"Making Sensory Science Practical"
Sensory testing adds objectivity to subjective feelings.
It is a discipline that has, over thirty--odd years, developed into a structured and formalized discipline.
Join us for this event to meet members of the Sensory Science community and to learn more about the uses of Sensory Science.
Riette de Kock, from the University of Pretoria will present the following case to be considered in small groups, followed by a debate:
"Due to the current economic situation, the R&D team has been tasked to make slight changes to product X. The company is concerned about potential consumer reaction, should the change be noticed.
As a group, discuss or debate how you would approach this case study using sensory evaluation tools. COnsideration should be given to the test method(s), the type of panel/panelist, the test environment, the product sample selection, sample preparation and -presentation."
Venue:
Famous Brands
478 James Crescent
Midrand
1685
Training room 1
(map on website: http://www.saafost.org.za/)
Date:
Thursday 01 October 2009
Time:
13h45 for 14h00 untill 15h30
RSVP:
wvonfint@mweb.co.za before 25 September 2009
Limited space available
For more info, contact
Lorraine Geel
Consumers in Focus
082 570 7258
Posted by:
CMBlignaut
CMB COnsultants for Innovation Management
@ e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
http://www.ewklibrary.com
sense..senses..sense-senses..sensesenses..
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
SAAFoST Food Safety Symposium in September 2009
The following message was received from the SAAFoST Secretariate:
"Dear Members,
Please set aside the following dates for next month's food safety round up:
i) Friday 11 September - in Pretoria or
ii) Wednesday 15 September - in Cape Town
The one-day programmes will cover critical safety issues that all technical food professionals have to be aware of and that keep them awake at night, such as:
mycotoxins, pesticides, adulteration, water quality, auditing, ethics, looming legislation, risk assessment and food poisoning. The two scientific programmes will differ slightly because of speaker availablity but both will put Hollywood horrormovies in the shade and will offer the normal teriffic, unbeatable SAAFoST value that members have come to expect .
All you have to do is keep your chosen date open and wait for further information. It will be circulated to all SAAFoST Members in due course.
Watch your mail!
SAAFoST National Secretariat,
(031-368 8000)"
For any non-SAAFoST members reading this -- contact the SAAFoST secretariate to find out more about joining the Association ..... and attend! Food safety is a concern to everyone in the Food Industry -- as well as to everyone in the field of Sensory science / Sensory evaluation / Consumer evaluation / Consumer science .... and more.
Posted by:
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation management
@ e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
"Dear Members,
Please set aside the following dates for next month's food safety round up:
i) Friday 11 September - in Pretoria or
ii) Wednesday 15 September - in Cape Town
The one-day programmes will cover critical safety issues that all technical food professionals have to be aware of and that keep them awake at night, such as:
mycotoxins, pesticides, adulteration, water quality, auditing, ethics, looming legislation, risk assessment and food poisoning. The two scientific programmes will differ slightly because of speaker availablity but both will put Hollywood horrormovies in the shade and will offer the normal teriffic, unbeatable SAAFoST value that members have come to expect .
All you have to do is keep your chosen date open and wait for further information. It will be circulated to all SAAFoST Members in due course.
Watch your mail!
SAAFoST National Secretariat,
(031-368 8000)"
For any non-SAAFoST members reading this -- contact the SAAFoST secretariate to find out more about joining the Association ..... and attend! Food safety is a concern to everyone in the Food Industry -- as well as to everyone in the field of Sensory science / Sensory evaluation / Consumer evaluation / Consumer science .... and more.
Posted by:
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation management
@ e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Sensory Course at UP 18-19 August 2009
Six Steps to Training a Descriptive Sensory Panel
Course date:
18-19 August 2009
Course Fee:
R2 750 per delegate
This two day course is designed for the food professional in R&D, QA/QC or Marketing who wants to learn through practical hands-on exercises how to apply the six steps involved in training a panel for Descriptive Sensory Evaluation.
The six steps to training a Descriptive Sensory Panel involve:
STEP 1: Recruit and screen potential panellists to serve on the panel
STEP 2: Organise an introduction and orientation session
STEP 3: Further screening sessions
STEP 4: Development of descriptive terms and evaluation scales
STEP 5: Determine the reproducibility and consistency of panellists’ ratings
STEP 6: Use the trained panel to evaluate samples
Enrol now to avoid disappointment!
