The Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium is a 4–5 days biannual
academic conference
An academic conference or scientific conference (also congress, symposium, workshop, or meeting) is an event for researchers (not necessarily academics) to present and discuss their scholarly work. Together with academic or scientific journals ...
focusing on
sensory and consumer science, named after sensory pioneer
Rose Marie Pangborn
Rose Marie Valdes Pangborn (1932 – March 17, 1990) was a Mexican-American food scientist, food technologist, professor, and a pioneer in the field of sensory analysis of food attributes. She worked as a sensory scientist in the Experiment Sta ...
. Usually, the event has 800–1000 participants
and takes place in a different country every uneven year, which is chosen two years in advance.
Program
The main component of the conference consists of oral presentations given by the attendees.
Keynote lectures, interactive workshops, and poster sessions complete the scientific program. Oral and poster presentations are selected by the scientific committee on the basis of submitted contributions, whereas keynote talks are generally by invitation.
History
The first Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium was held in
Järvenpää
Järvenpää (; sv, Träskända) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located on the Helsinki– Riihimäki railway track in Uusimaa region, some north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. Peopl ...
,
Finland
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in 1993. Since its fifth edition (2003) it has been operated by
Elsevier
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. The journal ''
Food Quality and Preference'' is the official supporting publication of the symposia and usually publishes a special issue featuring selected contributions presented at each event.
See also
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Food science
Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the developme ...
*
Sensory science
*''
Food Quality and Preference''
*''
Journal of Sensory Studies''
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.pangbornsymposium.com/
Academic conferences