Educational Affairs Committee

National Committee Reports Educational Affairs Committee In the last two years, three subjects have been occupying the Educational Affairs Committee. Each of these has been found to require far reaching policy decisions from our National Council. In each case, debate on these topics has been limited by time during our annual Council meeting. For many individuals present, the issues were being heard for the first time. This made it impossible for all aspects to be examined at the Council meeting. Subsequently, a course has been adopted that should permit thorough presentation of the implications of the establishment of CIFST policy on these subjects. A series of Educational Affairs symposia will be initiated in Montreal at the 25th Annual CIFST Conference; the subject will be "Continuing Ed ucation in Food Science." The objectives of the symposia will be to identify opportunities available for Canadian food scientists, technologists and nontechnical people to expand their knowledge of many aspects of food on a part time or casual basis. The discussion will cover areas that need development and the role CIFST may play in supplying the courses. There are symposia planned for the conferences in Ottawa in 1983 and Vancouver in 1984. The topics will be "Does CIFST Have a Role to Play in Defining Food Science Curriculum?" and "Is There a Need for a Corporation of Food Scientists?" The advantages, disadvantages and organizational requirements will be presented for discussion. All the symposia will be part of the Conference programs; this will permit any person interested in the subject to hear the information and participate in the debate. The Montreal symposium on Continuing Education is being rganized by Karen Lapsley of Macdonald Campus of McGill University. Anyone with information on food related courses anywhere in the country is invited to send it directly to Karen. Members who have a particular interest in the subjects of the symposia planned for Ottawa and Vancouver may write to our National Office in Ottawa. The members of this year's Educational Affairs Committee are: Chairman

Vice Chairman

Members

- Chris Findlay, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2WI - Karen Lapsley, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X I CO - John Holme, Food Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OC6 - Armand Boudreau, Departement des vivres, Universite Laval, Ste. Foy, Quebec GIK 7P4

Anyone concerned about Educational Affairs is invited to get in touch with the committee. CJ. Findlay Chairman

Publishing Committee The composition of the Publishing Committee continues

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to be the Executive Director, Journal Editor, Chairman of the Editorial Board and a Past President (Greene, van de Voort, deMan and McCabe). The Terms of Reference have not changed - see Volume 14, No. I, January 1981, page I I. Special assignments given to the committee by the National President for 198 I-82 are: (I) Prepare and submit an annual budget to the Finance

Committee Chairman, (2) Inform the Executive Committee of resignations, appointments or reappointments of an Editor or other members of the Editorial Board, (3) Arrange for publication of the National Directory, (4) Arrange for the sale of advertising in the National Directory, and (5) Publish a National Newsletter as necessary to provide current Institute items for inclusion in local Newsletters. The operation of our Journal from the editorial viewpoint this past year was much improved. Many of the startup production problems have been ironed out. Numerous changes have been made, some of which are visible and many of which are not. These include the new cover, new Guide to Authors, addition of abstracts to Research Notes, the binding of the Index into the Journal, inclusion of conference abstracts, key word system, binding of 1FT summaries, and the mandatory use of the Systeme International, to name a few. One major development has been the evolution of a comprehensive style guide which has stabilized the Journal format extensively. In June 1981, the Journal was displayed at the 1FT Annual Conference in Atlanta. Over 500 sample copies of the April issue were handed out to promote subscriptions. Discussions have been instigated with Pergamon Press Canada regarding bimonthly production of the Journal. Steps are being taken (e.g., streamlining manuscript flow, increasing volume and obtaining publication rights to CIFST Conference papers) toward this goal. A change from quarterly to bimonthly publication, however, is a major event in terms of editorial and even financial load and does not appear to be feasible at present. This past year the Institute published a revised Food Science and Technology Education in Canada pamphlet, with the financial assistance of The Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada. It is available from our National Office, in both English and French, at no cost. The Institute greatly appreciates the support of GPMC Three National Newsletters were published in 1981 by the National Office and sent to Section Chairmen for reproduction in local Newsletters. The objective is to have local members better informed on the operation of the Institute. Unfortunately, not all sections produce local Newsletters and some of those who do have not sent copies to the National Office. It is anticipated there will be more action taken on this front. A. H. M. Greene Chairman

CIFST Journal Paper Becomes a Citation Classic A CIFST Journal publication entitled "Cardiac Lipid Changes in Rats Fed Oils Containing Long-Chain Fatty Acids," by J. L. Beare-Rogers, E. A. Neva and H. A. Heggtueit, has become a "citation classic." A citation classic is a publication which is one of the most cited items from a particular field in the Science Citation Index. Or. BeareRogers has been invited to prepare a brief commentary and abstract of the work in the Citation Classics section of Current Contents. This recognition is a tribute to Canadian J. Inst. Can. Sci. Technol. Aliment. Vo/. 15, No. I, 1982