2- 6 August 2004
Nairobi, Kenya

Training Course on Ageing in Africa "All you need to know about ageing in Africa". Designed for mid-level or senior programme manager, social worker, senior government officer or planner, health care professional, and those interested in ageing issues. Topics to be covered include: Demographic situation and socio-econonic implications for Africa; HIV/AIDS and its impact on older people; Gender dimension of ageing; Poverty; Research and policies on ageing. A course fee of US$400 is chargeable for those requiring accommodation and US$150 for those who make their own accommodation arrangements. For more information write to helpage@helpage.co.ke

11-13 August 2004
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

World Congress of Clinical Nutrition "A Conference of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences", Incorporating the 7th International Clinical Nutrition Symposium & 4th International Conference of the Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society under the auspices of the Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society. Contact: Caralyne Wilson, World Congress of Clinical Nutrition 2004, P.O. Box 12563 George St. Post Shop, Brisbane Qld 4003, Australia, Tel: +61(7) 3210 1646 Fax: +61(7)3210 1606, Email: congresssecretary@wccn2004.com.au, Website www.wccn2004.com.au

11-15 September 2004
Hangzhou, China

International Symposium on Oriental Monascus, University of Technology, Hangzhou, China. Contact: Zhou Liping, Department of Biotechnology, Tel: +++86 571 88320571 / ++86 571 88320272, Email: njyjs@zjut.edu.cn / wb99@mail.hz.zj.cn Website: www.zjut-zlp.zjoo1.net

25-30 September 2004
Buenos Aires, Argentina

9th ISOPOW Meeting, Mar del Plata,Argentina. Contact: Dr. Pilar Buera, Deparamento de Industrias, Facutad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fax: +54 11 4576 3366, Email: pilar@di.fcen.uba.ar, Website: www.isopow9.come.ar

2nd foodSafe International Conference and Exhibition. As a follow up to foodSafe International (fSI's) first conference 'Promoting food safety in Africa', the upcoming conference and exhibition "Promoting the Health of the African Nation" will address all the relevant issues related to promoting good health, safe food, good nutrition and a healthy environment for the developing nations. Suggested topics will include: Food Safety; Nutrition and Health; Health and Safety; and Environmental Health. Interested speakers are invited to submit abstracts for any of the above topics. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Gaborone International Conference Centre, Grand Palm Hotel, Gaborone, Botswana.

For further information contact the conference organiser Nina Hamid email: nhamid.fsi@it.bw OR the events coordinator Sara Ebdy email: theworx@it.bw

9-11 November 2004
Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK

5th Rothamsted International BioMarket - BioProducts for Food. The BioMarket is an international commercial networking event that attracts senior decision makers from industry and academia who are involved in the technology transfer and commercialisation of BioProducts from plant and microbial biotechnology. The BioMarket is an important meeting place for those involved in taking these discoveries to market. The BioMarket doesn't stop at the event - network year-round on www.BioProduct.info whish contains information on some 600 organisations worldwide.

For further information visit our web-sites www.BioProduct.info AND www.BioMarket.rothamsted.ac.uk or write to biomarket@bbsrc.ac.uk

15-17 November 2004
Lima, Peru

18 November 2004
Lima, Peru

19 November 2004
Lima, Peru

14-18 February 2005
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

The Vaal University of Technology (Vanderbijlpark, South Africa) in cooperation with The University of Westminster (London, United Kingdom) presents the 2nd Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference with the theme "New challenges and innovative tracts in nutrtion, public health and human development". This will be preceded by various workshops for example community diagnosis and nutritional assessment, study design in nutritional epidemiology, project monitoring and evaluation, rapid assessments in emergency nutrition and food safety and standards.

Email address for abstracts Dr. Ihab Twefik at University of Westminster I.Tewfik@westminster.ac.uk
Organising Committee Chairperson Prof. Wilna Oldewage-Theron email: wilna@vut.ac.za
General and registration enquiries Ms Petra Lawson email dvdpal@puk.ac.za
Website: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/idcfnph/Conference.htm

19-24 September 2005
Durban, South Africa

18th International Congress of Nutrition. "Nutrition Safari for Innovative Solutions". The aim is to bring nutrition role players from all over the world to Africa in order to explore, exchange and integrate knowledge about nutrition to generate new insights and to define innovative solutions for global nutrition problems. We want to fit and align the circle of solutions into the triangle of nutrition problems! These interactions should and will contribute to an increased political awareness of the human right to be food and nutrition secure. It will also emphasize the importance of nutrition for human development, health and well-being, equity, and a quality of life for all.

Contact information: Nutrition Safari 2005, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa. Email: vgetan@puknet.puk.ac.za

17-21 September 2006
Nantes, France

IUFoST 13th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, cité des Congrés, Nates, France. Contact: INRA, BP 71 627, 44 316 Nantes cedex 3, France, Tel: +33 6 40 675145, Fax: +33 6 40 675006, Email: iufost@nantes.inra.fr