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Registration requested by Friday 12th September. =20 Join NZIFST now and you can register at the member rate !=20 http://www.nzifst.org.nz/join/ _____ =20 Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarships for Women in Technology and Engineering The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to help women undertake undergraduate study for degrees in engineering and technology at New Zealand universities. The Scholarships will be for women entering their first year of full time study for an undergraduate degree, who have not previously studied full time at that level in technology and engineering. The Scholarships are intended for school leavers and mature women; if the latter, preference will be given to those who have worked in industry for at least three years or/and have passed sub-degree courses in technology or engineering.=20 Each Scholarship will be for one year, the initial year of study and the target maximum value for each Scholarship is $5,000. Three Scholarships are available in 2008 for academic study in 2009. Applications must be submitted by 1st October 2008. For more information and an application form, please contact rosemary@nzifst.org.nz=20 _____ =20 2 NZIFST Fellows (& JCAndrews Award winners) appointed to NZ Fast Forward Board=20 Seven outstanding people have been appointed to the New Zealand Fast Forward board, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today (5 August). Jim Anderton said he was delighted with the calibre of the new board members, which matched the potential of the up to $2 billion investment to boost innovation in our food and pastoral agriculture sectors.=20 The board members are: Bill Baylis, Bill Falconer, Robin Fenwick, Richard Janes, Kevin Marshall, Mike Matthews, and Jacqueline Rowarth. The board will be chaired by Bill Falconer.=20 New Zealand Fast Forward is an initiative set up with $700 million from Government, to be allocated over the 10-15-year life of the fund. The Government contribution is to be matched with private sector investment. Already seven industry groups have committed to be cornerstone investors, each putting in at least $10 million in the next five years.=20 Jim Anderton said the board members all had a long association with different sectors in New Zealand's primary industries. "They understand the importance of innovation, of maintaining our global leadership in food production, and of applying knowledge - new technologies and new products - to our primary industries." He said the New Zealand Fast Forward initiative had been warmly embraced by the primary industries sector. "There is clear and overwhelming recognition of the timeliness of this initiative."=20 Contact Jim Anderton on 021 777680, or Cathie Bell (press secretary) on 04 4719936 or 027 4998467 Cathie.Bell@parliament.govt.nz=20 _____ =20 EVENTS Biofuels - the future or a folly? 27 August, Stewart 2, Lincoln University Organised by the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural & Horticultural Science Inc. - Canterbury Section. Fee $20=20 Enquiries to: Jenny Taylor, Secretariat, NZIAHS. Tel 09 8128506 secretariat@agscience.org.nz or www.agscience.org.nz =20 Getting Lean & TPM To Work in an Australasian Workplace Auckland 3 & 4 September 2008 This outstanding two-day workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in improving their workplace and assisting their company to achieve Operations Excellence.=20 Contact Anthony Burt, CTPM Australasia, anthony.burt@ctpm.org.au or www.ctpm.org.nz Auditing Your Food Safety Programme Workshop 14 and 15 October 2008, 42 Malvern Road, Mount Albert, Auckland Scope and Key Points: A two day Food Safety Programme internal auditing training workshop aimed at Food Safety Programme coordinators, Production Managers, Quality Assurance or Technical Managers, and Quality Assurance technicians. The workshop will provide you the skills to critically assess whether your food safety programme is up to date and effective, and will enable you to identify opportunities for improvement. Note that a working knowledge of HACCP based Food Safety Programmes and food legislation is recommended. Contact Shane Hopgood, phone 09 846 8492, hopgoods@paradise.net.nz=20 Innovations in Food Processing Engineering and Technology You are invited to participate in the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Food Processing Engineering and Technology, 2-4 December 2008, Asian Institute of Technology, Bnagkok, Thailand. The conference will give an opportunity for discussing a wide range of crucial and timely issues related to food processing technology and engineering and presenting the insights and expertise in an informal setting. =20 Further details of the conference are available at www.serd.ait.ac.th/icfpte=20 6th International Food and Technology Exhibition - IFTECH Pakistan April 15 -18, 2009 at the Karachi Expo Centre.