Conference – LFS Applied Biology Program Blog

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

The 4th Food Structure and Functionality Symposium

October 19-20, 2021

The 4th Food Structure and Functionality Symposium – Structuring Foods for a Sustainable World will bring together renowned speakers from academia and industry – the people that push the boundaries in food research and production.

Presentations will describe developments in food structure design and functionality that confront the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Contributions are invited in the areas of macro-molecular interactions in complex food systems, structure-function relationships, food materials science, alternative proteins, oral processing, digestion, advanced visualisation, novel imaging techniques and much more….

Learn more and register here.

September 15, 2021

regenBC Conference

September 27- 29
6:00 – 8:00pm

The Province is hosting a virtual regenerative agriculture and agritech conference: regenBC. Join us to hear from experts and learn how combining regenerative agriculture and agritech can help farmers, food security and the environment.

regenBC will feature keynotes each night, followed by simultaneous streams of deeper-dive talks and panels.

View the agenda or register here.

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in BC (SABCS)

The Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in BC (SABCS) and we are hosting our 11^th annual conference on contaminated sites virtually this year on September 27, 28, and 29 from 8:30am to 12:30pm, each day. The theme of the event is “Adaptation and Resilience in Contaminated Lands Management”, and in particular, innovation and technologies to address these challenges. We are excited to announce that we have 14 expert speakers lined up for this year’s event.

We are currently offering a rate of $175 for university students and young professionals for this event, however there are also scholarship opportunities available for those that require financial assistance. This is an especially good opportunity for students who are close to graduating as there will be many industry professionals at the event, as well as time for virtual networking.