Reminder! Sensory Forum Meeting -- 01 October 2009

"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





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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.


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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


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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


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