I have had some initial discussions with AOCS staff, and we are planning to do the following:
- Sell tickets at 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.
- Work with Jeff Newman to help organize this event in Seattle. This includes obtaining any necessary licenses, clearances, rooms, etc. from the convention organizers.
- Have a charge for the session ($ amount to be determined) & track attendance.
Please contact Jim Barren (JBarren@Kalsec.com) or John Weaver (JWeaver@Kalsec.com) if you have any other thoughts on this event.
Program Plans
Several people attended the roundtable discussion in Québec City this year, and all contributed to tentative program suggestions for next year. The program is currently as listed below, but the ‘Oxidation of Sterols’ sessions is going to move to an earlier time – details to follow. I would like to thank Roman Przybylski for suggesting this topic and offering to chair this new session for LOQ. 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). I would like to thank the session chairpersons for reviewing their abstracts and inviting speakers for their sessions. The program, at this writing, is as follows:
Mon a.m. Omega 3's and Dairy (Cliff Hall, Mehmet Tulbek) - potential
joint session with the Edible Applications Technology Division
Mon p.m. Nutraceutical Lipids (Fereidoon Shahidi and Michael Eskin) -
potential joint session with the Health & Nutrition Division (See Doug Bilbus)
Tues a.m. Hot Topic
Tues p.m. Lipid Oxidation in Emulsions (Charlotte Jacobsen, Eric Decker) - also potential joint session with the Edible Applications Technology Division
Wed a.m. General Antioxidants (Karen Schwarz, Usha Thiyam)
Wed p.m. Oxidation of Sterols (Roman Przybylski)
Poster Session (Jim Barren)
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 involving 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.
Jim
Newsletter Sponsorship
If you would like to be a sponsor in the next newsletter and have your company highlighted please contact Clifford Hall (Clifford.hall@ndsu.edu ) or William Gillespie (williamg@aocs.org). Your company’s name and logo will appear on the email newsletter with a link to the company website. Sponsorship will be used to support LOQ Division activity such as the Edwin Frankel best paper in Lipid Oxidation and Quality award.
Member Highlight: Clifford Hall, Ph.D.
Dr. Hall is a Food Scientist in the Cereal and Food Sciences Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU). He received a Ph.D. under the direction of Dr. Susan Cuppett at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1996. Dr. Hall is the current Past Chair of the LOQ Division and currently serves as a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society.
At NDSU, he teaches both graduate and undergraduate level courses, and is the faculty advisor for the Food Science/Food Safety Club. Dr. Hall advises three Ph.D. and four M.S. graduate research assistants and serves on 12 graduate committees for students in five different academic programs.
The primary focus of his research is creating functional foods and foods with novel ingredients. His research deals with phytochemicals from commodities such as canola, raisins and flaxseed. Stability of phytochemicals under model food processing conditions is also part of his research. At the upcoming annual meeting he will present the stability of flaxseed-fortified bread in the LOQ 1 session. The linolenic acid in flaxseed is susceptible to oxidation, thus understanding the stability issues of this fatty acid in complex systems is essential for successful functional food development using flaxseed as an omega-3 source. Other research involves the application of natural antioxidants in oil-based model systems. Some of this work includes modifying chemical structures of natural antioxidants.
If you are an LOQ member and know a division member to highlight, please send a short (2 paragraph) document to the newsletter editor Clifford Hall (Clifford.hall@ndsu.edu).
Technical Session highlights
In the next few newsletters we will highlight the technical sessions proposed for the upcoming AOCS Annual Meeting (May, 2008, Seattle) by providing more description of the sessions. In this newsletter the LOQ 1 and LOQ 3 session are presented. For more information about LOQ 1 or 3 sessions contact Clifford Hall (Clifford.hall@ndsu.edu) or Charlotte Jacobsen (cja@difres.dk).
The LOQ 1 session is a joint session with the Edible Applications Technology Division (EAT 1). The title of the session is Omega-3 Application and Stability. This session will provide information about consumer trends, application in foods, sources and stability of omega-3 fortified foods. The session will first introduce the audience to omega-3 sources and market trends, followed by the application and stability of long chained omega-3 lipids in foods, and finally the application and stability of short-chained omega-3 lipids in foods. Emphasis will be placed on omega-3 from fish oil, flaxseed, canola and Stearidonic acid from soy.
