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AOCS Protein and Co-Products Division
Newsletter April 2007

Message from the Chair
Keshun Liu

Have you registered for this year's AOCS Annual Meeting (May 13-16) yet? If not, it is now a great time to do so. You have many compelling reasons to attend this year's annual meeting. First, it is to be held in the beautiful city of Québec, Canada, which offers an exciting mixture of cultures and attractions. Second, this year's meeting is a joint World Congress with the Japanese Oil Chemists' Society (JOCS) and the International Society for Fat Research. Third, it is a global business forum with more than 650 technical presentations divided into 65 sessions and 13 interest areas, in addition to Hot Topic Symposia and over 120 exhibits. Our own division, Protein and Co-Products, has five symposia and one general oral session, with a total of more than 45 presentations. Within these sessions, one is co-organized with JOCS, and one is co-sponsored with the Feed Microscopy Division of AOCS. The full program of our Division is listed on the AOCS website. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the session organizers for their professional services.

The Protein and Co-Products Board meeting will be held on Sunday, May 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., along with other Division Board meetings, in the same big room. In order to attend this meeting, some board members (including myself) may have to start their trip on Saturday. The Protein and Co-Products Roundtable discussion is to be held on Tuesday, May 15 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Open to all meeting participants, its purpose is planning technical programs of future annual meetings. I invite and encourage every one of you to participate in this discussion and provide your ideas and suggestions.

A highlighted event for our division is Tuesday's dinner. We are holding the event jointly with the Edible Application Division. The speaker for the event will be past AOCS President Dr. Jim Daun from Agric-Analytical Consulting, who will give an enlightening overview of the history, processing and utilization of canola. As usual, winners of the ADM Best Paper Awards will receive their plaques at the dinner. The event also features a social hour with cash bar and full-service dinner. The menu includes Nordique shrimp cocktail and grilled grapefruit, cream of asparagus, fillet of beef, vegetables a l'orientale, and homemade chocolate cake with raspberry coulis. I cannot wait to taste these foods! Once again, the Protein and Co-Products Division is offering a special discount ticket price of $20 to all students who would like to attend the dinner.

I am grateful to all of you for your involvement with the Protein and Co-Products Division, particularly to these who make an extra effort in serving our division as board members, session organizers, etc., and to Mila Hojilla-Evangelista, our immediate past Chairperson, for her able service. I am also grateful to a few AOCS staff, who have provided great service to various aspects of our division: technical, financial, award administration, membership, newsletter, etc. I want to thank our outgoing board members, Shaowen Wu and Prachuab Kwanyuen, for their valuable contributions to the Protein and Co-Products Division during their terms of office. Also, congratulation to Nick Parris, our division's treasurer and secretary, on his retirement after 41 years of professional service to ARS-USDA.

Again, the AOCS and its Protein and Co-Products Division have prepared high-quality technical and social programs for this year's Annual Meeting. Do not hesitate, register now. See you soon in Québec.

Protein and Co-Products Activities in the Annual Meeting

Board Meeting
Sunday May 13, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Room 206AB of the Québec City Convention Centre

Roundtable Discussion
Tuesday, May 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Room 203 of the Québec City Convention Centre

Division Dinner
Tuesday, May 15, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Panorama Les Plaines room at the Hilton Québec

Division Financial Status

The division membership relies on its board to oversee the funds and use them in appropriate programs. As of December 31, 2006, the division finances are in good standing order, and the board holds this responsibility in high regard.

Other articles in this newsletter:

• Developing Plant Products for Aquafeeds
• Nick Parris Retires
• Suggestions on Book Projects Needed

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