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Midland
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EBC
Environmental Sustainability Symposium - 27 to 28 October 2008
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SIBA News - Bulletin: 27th June 2008
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BRI Training Courses - Click here
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An
article written by Brian Hirst, the
organizer of the Africa Exhibition for the Convention 2009. |
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New Scholarship for Brewing Education
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for more information. |
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An opportunity has arisen for a UK representative to join the packaging sub-committee of the EBC Analysis Committee.
Click here
to read more. |
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'It's
enough to give brewers a headache'
Featured in The New Zealand Herald, by
Errol Kiong (7-Apr-08) |
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'Search
for new barley breeds as big dry hits'
Featured in The New Zealand Herald, by Errol Kiong (9-Apr-08) |
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Horace Brown Award
The IBD awards committee is delighted to announce that the biannual Horace
Brown Award has been awarded to Professor Graham Stewart. The announcement of
this award was made at the closing dinner of the Asia Pacific Section Convention
in Auckland and Professor Stewart received a standing ovation from those
present. The Horace Brown Award is made to an eminent person who has made
significant contributions to the science of brewing and to the objectives of the
IBD. The recipient is invited to make a ‘Horace Brown Memorial Lecture’ and
details of this will be advised in due course.
I am sure that you will join the awards committee in congratulating Professor
Stewart on this much deserved award. |
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Young
Scientist Travel Grants
To
attend 14th IUFoST World Congress in
Shanghai
,
China
- 19th – 23rd October 2008. John Coppock and John Hawthorn Memorial
Awards.
The
United Kingdom Federation for Food Science & Technology (UKFFoST) is
offering potential financial support in memory of two
UK
renowned food scientists. The John Coppock Awards aim to encourage young
scientists, technologists and food engineers, based in the
UK
, to travel to and participate in the next World Congress of Food Science &
Technology in 2008, to be held in
Shanghai
,
China
. For further details please visit the latest news sections on the IBD website.
This
will provide an important opportunity for career development through meeting
eminent world food scientists and participating in the scientific activities of
the international community of food scientists and technologists.
Awards
will cover partial funding of the costs of attending the Congress. Reduced price
registration fees and accommodation are anticipated for the Congress. Full
details of the Congress, including registration forms, costs and call for papers
can be found on http://www.iufost.org/world_congress
Following
attendance at the Congress, the John Hawthorn Memorial Award will be made to the
writer of the best report on benefits gained from attending the meeting.
For
further information and application forms, which must be completed and submitted
before Monday June 30th 2008, please contact UKFFoST Honorary Secretary:
Dr
David A Rosie (UKFFoST Hon Secretary) Email: davidandjudith.rosie@btinternet.com |
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An
interactive Programme in Scientific & Technological Developments in Brewing
and Distilling - 30th November until 6th December
2008
This is offered by Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore, India
and the International Centre for Brewing & Distilling Heriot-Watt
University, Edinburgh, Scotland. This course will begin on 30th
November until 6th December 2008; the Preliminary
informative brochure about the forthcoming course is available here in two pdfs.
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Great Northern Section AGM News
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Beer Academy
To download a course brochure click here.
For Course Dates and an Application Form please click here.
For further questions please contact Dan
Cannas on +44 (0) 207 290 6087 |
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IBD BOOK SALE 2008 |
The IBD Book Sale is back for another year! Please click here
to view the books on offer in 2008.
Could you please send sealed bids to C J Marchbanks - IBD Library Committee, 18
Brizlincote Lane, Burton on Trent, Satff, DE15 0PR, UK or by email cjmarchbanks@aol.com
**Bids must be received by 30 April 2008**
Please give full name and address details together with fax/tel. numbers or
e-mail address. Successful bidders will be contacted to agree postage and
mailing delivery charges. Payment by sterling draft on UK bank or credit card -
prior to shipment. |
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IBD Grants Committee |
Applications
are invited for research projects to be funded by the Grants Committee for the
year beginning 1 October 2008. This funding is for research and education
projects which are in the public interest within the fields of brewing and
distilling. Please click here
for Terms and Conditions or to download
an
application form.
