ICC is currently looking for a motivated candidate to strengthen its team at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Event- and Communication Manager
(part-time 25-30hrs/week)
What we offer:
Responsible and meaningful field of activity
An attractive working place in the centre of Vienna / Austria linked to a government organisation with the opportunity using e.g. its lunch infrastructure
Up to 40% home office after the training period
A diverse and very international job with the possibility to bring your own ideas to life and connect to a global community.
Start and place of the position: as of now / 1010 Vienna/Austria. A minimum basic salary of EUR 2.600 gross (based on full-time) applies to the advertised position. If you bring experience and commitment, we are happy to pay more.
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This year's ICC Awards were presented at an awarding ceremony during the 8th International Conference on Dietary Fibre, 16-18 October, in Leuven, Belgium.
We are pleased to announce the awardees:
Clyde H. Bailey Medal, for outstanding achievements in cereal science and technology:
Prof. John R.N. Taylor, University of Pretoria, ZA
Friedrich Schweitzer Medal, for distinguished service in the furtherance of the aims and ideals of ICC:
Prof. Charles Brennan, RMIT University, AUS
Fellowship of the ICC Academy, for significant contributions to cereal science and the aims and objectives of the ICC:
Alfred Mar, ICC-Austria, AT
Bin Xiao Fu, Canadian Grain Commission, CA
Jan de Vries, Nutrition Solutions, NL
Maria Papageorgiou, International Hellenic University, GR
The 8th International Dietary Fibre Conference 2022 (DF22), hosted by the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry of the KU Leuven and co-organised by ICC, took place on 16-18 October 2022 in Leuven, Belgium. DF22, entitled “Towards Unlocking the Full Potential of Fibre for Food, Function and Global Health” presented the latest research on dietary fibre. Important topics such as food DF fermentation and the gut microbiome; mixed DF - plant protein systems and sidestream valorisation and biorefining have been discussed.
The keynote opening speech was held by by Professor Bruce Hamaker, Purdue University (US), on the importance of understanding the structure of DF on the mechanisms of health promoting effects.
On day 2 the audience followed a panel discussion during the Healthgrain Forum Session: "What is needed to improve the availability of high-dietary fibre grain-based foods?" Challenges and key questions for the future were summarized, such as: *What more can we do to convince people to consume more fiber-containing products? *What types of fibre do we want in our diets? *What are the sources of dietary fibre and which modified fibre can be used?
200 participants from more than 30 countries around the globe attended the conference. 57 posters and 38 oral presentations contributed to the attractive scientific programme of DF22, presented in 8 sessions.
ICC’s affiliated journal Journal of Cereal Science kindly sponsored two 'Best Poster Awards' for innovative or exceptional work in the dietary fibre research. Also, the scientific journal 'nutrients' by MDPI sponsored one award for the best oral paper.
The awards were given to:
Anne F. Kleijn, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
Poster title: "Unravelling the structure-activity relationship of rhamnogalacturonan-I rich pectin and galectin-3"
Ines Pynket, Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, KU Leuven, Belgium
Poster title: "The impact of kilning, pH and ionic strength on the extractability of oat protein and β-D-glucan"
Wannes de Man, Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, KU Leuven
Lecture title: "Recent advances in the structural characterization of wheat flour arabinoxylan by high-resolution NMR technologies"
On Nov. 15th, 3:30-5:00 PM CET the WGI and a host of global leaders will discuss how the daily consumption of whole grains is a vital part of not only healthy, but also sustainable diets. Soon the programme will be published and registration will be opened. We invite you to participate in this webinar and spread the word throughout your organization and network. Watch out the WGI website for more information!
The 8th International Conference on Dietary Fibre 2022, organised by the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry of the KU Leuven (BE) and ICC, will be held in Leuven (BE) on 16-18 October 2022.
DF22 is entitled “Towards Unlocking the Full Potential of Fibre for Food, Function and Global Health” and aims at finding answers to challenging and topical questions, like:
Is all undigested food DF?
Which novel tools can help unravel DF structure-function relationships in silico and in vivo?
What role can DF play in animal protein replacement strategies?
Can DF-plant protein interactions be leveraged to improve functionality in food systems?
Can food fermentation be used to enhance the functional and nutritional properties of DF?
Do purified DF and DF in an intact plant matrix exert different functionalities and health benefits?
Can DF properties be directed to optimise the composition of the gut microbiome?
The conference addresses scientists and representatives of the industry and academia from all over the world, bringing together experts of different areas of dietary fibre research, including food (bio)chemistry, (bio)physics, technology, processing, fermentation, quality and human and animal health.
Over 30 international speakers confirmed, the programme is now available HERE.
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your research, to interact with your peers, to learn something new, to expand your network and to get inspiration for new ideas and solutions!