Registration and enquiries:
Course Enquiries:
Maryke Steenkamp
Tel: +27 12 420 5433
Mobile: +27 83 452 7873
Fax: +27 86 635 3725
E-mail: maryke.ce@up.ac.za
Course Leader:
Dr Riette de Kock
el: +27 12 420 3238
E-mail: riette.dekock@up.ac.zawww.tuksfost.up.ac.za
Posted on behalf of UP by
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management @
E-Wise Knowledge Library
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Course date:
18-19 August 2009
Course Fee:
R2 750 per delegate
This two day course is designed for the food professional in R&D, QA/QC or Marketing who wants to learn through practical hands-on exercises how to apply the six steps involved in training a panel for Descriptive Sensory Evaluation.
The six steps to training a Descriptive Sensory Panel involve:
STEP 1: Recruit and screen potential panellists to serve on the panel
STEP 2: Organise an introduction and orientation session
STEP 3: Further screening sessions
STEP 4: Development of descriptive terms and evaluation scales
STEP 5: Determine the reproducibility and consistency of panellists’ ratings
STEP 6: Use the trained panel to evaluate samples
Enrol now to avoid disappointment!
Registration and enquiries:
Course Enquiries:
Maryke Steenkamp
Tel: +27 12 420 5433
Mobile: +27 83 452 7873
Fax: +27 86 635 3725
E-mail: maryke.ce@up.ac.za
Course Leader:
Dr Riette de Kock
el: +27 12 420 3238
E-mail: riette.dekock@up.ac.zawww.tuksfost.up.ac.za
Posted on behalf of UP by
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management @
E-Wise Knowledge Library
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Financial management Course 11-12 August 2009
FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCIAL MANAGERS
11-12 August 2009 – Elizabeth Place, Port Elizabeth
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
UNDERSTAND FINANCE AND LEARN HOW TO:
KEEP ACCOUNTS
DESIGN BUDGETS
MONITOR BUDGETS
PUT INTO PLACE CONTROL MECHANISMS
MANAGE CASH FLOW
WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH NUMBERS
AIM OF THE COURSE
To make financial management understandable and useful
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE
The object of the course is to take the delegates through the basic principles and techniques of organization finance. Financial management is a vital part of managing operations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is of a particular interest to non-finance persons - Managers and potential managers in business whose expertise is in fields other than accounting and finance.
Cost: R 3200.00 per delegate.
TO SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THIS COURSE – PLEASE FAX A MESSAGE TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO BIANCA ON 041 374 0221
This is not a SAAFoST course
Posted by:
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants @ e-Wise Knowledge Library
http://www.ewklibrary.com
11-12 August 2009 – Elizabeth Place, Port Elizabeth
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
UNDERSTAND FINANCE AND LEARN HOW TO:
KEEP ACCOUNTS
DESIGN BUDGETS
MONITOR BUDGETS
PUT INTO PLACE CONTROL MECHANISMS
MANAGE CASH FLOW
WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH NUMBERS
AIM OF THE COURSE
To make financial management understandable and useful
OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE
The object of the course is to take the delegates through the basic principles and techniques of organization finance. Financial management is a vital part of managing operations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is of a particular interest to non-finance persons - Managers and potential managers in business whose expertise is in fields other than accounting and finance.
Cost: R 3200.00 per delegate.
TO SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THIS COURSE – PLEASE FAX A MESSAGE TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO BIANCA ON 041 374 0221
This is not a SAAFoST course
Posted by:
CMBlignaut
CMB Consultants @ e-Wise Knowledge Library
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Something different? What about the Winter Colour School?
I received the following correspondence and place it on the blog for what its worth.
Please note that it is not a SAAFoST session.
WINTER COLOUR SCHOOL 2009
Date:
Thursday 23rd July 2009
Venue:
Plastic Federation Auditorium
18 Gazelle Avenue - Corporate Park,
Old Pretoria Road,
Randjiesfontein
Time:
Registration 09:30
Start 10:00
Conclude 15:00 (Light Lunch included)
PRICING
The cost per delegate is R1,150-00 excluding VAT.
Please book via the Narich website http://www.narich.co.za/ ‘Colour Schools’ button.
Bookings are only confirmed after receiving payment confirmation.
Closing date for payments:
Tuesday 21st July at 5pm.
COURSE CONTENTS
• Basic Colour Physics
• What is colour?
• The CIE Norms
• Why do we measure colour
• How do we measure colour
• Study of objects and colour
• Hardware overview – How to choose an instrument
• Software Overview – How different software systems work
• Overview of CIE Equations
• Explanation of Colour Space, including what RGB/CMYK are and are not.
