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on Food and Nutrition (CSCFN) and the Canada Committee on Food (CC F). In other cases, such as our dealings with the Youth Science Foundation, we interact directly through the Liaison Committee. Regardless of our method of interfacing with these external groups, all official dealings of Cl FST with them are done by Council through the committee. Many things have transpired in the past year. A few are reported here. Two members of the committee, John Clark and Dave Clark, are retiring and are also stepping down as Cl FST representatives to the CSCFN and CCF, respectively. The Institute once again owes these two gentlemen a vote of thanks for the tremendous job they have done on our behalf. This has been a busy year in regard to the Youth Science Foundation (YSF), especially the Canada-Wide Science Fair. As is recorded elsewhere in this issue, we presented, for the first time, an award for the food related project at the Science Fair. All who have been involved agree that this is a worthwhile and rewarding undertaking. Local section involvement has also been growing rapidly and is certainly to be highly lauded. We ended our relationship with SCITEC at the pleasure of 1980 Council. This was a decision not lightly taken. However, since neither CIFST nor SCITEC really seemed to be gaining any benefit from this relationship, it seemed reasonable to withdraw. Some initial work has been undertaken on the possibility of arranging a package deal for those members and/ or Canadians attending the International Union of Food Science and Technology (I UFoST) Congress in Dublin, Ireland, in 1983. If such a package can be established members will be notified in good time to make plans. For those not totally aware of our external dealings it might be appropriate to mention here that we are in liaison, through this committee, with 1FT, CCF, IUFoST, CSCFN, YSF, the International Union of Nutrition Science, International Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Congress on Engineering and Food, and the Canadian Hunger Foundation. With many of these groups we have a longstanding relationship and very significant interchange. I, as chairman, will be stepping down from the committee this year as well. It has been my pleasure to serve for the past three years as chairman and I would like to wish my successor well in continuing the important work of this committee. D. B. Cumming Chairman
Planning Committee The Planning Committee has the responsibility to investigate and report to Council on the operation of all national committees, their relationships as expressed by the Organizational Chart, and both short and long range plans for the Institute. The 1980-81 Committee was made up of the following members: J. P. Meyers (Chairman), A. H. M. Greene, Jean Paul Julien, Peter McCabe and Jim Richards. At the Post-Conference Council Meeting specific assignments were designated for this Committee. They were as follows: - To review the likelihood of, and make recommendations in the event that Industry, Trade and Commerce may in 1983 no longer manage the Canadian Food Industry Scholarship Fund. - To review and make recommendations on the mechanisms for identifying and training a replacement for Mr. A. H. M. Greene as Executive Director, to be done by June 1981. We were to consider the budget, hiring dates and job description. - To review and make recommendations on the National Office space needed up to 1986. Cun.lnsl, Fuvd Sci. Tt!chnul. J. Vot 14. No. 4. October 1981
It will be to the interest of readers to find that Industry, Trade and Commerce have offered to continue to provide management for the Scholarship Fund as long as can presently be foreseen. Bill Parkinson, who acted on behalf of the Department when the fund was originally established, had been posted to Foreign Service for a period of time but is now back in Ottawa and is handling thefund on behalf of the Department. Bill has advised us that funds are now available from Revenue Canada up to 1982. Bill will be making application on behalf of the Scholarship Fund to the Treasury Board for another five years of funding and feels hopeful that this may continue. It is of concern to the Institute, particularly the student members, that the number of scholarships could be decreased drastically should this funding cease. It would be helpful if more subscribers to the Fund were found from companies related to the food industry through employee membership in the Institute. It is possible that in 1981-82 a campaign will be undertaken to stimulate more of these subscriptions. A search was commenced by the Planning Committee in 1980 to find a replacement for our Executive Director. It was concluded that this is going to take some time and, therefore, Mr. Greene was asked if he would allow his term of office to be extended one year beyond his original appointment. Mr. Greene has agreed and will now continue in office until June 1983. Throughout the past year the Planning Committee has looked at the space occupied by our National Office. It is considered that this will be adequate for the next five years. It should be noted, however, that the age of the building may result in our having to look elsewhere sooner. I would urge all of our membership to visit the National Office when you have the opportunity as it is a thrill to all of us who have been there to see the operation that Art Greene has set up on our behalf. At the Mid-Term Council Meeting in January, it was suggested that we commence a search for someone who might assume the position of Technical Director of CIFST. There is a need for such a person in order to respond to