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2016 AACCI Annual Meeting Symposia Submissions

Symposia Submissions Accepted Now through November 19, 2015 

SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED

Will your symposium content be innovative and provide cutting edge advances in cereal grain science?

This question should be top-of-mind as you gather speakers and define key topics and take-aways for your symposium proposal. AACCI is looking for sessions that are:

  • inspired, offering creative vision that poses the question, “What if…?”
  • forward-thinking, yet built upon solid science
  • positioned to tackle important issues
  • provocative, fostering further discussion of solutions and roadblocks
  • comprehensive and interdisciplinary, including research and applied methods

The 2016 Meeting Technical Program Planning Committee will be looking for proposals that address:

  • New Advances in Cereal Grain Science
  • Feeding the World with Cereal Grains – Leveraging Scientific Advancements
  • Benefits of Cereal Grains – Farm to Table Scientific Advancements
  • Health issues related to cereal food intake, with a strong focus on dietary fiber, whole grain and bioactive components Flour and grain quality testing
  • Educating the public on grains as part of a healthy diet and GM related issues
  • Ingredient replacement strategies and the potential of enzymes

These topics are merely suggestions; this list should not be considered complete.

Approaches and inclusion for a successful submission:

  • Clarity of objectives and scope of content for the session; what will the session accomplish?
  • Innovation, what’s new?
  • Including new speakers to your sessions
  • Global approach
  • Completeness of submission

We encourage submissions prior to October 21, 2015 for discussion during the Centennial Meeting and invite you to join us at:

2016 Technical Planning Meeting
October 21, 2015 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Room L100E
Minneapolis Convention Center

Format options for 2016 sessions:

  • Science Café (panel presentations) are 1-1/2 to 2 hour time slots with 60- to 75- minutes of presentations and remaining time for discussion.
  • Symposia (standard format) are 1 hour 40-minutes with (5) 20-minute time slots.
  • Premeeting Workshops are typically 1/2-day or full-day schedules.

Guidelines for Planning Workshops for AACC International Annual Meetings

 Symposia Planning Information

 Historical List of AACCI Special Sessions 2015-2011