The LOQ3 session is the ”Lipid oxidation in emulsion” session. This session will provide information about oxidation in both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions prepared with different types of emulsifiers ranging from low molecular weight surfactants to proteins. Some of the emulsions discussed will be based on fish oil. Most of the presentations will concern model emulsions, but a few presentations will deal with food emulsions. The effect on oxidative stability of adding various types of antioxidative compounds, e.g. fructose in the emulsions will also be discussed. One presentation will discuss how functional compounds such as lycopene can be stabilized against oxidation in emulsions.
Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Profile, by Catherine Watkins
(from inform)
Division name: Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division
Division mission: The Lipid Oxidation and Quality (LOQ) Division is the primary group for professionals in lipid oxidation with a major focus in food applications. This Division is multidisciplinary with overlapping interests of individuals in other AOCS Divisions. The Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division members organize the annual meeting technical program in the areas of LOQ, organize international conferences, and contribute articles and books to AOCS publications. The Division encompasses the technical areas of flavor, instrumentation, chemical analyses, biological oxidation, antioxidants, nutraceuticals, processing, and mechanisms. The Division membership includes members from more than 40 countries with 40% from academic/research and 60% from industry.
Resources: A variety of publications available through AOCS Press at www.aocs.org/catalog; technical sessions at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo and periodic short courses.
Award: The Edwin Frankel Award for Best Paper in Lipid Oxidation and Quality is presented annually to the authors of the best paper relating to lipid oxidation or quality published during the past year in AOCS Press publications.
2007-2008 board members: Chairperson: Jim Barren, Kalsec Inc., jbarren@kalsec.com; Vice-Chairperson: Charlotte Jacobsen, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, cja@difres.dk; Secretary/Treasurer: John Weaver, Kalsec Inc., jweaver@kalsec.com; Program Committee Representative: Afaf Kamal-Eldin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, afaf.kamal-eldin@lmv.slu.se; Member-at-Large/Program Committee Representative: Usha Thiyam, University of Manitoba, thiyam@cc.umanitoba.ca; Member-at-Large/Awards: Jill Winkler, USDA ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, jill.winkler@ars.usda.gov; Member-at-Large: Amy Richards, Food Science Australia, amy.richards@csiro.au; Member-at-Large: Shane Zhou, Kellogg Co., shane.zhou@kellogg.com; Immediate Past Chairperson: Clifford Hall, North Dakota State University, clifford.hall@ndsu.edu
Netlink: www.aocs.org/member/division/lipidox/
The AOCS LOQ Division will have the chance to participate in a beer-tasting training session at the 2008 Annual Meeting & Expo. Photo courtesy of Kalsec Inc.
LOQ Division to learn about beer tasting
There is a reason, other than social, for the AOCS Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division (LOQ) to produce a beer-tasting session at the 2008 Annual Meeting & Expo in Seattle, May 18-21, 2008.
"We thought it might be interesting because a large part of spoilage in beer is related to lipid oxidation," Division Chairperson Jim Barren explains. Barren, it turns out, is a professionally trained beer taster as part of his work as research manager at Kalsec, Inc. (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA).
LOQ Division members should be forewarned, however: There will only be room for 50 people at the inaugural event, tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of Monday, May 19. "We're doing this on a trial basis," notes Barren, adding that Kalsec's master brewer, Mike Babb, will "run the show."
Babb will take participants through a typical beer-tasting training session involving some standard oxidation flavors—some pleasurable and some not. By the end of the session, participants should have a working knowledge of how to taste beer ("we'll teach them several techniques for getting flavors into the olfactory cavity"), what tastes really wonderful (Barren is a fan of linalool, a hop oil), and what to avoid and why.
The latter turned out to be particularly useful recently for Barren who, while traveling, sat with a colleague in an airport bar. To kill time, they both ordered draft beers. But only the colleague drank his, because Barren's trained nose identified the presence of diacetyl notes in the beer, signaling a possible problem with microbial contamination.
"The colleague thought I was nuts," Barren reports.
The language of beer tasting is similar to that of wine tasting, he says, in that both require a flavor lexicon in order for trained testers to communicate. A key flavor that Barren had difficulty learning to detect is known as "paper," which indicates the presence of trans-2-nonenal, a typical fatty acid oxidation product. Then there is the familiar rotten egg smell of hydrogen sulfide, which is actually a good sign because—at a low level—it means the beer is fresh.
If the trial beer tasting training session is a hit at next year's Annual Meeting & Expo, the LOQ Division will most probably do it again, Barren says, adding that a similar event he and Babb have done locally in Michigan has had an "unbelievable response."
In addition to the beer tasting, the Division will, of course, produce its usual high-quality technical sessions. The group has added a new technical session on lipid oxidation in sterols and, as always, the meeting creates the chance for members to extend their network of professional contacts.
