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	printer-friendly version . send feedback on this newsletter Phospholipid Divison web page AOCS Phospholipid Division Newsletter April 2008 Short Course: Lecithin & Phospholipids in Emulsions Thursday and Friday 5-6 June 2008, Ghent, Belgium After the Ghent 2005 and AOCS-Quebec 2007 Lecithin Short Courses, ILPS and Ghent University offer the 2008 short course, to be held in Het Pand, an old Dominican monastery owned by Ghent University, with laboratory demonstrations in the Laboratory of Food Technology. Who should attend? Scientists, product developers, QA/QC managers, lab technicians, application technologists, plant supervisors and sales managers working with lecithin, phospholipids, emulsifiers and emulsions in the food, pharmaceutical, and other industries, institutes, or academia. AOCS Phospholipid Division members are requested to disseminate this information to their business contacts and staff. Technical Program Thursday 5 June Session I: Lecithin Characterization Session II: Emulsion Preparation and Stabilization Session III: Laboratory Demonstrations *!! Participants may bring own their lecithin sample for testing !!* Session IV: Emulsion Characterization Friday 6 June Session V: Food Applications Session VI: Legislation Session VII: Applications II Program details are on the website or ask organizer Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen. Short Course Speakers / Instructors / Coordinators Prof. Dr. Koen Dewettinck, Ghent University Dr. Reinhard Lange, Cargill Texturant Systems, Germany Dr. Jaap Nijsse, Unilever Research, The Netherlands Mrs. Saskia RombautVan der Looven, Ghent University Dr. Michael Schneider, Lecithos, Germany Prof. Dr. Paul Van der Meeren, Ghent University Ir. Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen, Lecipro Consulting, The Netherlands Ir. Judith van Peij-Visser, Kerry Bioscience, The Netherlands Speaker information is given on the ILPS website. Call for Posters: Best ILPS Poster Award Under the theme "Students meet Industry" M.Sc. and Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit posters on related topics. The Best Poster Award will be presented at the end of the course. Course Homepage Program details, registration form, hotel and travel information are available at http://www.ilps.org; for further information contact lecithin@lecipro.nl. Also in this newsletter: Greetings from the Chair, by Jonathan Maynes Hermann Pardun Prize Flanders' Food Emulsion Seminars in Spring 2008 Various Lecithin Papers AOCS, 2710 S. Boulder, Urbana, IL 61802-6996 USA	Division Officers Chairperson Jonathan Maynes phone: 1-314-982-3162 fax: 1-314-982-2899 Vice Chairperson/MDC Gary List phone: 1-309-681-6388 fax: 1-309-681-6340 Secretary Moghis Ahmad phone: 1-847-775-4568 fax: 1-847-887-9281 Treasurer Toni Wang phone: 1-515-294-5448 fax:1-515-294-8181 Member-at-Large Bernie Szuhaj phone: 1-260-489-6849 Member-at-Large Lance Colbert phone: 1-217-451-5802 fax: 1-217-451-2457 Member-at-Large Randy Zigmont phone: 1-203-262-7100 fax: 1-203-262-7101 Member-at-Large Walt Shaw phone: 1-205-663-2494 fax: 1-205-663-0756 Member-at-Large Susan Gurkin phone: 1-770-986-6268 fax: 1-770-986-6282 Member-at-Large Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen phone: +31 72 505 5617 fax. +31 72 505 5618 Immediate Past Chairperson Bruce Sebree phone: 1-217-451-4067 fax: 1-217-451-2693 Past Chairperson Joseph Casey phone:1-260-425-5926 fax: 1-260-425-6435