Here we are, only a few weeks from the Annual Meeting and I want to take this opportunity to inform you of our Division’s plans in St Louis. We have an excellent program lined up covering a variety of interest areas this year. Sessions include: Phospholipids in Drug Delivery (2 sessions), Enzymatically Modified Phospholipids, Regulatory Issues/Allergenicity in Soy Based Products (joint with PCP Div), General Phospholipids and a poster session. Thanks go out to our session chairs for putting together such an excellent program.

This year we will be seeing some changes to the normal schedule of activities prior to the start of the meeting. The ILPS Board meeting will be held in Room 261 on Sunday, April 30th from noon-1:30 (attendees are urged to bring their lunch or dine prior). The Phospholipid Roundtable discussion will be held in the same room immediately after from 1:30-2:00. We welcome and encourage all Phospholipid Division members to attend the Roundtable, as this is when we do our brainstorming for ideas for future technical programming. The Phospholipid Div Board meeting will follow in room 222 from 2:00-3:00. This year, all of the AOCS Div Boards will hold their meetings at the same time in the same room (222). Our luncheon meeting will be Monday, May 1st, from 12:00–2:00 p.m. in Room 280. The speaker this year is Dr. Paul Van der Meeren, co-recipient of the 2005 Phospholipid Division Best Paper Award. Best paper award this year was presented for the publication “Influence of Hydrolyzed Lecithin on Protein Adsorption and Heat Stability of a Sterilized Coffee Cream Simulant" by Van der Meeren, P., El- Bakry, M., Neirynck, N., Noppe, P. Students can attend the lunch for only $10, so please encourage all the students you know who will be at the meeting to join us.

See you in St. Louie!
Bruce Sebree

Division Meetings
Phospholipid Division

• Board Meeting--Sunday, April 30, 2–3 pm, Room 222
• Roundtable Discussion--Sunday, April 30, 1:30-2 p.m., Room 261
• Luncheon Meeting--Monday, May 1, 12–2 pm, Room 280. Paul Van der Meeren, co-recipient of the Phosopholipid Division Best Paper, is the featured speaker.

• Board Meeting--Division officers will meet to discuss operations and strategic plans for Division activities. All Division Board Meetings will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm in Room 222 prior to Division Council.
• Roundtable Discussion--This meeting will set priorities for Division activities and funds. Technical sessions for future annual meetings and other education and meeting opportunities will also be discussed.
• Luncheon/Dinner Meeting--This social function provides attendees time to network with peers. A presentation related to the Division topic may be scheduled following the meal.

The latest tentative technical program for the Phospholipid Division is available to view or download in .pdf format. From Regulatory Issues/Allergenicity in Soy Based Products (presented jointly with the PCP Division) to two sessions on Phospholipids in Drug Delivery, bookmark this link and check back regularly to see the exciting program that the Phospholipid Division has planned in St. Louis. __________________________________________

Hot Topics at this year's Annual Meeting include symposia on Enhanced Soybean Oils: Traits for Improving Product Functionality & Human Health and Analytical Challenges in the Advancement of Healthy Oils and Fats to the Market Place. __________________________________________

To view all AOCS and AOCS Division award winners visit http:// www.aocs.org/member/awards/.

The ILPS 9th International Congress “Phospholipids for Health” will take place from 8-10 September, 2006, in Pecs, Hungary. The Technical Program, featuring 20+ papers, includes:

• Metabolism and function of lipids in the brain, Chair: N. Salem, K. Kitajka
• Sphingolipids I, Chair: Y. Igarashi, Y. Nagai
• Sphingolipids II, Chair: A. Nilsson
• Marine Phospholipids: Chair: M. Schneider

In inform . . .

Here’s a sample of what’s coming up in the May 2006 issue of inform: a 16-page supplement focusing on Building Biodiesel. Features include a poll of industry movers & shakers, a report from the 2006 National Biodiesel Conference and Expo, and practical advice on biodiesel plant construction. The supplement, sponsored by Crown Iron Works, is the first in a continuing AOCS series highlighting the latest trends and information in Biorenewable Resources. Number two in the series, sponsored by DeSmet Ballestra, will appear in August and explore the state of the European biodiesel industry.

In Lipids . . .

Articles
• Vitamin A Deficiency Enhances DHA and 22:5n-6 in Liver of Rats Fed a-Linolenic Acid-Adequate Diet
• Effects of Geographic Source, Rearing System, and Season on the Nutritional Quality of Wild and Farmed Perca fluviatilis
• FA Profiles and Mobilization During Fasting from Adipose Tissue of the American Marten (Martes americana)
• Effects of CLA and Troglitazone on Lipid Accumulation and Composition in Lean and Zucker Diabetic Fatty (fa/fa) Rats
• Olive Oil Consumption and Weight Change: The SUN Prospective Cohort Study
• Effects of Soy or Milk Protein During a High Fat Feeding Challenge on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Lipids in Healthy Men
• Oleate-Induced Formation of Fat Cells with Impaired Insulin Sensitivity
• Coexistence of Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C and Phospholipase D Activities in Rat Cerebral Cortex Synaptosomes
• Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Activity and TAG Synthesis in Germinating Castor Seed Cotyledons

Methods
• Prediction of Adipose Tissue Composition Using Raman Spectroscopy: Average Properties and Individual Fatty Acids
• Fluorescent Image Analysis of Lipid Hydroperoxides in Fish Muscle with 3-Perylene Diphenylphosphine

Communications
• Acyl Migration During Debenzylation of 1,3-Di-O-Benzyl-2-O-acylglycerols
• Very Long Chain FA Methyl Esters in Transesterified Palm Oil

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The purpose of the Division is to promote professional interest, communications, and competence of experts in the phospholipid and lecithin field. The Division works toward international cooperation in this field by bringing together scientists from around the world to share information about phospholipids and lecithins. The Division works to unite professionals to research and understand the following areas related to phospholipids: physical and chemical methods used to quantify lecithins; practical applications in baking, confections, meats, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; and improvements in making emulsification systems. The Division maintains a close working relationship with the International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society (ILPS netlink: http://www.ilps.org/).