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AOCS Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division
Newsletter February 2008

AOCS ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL

Message from the Chair
Jim Barren

Beer Training in Seattle
As mentioned last time, a beer tasting and training session at the AOCS meeting, as an LOQ fundraiser and new member recruitment activity, was proposed at last May's Division Council Meeting.  This event would be held on Monday afternoon, 4-5 p.m..  We would have a master brewer, skilled in art of beer tasting and training to lead the event.  We are planning to do the following:

• Sell tickets on registration to help get a better advance headcount for planning purposes.  We anticipate limiting this to 50 people the first time around to see how well it works.
• Tickets will be $20 for members and $30 for non-members of LOQ

LOQ Board Meeting
The LOQ Board Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 18 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m..  All members are welcomed and encouraged to come.

Luncheon and Roundtable
As a reminder, the LOQ luncheon will be on Monday, May 19, so please don’t forget to register for this.  This year’s menu will include herb chicken breast and mocha fudge cake.  The annual Edwin Frankel Award for Best Paper in Lipid Oxidation and Quality will be presented at the luncheon.

The Roundtable for discussing next year’s 100th anniversary program will be in the LOQ presentation room on Tuesday from 5-6 p.m..  This should be shortly after the last LOQ presentation.

13th Annual Student Common Interest Group Silent Auction
This supports student scholarships.  You can get online and provide donations.  Amy Lydic is the contact person for this.  You can contact her by email at Amyl@aocs.org.

Program Plans
I would like to thank everyone involved in pulling together this year’s technical program, both organizers and session chairs, for your time and dedication to a creating a quality event.  Anyone having questions regarding this program should contact our program chairpersons:  Afaf Kamal-Eldin (email: afaf.kamal-eldin@lmv.slu.se) or Usha Thiyam (email: thiyam@cc.umanitoba.ca). The program, at this writing, is as follows:

Mon. a.m.
LOQ 1/EAT 1: Omega-3 Lipids: Application and Stability (Cliff Hall, Mehmet Tulbek)

Mon. p.m.
LOQ 2: Nutraceutical and Specialty Oils
(Fereidoon Shahidi and Michael Eskin)

This session will cover nutraceutical and specialty lipids, including omega-3 oils, their delivery and food applications as well as health benefits. In addition,other lipids from novel sources with specific properties deemed important to health will be covered. The session will provide both fundamental information and application as functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals for health promotion and disease risk reduction.

LOQ P: Lipid Oxidation and Quality Poster Session (Jim Barren)

Tues. p.m.
LOQ 3: Lipid Oxidation in Emulsions
(Charlotte Jacobsen, Eric Decker)

Wed. p.m.
LOQ 4: Oxidation of Sterols
(Roman Przybylski, Anna Lampi)

This session will introduce mechanism of plant sterols oxidation and products formed during this process. The explanation of analytical procedures required for oxides presence and the amount assessment, followed by health implication of phytosterol oxides, and finally evidence of the occurrence of phytosterol oxidation products in foods and feeds. Also emphasis will be placed on the formation of plant sterol oxides duringoil, oilseeds and food processing.

Wed. p.m.
LOQ 5: General Lipid Oxidation and Quality (Karen Schwarz, Usha Thiyam)

History of AOCS
The 2009 Meeting will be the 100th anniversary of AOCS.  Divisional is trying to put together a timeline of events over the last 100 years.  Do you have photos or stories of important events for LOQ or AOCS from the last 100 years that you can share?  If so, please contact Jim Barren (JBarren@Kalsec.com), Charlotte Jacobsen (cja@dfu.min.dk), John Weaver (JWeaver@Kalsec.com) or Cliff Hall (Clifford.Hall@ndsu.edu) and we will get those items to those in charge of the timeline.

Thanks to AOCS Staff

I would like to thank some of our AOCS staff members who have been supporting us not only at the meetings, but through out the year:  Barb Semeraro & Kathy Atchley—general support, Joy McClaugherty—annual meeting logistics and in this case it means lunch and beer tasting (annual meeting logistics) and Donna Elbon—speaker and poster presenter support.  Please thank these people in Seattle when you see them.

See you in Seattle!
Jim

Also in this newsletter:

AOCS 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle May 18-21
Discounted Registration Available Through February 29

Member Highlight: Michael Eskin, Ph.D.

AOCS Offers Expanded Career Center

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