Food perception and food preference 4th International Advanced Course 26 - 29 November 2007 Wageningen, The Netherlands organised by The Graduate School VLAG, in co-operation with Wageningen Taste and Smell Centre of Wageningen University (WU) |
Background
Food preferences are a major determinant of food intake. The course will focus on how food preferences develop and how they are maintained or changed in later life. Special attention will be devoted to perceptual and sensory determinants of preference behaviour and food intake. Sensory factors do not appear to function in isolation; they act within a context of social and cultural food habits. Such connections will be discussed. Moreover, attention will be devoted to food preferences and the multinational company. During the course there will be lectures on preference theory and methods and techniques of sensory and preference measurement.
Target group
The course is at graduate level and aims at food scientists, nutritionists and other food-related professionals. The course may be valuable for those working in the food industry and for graduate students working on a PhD related to food, food choice or food intake.
Course design
The course will be mainly composed of lectures with ample opportunity for discussions. There will be presentations of the research plans of the participants and an excursion to a Food Product research bureau. At the end of the course there will be a round table discussion.
Provisional programme
Course coordinators
Other faculty
Date & duration
The course will be held from Monday 26 November starting at 10.30 hrs until Thursday 29 November, 2007.
Study load
The study load of this course is 1.0 ECTS credit.
Language
The course will be conducted in English.
Location & accommodation
Lectures and demonstrations will be given at the Wageningen International Conference Centre (WICC).
A number of hotel rooms have been blocked at the WICC for course participants, but only until 16 October 2007. Accommodation costs are € 75 (WICC single room; incl. breakfast, excl. Tax)) and € 98.50 (double room; incl. breakfast, excl. Tax) per night.
Participants have to book their own hotel room.
Hotel reservation is handled by WICC, see www.wicc.nl.
Please mention booking code FP07.
Contact information
For more information please contact:
Mrs. Yvonne Smolders
The Graduate School VLAG
P.O.Box 8129
6700 EV Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 317 485108
Fax: +31 317 483342
E-mail: Yvonne.Smolders@wur.nl
The registration form must be returned before 26 October, 2007.
Registrations are accepted in the order in which the registration form and course fee payment are received.
The course fee (which includes materials, coffee/tea during breaks, lunches and one dinner (Monday) but does not cover accommodation) depends on the participant's affiliation:
| Industry/ For -Profit | € 1400,- |
| University staff/ Non -Profit | € 700,- |
| PhD students | € 400,- |
| VLAG PhD students | € 185,- |
Applicants will be informed of acceptance of their registration before 30 October. They will then receive instructions for payment, a letter of acceptance to apply for a visa (if applicable), and further course details. Cancellations may be made free of charge until 26 October 2007. After this date the charge will be 25 % of the course fee already paid or due. Substitutions for participants may be made until the start of the course.
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