwy 290 exit (towards Austin).

·        Stay on Hwy 290 until you reach Hwy 6 (in Hempstead).

·        Turn right onto Hwy 6 North all the way to College Station.

·        Continue north on Hwy 6 (Texas Ave.) to George Bush Drive.

·        Turn left onto George Bush Drive.

·        Continue west on George Bush Drive to Houston Street .

·        Turn right on Houston St. to enter the University Center Parking Garage.
The Rudder Tower (and the Visitor's Center) is just across the
street from the University Center Parking Garage.

From San Antonio:

·        I35 north to San Marcos

·        Exit 205 (State Rte 21 toward Bastrop/Luling)

·        Veer right. Past bridge, look for left turn to continue on State Rte 21 toward Bastrop

·        Past Bastrop, look for left turn to continue on State Rte 21 toward Caldwell (after left turn, will travel approx. 3 blocks and turn right to continue on State Rte 21)

·        East on State Rte 21 to Hwy 47 (on outskirts of Bryan near Texas A&M Riverside Campus) :

·        Southeast on Hwy 47, which will eventually become Hwy 60 (University Drive)

·        Past Easterwood Airport exit, veer to the right onto West By-Pass (FM 2818)

·        Turn left at stoplight onto George Bush Drive

·        Continue northwest on George Bush Drive to
Houston St.

·        Turn left on Houston St. to enter the University Center Parking Garage.
The Rudder Tower (and the Visitor's Center) is just across the
street from the University Center Parking Garage.

Directions to Cotton Patch Restaurant:

1.      Turn left onto Wellborn.

2.      Turn left onto FM2818 W/Harvey Mitchell PKWY S.

3.      Turn right onto Longmire Drive.

4.      Cotton Patch is 3525 Longmire Drive.

CHAIR’S CORNER

Happy New Year!  Our next meeting is February 11^th at Texas A&M with a mini symposium on HOT HEALTH ISSUES, IFT ACTIVITES, and an UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES AT TAMU. With consumers changing their diets, now the main focus is lower carbohydrate items and trans fat reduction/ elimination.  We have added one or two speakers from the edible oil industry to discuss “Trans- Free” fat replacement options available. 2006 will be here soon and hopefully consumers will be properly educated on what trans fats are. Right now consumers are a bit confused with all the facts being twisted by the media. With the recent Low-Carb craze, who would have thought a bacon double cheeseburger would be a good item to have while dieting?    Come attend our mini symposium to keep up with all the latest information.  

A dinner with the students will follow at the Cotton Patch Restaurant. TAMU and the Alamo Section will sponsor the students’ dinner. Come attend our mini symposium to keep up with all the latest information and meet with the A&M students.  

Our Elections will take place at the April meeting. We are accepting nominations and volunteers for various officer positions. The local section is a great way to meet and network with others in the industry. One guarantee is that you will expand on your management skills and meet some great people in the food industry.  

Although I would have enjoyed serving as chair and Treasurer, work and family need some more time.  We also need a constant flow of new people and fresh ideas so our section can flourish and grow. This year I learned how to set up a website and I met many people in the food industry and at TAMU. Let one of the Alamo IFT officers know if you are interested in serving or if you would like to nominate someone.

Sincerely,

Scott McCormick

2004 LONGHORN SUPPLIERS NIGHT

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2004 Longhorn Suppliers Night to be held in Dallas, Texas on March 11, 2004.  Online registration began Monday, January 5, 2004.   Show information and registration information can be found by visiting the LIFT website http://www.longhorn-ift.org/annualsuppliersnightinfo.htm. Last year’s Suppliers Night was a great success, and this years should only be better! Looking forward to seeing you there. They also have a golf outing and race car event on March 10^th.

IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING…

The former Texas section of your local IFT is now part of the Alamo section. The local IFT Texas and Alamo sections have merged into one regional section, Alamo. Welcome to all members. The union of our sections only benefits local IFT activities.

NATIONAL IFT NEWS

Call for Authors

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS) and Journal of Food Science Education (JFSE) are part of Journal of Food Science (JFS) family of journals.  Offered as web-only journals, CRFSFS publishes comprehensive, critical reviews on topics of current issues in food science, technology and safety.  Coverage includes physical, nutritional and genetic, as well as many other topics.  Consider publishing your next comprehensive manuscript in CRFSFS.  Visit us at www.ift.org.

Journal of Food Science Education is unique in its field and offered as a web-only journal.  The target audience is food science educators at all levels.  JFSE's primary goal is to educate and improve instructional practices and result in more competent food science personnel.  Consider publishing your next educational article in JFSE.  Visit us at www.ift.org.

STILL HOT…

Update Your Bookmarks

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2004 IFT Call for Nominations

            An IFT Fellow is a unique professional distinction conferred on individuals who have been IFT Members for 15-years and a Professional Member at the time of nomination.  Deadline for receipt of nominations is February 1, 2004.  For Fellow nomination forms and instructions visit the IFT web site at www.ift.org/awards/fellows/nomination.shtml.

You may also contact Patti Pagliuco, Awards Manager, at the IFT office via email (pgpagliuco@ift.org), or by phone (1/800-IFT-FOOD) for information.

A PRIZE TO CONSIDER!

World Food Prize- call for nominations for 2004 will be welcomed at the Prize headquarters from October 16, 2003 - February 29, 2004. The World Food Prize, known as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture,” is awarded annually for a specific, exceptionally significant achievement at any point along the full range of the food production and distribution chain including, but not limited to: soil and land; plant and animal science; food science and technology; nutrition; rural development; marketing; food processing and packaging; water and the environment; natural resources; physical infrastructure; transportation and distribution; special or extraordinary feeding programs; social organization and poverty elimination; economics and finance; policy analysis; and advocacy and implementation.

Please refer to The World Food Prize website for details on the nomination criteria and procedure: http://www.worldfoodprize.org/. Or, contact the Secretariat by mail: The World Food Prize Foundation, 1700 Ruan Center, 666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; by telephone: 515-245-3796; or by email: jpim@worldfoodprize.org. The Foundation’s President, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn would also be pleased to answer any questions about the nomination and selection process. He can be reached at 515-245-3770.