=20 The exhibition will show case state-of-the-art Food, Beverage, Hospitality, Agricultural and Pharmaceuticals Processing Technology and Equipment. The exhibition will bring together buyers from the local Food industry and trade visitors from the Middle East and South Asian region; providing them various networking opportunities to establish new leads and strengthen the existing business relationships. http://www.foodtechpakistan.com/IFTECH.pdf =20 _____ =20 CAREERS & EDUCATION=20 Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton has launched a new three-year Bachelor of Technology degree, which has endorsements in Agritechnology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technology and Food Technology. Students will work on an industry project throughout their third and final year. http://www.wintec.ac.nz/index.asp?PageID=3D2145824786=20 FREE Resources available to promote Food Industry Careers - Your Future in New Zealand's Food Industry =20 - Your future in.Chemical/Process Engineering=20 - Your future in .Biotechnology =20 - Pathways to careers in technology, engineering and science=20 - Futureintech bookmark, - A Futureintech guide for parents and caregivers=20 All of these resources are available, free of charge, to NZIFST members who wish to help promote food industry careers in schools. To order any of them, contact Rosemary rosemary@nzifst.org.nz, or you can order them directly from the Futureintech website http://www.futureintech.org.nz/order-form.cfm. Biotech Learning Hub We had a recent article about the Biotech in the Crop and Food digest (issue 61), you can view this under 'Understanding science for smart food choices' at:=20 http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/company-info/digest/digest61/smartsnack.php=20 _____ =20 BRANCH DIARY _____ =20 JOB ADVERTS CURRENTLY POSTED AT NZIFST EMPLOYMENT http://www.nzifst.org.nz/employment/default.asp (* =3D New this issue) *Graduate Food Technologist=20 Passionate about Food? Indulge your career with variety! (LWCG 8/8) *Nutritionist (or Dietitian) CLOSES 15 August. NZ Nutrition Foundation (8/8) *Product Development Technologist Join a leader in all aspects of food manufacturing (TRS 8/8) Packaging Manager=20 Responsibility for development, delivery and optimisation of packaging business (TRS 28/7) Food Technologist Exciting opportunity with leading brand. Flexible hours. Christchurch. CLOSES 8 August (Cookie Time 17/7) Food/Product Development Technologists Returned from OE? Bored in current role? (TRS 17/7) Product Development Technologist Exciting sole charge Food Technologist opportunity (TRS 17/7) Sales Business Development - Food Ingredients Quality food ingredients. Melbourne based (PBA 17/7) Technical (QA) Officer 30 hours/week - flexible hours (TRS 17/7) _____ =20 NZIFST Nibbles is a fortnightly e-mail service to all members of NZIFST. Non-Members can also subscribe - subscription is free. If you have news, events or publications to highlight for our subscribers, please send to rosemary@nzifst.org.nz JOIN NZIFST NOW http://www.nzifst.org.nz/join/ =09 This newsletter is published by and copyright (c) 2008 NZIFST - The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (Inc.). All rights reserved. NZIFST takes every care to ensure the information contained in this newsletter is accurate but accepts no rsponsibility for errors that may arise. To unsubscribe please e-mail kelly@nzifst.org.nz & type "unsubscribe Nibbles" in the subject line.=20 To subscribe please e-mail: kelly@nzifst.org.nz with your name, company name and e-mail address. NZIFST, PO Box 8031, Palmerston North, New Zealand=09 =09 =09 ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C8FE34.7056A460 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
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NZIFST NIBBLES Issue No. 89 - 14 August 2008

