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Pictures from 2013 Suppliers' Night - Wednesday, Nov. 13
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CSIFT Leadership Team
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Officers:
John Chambers, Chair John Budin, Chair Elect Olivia Klose, Secretary James Colby, Treasurer Linda Perucca, Past Chair
Executive Committee:
Bill Becht
Glenn Bluemer
Mike Carson
Laura Colby
Laura Gray
Jan Miller
Sue Monckton
Linda Perucca
Keith Shafer
Manoj Shah
Timothy Stubbs
Mike Wanous
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the work of the Section - get involved today! Contact BusinessOffice@ChicagoIFT.org
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Issue: #3
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November 20, 2013
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Message from Our Chair John Chambers
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Chicago Section IFT 2013-2014 Chair DMH Ingredients
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Dear CSIFT Members,
Our 51st Chicago Section IFT Suppliers' Night was a great event! We had over 525 exhibitors, over 3000 attendees, and we had 63 new exhibitors this year.
Our Suppliers' Night is a great place to network, see new product trends, and is a place to present your company to a huge audience.
I want to thank all those that made this night possible and that made this night a success!! Read more
I look forward to seeing everyone at our next dinner meeting on December 16 th. Dr. Gary Reineccius a Professor and Head Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition at University of Minnesota will be speaking on New Approaches to Discovery in Flavor Research. Register |
Graham Chemical: December Dinner Meeting Sponsor
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Graham Chemical is proud to be serving as a Gold Sponsor of the Chicago IFT Section dinner in December. Together, we are committed to the sharing of knowledge and expertise and IFT's mission of providing global access to a safe and abundant food supply.
To learn more about Graham Chemical, please click here.
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December 16 Dinner & Discussion with Dr. Gary Reineccius
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New Approaches for Discovery in Flavor Research
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Join members and friends as we gather to learn about new approaches in flavor research from Professor and Department head in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, Gary Reineccius, Ph.D.
His presentation will describe a relatively new approach to discovery in food flavor research using a technique based on metabolomics. The objective is to develop methods for the untargeted analysis of chemical stimuli related to flavor perception as opposed to the more common metabolomics application in health-related research.
In our field we wish to consider for study all (ideally) low molecular weight compounds as candidate chemical stimuli in flavor perception instead of focusing only on compounds already known to influence the flavor quality (unbiased).
This presentation will outline our application of this methodology to citrus juices (mandarin). Analytical approaches will be outlined and a brief summary of results obtained will be presented.<read more>
Click here to register and for more information.
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| CSIFT 2013 Suppliers' Night a Huge Success! |
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CSIFT Thanks Exhibitors, Sponsors, Attendees, and Volunteers for Making the 51st CSIFT Suppliers' Night one of the Best Ever!
- 525 Exhibitors - 63 new companies:
- Over 3000 Registered Attendees
- 14 Sponsors: Prinova, Graham Chemical, Qualisoy, Sweetener Supply, FONA, Batory Foods, CWS Ingredients, Dempsey, DSM Nutritionals, Sethness Caramel Color, Fuchs North America, DairiConcepts, Skidmore Sales, and R&F Laboratories
- 7 Speakers:
Corbion Caravan, Florida Food Products, GNT USA, Kalsec, Inc., Solutions Associates Consulting, Spec Engineering, and Keynote Speaker Ted Lebuza (view presentations)
- 2 Committees:
 - Suppliers' Night Committee - Jim Anderson, Lynne Noren, Mike O'Hare, Mike Gough, and John Chambers
- Innovation NOW! Forum Committee: Heather Brotcke, Cherie Morris, Katie Vossen, and John Budin
- 50 Day of Show Volunteers - download full list
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| New Professionals Events: Trivia Night Nov. 21 & Volunteer at Greater Chicago Food Depository Dec. 7 |
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Join the New Professionals!
In September we held our kick-off event at Top Golf. Around 30 people came out for networking, food, and miniature golf. We lucked out with gorgeous weather and met a lot of new people.
 On October 16th we took a tour of Goose Island Brewery in Chicago. We not only got a behind the scenes tour, but we sampled their amazing beer, some of which isn't even on the shelf yet! Read full article.