• Explanation of Illuminants (Light Sources)
• Colour and Quality Assurance
• Standards and Best Practice
• Absolute or Comparative Colour comparisons
• Tips for Colourists
• Visual Colour Assessment
ALL of the above information is GENERIC and based on accepted Colour Physics
teachings.
Our Colour Schools are based upon:
Accepted Colour Physics
• R&D publications from Konica Minolta Japan and Europe
• Practical and Theoretical experience of NARICH and their various principals
involved in colour issues
• Industry experience
• Each attendee receives a CERTIFICATE of ATTENDANCE
The course is both THEORETICAL and PRACTICAL, based on the practical application
of sound theory.
The Course is NOT SETA approved.
Course DURATION is 4 -5 hours, breaks included.
Please feel free to bring all your colour issues to the course for further in-depth
discussion.
For more information, contact:
Trevor Lilburn
011-326 4387
Trevor@narich.co.za
Posted by:
CM Blignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management
@e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Please note that it is not a SAAFoST session.
WINTER COLOUR SCHOOL 2009
Date:
Thursday 23rd July 2009
Venue:
Plastic Federation Auditorium
18 Gazelle Avenue - Corporate Park,
Old Pretoria Road,
Randjiesfontein
Time:
Registration 09:30
Start 10:00
Conclude 15:00 (Light Lunch included)
PRICING
The cost per delegate is R1,150-00 excluding VAT.
Please book via the Narich website http://www.narich.co.za/ ‘Colour Schools’ button.
Bookings are only confirmed after receiving payment confirmation.
Closing date for payments:
Tuesday 21st July at 5pm.
COURSE CONTENTS
• Basic Colour Physics
• What is colour?
• The CIE Norms
• Why do we measure colour
• How do we measure colour
• Study of objects and colour
• Hardware overview – How to choose an instrument
• Software Overview – How different software systems work
• Overview of CIE Equations
• Explanation of Colour Space, including what RGB/CMYK are and are not.
• Explanation of Illuminants (Light Sources)
• Colour and Quality Assurance
• Standards and Best Practice
• Absolute or Comparative Colour comparisons
• Tips for Colourists
• Visual Colour Assessment
ALL of the above information is GENERIC and based on accepted Colour Physics
teachings.
Our Colour Schools are based upon:
Accepted Colour Physics
• R&D publications from Konica Minolta Japan and Europe
• Practical and Theoretical experience of NARICH and their various principals
involved in colour issues
• Industry experience
• Each attendee receives a CERTIFICATE of ATTENDANCE
The course is both THEORETICAL and PRACTICAL, based on the practical application
of sound theory.
The Course is NOT SETA approved.
Course DURATION is 4 -5 hours, breaks included.
Please feel free to bring all your colour issues to the course for further in-depth
discussion.
For more information, contact:
Trevor Lilburn
011-326 4387
Trevor@narich.co.za
Posted by:
CM Blignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management
@e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Monday, July 13, 2009
Short Course at UP: Consumer Sensory Evaluation
Short Course in Consumer Sensory Evaluation: Step by Step
2-3 November 2009
Consumer sensory testing is used to determine how much the sensory properties of products are liked or disliked.
This information is vital to food companies that are developing products, improving or optimising products.
This course is designed for the food professional that needs to be involved in designing, planning and executing consumer sensory tests that provide workable answers.
Clear differentiation between consumer sensory and market research testing will be made.
The course will deal with different types of consumer sensory tests and will emphasise the controls and standard practices that validate consumer test results.
The six steps to Consumer Sensory Evaluation involve:
Step 1: Analyse the consumer test question
Step 2: Define the test objective
Step 3: Select the consumer test conditions
Step 4: Run the consumer test result
Step 5: Analyse the consumer test results
Step 6: Take action
Course fee:
R2 750 per delegate.
Why CE at UP?
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria (CE at UP) offers career-focused courses for individuals and professionals.
The entity's portfolio includes more than 400 certificate courses presented in association with recognised academics from the University of Pretoria.
What do we offer?
CE at UP offers both scheduled courses and customised in-house training.
Certification
A University of Pretoria certificate will be issued on successful completion of a programme.
For quotations on tailor-made in-house training, contact quote.ce@up.ac.za.
