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Conference Food and nutrition in 21st century in Poland on 8-9 September 2011

Date: 17/06/2011


The Conference Food and nutrition in 21st century September 8-9 2011 Warsaw , Poland is organized jointly by:
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Research Institute of Horticulture, Skierniewice, Poland,
under the substantive patronage of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The supporting organizers are:
Technical University of Lodz
National Contact Point of EU Research Programmes


The Conference is co-financed by Polish Government and European Commission within a project FoodConference (7th Framework Programme, project No. FP7-Adhoc-2007-13-280424) granted to the Research Institute of Horticulture.


The general objective of the conference is to identify major trends in food and nutrition research and technology and to provide recommendations for European research and innovation policy in these areas. To achieve this, we plan to gather all relevant stakeholders, including researchers, representatives of agri-food industry, consumer groups and policy makers, and to stimulate an overall discussion on main challenges to the European bio-economy in the light of EU policies, in particular these pertaining to food industry, agriculture, climate change, food safety and security, as well as the impact of a diet on health and well-being of European citizens.

Venue
The conference will be held in splendid premises of the Royal Castle located at the heart of the Warsaw at the entrance to the Old Town.

Site visit and conference diner
During the first day the participants will have an opportunity for a site visit to the horticultural research centre in Skierniewice and to food enterprises located nearby. In the evening a conference diner will be offered to all participants.

Language
The official language of the Conference will be English. Simultaneous translation to Polish will be provided as well.

Registration
Participation in the Conference is free of charge.
For more information and registration, please visit www.foodconference2011.inhort.pl


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