"I think one of the greatest benefits of Division membership is putting faces to the names in the literature," Barren says. "It means I know just who to call for help whenever I am faced with a new project."
Bylaw Changes
LOQ
executive board has suggested changes and propose acceptance of the proposed
bylaws. In January, a ballot via an email will request that you participate in
a survey monkey that will ask you to vote on the proposed changes. Results of
the survey will be present at the AOCS annual meeting during the LOQ business
lunch.
Proposed Bylaws
THE
LIPID OXIDATION AND QUALITY DIVISION
of
THE
AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS' SOCIETY (AOCS)
as amended in November 1996 (January
2008)
ARTICLE
I
Name
The name of this organization is the Lipid
Oxidation and Quality Division of the AOCS hereinafter referred to as
"Division" and "Society," respectively.
ARTICLE
II
Purpose
The objective of the Lipid Oxidation and Quality
Division is to serve the professional interests of the Division membership.
The Division will provide a forum through which members of similar technical
interest may organize to exchange professional information, develop programs or
meetings, publish monographs, etc.
ARTICLE III
Definition
and Scope
The Division shall operate within the Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Society. In addition, the Division shall
have a supplementary set of bylaws to govern its conduct.
ARTICLE
IV
Membership
and Dues
1. THE
DIVISION AND ITS MEMBERS. All members of the Society are eligible for
membership in the Division. Dues-paying members of the Society shall pay
additional dues, if they desire to belong to the Division.
AOCS members exempt from
paying dues to the Society as stated in the AOCS bylaws are also exempt from
paying dues to the Division but shall have all the rights and privileges of
Division membership.
Active student members
shall not be entitled to vote or hold elective office but shall enjoy all other
rights and privileges.
2. DUES.
Dues are set by the Division Board. Dues will normally be collected through
the Society's annual billing or at the time they join.
3. CODE OF
ETHICS. Division members shall subscribe to the Code of Ethics as expressed in
the Articles of Incorporation of the Society.
4. JOINING,
ELECTION, RESIGNATION. Membership in the Division becomes effective when the
Division Treasurer has been paid or:
1. is
notified that the dues have been received at headquarters, or
2. is
notified by the Society Executive Director that a dues-exempt member has
requested membership in the Division
Any dues-paying member
shall be considered to have resigned if Division dues have not been received by April 1 (May 15) of the current
year. A dues-exempt member shall be considered to have resigned if he/she
fails to indicate a desire to continue membership on the annual billing notice
of the Society.
Provisions of the
Society for suspending dues without penalty shall apply to the Division also.
5. EXPULSION.
Expulsion from the Society may be cause for expulsion from the Division.
ARTICLE
V
Officers
and Executive Board
1. OFFICERS
AND THEIR ELECTION. The officers of the Division shall be a Chairperson, a
Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary/Treasurer. Officers shall be elected by
secret ballot every two years and shall serve for a term of two years. No
elected officer may serve in the same office for more than two consecutive
terms.
The biennial election
shall be conducted by letter and/or internet
ballot by the Nomination and Election Committee. In case of a tie vote
for any office, one of the candidates shall be elected by a majority vote of
the Executive Board in office.
Vacancies among elected
Board Members shall be filled by the Chairperson with the unanimous consent of
the remaining Board Members.
2. BOARD MEMBERS
AT-LARGE AND THEIR ELECTION.
Four board members-at-large shall be appointed for a two-year term. in the same election and in the same year Division
officers are elected. At-large members shall be appointed by
the Division Chairperson with the advice and consent of the Division Executive
Committee. If an at- large member resigns, a
newly appointed member may be assigned by the Chairperson and Division
Executive Committee to serve a full two years from the time of the appointment. Members-at-large shall be voting members of the Division Board.
3. DIVISION
BOARD. The Division Board shall consist of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,
Secretary/Treasurer, four members-at-large and the immediate past Division
Chairperson. If the immediate past Division Chairperson cannot or does not
desire to serve, his/her immediate predecessor shall serve in his/her stead.
The Division Board shall conduct the affairs of the Division for two years or
until a new Board is elected.
4. EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Division Chairperson,
Vice Chairperson, Secretary/Treasurer and immediate Past President.
ARTICLE
VI
Election
of Officers
1. NOMINATION
AND ELECTION COMMITTEE. The immediate past chairperson of the Division shall
serve as chairperson of the Nomination and Election Committee. In addition to
the Chairperson, the committee shall consist of the three most recent past
chairpersons of the Division. The Nominating and Election Committee shall
present a slate of candidates to the Division Board for approval.
