Can. Inst. Food Sci. Technol. J. Vo!. 16, No. 1, pp. i-x, 1983

INSTITUTE AFFAIRS AFFAIRES DE L'INSTITUT

Acknowledgement to Reviewers

Each year the Journal acknowledges the contribution madeby the editorial board and the reviewers who have donated theirtime and expertise in refereeing manuscripts published in the lastvolume. The editorial board named on our masthead are creditedevery issue and hence the following list names only the volun­teers.

I. Add a French language name for the Institute: "INSTITUTCANADIEN DE SCIENCE ET TECHNOLOGIEALIMENTAIRES. "

2. Add a fifth objective for the Institute: "to foster and encour­age education in food science and technology."

The first proposed amendment was approved by Council inMontreal on May 29, 1982. The second proposed amendmentwas approved at the Annual General Meeting in Ottawa on June2, 1976, and will be proposed for Council approval on May 28,1983.

Modification des lettres patentes de l'lnstitutConformement aux reglements de I'Institut (Article XIII,

paragraphe 2), avis est donne, par les presentes, de deux propo­sitions de modifications qui seront soumises au vote, 11 I' Assem­blee generale annuelle de l'Institut, le ler juin 1983.

I. Ajouter un nom fran<;ais officiel pour l'Institut: "INSTITUTCANADIEN DE SCIENCE ET TECHNOLOGIEALIMENTAIRES. "

2. Ajouter un cinquieme objectif pour I'Institut: "Stimuler etaider I'education dans le domaine des sciences et technolo­gies alimentaires."

La premiere modification a ete approuvee par le Conseil, 11Montreal, le 29 mai, 1982. La deuxieme proposition a eteapprouvee a l'Assemblee generale annuelle d'Ottawa le 2juin,1976. Le Conseilla soumettra 11 I'assemblee, pour ratification,le 28 mai, 1983.

From the President's Desk

The start of 1983 marks the beginning of a new chapter inCIFST Journal publication. After three years of operating withPergamon as our publisher, we have once again resumed com­plete managerial control of our Journal. The decision to termin­ate the Memorandum of Agreement with Pergamon Press wasmade by the Executive in consultation with the Publishing Com­mittee and in complete agreement with Pergamon Press. TheInstitute and the Journal have gained valuable experience duringthe three year period and a visually and technically excellentpublication has resulted. Re-negotiation of the rate structure forcontinuation with Pergamon would likely have resulted in amajor increase in cost to the members. Many of the services wewere buying from Pergamon duplicate the services which wenow have in place with the Executive Director and NationalOffice and management of our own publications through theNational Office should be more streamlined and cost effective.

I view this change as an exciting step forward in the maturingprocess that is carrying on in the Institute. As we move towards afull time Executive Director position, with the appropriate sec­retarial and office backup, we are reaching the stage of being afully fledged scientific society, well able to manage all its ownaffairs. While many of our operations are still very capablyhandled by volunteer members, our National Office proceduresare now able to reduce the load on the volunteers and allow themto develop ideas, while our paid staff carries out the day to daytasks. This trend is evident in the Journal operations as well asthe Institute as a whole. We can look down the road to a timewhen the National Office will be charged with management ofpublications for the Institute.

I am very pleased to welcome D.C. Beckett as the JournalBusiness/Advertising Manager. Don's experience in the past asBusiness Manager for the Journal, and then as National Treasur­er, will stand us in excellent stead during this vital transitionperiod.

Resumption of the management of the Journal offers bothchallenges and opportunities. We have the challenge to improvethe revenues through advertising, both in the Journal and theDirectory. Our editorial staff has the opportunity to revise andcontrol printing schedules and deadlines and assure more rapid,timely publication of "Institute Affairs" material. In all, thechange is a very positive step and we wish every success to ourEditor, his Associate Editors and Editorial Assistant, as well asour new Business/Advertising Manager and National Officestaff, in carrying out this transition.

G.E. Timbers

Amendments to Letters Patent of Institute

In accordance with the By-Laws of the Institute (ArticleXIII, Section 2), notice is hereby given of two proposed amend­ments to be voted on at the 1983 Annual General Meeting of theInstitute in Ottawa on June I, 1983:

Ackman, R.G.Bhatty, R.S.Biggs, D.A.Botta, J.R.Buck, E.M.Cash, J.N.Cassens, R.G.Chandan, R.C.Clandinin, M.T.D'Appolonia, B.Darley, Jr., K.S.Dimick, P.S.Doores, S.Duitschaever, C. L.Fleming, S.Fortin, A.Gallop, R.A.

Lawford, R.Lentz, c.P.Lund, D.B.Ma, C-Y.Markakis, P.c.Mullin, J.Nadeau, M.H.Nawar, W.W.Orr, H.L.Otwell, W.S.Paton, D.Pearson, A.M.Poapst, P.A.Rasper, V.F.Reichert, R.D.Richards, J.F.Sahasrabudhe, M.R.

