COFSA 2015 - 2015 Conference on Food Science and Security in Asia

This year, 2015, marks the 70th Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Remembrance events for the victims of the atomic bombing, as well as for the pursuit of peace. Visitors to Hiroshima will be charmed by its warm June temperatures and green, eco-friendly environment. It is easy to move around the small city on foot or by using its famed ‘Hiroden’ streetcar, which only costs JPY 150! The mild weather and low travel costs make Hiroshima a popular travel destination for both international and domestic visitors. Hiroshima also boasts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Miyajima ‘the Floating Shrine’ and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
COFSA 2015 is offering sponsored tours to Miyajima ‘the Floating Shrine’ and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial for all registered participants!!
About COFSA 2015
We are pleased to hold COFSA in Hiroshima and this year we are combining COFSA with two other science events concerning sustainability in the sciences: The Second Asian Conference on the Life Sciences and Sustainability and the Conference on the Physical Sciences and Sustainability in Asia.
COFSA 2015 is an international, peer-reviewed conference. Full papers are welcome, but not required. Registered participants with an accepted abstract and/or refereed full paper will be published in the COFSA 2015 Conference Proceedings (ISSN 2189-2210).
The explosive development of the life sciences, physical sciences and food sciences and their expansion into other disciplines such as the IT field is yielding groundbreaking discoveries from novel genes and bio-products to cutting-edge nanotechnology, resulting in a transformed science landscape with profound global applications in understanding life, eradicating diseases, securing a more equitable food and water supply/distribution as well as creating novel bio-industries and products. The sheer scope and number of these scientific advances and the never-ending influx of knowledge, while at times overwhelming, both challenge and inspire hope for an improved quality of life for all.
The three-day conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policy makers, students and professionals. With the theme Global Trends in Food Science and Security, it is hoped that this intersection of disciplines will help scientists and professionals to stay at the leading edge of recent advances in the physical sciences and sustainability, act as a catalyst for further research, improve international collaboration while bridging the scientific and technological differences between developed and developing nations, and foster global health security.
We welcome submission from the following food science and security perspectives through our online system:
Agribusiness and Agriculture Policy
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Cardiovascular Disease
Chemical Engineering
Child and Maternal Health and Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition and Malnutrition
Cooling and Freezing
Corporate Social Responsibility
Energy, Water and Waste Reduction
Food and Climate Change
Food Business and Trade
Food Chemistry and Physical Chemistry
Food Fortification and Enrichment
Food Microbiology
Food Packaging and Preservation
Food Process and Bioprocess
Food Safety, Hygiene and Sanitation
Food Science, Engineering and Technology
Food-borne Illnesses and Allergies
Functional Foods
Food Supply Chain Management
Global Food Security
Herbicides, Insecticides, Pesticides
Molecular Gastronomy
Nutrition Science and Dietetics
Probiotics and Prebiotics
Public Health
Shelf Life Cycle and Storage
Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrients
Wine Processing and Production
Special Topic: Food Culture and Society
Special Topic: Food Process Sustainability
Special Topic: Future of Food Engineering
Special Topic: Reducing Food Loss and Waste
Special Topic: Sustainability of Traditional Processes
Special Topic: Sustainable Farming Practices
Special Topic: Sustainable Food Packaging
Special Topic: Sustainable Process and Product Development
Special Topic: The War on Hunger
Other Topics (please specify)