NIBBLES CONTENTS: (online version here)

- Find the answers to your tricky Food Labelling questions 
- Edna Waddell Scholarships for Women in Technology & Engineering
- 2 NZIFST Fellows appointed to NZ Fast Forward Board 
 
EVENTS
- Biofuels - the future or a folly?
- Getting Lean & TPM To Work in an Australasian Workplace
- Auditing Your Food Safety Programme Workshop
- Innovations in Food  Processing Engineering and Technology
- 6th International Food and Technology Exhibition - IFTECH Pakistan

CAREERS & EDUCATION
- New three-year Bachelor of Technology degree
- FREE Resources available to promote Food Industry Careers
- Biotech Learning Hub

BRANCH DIARY
EMPLOYMENT ** Only 3 new adverts this issue!

·         When can Ascorbic Acid be labelled as Vitamin C rather than Acid or Antioxidant?
·         Can Dried Fruit be labelled as just Fruit if it absorbs enough water from the other ingredients?
·         What is the difference between Chocolate and Compound Chocolate?
·         Why is Maltitol Syrup declared as an ingredient when present at high levels and not as an additive i.e., It's listed as "Maltitol Syrup" in the ingredient listing rather than "Sweetener (maltitol syrup) or Sweetener (965)?
 
Find the answers to your tricky Food Labelling questions 
Do you ever find it frustrating when you have a query about a specific food labelling issue but have no-one to discuss it with? 
Then come along to this NZIFST hosted Professional Development seminar and discuss your questions.
 
Wednesday 17th September, 4.00pm - 6.00pm,
Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland
   
Download more information and the registration form at www.nzifst.org.nz. Registration requested by Friday 12th September.
 
Join NZIFST now and you can register at the member rate ! 
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/join/

Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarships for Women in Technology and Engineering

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to help women undertake undergraduate study for degrees in engineering and technology at New Zealand universities.  The Scholarships will be for women entering their first year of full time study for an undergraduate degree, who have not previously studied full time at that level in technology and engineering. The Scholarships are intended for school leavers and mature women; if the latter, preference will be given to those who have worked in industry for at least three years or/and have passed sub-degree courses in technology or engineering.

Each Scholarship will be for one year, the initial year of study and the target maximum value for each Scholarship is $5,000. Three Scholarships are available in 2008 for academic study in 2009. Applications must be submitted by 1st October 2008.
For more information and an application form, please contact rosemary@nzifst.org.nz 

2 NZIFST Fellows (& JCAndrews Award winners) appointed to NZ Fast Forward Board

Seven outstanding people have been appointed to the New Zealand Fast Forward board, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today (5 August). Jim Anderton said he was delighted with the calibre of the new board members, which matched the potential of the up to $2 billion investment to boost innovation in our food and pastoral agriculture sectors.

The board members are: Bill Baylis, Bill Falconer, Robin Fenwick, Richard Janes, Kevin Marshall, Mike Matthews, and Jacqueline Rowarth. The board will be chaired by Bill Falconer.

New Zealand Fast Forward is an initiative set up with $700 million from Government, to be allocated over the 10-15-year life of the fund. The Government contribution is to be matched with private sector investment. Already seven industry groups have committed to be cornerstone investors, each putting in at least $10 million in the next five years.

Jim Anderton said the board members all had a long association with different sectors in New Zealand's primary industries. "They understand the importance of innovation, of maintaining our global leadership in food production, and of applying knowledge - new technologies and new products - to our primary industries." He said the New Zealand Fast Forward initiative had been warmly embraced by the primary industries sector. "There is clear and overwhelming recognition of the timeliness of this initiative."

Contact Jim Anderton on 021 777680, or Cathie Bell (press secretary)  on  04 4719936  or 027 4998467 Cathie.Bell@parliament.govt.nz

EVENTS

Biofuels - the future or a folly?
27 August, Stewart 2, Lincoln University
Organised by the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural & Horticultural Science Inc. - Canterbury Section. Fee $20
Enquiries to: Jenny Taylor, Secretariat, NZIAHS. Tel 09 8128506 secretariat@agscience.org.nz or www.agscience.org.nz

Getting Lean & TPM To Work in an Australasian Workplace
Auckland 3 & 4 September 2008
This outstanding two-day workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in improving their workplace and assisting their company to achieve Operations Excellence.
Contact Anthony Burt, CTPM Australasia, anthony.burt@ctpm.org.au or www.ctpm.org.nz