Deadline for receipt of application forms is Monday 10th March
2008, by 10am.
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News from Scottish Section |
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Notice 1or Scottish Section members,
click here
to view |
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Notice 2 for Scottish Section members, click here
to view |
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The Newsletter #12 Autumn 2007 click here
to view. |
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IBD Report - The 17th Orkney International Science
Festival, click here
to view. |
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IBD Scottish Section Report Meeting Held at Caledonian
Brewery on 16th October, click here
to view. |
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White Spirit Day & AGM Report, click
here
to view |
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Minutes from the 2007 Scottish Section AGM are now available, click
here
to view. |
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News from Africa Section |
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The latest Africa News Letter is now available, click
here
to view. |
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News from Southern Section |
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The Younger Brewers Network took over the March meeting on Monday
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As you can see from the photos taken by
Elaine McCrimmon of BBPA (soon SABMiller) some older members enjoyed the
evening too. The technical programme was first class, not only for the
content, but also for the delivery, particularly since English was not
the first language for some of the presenters.
Dr. Javier Gomez-Lopez of Flavor-Activ gave us the Top Ten Taste Panel
Blunders and his solutions how to avoid them.
Paul Chlup from Heriot Watt introduced us to "The Flow Cytometer", and
explained how it could be employed as a QC tool for brewers.
Dr. Michaela Miedl, now with Coors Brewers, previously with Heriot Watt
and Weihenstephan, described a novel low temperature process for
Bioethanol production from wheat, and her work with Wessex Grain and
Green Spirit Ltd.
And Maria Junquera of BRi described her work investigating fusarium
toxins, explaining how the improved sensitivity of analytical methods
allows for both the closer analysis of their fate in malting and
brewing, and the imposition of ever lower limits!It was just one of
those presentations you felt so glad you had not missed, and it was
organised by Belinda Jennings from Adnams, the YMN representative on the
SS committee, and hosted by fellow committee member Steve Livens at the
BRi, Nutfield. |
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More from the Asia Pacific Section
For the current Asia Pacific Section Newsletter , please click
here. |
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More from the UK Southern Section
For the current UK Southern Section Newsletter , please click
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More from the UK Midland Section
The draft programme for
2006/07 is available, click to download a copy.
Meanwhile the
Midland
Section Younger Members Network will be contacting Members under 35yrs old
directly, with ideas for fun and personal development within the
Midland Section framework.
If you cannot wait for more details, your contacts are Sarah
Young (01283 563268) or Hector MacDonald (01283 810263).
I
hope to see many of you at these new programme ideas. So put the dates
in your diary.
Phil
Douglas, Chairman UK Midland Section
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The Food Club |
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The Food Club International Meeting. Click here
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IFT Section |
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This
year’s Binsted Lecture will be presented by Dr. John Flores – Professor of
Food Science,
Penn
State
University
, and the current President of IFT. This event will describe the history, the
main components and some of the advantages gained by consuming a Mediterranean
Diet. The lecture will start at 6.00pm, followed by usual networking
opportunity, with food and wine from the
Mediterranean
. Please click here for a booking form. Click here
for further information. |
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Megatrends
– What does the 21st Century hold for the Food Industry? |
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The
above discussion will be held at the SCI Lecture Theatre,
14/15 Belgrave Square
,
London
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SW1X 8PS
, starting at 1.00pm with lunch at SCI. For further information and to reserve a
place please click here. |
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Old buddy to beer and new friend to biologics: yeast collection is
re-launched
The UK’s largest collection of yeast strains, the National Collection of Yeast
Cultures (NCYC) has been re-launched to highlight current and emerging
applications of this valuable public resource. Click here
for more information. |
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National Brewing Library
- now held at Oxford Brookes University. Please
Click here for further information.
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