On 23 of September, 2024, a dedicated satellite meeting will be organised as a pre-event of the 17th International Weurman Flavour Research Symposium that will be held on 24 – 27 September 2024 at Wageningen University and Research in Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Researchers in the fields of food chemistry, biology, neurophysiology, psychology, and taste research from academia and industry come together to addresses a variety of subjects related to flavour research, ranging from perception, well-being, and health to flavour creation in food products. These topics include:
- Multimodal taste perception: from chemical combinations to brain signals;
- Role of flavour in food intake and wellbeing;
- Perception of flavour: from molecules to receptors to perception;
- Flavour representation and creation;
- Modelling of flavour activity and development of new analytical methods for flavour analysis.
The goal of the FLAVOURsome COST Action is to advance knowledge in the same topics with a well-aligned research strategy organised into four working groups. Thus, networking and establishing connections with the Weurman Symposium will allow the scientific community to share knowledge and work on common interests and perspectives in the field of flavour research.
For this reason, we organise a satellite meeting to precede the 2024 Weurman Flavour Research Symposium. Leading experts from the FLAVOURsome COST Action will be invited to deliver a talk at this satellite meeting around the Working Group topics, and participation is open to all FLAVOURsome members and Weurman participants. The program will include short talks and flash talks from selected abstracts. Co-attendance of the Weurman is not required.
Our objectives in organising this satellite meeting are:
- To spread knowledge about the research conducted at FLAVOURsome COST Action,
- Encourage networking and collaborations between FLAVOURsome researchers and attendees of the Weurman symposium.
Dates
The call for abstract submission is open!
Abstract Submission Deadline – 30th April 2024
Link for abstract submission here.
Registration and meal fee
More information coming soon.
Terms and conditions
Participants involved in the FLAVOURsome COST Action are eligible for reimbursement to cover travel expenses and a daily allowance to cover meals and accommodation, on a best effort basis. More information coming soon.
A certificate of attendance will be sent no later than one week after the end of the event.
Venue
Information to reach the Wageningen University & Research Campus: https://www.wur.nl/nl/show/How-to-reach-Wageningen-from-Schiphol-Airport.htm
More information about the venue will be provided further with the registration details.
Local Organizing Committee
Maarten Jongsma, Margriet Roelse and Maurice Henquet (Wageningen University & Research)
Scientific Organizing Committee
Susana Soares (Action Chair and Grant Holder Scientific Representative), Valentina Figueroa Hurtado (Action Vice-Chiar), Maik Behrens (WG1 Leader), Maarten Jongsma (WG1 Co-Leader), Elsa Lamy (WG2 Leader), Nishat Tahsin (WG2 Co-Leader), Fabrice Neiers (WG3 Leader), Nagihan Bostanci (WG3 Co-leader), Sana Ben Othman (WG4 Leader), Laura Laguna (WG5 Leader and Science Communication Coordinator), Onur Sevindik (WG5 Co-Leader), Violeta Ivanova (STSM Coordinator), Ignacio García Estévez (Grant Awarding Coordinator), Rita Vilaça (Grant Holder Project Manager)
Acknowledgement of funding
This event is part of the activities of the COST Action FLAVOURsome, CA22161, which is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).
