2011 Annual Meeting
The Best in Collaboration
21-26 January 2011
ILSI's Annual Meeting is the one event during the year which brings together members, trustees, science advisors, and staff from around the world. Experts from all corners of globe gather to exchange ideas on recent ILSI programs, new scientific challenges, and emerging opportunities for ILSI to make a difference in human and environmental health.
PDF versions of the the presentations from the scientific sessions are posted here.
Check back often for updates to the presentations, which will be posted as they become available.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Poster Session (PDFs will be posted as they become available)
ILSI Argentina
ILSI Brasil
ILSI Focal Point in China
ILSI Europe
ILSI-India
ILSI Japan
ILSI Korea
ILSI Mexico (JPG)
ILSI North Andean (JPG)
ILSI North America
ILSI South Andean
ILSI Southeast Asia Region
ILSI Research Foundation Center for Risk Science Innovation and Application
ILSI Research Foundation Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
ILSI Research Foundation Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
ILSI International Food Biotechnology Committee
ILSI International Organizations Committee
ILSI Publications
ILSI Southeast Asia Region Meeting
ILSI Southeast Asia Region - A 2010 Review and a Look Forward to 2011
Boon Yee Yeong, ILSI Southeast Asia Region
A Microcosm of Industrializing Asia (The Singapore Chinese Health Study)
Woon-Puay Koh, PhD, National University of Singapore
Water Safety - Salads with Some "Extras" on the Side
Matthew Lau, PhD, Nanyang Polytechnic,Singapore
Monday, 24 January 2011
Is Obesity Still a Global Priority for ILSI: Where Do We Go from Here?
Organized by ILSI
15 Years of Obesity as an ILSI Global Priority: What Did We Accomplish?
Susan Crocket, PhD, General Mills
Latin American Obesity Interventions in Children and Adolescents: ILSI's Role
Mauro Fisberg, MD, PhD, Federal University of São Paulo
Serving the Underserved: Development of Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Programs for Low-Income Mexican Americans
(Presentation coming soon.)
Zenong Yin, PhD, University of Texas
Where Does ILSI Go with Its Obesity Strategy? Priorities and Next Steps
John Peters, PhD, The Procter & Gamble Company
Water and Sanitation Perspectives
Organized by ILSI
ILSI Europe in Collaboration with ILSI Branches, WHO/FAO, and Other Stakeholders
Pratima Rao Jasti, PhD, ILSI Europe
Microbial Health Risk Related to Irrigation of Fresh Produce in Wastewater
Gertjan Medema, PhD, Delft University of Technology
A Quantitative Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Irrigation Water Used for Fresh Produce
Charles Gerba, PhD, University of Arizona
WHO's Stockholm Framework: A Pragmatic Approach to Improve Public Health
Chee-Keong Chew, World Health Organization
Update on ILSI Japan's SWAN Project
Hiroaki Hamano, ILSI Japan
Endocrine Disruption
Organized by ILSI North America
Endocrine Disruption: Overview and Background
Mary Hixon, PhD, Brown University
Case Study: Bisphenol A (BPA)
William Allaben, PhD, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health
Case Study: Perchlorate
James Lamb, IV, PhD, JD, DABT, Exponent
Case Study: Soy Isoflavones
Mark Messina, PhD, Nutrition Matters, Inc.
Emerging Issues
James Lamb, IV, Exponent
ILSI Focal Point in China Business Meeting
2010 Highlights and 2011 Plans
Hot Topics and Controversies
Organized by ILSI North America
Usual Intakes of Nutrients from Food and Supplements Among the US Population: NHANES 2003-2006
(Presentation Unavailable: Data being used in pending publication.)
Debra Keast, PhD, Food & Nutrition Database Research, Inc.
Dietary Guidelines for Sodium 2010: Opportunities and Challenges
(Presentation Unavailable: Data being used in pending publication.)
Adam Drewnowski, PhD, University of Washington
A New Approach to Targeting Inspection Resources and Identifying Patterns of Adulteration: The Reportable Food Registry
Donald Zink, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration
Reportable Food Registry: Industry Perspective
Robert Brackett, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
Out of the Greenhouse, Into the Fire: Agricultural Biotechnology and Adaption to Climate Change
Organized by ILSI Research Foundation Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050: Scenarios, Results, Policy Options
Gerald Nelson, PhD, International Food Policy Research Institute
Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Productivity via New Germplasm, New Practices, and New Technology
Dave Gustafson, PhD, Monsanto
Plant Genetic Engineering: Nitrogen and Water Use Efficiency, Salt Tolerance
Keith Redenbaugh, PhD, Arcadia Biosciences
Prospects for Moving Draught-Tolerant Genetically Engineered Crops into the Field in Africa
Robert Paarlberg, PhD, Wellsley College
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
ILSI Japan Breakfast Meeting
Overview of 2010 and 2011 and the 6th International Conference on Nutrition and Aging (combined PDF)
Hiroaki Hamano, ILSI Japan
ILSI Latin America Branches Meeting
ILSI Argentina
ILSI Brasil
(Presentation coming soon)
ILSI Mexico
Cecelia Robles, ILSI Mexico
ILSI North Andean
Marta Elena Soto Rojas, ILSI North Andean
ILSI South Andean
(Presentation coming soon)
Standards of Evidence
Organized by ILSI North America
Overview and Background
David Allison, PhD, University of Alabama
Weight of Evidence for Nutritional and/or Food Safety Interventions from a Cost/Benefit Perspective
Laurian Unnevehr, PhD, US Department of Agriculture
Weight of Evidence Applied to Nutrition Interventions
Dominik Alexander, PhD, MSPH, Exponent
Weight of Evidence Applied to Food Safety Interventions
Annette O'Connor, DVSc, Iowa State University
"Waiter, There's a Gene in My Soup!" Finding Biotechnology and Eating It Anyway
Organized by the ILSI International Food Biotechnology Committee (IFBiC)
Welcome and IFBiC Mission and Plans
Ray Shillito, PhD, Bayer Crop Science
What Do you Mean "It Won't Do Any Harm to Eat It?" Assessment of Food Safety
Genevieve Bondy, PhD, Health Canada
"What's in This Stuff Anyway?" Composition of Food and Feed Crops
William Ridley, PhD, Monsanto Company (retired)
"What If I Hadn't Seen It Was There?" Testing For Biotechnology Products: Why, How, and Are the Results Really Straightforward?
Frank Spiegelhalter, PhD, Genescan