“Food Safety under Pressure by Climate Change, Food Security and Economic Crises”
Continuing the successful series of MoniQA International Conferences, targeting participants from regulatory, industry, research and technology, method providers, media and consumer associations, the 4th MoniQA International Conference will be taking place in Budapest, Hungary, 26 February - 1 March 2013, conveniently scheduled just prior to the IAM ( Inter-Agency-Meeting) and Codex Alimentarius CCMAS 2013! Please mark your calendar for this important event NOW!
Proposed Scientific Committee
The composition of the Scientific Committee and the chairpersons of the various technical sessions are currently being confirmed. Any suggestions are welcome.
Draft Programme and suggestion for speakers
DRAFT Programme
Food Safety under Global Pressure by Climate Change, Food Security and Economic Crises
Wednesday morning, 09:00 – 12:30
Moderator: Roland Poms, Austria
Welcome on behalf of MoniQA Association,
Angelo Visconti, ISPA-CNR, Italy, MoniQA President
Welcome on behalf of the Technical University Budapest
András Salgó, Department Head, BME, Hungary
Welcome on behalf of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture
Speaker tbc
Sustainability of primary production and impact of economic crises on food market trends
Franz Fischler, former European Union's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004), Austria (tbc)
Horizon 2020: Priorities for Food Security, Safety, and Biotechnology,
Antonio di Giulio, Head of Unit DG Research, European Commission, Belgium (confirmed!)
Food and Nutrition Security in the Context of Climate Change and Resilient Agricultural Produce
V. Prakash, India
Financial Crisis and Food Security Challenges - The World Bank View,
Randall Purcell, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, World Bank, USA (tbc)
Emerging issues – screening for the unknown. Safety of nano- and other emerging technologies.
Jean-Lou Dorn, EFSA, Italy (tbc), and Martin Rose, FERA, United Kingdom
Martin Rose, FERA, United Kingdom and Jean-Lou Dorne, EFSA, Italy (tbc)
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 14:00-17:30
Philippe Delahaut, CER, Belgium, and Chris Elliott, Queens University, United Kingdom (tbc)
Licia Guzzella, IRSA-CNR, Italy, and Anton Alldrick, CampdenBRI, United Kingdom
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 19:00: Welcome Reception
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 09:00-12:30
Bert Pöpping, EuroFins, Germany, and Clare Mills, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Hans van Egmond, RIKILT, the Netherlands, and Michele Solfrizzo, ISPA-CNR, Italy
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 14:00-17:30
Wolfgang Kneifel, BOKU, Austria, and Stephen On, ESR, New Zealand (tbc)
Markus Lipp, USP, USA, and Paul Finglas, IFR, United Kingdom
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 19:00: Social Dinner
Friday, 1 March 2013, 09:00-12:30
Peter Shewry, Rothamsted, United Kingdom (tbc), and Ben Van Ommen, TNO, the Netherlands (tbc)
Paola Pittia, University of Teramo, Italy (tbc), and Gerhard Schleining, BOKU, Austria
Friday, 1 March 2013, 14:00-17:30
Richard Cantrill, AOCS, USA, and Franz Ulberth, IRMM, European Commission, Belgium (tbc)
World Bank or World Food Programme or DG SANCO or DG Research or ….(tbc)
Best Poster, Wiley Award, sponsored Industry Awards/Grants for young researchers
Moderated by Roland Poms, ICC, Austria, and Xiaofang Pei, SCU, China
Friday, 1 March 2013, 17:30
Farewell
Angelo Visconti, ISPA-CNR, Italy
Additional Meetings:
Organising Committee:
Sandor Tömöskösi, BME, Hungary (Chair)
Roland Poms, ICC, Austria (Co-Chair)
Line Lindner, ICC, Austria
Zsuzsanna Bugyi, BME, Hungary
Lívia Hajas, BME, Hungary
Kitti Török, BME, Hungary
Scientific Committee (a few are still to be confirmed):
Roland Poms, ICC, Austria (Chair)
Andras Salgo, BME, Hungary
Angelo Visconti, ISPA-CNR, Italy
Bert Pöpping, EuroFins, Germany
Hans van Egmond, RIKILT, the Netherlands
Paul Finglas, IFR, United Kingdom
Wolfgang Kneifel, BOKU, Austria
Xiaofang Pei, SCU, China
Richard Cantrill, AOCS, USA
Hamit Köksel, HCTU, Turkey
Sandor Tömöskösi, BME, Hungary
Franz Ulberth, IRMM, European Commission, Belgium
Jean-Lou Dorn, EFSA, Italy
Anton Alldrick, CamdenBRI, United Kingdom
Clare Mills, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Markus Lipp, USP, USA
Martin Rose, FERA, United Kingdom
Stephen On, ESR, New Zealand
Philippe Delahaut, CER, Belgium
Chris Elliott, Queens University, United Kingdom
Árpád Ambrus, National Food Safety Authority, Hungary
Peter Shewry, Rothamsted, United Kingdom
Michele Solfrizzo, ISPA-CNR, Italy
Gianni Tartari, IRSA-CNR, Italy
András Sebők, Campden BRI, Hungary
Paola Pittia, University of Teramo, Italy
Gerhard Schleining, BOKU, Austria
Important Dates:
Deadline Abstract Submission: 25 September 2012 (for oral presentation)
15 December 2012 (for poster presentation)
Notification Acceptance as oral/poster: 15 October 2012
Early Bird ends: 31 October 2012
On-line registration ends: 20 February 2013