various organizations with scientific briefs and to provide a scientifically sound response to the media from time to time. It has been suggested by the Planning Committee that we fill this position initially on a volunteer basis. We are, therefore, looking for someone to accept this position for only an honorarium. There would be funds provided for the expense involved in this position. If anyone knows of, or is an active member of CIFST, or a retired member of Cl FST who holds a Ph.D. in Food Science or a related discipline, and would be willing and able to act as Technical Director of the Institute, we would appreciate a contact with our National Office or with the President of the Institute. It has been the practice, which I am sure will continue, that the Planning Committee is chaired by the immediate Past President of the Institute and the membership of the Committee is composed of Past Presidents. The new Chairman of the Committee is, therefore, Marion Vaisey-Genser and should you wish to contact the Committee she would be pleased to hear from you. J. P. Meyers Chairman
Student Affairs Committee The major activity of the 1980-81 Student Affairs Committee was to determine the extent of student to professional/ associate membership conversion. Several surveys were undertaken and the data collected was supportive of the Student Program. The conversion data differ somewhat due to the manner in which they were reported: the Toronto, Atlantic and Newfoundland Sections averaged 36% of new (1977-80) members having previously been
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student members of Cl FST and/ or IFT; Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec Sections averaged 53% of student members converting to professional/ associate members upon graduation over the past five years (1975-1980). These figures indicate that student participation in the Institute is important for continued growth in membership and should be encouraged. A second assignment of SAC was to review the value and number of Canadian Food Industry Fund Scholarships. The contributions of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce to this scholarship fund may be phased out in a few years, and the Institute must begin preparing for this. The Student Affairs Committee found the $1000 CFlF Scholarship compared favourably with other scholarships available to food science and agriculture students in terms of financial support, not to mention the prestige the award carrIes. However, a future decrease in funding, coupled with an increase in the number of students eligible for these scholarships, will affect either their distribution or dollar value. SAC has recommended that the Institute begin soliciting more funds, particularly from food industries not yet involved in the scholarship fund program. Most of the 1981-82 student representatives to SAC were appointed by their Sections last spring. This network of representatives will enable the Committee to promote student-Institute interaction early in the academic year. The Chairman for the 1981-82 Student Affairs Committee is David McPeak of Macdonald College at McGill University. The other Committee positions had not been confirmed at the time of writing. All new appointments were required for the 1981-82 term. Your suggestions and advice on Student Affairs' activities are always welcome and greatly appreciated. Sylvia Yada Chairman
Call for Nominations - 1982 CIFST Awards Each year at the annual Conference the Institute presents a number of awards including the Institute Award, the William J. Eva Award, the Gordon Royal Maybee Award, the Graduate Student Award, the Undergraduate Student Award and the Givaudan lOOth Anniversary Award. Alsoat this occasion deserving members of the Institute are a warded Member Emeritus status. Descriptions of the awards and information about nomination procedures are given below. All correspondence should be directed to the Chairman of the Awards Committee: Dr. T. G. Smyrl, School of Food Science, Box 285, Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X ICO.
Institute A ward Purpose To honour a professional member or a former professional member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology for an outstanding contribution to the Institute.
Qua/(fications A candidate must be a professional member or a former professional member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology and must have worked diligently and long in maintaining and furthering the reputation and aims of the Institute and whose efforts have stimulated others.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
250/ Affaires de l'Institut
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982.
William J. Eva A ward Purpose To honour a person who has contributed to Canadian food science and technology through outstanding research and service.
Qua/(fications A candidate must be a member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology and must have contributed significantly to food science and technology in Canada.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982.
Note Person selected should be prepared to make a short presentation on his/ her area of expertise.
Gordon Royal Maybee A ward Purpose A CIFST achievement award in recogmtlon of an outstanding applied development by a Canadian company or institution in the fields of food production, processing, transportation, storage or quality control. The individual(s) responsible for the achievement will receive public recognition in the presentation and announcement of the award, but the award itself will be given only to the company or institution sponsoring the development.
