2012 - Choose wisely!

Food Colloids 2012: April 15-18, Copenhagen/Denmark
Food Oral Processing 2012: July 1-5, Beaune/France
The XVIth International Congress on Rheology: August 5-10, Lisbon/Portugal

Or simply go for all of it: The 6th International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure - ISFRS 2012

Zurich/Switzerland, April 10 - 13, 2012

Call for Papers: Abstract submission from August 1 to November 15, 2011
Talk or Poster: Decision of the Scientific Board on December 20, 2011
Early bird registration: Extended until January 31, 2012

Contributions without registration and payment will be removed from the program by January 31, 2012.

Symposium's schedule (preliminary, 6.1.2012)

Please check here for the Second Circular containing all plenary, keynote and oral presentations.

Registration and Abstract Submission for Poster Contributions

For registration and payment as well as submission of additional abstracts for poster contributions please follow the link below to get to the registration server:
https://isfrs.agrl.ethz.ch/isfrs/
Registration and Payment: Please have your credit card ready for payment.
Poster Abstract Submission (until January 31.2012): The abstract should not exceed 350 words (plain text with or without reference).
For further information on late abstract submission please also contact us

Registration Fees

Registration fee for Delegates: Euro 600,– (after January 31, 2012 Euro 650,–)
Registration fee for Students/Graduates: Euro 200,– (after January 31, 2012 Euro 250,–)
Registration fee for Accompanying Persons: Euro 150,–
The Delegates and Students/Graduates registration covers attendance at the technical sessions, the Conference Proceedings, the conference banquet, lunch, and coffee breaks. The registration for Accompanying Persons covers the conference banquet and coffee breaks. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. A list of hotels offering reduced rates will be available at our website. In the case of cancellation, an amount of Euro 200,– (no reimbursement for students registration) will be retained before reimbursement. There will be no refunds after March 15, 2012.

ISFRS 2012: Keynote Speakers

Serafim Bakalis (University Birmingham, UK): Modelling eating
Christian Clasen/Jan Vermant (KU Leuven, Belgium): Dispensing of complex fluids: A map of misery
Jan Engmann (Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland): You, tube : the fluid mechanics of mastication, swallowing and digestion
Justin Hanes (The Johns Hopkins University, USA): Mucus Microstructure and Barrier Properties
Anne-Marie Hermansson (SIK, Sweden): Structure Design of Soft Biomaterials
Gareth McKinley (MIT, USA): Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS) rheometry of gels, foods and other consumer products
Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zurich, Switzerland): Bridging Length Scales and Properties in Food Protein Fibrils
Robert K. Prud'homme (Princeton, USA): Polysaccharide Biopolymers: how nature uses weak secondary forces to tune structure, function and rheology
Hans Tromp (NIZO & University of Utrecht, The Netherlands): Neutron Scattering on Food Ingredients
Erich Windhab (ETH Zurich, Switzerland): Rheology and functional structure processing in a reverse gastrointestinal engineering approach for personalized food

ISFRS 2012: Symposium Topics (Tentative)

Rheology and Structure Analysis: Rheological Methods · Rheological Modelling and Numerical Methods · Microfluidics · Rheo-SALS, SANS, SAXS
Food Materials and Characteristics: Biopolymer Solutions and Gels · Macromolecular Assemblies · Colloidal Systems · Dispersions · Emulsions and Foams · Semi-Solid Foods
Food Processing: Influence of Processing on Structure and Rheology · Multiscale Structuring · Structuring Processes and Apparatus · Encapsulation · Structure, Nutrition and Health

ISFRS: Download or Purchase Proceedings, Access Journal Manuscripts, Picture Gallery

The proceedings of the 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 symposia are available as books and as free pdf downloads. A selection of 2006 contributions can also be found in Applied Rheology: Volume 16 (2006), Issue 5, Pages 242-286.

Purchasing the Proceedings: The 2009 proceedings book is 120 CHF including Handling & Shipping. The 2000, 2003, and 2006 proceedings books are 70 CHF including Handling & Shipping. For ordering the book please contact via email.

Download Proceedings Contributions: Free pdfs of all 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009 contributions and the 1997 technical program can be found via the Proceedings link.

Picture Gallery (update 30.9.2009): The picture gallery includes now a selection of pictures taken during ISFRS 2009. Have fun !