RAFA 2024
5 - 8. listopad 2024
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RAFA 2024: 11th International Symposium on RECENT ADVANCES IN FOOD ANALYSIS
In line with the concept of the previous events, RAFA 2024 Symposium will provide an overview of contemporary trends in the ANALYTICAL & BIOANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONTROL and discuss the CHALLENGES AND NOVEL APPROACHES IN FOOD AND NATURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS.
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The organizers of the RAFA 2024 plan to prepare a balanced programme including oral presentations given both by invited speakers, researchers and young scientists, satellite workshops, interactive and vendor seminars, extensive poster sessions and nice social events.
Following tentative RECENT & EMERGING ISSUES will be addressed in the RAFA 2024 sessions:
- Food additives, healthy nutrients & vitamins
- Food allergens
- Flavour & off-flavours
- Alternative proteins
- Mycotoxins, marine and plant toxins in a changing climate
- Pesticide & veterinary drug residues
- Process induced contaminants
- Environmental contaminants
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- Metals & metalloids, including their speciation
- Migrants from food packaging materials
- Micro- and nanoplastics in food
- Food authenticity, fraud and forensics
- (Multi)omics in food analysis
- Illegal and natural food supplements
- Exposomics & Human biomonitoring
- Sensors & Portable food analysis
- Circularity and sustainability
- Green food analysis
- Next generation sequencing for food quality & safety
- Effect based analysis & bioassays
- Spatially resolved food analysis
- Food legislation requirements for food control
- Artificial Intelligence in food analysis
- QA/QC, Chemometrics & Big data handling
We are looking forward to meeting you again in beautiful Prague!
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Prof. Jana Pulkrabova & Dr. Stefan van Leeuwen, Symposium Chairs
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Prof. Michele Suman, Symposium Co-chair
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Prof. Jana Hajslova & Prof. Michel Nielen, Symposium Honorary chairs
Important dates and deadlines
Registration
- June 17, 2024: Deadline to apply for Young researcher travel grant
- June 17, 2024: Deadline to apply for participation as a Sponsor or Exhibitor
- July 31, 2024: Reduced registration fee deadline
Call for papers
- June 15, 2024: Abstract submission for oral presentation
- August 31, 2024: Abstract submission for poster presentation
- September 30, 2024: Notification of Abstracts acceptance
- September 30, 2024: Last minute posters deadline
- October, 2024: Final programme
Conference programme (dates for diary)
- November 4, 2024: Registration desk open from 4.00 to 7.00 p.m.
- November 5, 2024: Registration desk open from 7.30 a.m.
- November 5-8, 2024: Symposium sessions, seminars, workshops and vendor seminars
- November 5, 2024: Welcome Cocktail
- November 7, 2024: Symposium Dinner
Programme
Invited speakers
- Coming soon
Special opportunities for young scientists
- Ample space reserved in the main program for oral presentations given by young researchers
- Award(s) for the best poster presentation(s)
- RAFA 2024 competitive travel grants
Satellite events, seminars and workshops
Workshops on novel challenges:
- Workshop on “Vibrational spectroscopy and chemometrics”
- Workshop on “Smart data handling and AI in food analysis”
Interactive seminar – Be active and learn from each other:
- Step by step strategies for a fast development of smart analytical methods
Experts´ summit, EU and beyond:
- Session “AOAC INTERNATIONAL: Method Validation & Harmonization”
- Session “Food integrity from an EU – Asia perspective”
EC Reference Laboratories colloquium:
- Workshop on “Experiences, achievements and challenges by EU Reference Laboratories”
Workshops & Sessions on EU Framework Programs and other projects:
- Workshop on “Opportunities to collaborate in a European research and innovation area”
Vendor seminars & Exhibition:
- Vendor seminars introducing recent progress instrumentation and analytical strategies
- Exhibition of up-to-date instrumentation, laboratory equipment, screening tests, standards/reference materials, and consumables used in food analysis
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