Qualifications A recipient of the award can be any registered Canadian company (Canadian or foreign-owned), crown corporation, university or government agency. If any of the developmental work is done outside Canada, it must be financed by the Canadian company, organization or agency in question. A development would not qualify when developed outside Canada with foreign capital, even if first applied in Canada. The development can include (a) a new or improved method of food processing which substantially improves the quality or acceptance of a food, or significantly reduces manufacturing or processing costs, (b) a new food or a new food preparation of major significance, which gains an outstanding reputation for quality and acceptance, (c) new equipment which revolutionizes the quality of a food or its production rate, or significantly reduces manufacturing or processing costs, (d) new methods of packaging, storing or transporting foods which vastly improve existing methods, (e) a new or improved method of measuring a constituent or a contaminant in foods, for use in the fabrication offoods or for quality or safety control, or (f) a new or improved method of preparing and/ or cooking a food which profoundly changes existing consumer or institutional procedures for the better. Consideration for the award will be given to any meritorious development presently being applied in Canada. To qualify the development must be in use in the food industry or in food research laboratories of government agencies and universities for at least seven months prior to application for the award.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982. J.lns/. Con. Sci. Technul. Aliment. Vol. 14. No. 4. Octobre 19~U
Planning Committee The Planning Committee has the responsibility to investigate and report to Council on the operation of all national committees, their relationships as expressed by the Organizational Chart, and both short and long range plans for the Institute. The 1980-81 Committee was made up of the following members: J. P. Meyers (Chairman), A. H. M. Greene, Jean Paul Julien, Peter McCabe and Jim Richards. At the Post-Conference Council Meeting specific assignments were designated for this Committee. They were as follows: - To review the likelihood of, and make recommendations in the event that Industry, Trade and Commerce may in 1983 no longer manage the Canadian Food Industry Scholarship Fund. - To review and make recommendations on the mechanisms for identifying and training a replacement for Mr. A. H. M. Greene as Executive Director, to be done by June 1981. We were to consider the budget, hiring dates and job description. - To review and make recommendations on the National Office space needed up to 1986. Cun.lnsl, Fuvd Sci. Tt!chnul. J. Vot 14. No. 4. October 1981
It will be to the interest of readers to find that Industry, Trade and Commerce have offered to continue to provide management for the Scholarship Fund as long as can presently be foreseen. Bill Parkinson, who acted on behalf of the Department when the fund was originally established, had been posted to Foreign Service for a period of time but is now back in Ottawa and is handling thefund on behalf of the Department. Bill has advised us that funds are now available from Revenue Canada up to 1982. Bill will be making application on behalf of the Scholarship Fund to the Treasury Board for another five years of funding and feels hopeful that this may continue. It is of concern to the Institute, particularly the student members, that the number of scholarships could be decreased drastically should this funding cease. It would be helpful if more subscribers to the Fund were found from companies related to the food industry through employee membership in the Institute. It is possible that in 1981-82 a campaign will be undertaken to stimulate more of these subscriptions. A search was commenced by the Planning Committee in 1980 to find a replacement for our Executive Director. It was concluded that this is going to take some time and, therefore, Mr. Greene was asked if he would allow his term of office to be extended one year beyond his original appointment. Mr. Greene has agreed and will now continue in office until June 1983. Throughout the past year the Planning Committee has looked at the space occupied by our National Office. It is considered that this will be adequate for the next five years. It should be noted, however, that the age of the building may result in our having to look elsewhere sooner. I would urge all of our membership to visit the National Office when you have the opportunity as it is a thrill to all of us who have been there to see the operation that Art Greene has set up on our behalf. At the Mid-Term Council Meeting in January, it was suggested that we commence a search for someone who might assume the position of Technical Director of CIFST. There is a need for such a person in order to respond to various organizations with scientific briefs and to provide a scientifically sound response to the media from time to time. It has been suggested by the Planning Committee that we fill this position initially on a volunteer basis. We are, therefore, looking for someone to accept this position for only an honorarium. There would be funds provided for the expense involved in this position. If anyone knows of, or is an active member of CIFST, or a retired member of Cl FST who holds a Ph.D. in Food Science or a related discipline, and would be willing and able to act as Technical Director of the Institute, we would appreciate a contact with our National Office or with the President of the Institute. It has been the practice, which I am sure will continue, that the Planning Committee is chaired by the immediate Past President of the Institute and the membership of the Committee is composed of Past Presidents. The new Chairman of the Committee is, therefore, Marion Vaisey-Genser and should you wish to contact the Committee she would be pleased to hear from you. J. P. Meyers Chairman
