Program Schedule

2023 IFT-EFFoST International Nonthermal Processing Workshop & Short Course

Workshop and Short Course Programs

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Presentation format

Oral presentation: 25 minutes (20 minutes for speaking and 5 minutes for questions)

Poster presentation: limit your poster size within 46 inches wide and 48 inches high (long)

Program Schedule at-A-Glance

All conference sessions and functions are conducted on the second floor of the Graduate Hotel.

TIME/ DATE	SUNDAY (October 15)	MONDAY (October 16)	TUESDAY (October 17)
7:30AM	Registration (Think 3 Room)	Registration (Top of Escalators)	Registration (Top of Escalators)
7:30AM	Breakfast (Think 3 Room)	Breakfast (Meridian Foyer & Summit)	Breakfast (Meridian Foyer & Summit)
9:15AM	Short course students to meet in the hotel lobby	Welcome Introduction Session 1: Session 1 - Nonthermal Food and Bioprocessing for Circular Economy Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2	Session 5 – Sustainable Nonthermal Food Processing Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2
10:00AM	10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pre-workshop Short Course Room 15, Food Science & Nutrition Dept., UMN St. Paul Campus, 1334 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108
10:10AM		Coffee break (Meridian Foyer & Summit)	Coffee break (Meridian Foyer & Summit)
10:25AM-12:05PM		Session 2 – Innovations in Food Safety through Nonthermal Processing Technologies Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2	Session 6 - Industry Perspectives on the Future of Food: Implementing Nonthermal Processing Technologies in Industrial Practice Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2
12:05		Lunch break (Meridian Foyer & Summit)	Lunch break (Meridian Foyer & Summit)
1:00PM-2:10PM		Posters (Meridian Foyer & Summit)	Virtual session (TBA)
2:00PM-3:40PM		Session 3 - Enhancing Nutrition, Quality, and Health through Nonthermal Processing Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2
3:40PM		Coffee break (Meridian Foyer & Summit)
3:55PM–5:25PM		Session 4 - Nonthermal Process Development and Validation Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2
5:35PM–6:15PM		Breakout session Room: Meridian Ballroom 1,2
6:15PM- 9:30PM		Social Hour 6:00-7:00PM (Meridian Foyer & Summit) BANQUET 7:00- 9:00PM (Meridian Ballroom 3,4)

7:45 am Registration opens

8:00 am Poster session opens

8:20 am – 10:10 am Oral sessions

10:10 am Coffee break

10:25 am – 12:15 pm Oral/breakout sessions

Breakout sessions

12:15 pm Lunch

1:00 -2:10 pm Poster session

2:10 – 4:00 pm Oral sessions

4:00 – 4:10 pm Coffee break

4:10 – 6:00 pm Oral/breakout sessions

Breakout sessions

Key dates:

Short course: Oct. 15, 2023
Workshop: Oct. 16-17, 2023
Call for papers: Submissions for oral presentations have closed. We continue to accept poster presentations until Oct 5, 2023.
Registration open: June 23, 2023 (early birds September 30, 2023)
Hotel discounted rate by: Sept. 28, 2023

Venue:

The Graduate Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Acknowledgements:

This event is supported in part by an Agricultural and Food Research Initiative grant no. 2023-67017-40776 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a Division Program Grant from Institute of Technologists, and industry sponsorships.