2. ELECTION
PROCESS. A call for nominations shall appear in the Division Newsletter prior
to development of a slate of candidates. Once the slate of candidates is
approved by the Division Board the ballot shall be sent to the Division
membership. Results of the election should be announced at the business
meeting of the Division held during the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.
3. ELECTION
BALLOT. The Vice Chairperson, if eligible, shall be nominated without
opposition for the office of Chairperson. If for any reason, the Vice
Chairperson is not a candidate for Chairperson, the Nominating and Election
Committee shall nominate candidate(s) for the office of Chairperson.
4. COUNTING
ELECTION RETURNS. To be valid, election ballots shall be returned to the
Society Headquarters office. In the case of
electronic submission, a member must first log in prior to voting. This will
serve as a means to verify their vote. The AOCS Staff shall verify the
validity of the paper ballots returned,
count the ballots and notify the Division Chairperson and Chairperson of the
Nomination and Election Committee of the results..
ARTICLE
VII
Duties
of the Officers
1. The
officers shall perform the duties customarily associated with the offices they
hold unless provided otherwise in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the Society. Specific responsibilities will be outlined by the Division Board.
ARTICLE VIII
Division
Board Duties
The Division Board is
the general executive body of the Division. The Division Board shall determine
the policies and direct the affairs of the Division to promote its best interests.
It shall direct the manner in which all funds are to be expended and invested
and shall set the annual dues of members.
Five voting members of
the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum.
The Division Board shall
meet at least once a year at the annual meeting of the Society. During the
year, the Division Chairperson can ascertain the view of Board members through
letters, emails or phone calls.
Additional meetings of the Division Board may be called during the year by the
Chairperson or by 4 (four) Board members upon notice of at least 30 days.
ARTICLE
IX
Appointed
Committees
1. TYPES OF
COMMITTEES. The Division Board may appoint committees as needed.
ARTICLE
X
Meetings
1. TIME AND
PLACE OF MEETINGS. There shall be at least one business meeting of the
Division each year in connection with the annual meeting of the Society but not
conflicting with the annual business meeting of the Society.
2. NOTICE OF
MEETINGS. At least thirty days notice of time, place, and purpose of each regular
or special meeting shall be communicated to members of the Division.
4. POSTPONEMENT
OF MEETINGS. If the annual meeting cannot be held for a valid reason, the
Division Board shall announce the results of election to the membership by
newsletter or mail.
If no quorum exists at
an annual meeting of the Division, the Executive Committee may submit any
matter originally scheduled for presentation at the meeting to the membership
for ratification or rejection by letter ballot.
5. SPECIAL
BUSINESS MEETINGS. A special business meeting of the Division may be called at
any time at the discretion of the Executive Board. The call for the meeting
shall be issued at least thirty days prior to the meeting and shall state the
purpose of the meeting. No other business shall be transacted. Official
notice of the meeting may be given in INFORM, by newsletter, email or mail.
ARTICLE
XI
Meeting
Procedures
1. QUORUM.
Twenty-five members present shall constitute a quorum for conducting Division
business. Any member may cast his/her vote in person or by written proxy. The
majority of votes cast upon any question shall control.
2. VOTING.
Every question coming before a meeting of the Division, the Executive Board or
a committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast unless otherwise
provided by the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Society or
Division.
3. PROCEDURE.
Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, its most recent available edition, shall
govern meetings of Division, wherever applicable.
ARTICLE
XII
Amendments
to the Bylaws
Proposed amendments of
the Bylaws shall be presented in writing to the Division Board and if approved
by a majority of the Board, shall be communicated to Division members at the
annual meeting of the Division. At the annual meeting of the Division, the
proposed amendments shall be presented by a member of the Executive Board for
adoption or rejection. A favorable vote by a quorum of members present
certifies adoption. Alternatively, the proposed amendments may be submitted to
the membership by internet or mail
ballots. Amendments approved by the Division membership at the annual meeting or by mail ballot shall take effect immediately.
ARTICLE
XIII
Duration
of the Division
The duration of the
Division shall be perpetual but shall not exceed the duration of the Society.
ARTICLE
XIV
Dissolution
No part of the net
earnings of Division shall inure to the benefit of any private individual. In
the event of dissolution of the Division, its assets shall be applied first to
the payment of its obligations. Any assets remaining shall be transferred to
the Governing Board of the Society.
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