Student Affairs Committee The major activity of the 1980-81 Student Affairs Committee was to determine the extent of student to professional/ associate membership conversion. Several surveys were undertaken and the data collected was supportive of the Student Program. The conversion data differ somewhat due to the manner in which they were reported: the Toronto, Atlantic and Newfoundland Sections averaged 36% of new (1977-80) members having previously been
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student members of Cl FST and/ or IFT; Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec Sections averaged 53% of student members converting to professional/ associate members upon graduation over the past five years (1975-1980). These figures indicate that student participation in the Institute is important for continued growth in membership and should be encouraged. A second assignment of SAC was to review the value and number of Canadian Food Industry Fund Scholarships. The contributions of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce to this scholarship fund may be phased out in a few years, and the Institute must begin preparing for this. The Student Affairs Committee found the $1000 CFlF Scholarship compared favourably with other scholarships available to food science and agriculture students in terms of financial support, not to mention the prestige the award carrIes. However, a future decrease in funding, coupled with an increase in the number of students eligible for these scholarships, will affect either their distribution or dollar value. SAC has recommended that the Institute begin soliciting more funds, particularly from food industries not yet involved in the scholarship fund program. Most of the 1981-82 student representatives to SAC were appointed by their Sections last spring. This network of representatives will enable the Committee to promote student-Institute interaction early in the academic year. The Chairman for the 1981-82 Student Affairs Committee is David McPeak of Macdonald College at McGill University. The other Committee positions had not been confirmed at the time of writing. All new appointments were required for the 1981-82 term. Your suggestions and advice on Student Affairs' activities are always welcome and greatly appreciated. Sylvia Yada Chairman
Call for Nominations - 1982 CIFST Awards Each year at the annual Conference the Institute presents a number of awards including the Institute Award, the William J. Eva Award, the Gordon Royal Maybee Award, the Graduate Student Award, the Undergraduate Student Award and the Givaudan lOOth Anniversary Award. Alsoat this occasion deserving members of the Institute are a warded Member Emeritus status. Descriptions of the awards and information about nomination procedures are given below. All correspondence should be directed to the Chairman of the Awards Committee: Dr. T. G. Smyrl, School of Food Science, Box 285, Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X ICO.
Institute A ward Purpose To honour a professional member or a former professional member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology for an outstanding contribution to the Institute.
Qua/(fications A candidate must be a professional member or a former professional member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology and must have worked diligently and long in maintaining and furthering the reputation and aims of the Institute and whose efforts have stimulated others.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
250/ Affaires de l'Institut
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982.
William J. Eva A ward Purpose To honour a person who has contributed to Canadian food science and technology through outstanding research and service.
Qua/(fications A candidate must be a member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology and must have contributed significantly to food science and technology in Canada.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982.
Note Person selected should be prepared to make a short presentation on his/ her area of expertise.
Gordon Royal Maybee A ward Purpose A CIFST achievement award in recogmtlon of an outstanding applied development by a Canadian company or institution in the fields of food production, processing, transportation, storage or quality control. The individual(s) responsible for the achievement will receive public recognition in the presentation and announcement of the award, but the award itself will be given only to the company or institution sponsoring the development.
Qualifications A recipient of the award can be any registered Canadian company (Canadian or foreign-owned), crown corporation, university or government agency. If any of the developmental work is done outside Canada, it must be financed by the Canadian company, organization or agency in question. A development would not qualify when developed outside Canada with foreign capital, even if first applied in Canada. The development can include (a) a new or improved method of food processing which substantially improves the quality or acceptance of a food, or significantly reduces manufacturing or processing costs, (b) a new food or a new food preparation of major significance, which gains an outstanding reputation for quality and acceptance, (c) new equipment which revolutionizes the quality of a food or its production rate, or significantly reduces manufacturing or processing costs, (d) new methods of packaging, storing or transporting foods which vastly improve existing methods, (e) a new or improved method of measuring a constituent or a contaminant in foods, for use in the fabrication offoods or for quality or safety control, or (f) a new or improved method of preparing and/ or cooking a food which profoundly changes existing consumer or institutional procedures for the better. Consideration for the award will be given to any meritorious development presently being applied in Canada. To qualify the development must be in use in the food industry or in food research laboratories of government agencies and universities for at least seven months prior to application for the award.
Procedure for Nomination Nomination forms can be obtained from the Chairman of the Awards Committee.
Deadline for Submission March 10, 1982. J.lns/. Con. Sci. Technul. Aliment. Vol. 14. No. 4. Octobre 19~U