2011 Research Symposium
The FAPC holds an annual Research Symposium in conjunction with OSU Research Week to highlight research projects about food and agricultural topics.
Speaker
- A. Elizabeth Sloan, Ph.D., Sloan Trends Inc.
Dr. A Elizabeth Sloan Video Presentation:
- Part 1 - Mining Food Mega Trends
- Part 2 - Mining Food Mega Trends
- Part 3 - Mining Food Mega Trends
- Part 4 - Mining Food Mega Trends
- Part 5 - Mining Food Mega Trends
- Part 6 - Mining Food Mega Trends
Presentation Slides:
Handouts:
- Growing Global Challenges
- After the Recovery: Help Needed
- Food Science Flourishes on Campus
- 2009 IFT Salary Survey
- Challenges to Food Science in the U.S.
- Feeding the World Today and Tomorrow
- The Power of Meat 2011
Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan is the president of Sloan Trends Inc., an Escondido, California-based consulting firm that offers trend-tracking and predictions, strategic counsel and business-building ideas for food, supplement and food service/restaurant marketers. She is also the consumer and product trends columnist for Food Technology magazine, trends editor for Flavor & The Menu magazine and monthly columnist for Nutraceuticals World magazine.
Sloan was formerly editor-in-chief of McCall’s magazine; director of the Good Housekeeping Institute – where she managed the review of consumer products for the Good Housekeeping Seal – and served as assistant editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping magazine; SVP and international director of food and nutrition for Hill and Knowlton Public Relations; the first scientific director of the American Association of Cereal Chemists and director of nutrition communications and technical services for General Mills.
Sloan has written more than 200 articles, co-authored two college text books on nutrition and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including the “Today” show, “Good Morning America,” and CBS and NBC newscasts.
Sloan holds a Ph.D. in food science and nutrition with a minor in mass communications from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in food technology from Rutgers University.
2011 Agenda
- J. Roy Escoubas - FAPC Director
- Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan, Sloan Trends Inc.
- Mining Food Mega Trends: Making Hay Out of Healthy, Home Grown, Home Cookin' & Other Super Hot Industry Issues
- OSU Graduate Students
- Dr. A. Elizabeth Sloan, President of Sloan Trends Inc.
- OSU Graduate Students
| February 22, 2011 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9 a.m. | Welcome |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Keynote |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Oral Presentations |
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| noon | Industry Luncheon with the Keynote 120 FAPC |
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| General Lunch 2nd Floor Mezzanine | |
| 1 p.m. | Poster Presentations |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Awards |
| 2:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
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