Please register for all events on our webpage.
http://chicagoift.org/newprofessionals.html
Trivia Night - Nov. 21
Greater Chicago Food Depository - Dec. 7
Don't forget to bring your business cards and new co-workers!
Co-Chairs: Niki Baron & Molly Connor
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Do You Know Your Emeritus Member?
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Click on the photo to find out who it is!
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CSIFT Moves to IFT Unified Membership
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On July 12, 2013 the IFT Board of Directors passed a motion to unify IFT membership. The Chicago Section IFT is leading the way by implementing unified membership for our Section beginning in September 2013. For more information, visit the CSIFT Membership page. For questions contact the CSIFT Business Office at 630-916-4960 or Members@ChicagoIFT.org.
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Career Center: November Employment Opportunities
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 Job Postings Available Here: Click Here
The CSIFT Career Center publishes the employment newsletter as a free service to Chicago Section IFT members, posting current job listings. As an active member you may view these listings and contact a member of the committee for further information.
If you have any questions about a current listing or would like to post an employment notice, please contact Gary Wills, Chair, Employment Committee at (708) 214-6689 or at garwil526@aol.com.
Any active member of the CSIFT may post their own job listing to the CSIFT LinkedIn, as well as in our newsletter.
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Welcome New Committee Chairs & Looking for Volunteers!
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We are happy to announce that Joy Dell'Aringo from EMSL and Sharim Lane from Kraft Foods are our new Membership Committee Chairs.
Interested in leading the Professional Development Committee or assisting with the AV at dinner meetings?
Contact CSIFT Chair John Chambers at jchambers@dmhingredients.com.
Still searching for Marketing Committee Members!
The Chicago Section IFT has opportunities for individuals that would like to volunteer to work with various aspects of the Chicago Section IFT.
We are looking for assistance in specific areas that include: Sponsorship, Website, and the Food Bytes Newsletter, and interfacing between the Marketing Committee along with other key committees such as the Membership and New Professionals.
This is also an opportunity to advance your career! If interested or if you have any questions please reach out to Denise Michalik and/or Sheila Rice, see contact details below.
Sheila Rice
Chair Sponsorships
Phone: 630-267-6653
Email: srice@penford.com
Denise Michalik
Chair CSIFT Marketing Committee
Cell: 616-516-8285
Email: denmich16@gmail.com
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Call for Nominations - 2014-2015 CSIFT Leadership
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Would you like to have an impact on the future
of the Chicago Section IFT?
Do you want to apply or improve your leadership skills?
The Section is vibrant and in good financial health. In order to keep it growing and provide new ideas and value to our membership we need volunteers who contribute some of their time and enthusiasm in a number of elected positions. Read full article
These are the positions that we encourage you to run for:
Chair-Elect (commitment of three years, serves as Program Chair during the first year, Section Chair during the second year, and Awards and Nominations during the third year)
Secretary (takes minutes during the Executive Committee Meetings)
Executive Committee Members (4 positions open with commitment of three years, responsible for strategic thinking and voting of Section Activities for the betterment of the Section.)
If you are interested in running for a Leadership Role in the Chicago Section IFT please call me at 847-943-4791 or send an email to lperucca@mdlz.com by Dec 20th
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Tanner Lectureship Nominations Open
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Nominees for the Tanner Lectureship are sought. The Tanner Lecturer should be a world-class well-recognized researcher and excellent speaker. The nominee may be from industry, government or university, having developed unique technology in the area of food science or related disciplines which has significant impact to the food industry.
 | Who is Fred W. Tanner? Click here to find out!
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The Lecturer may be from any country, but preferably not from within our Chicago IFT Section. The award consists of an honorarium of $2,000, a plaque and reimbursement of travel expenses. The Tanner lecture will be presented on Monday, May 12, 2014.
Nominations may be made by any Chicago Section member, and preferably but not necessarily, consist of a curriculum vitae and an accompanying letter setting forth the reasons for the nomination.
Nominations are due no later than December 30st, 2013, and should be sent to the Tanner Committee Chair: Zuoxing Zheng, 847-646-3388 or zuoxing.zheng@kraftfoods.com.
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