0315-5463/83/0 IOooi-I 0$3 .00/0Copyright!! 1983 Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology

Grant, D.R. Sebedio, J.L.Groot-Wassink, J.W.D. Segars, R.A.Hadziyev, D. Sen, N.P.Henderson, H.M. Simard, R.E.Hill, A. Skura, B.J.Hoehn, E. Sosulski, F.W.Holley, R.A. Sporns, P.Hoseney, R.e. Stiles, M.E.Hougen, F.W. Swatland, H.J.Hultin, H.O. Thompson, J.N.Ingledew, W.M. Thompson, J.R.Jones, J.D. Thompson, L.U.Kakuda, Y. van Binnendyk, D.Kapsalis, J. Voigt, M.N.Kelly, P. Voisey, P.W.Ladbrooke, B.D. Wolfe, F.H.Lapsley, K.G. Wood, D.F.

As Editor, I thank the reviewers and the editorial board fortheir efforts in this sometimes thankless but very important task.

F.R.V.

News from the Sections

People in the NewsFormer Alberta Section Foodnotes editor Dr. Jim Smith

received his Ph.D. on August 4th and has left Canada to seek hisfortune in Sydney, Australia .... The new editor of Foodnotesis Peter Sporns from the University of Alberta Department ofFood Science . . . . Dr. Dugal MacGregor of the Okanagan­Kootenay Section recently spent a month in India assisting on aUnited States AID program .... Gary Strachan, also of theOkanagan-Kootenay Section, attended the 62nd GeneralAssembly of "1'Office International de la Vigne et du Vin" inParis, France, as an official Canadian observer .... Universityof British Columbia personnel and students have been gatheringhonors and awards at a record pace - Dr. S. Nakai was, ofcourse, our William J. Eva Award winner, and in conjunctionwith Mr. S. Miller and Dr. A. Kato, recipient of the AmericanEgg Board Research Award .... Dr. W.D. Powrie was madea Fellow of the 1FT . . . . Vincent Molund won the CIFSTGraduate Student Award, while Alice Chan and Tom Tautorusplaced third in the 1FT Undergraduate Paper competition and the1FT Graduate Paper competition, respectively . . . . Dr. N.W.Tape of Agriculture Canada was also named a Fellow of the1FT.

Vancouver (1984) Conference Planning Under WayClary Jensen reports the Vancouver Conference committee

has settled down to work on the 1984 Annual Conference plans.As the Ottawa Conference (May 29-June 2) looms large on ourcollective horizon, Vancouver committee members are workingdiligently toward the 1984 meeting. As is always the case, theConference committee is trying to budget and plan for "the bestConference yet." This means that they are looking for a totalprogram that will both stimulate and satisfy the CIFST mem­bership. While the British Columbia Section is hardly lackingfor talent or ideas, the Conference committee would welcomesuggestions and requests from the membership at large. If youhave any suggestions to make or questions to ask, the 1984Conference committee is:

In Memoriam

Public Policy Committee

The National Council recommended, and the 1982 AnnualGeneral Meeting approved, the establishment of an InstitutePublic Policy Committee. The broad Terms of Reference are toidentify proposals for advocacy (CIFST/ICSTA positions) andto prepare responses to specific proposals, reports and/or poli­cies from the public and private sectors. The National Office willbe writing each Section Chairman before September Ist torequest proposals for Institute policy on matters of public con­cern to the Institute. A suggested proforma for the reply will beforwarded with the request.

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Manitoba Launches New Ph.D. ProgramApproval was obtained recently from the provincial grants

commission to implement a new Ph.D. program in food andnutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba. The programis an inter-departmental effort involving four university depart­ments and will draw on the teaching and research skills ofapproximately thirty staff members. The departments involvedinclude Foods and Nutrition in the Faculty of Human Ecology,plus Food Science, Plant Science and Animal Science in theFaculty of Agriculture. Students in these latter two departmentswill major in cereal biochemistry and nutritional biochemistry,respectively. Although all candidates registered in this newprogram will concentrate in the broad areas of either food sci­ence or nutritional science, each will have exposure to both ofthese areas of study. The program will be administered by acommittee of four, representing each department, and chairedby Dr. E.D. Murray of the Department of Food Science.

Canola Council of Canada Publishes SymposiumProceedings

In May of 1980, the Canada-Sweden exchange on rapeseedscience sponsored a symposium on the "Analytical Chemistryof Rapeseed and Its Products. " The proceedings of this sympo­sium have now been published in ring bound soft cover format.A total offering of twenty-six papers are presented in threecategories including: (I) Analytical Procedures Used to Char­acterize Rapeseed and Its Products, (2) Analysis of Glucosino­lates, and (3) General Papers. For those interested in the analysisof rapeseed and rapeseed products, this document can beobtained for $5.00 from: The Canola Council of Canada, 30 I ­433 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B IB3.

D.B.e.

John C. Ayers

Dr. John C. Ayers, a former member of CIFST/ICSTA andformer President of 1FT, died on July 13, 1982. He was wellknown as an authority on the prevention ofmicrobial contamina­tion of foods and was author or co-author of approximately 150papers on microbiology, sanitation, toxicology and food tech­nology. Dr. Ayers was the recipient of numerous awards includ­ing the Nicholas Appert medal, the Babcock-Hart Award and theInternational Research Award. This leading food scientist willbe greatly missed by his colleagues and students at the Universi­ty of Georgia and by both the Canadian and United Statesinstitutes.

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