Registration and enquiries:
Course Coordinator:
Maryke Steenkamp
Tel: +27 12 420 5433
Mobile: +27 83 452 7873
Fax: +27 86 635 3725
E-mail: maryke.ce@up.ac.za
Course Leader:
Dr Riette de Kock
Tel: +27 12 420 3238
E-mail: riette.dekock@up.ac.zawww.tuksfost.up.ac.za
Posted on behalf of Dept. Fd .Sc. at UP by
Dr CM Blignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management
@ e-Wise Knowledge Library
info@ewklibrary.com
http://www.ewklibrary.com
Friday, July 10, 2009
What an experience! The second Sensory Forum Meeting in Johannesburg
"Linking through the senses"
On 02 July 2009, 41 members of the Sensory science community re-discover their senses and how they can work on a chilly Highveld morning. What a sensory adventure we all had, in the form of a mini workshop facilitated by Marlies Grindlay & James Lehmann!
Hosted by the team at Bidvest with contributions from the organising commitee members, the sensory experience awakened the senses. Getting in touch with one's senses - one by one, proved to be a challenge.
The experience started with the sense of smell and James had everyone guessing at the sensation caused and the responisble oil. Bergamot, Camomile and Citronella never before posed such a challenge.
Then it was over to taste -- and what a rollercoaster ride that turned out to be. Lorraine Geel presented the samples that she prepared using an idea from the McCormick team -- in a frozen format. Frozen and gritty, chocolate, cinnamon and cayenne, the aftertaste was alarming and ..... warm!
Roses were distributed next by Marlies, with colour pencils, paper and magnifying glasses. Looking and seeing is already difficult -- adding drawing and sensing to it made the experience unforgettable -- espacially with the aromatic spray that Marlies added to the atmosphere.
A story came next with Marlies at the helm to the end -- not one read out or to read, but to write! Explaining "how I came to my senses" was a true challenge. When did you become aware of your senses, what do you associate with sensations? Each participant had his/her own story to tell -- it even inspired some poetic lines shared by Owen Frisby!
Finally the lights were dimmed and it was time to listen to Vangelis -- allowing the strange sounds to become part of who you are. Slowing down, sensing, being .... getting in tune with your senses.
On the way out to have some tea and a nibble, everyone had an opportunity to make his/her mark -- a fingerprint using paint. An final opportunity to share a commitment to the senses.
Thank you one and all for the wonderful experience.
We all had a relaxing and inspiring "Spa for the Senses"!
Now we can all look forward to the next meeting in October.
See you there!
Posted by:
CM Blignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management @
e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
On 02 July 2009, 41 members of the Sensory science community re-discover their senses and how they can work on a chilly Highveld morning. What a sensory adventure we all had, in the form of a mini workshop facilitated by Marlies Grindlay & James Lehmann!
Hosted by the team at Bidvest with contributions from the organising commitee members, the sensory experience awakened the senses. Getting in touch with one's senses - one by one, proved to be a challenge.
The experience started with the sense of smell and James had everyone guessing at the sensation caused and the responisble oil. Bergamot, Camomile and Citronella never before posed such a challenge.
Then it was over to taste -- and what a rollercoaster ride that turned out to be. Lorraine Geel presented the samples that she prepared using an idea from the McCormick team -- in a frozen format. Frozen and gritty, chocolate, cinnamon and cayenne, the aftertaste was alarming and ..... warm!
Roses were distributed next by Marlies, with colour pencils, paper and magnifying glasses. Looking and seeing is already difficult -- adding drawing and sensing to it made the experience unforgettable -- espacially with the aromatic spray that Marlies added to the atmosphere.
A story came next with Marlies at the helm to the end -- not one read out or to read, but to write! Explaining "how I came to my senses" was a true challenge. When did you become aware of your senses, what do you associate with sensations? Each participant had his/her own story to tell -- it even inspired some poetic lines shared by Owen Frisby!
Finally the lights were dimmed and it was time to listen to Vangelis -- allowing the strange sounds to become part of who you are. Slowing down, sensing, being .... getting in tune with your senses.
On the way out to have some tea and a nibble, everyone had an opportunity to make his/her mark -- a fingerprint using paint. An final opportunity to share a commitment to the senses.
Thank you one and all for the wonderful experience.
We all had a relaxing and inspiring "Spa for the Senses"!
Now we can all look forward to the next meeting in October.
See you there!
Posted by:
CM Blignaut
CMB Consultants for Innovation Management @
e-Wise Knowledge Library
cmblignaut@ewklibrary.com
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