21 to 25 April 2008 - 76th IASC World Congress, Shanghai, China - CANCELLED

January 2008

Dear Friends and Colleagues

It is with regret that I write to inform you that the membership of the IASC has agreed by majority decision to dissolve the IASC in its current form as of 31 December 2007.

In view of this it has been necessary to cancel the IASC Congress, which had been planned to take place in Shanghai 21st to 25th April this year.  I am sure this will be disappointing news to the many of you who had planned to attend, but these circumstances have left us with no option.  We extend our apologies and sincere thanks to the China National Vegetable Oil Association and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade who had jointly worked so hard on the preliminary organisation of this congress.  I am, however, pleased to report that the CNVOA and CCPIT are proceeding independently with their own plans to organise a World Congress of Seed Crushers under the working title “China International Oil Fat and Plants Congress” tentatively scheduled for October 2008 in Nanjing.  I am sure you will look forward to this event as an opportunity to continue the tradition of great international seed crushers’ congresses.

May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your support of the IASC during its long and distinguished history.  I wish you all health and prosperity in the future and look forward to seeing you in China later this year.

Kind regards

Yours sincerely

ROBERT BROESKA
PRESIDENT

27 to 30 September 2009
World Congress on Oils & Fats, and 28th ISF Congress - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
Sydney, Australia
www.isfsydney2009.com

2007

11 - 13 September 2007
Oils and Fats International Conference & Exhibition 2007 - (OFI China 2007) -
Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre, Guangzhou, China. Details:
www.oilsandfatsinternational.com.

November 11-13, 2007
Soya & Oilseed Summit 2007: Nourishing Innovations in Food and Energy InterContinental Hotel, Chicago, USA. Contact: e-mail at soyasummit@soyatech.com or 800.424.SOYA x 114
www.soyasummit.com

May 13-16, 2007

98th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo - A Joint World Congress with the Japan Oil Chemists' Society Quebec City Convention Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada. Details:
www.aocs.org/meetings.

OFI Cairo, 20-21 March 2007

Robert Broeska, IASC President
The Global Oils and Fats Market and accompanying powerpoint presentation (2MB)

Report to IASC Members

2006

IASC Congress 2006
75th World Congress of the IASC took place 13 to 16 June 2006 in San Francisco. Click on the relevant paper to download pdf.

IASC is grateful for the generous support of its sponsors for the congress. Click here to view the list of sponsors.