AACC International Annual Meeting

October 16-19, 2011
Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.

Visit http://meeting.aaccnet.org/ for more details.
 

 

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Student Division Executive Committee and University Representative Meeting

Sunday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Interested in becoming more active in the student division or just want to share your ideas? A review of the year's activities and planning for next year is usually done in this meeting. Members of the Executive Committee, University and Division Representatives should attend the meeting.


Speed Mentoring Event

Sunday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

This event will bring together mentors and those who desire guidance as a protégé for speed mentoring. These quick exchanges will allow you to seek career and research guidance, hear about the experiences of others, and potentially find a long-term mentor/protégé match. Interested in finding a mentor during this quick mentor matching session? Please join us!


Student Product Development Competition

Monday 10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The AACC International Student Division Product Development Competition (PDC) is organized by students and sponsored by food companies who are members of AACC Intl. The PDC provides a great opportunity for students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in school to create new food products professionally and intelligently in the real business world. The competition is designed to encourage innovative thinking of students in the cereal science area, expose students to a professional experience, and promote networking with food industry representatives. Students can work individually or in a team to develop a novel food product containing at least one major cereal/legume ingredient.


Student Division Business Meeting and Travel Awards

Monday 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Get an update on current opportunities and activities for student members. Come and ask questions of professionals. The program will conclude with the presentation of the travel awards.


Student Division Dinner and Social

Monday 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Details coming soon.


Best Student Research Competition

Tuesday 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

The AACC International Professional Development Panel is hosting a Best Student Research Paper Competition to be held at the 2011 AACC Intl. Annual Meeting. The objectives of the competition are to challenge students to demonstrate superior presentation skills, encourage students to present their research work at AACC Intl., highlight the best research conducted and presented by students, and offer an opportunity for students to interact with the AACC Intl. community at an early stage in their career.

The competition will be judged in two stages. The AACC Intl. Best Student Research Paper Competition jury reviewed the nomination forms, abstracts, and initial presentations. Based on the judge's scores, six students were chosen to participate in the competition taking place at the October 16-19, 2011, Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A. Congratulations to the following student finalists Hyma Gajula, Kansas State University; Byung-Hoo Lee, Purdue University; Elena Lutz, German Research Center for Food Chemistry; Sandra Mandato, UMR IATE; Leonnard O. Ojwang, Texas A&M University; and Daniel D. Ramseyer, Washington State University.



 



 

 


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