Auditing Your Food Safety Programme Workshop
14 and 15 October 2008, 42 Malvern Road, Mount Albert, Auckland
Scope and Key Points: A two day Food Safety Programme internal auditing training workshop aimed at Food Safety Programme coordinators, Production Managers, Quality Assurance or Technical Managers, and Quality Assurance technicians. The workshop will provide you the skills to critically assess whether your food safety programme is up to date and effective, and will enable you to identify opportunities for improvement. Note that a working knowledge of HACCP based Food Safety Programmes and food legislation is recommended.
Contact Shane Hopgood, phone 09 846 8492, hopgoods@paradise.net.nz

Innovations in Food  Processing Engineering and Technology
You are invited to participate in the 4th International Conference on Innovations in Food  Processing Engineering and Technology, 2-4 December 2008, Asian Institute of Technology, Bnagkok, Thailand. The conference will give an opportunity for discussing a wide range of crucial and timely issues related to food processing technology and engineering and presenting the insights and expertise in an informal setting.  
Further details of the conference are available at www.serd.ait.ac.th/icfpte

6th International Food and Technology Exhibition - IFTECH Pakistan
April 15 -18, 2009 at the Karachi Expo Centre. 
The exhibition will show case state-of-the-art Food, Beverage, Hospitality, Agricultural and Pharmaceuticals Processing Technology and Equipment. The exhibition will bring together buyers from the local Food industry and trade visitors from the Middle East and South Asian region; providing them various networking opportunities to establish new leads and strengthen the existing business relationships.
 http://www.foodtechpakistan.com/IFTECH.pdf 

 CAREERS & EDUCATION

Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton has launched a new three-year Bachelor of Technology degree, which has endorsements in Agritechnology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technology and Food Technology. Students will work on an industry project throughout their third and final year.
http://www.wintec.ac.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145824786

FREE Resources available to promote Food Industry Careers
- Your Future in New Zealand's Food Industry  
- Your future in.Chemical/Process Engineering
- Your future in .Biotechnology  
- Pathways to careers in technology, engineering and science
- Futureintech bookmark,
- A Futureintech guide for parents and caregivers 
All of these resources are available, free of charge, to NZIFST members who wish to help promote food industry careers in schools. To order any of them, contact Rosemary rosemary@nzifst.org.nz, or you can order them directly from the Futureintech website http://www.futureintech.org.nz/order-form.cfm.

Biotech Learning Hub
We had a recent article about the Biotech in the Crop and Food digest (issue 61), you can view this under 'Understanding science for smart food choices'  at:
http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/company-info/digest/digest61/smartsnack.php

BRANCH DIARY

JOB ADVERTS CURRENTLY POSTED AT NZIFST EMPLOYMENT
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/employment/default.asp (* = New this issue)

*Graduate Food Technologist
Passionate about Food? Indulge your career with variety! (LWCG 8/8)

*Nutritionist (or Dietitian)
CLOSES 15 August. NZ Nutrition Foundation (8/8)

*Product Development Technologist
Join a leader in all aspects of food manufacturing (TRS 8/8)

Packaging Manager
Responsibility for development, delivery and optimisation of packaging business (TRS 28/7)

Food Technologist
Exciting opportunity with leading brand. Flexible hours. Christchurch. CLOSES 8 August (Cookie Time 17/7)

Food/Product Development Technologists
Returned from OE? Bored in current role? (TRS 17/7)

Product Development Technologist
Exciting sole charge Food Technologist opportunity (TRS 17/7)

Sales Business Development - Food Ingredients
Quality food ingredients. Melbourne based (PBA 17/7)

Technical (QA) Officer
30 hours/week - flexible hours (TRS 17/7)

NZIFST Nibbles is a fortnightly e-mail service to all members of NZIFST. Non-Members can also subscribe - subscription is free.
If you have news, events or publications to highlight for our subscribers, please send to rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
JOIN NZIFST NOW http://www.nzifst.org.nz/join/

This newsletter is published by and copyright (c) 2008 NZIFST - The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (Inc.). All rights reserved. NZIFST takes every care to ensure the information contained in this newsletter is accurate but accepts no rsponsibility for errors that may arise.
To unsubscribe please e-mail kelly@nzifst.org.nz & type "unsubscribe Nibbles" in the subject line.
To subscribe please e-mail: kelly@nzifst.org.nz with your name, company name and e-mail address.
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