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Upcoming Food Science Training
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Sugars: The Not-So-Simple Story
October
23, 2010
Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
Enzymes in Grain-Based Products
October 23–24, 2010
Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
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Latest
Updates
 Annual Meeting
Membership
News
Online Resources
LATEST UPDATES
Last Chance for Advanced Registration!
Thursday, August 12, is your last chance for advanced registration to the annual meeting. Members will save $75 off regular registration and $150 off late/onsite registration. Registration includes access to
eight traditional
Symposia,
four new Science Café sessions, 17
Technical Sessions, and
five new
PosterTalk sessions, plus
two recently announced
Hot Topic Sessions and
one Closing Session with Keynote Speaker Margaret Bath. Register today and save!
Cereal Chemistry Impact Factor on the Rise!
The 2009 ISI Impact Factors were recently released and Cereal Chemistry's improved again!
Cereal Chemistry now has an impact factor of 1.314 and a five-year
impact factor of 1.663.
Learn
more about publishing in Cereal Chemistry.
Mapping Quality of Small Grains Interest Group Forming
This new AACC Intl. interest group will connect researchers engaged in mapping end-use quality traits in wheat and facilitate the sharing of information and strategies for population development, phenotyping, marker development, and marker-trait validation. Contact
Craig Morris to learn more.
ANNUAL MEETING
2010 Searchable
Abstracts Online
In addition to the previously available Cereal Foods World
Abstract Supplement, the 2010 Annual Meeting abstracts are now available as
a database of individual abstracts that is fully searchable by keyword, author, or title.
Join the Whole Grains Discussion
Annual meeting attendees are invited to participate in the Whole Grains Working Group
(WGWG) Committee discussion taking place on October 25. The near-term agenda for the WGWG is to clarify AACC International’s widely accepted definition of whole grain by providing scientifically grounded positions on regulatory and research issues.
Travel Funds Available
AACC Intl. Student Travel Grants
are once again available through the AACC Intl. Manhattan Section for
those students planning on attending the 2010 AACC Intl. Annual Meeting
in Savannah. In 2009, 71 students from 24 universities were able to
attend the annual meeting in Baltimore, thanks to these travel grants. For more information on how to support this program with a donation, contact
AACC Intl. Travel Award Chair
Mike Tilley.
Applications are due to Tilley by September 1, 2010.
Attention Committee
Members!
Many AACC Intl. committees are meeting during the annual meeting in Savannah. Don't forget to visit the
annual meeting website to
find out when your committee is meeting.
New Premeeting Short Course Information Available
Keep the competitive edge, and make the most of your time at a
premeeting short course in Savannah! Preliminary topics have been announced for both courses, “Sugars: The Not-So-Simple Story” and “Enzymes in Grain-Based Products,” on the annual meeting website.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
What's on Your Mind?
If your committee has an agenda item for the AACC Intl. Board to discuss in
Savannah, send it to ACCC Intl. Executive Vice President
Steve Nelson by October 1.
New Corporate Members!
Welcome corporate members Cotecna Inspection, Inc.
and Mid-America Food Sales Ltd.! See if your company
is a corporate
member on AACCnet. If not,
learn how your company can receive access to important technical information that can support all of your employees,
while also allowing you to take advantage of special corporate discounts and unique recognition opportunities.
Focus on Biotechnology & Sustainability
Biotechnology & Sustainability have a profound effect on grain science. Genomics and other “omics” have revolutionized biology in the last decade, and the recent push for sustainability and green practices are not to be ignored. Discover resources,including many sessions designed around this topic at the annual meeting at
www.aaccnet.org/7/biotechnology.asp.
Sign Up by August 20 to be a Mentor or Protege
Sign up by next Friday, August 20, to be a part of this year’s Mentoring Program. Proteges
can expect help with career development, encouragement, and honest
advice. Mentors receive important recognition and feedback, and a fresh
perspective on the industry.
Apply for the 2010
Mentoring Program now! You will be matched with your mentor or protégé in September, and all participants are invited to a special event during the annual meeting.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Cereal Chemistry Editor's Pick
Six methods were investigated for determining the relative average number of channels per granule in populations of starch granules. The outcome of this research provides evidence that the number of channels in corn starch granules varies with the genetic makeup of the parent plant. The paper concludes that measuring granule actin
is the preferred method. This rather basic work on the number of
channels and how they can be measured in maize (corn) starch may lead to
a better understanding of the differences in various corn starches and
why they differ in their properties.
Analytical Accuracy Awardees Announced
The Check Sample Committee will announce the winners of AACC International’s 2009 Analytical Accuracy Awards, based on 2009 check sample results, in the September-October issue of
Cereal Foods World. More information about the
AACC Intl. Check
Sample and Proficiency Testing Service is available on AACCnet.
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