Tue Jan 22, 2008
First Technical Conference of The Society of Sensory Professionals
For the past five years several leaders in sensory have been discussing the possibility of forming an association of sensory professionals to plant and grow the seeds of the future. This organization?s sole purpose will be to grow sensory evaluation as a profession, as a scientific field, and as a community. Well, we are there now and the Society of Sensory Professionals will present its initial meeting next fall in Cincinnati, Ohio November 5-7, 2008. ASTM E-18 will meet from November 3-5, 2008 in the same venue and the new society will then kick off:
Cornerstone Meeting: Creating the Future
Noon Wednesday November 5, 2008
Meeting ends noon Friday November 7, 2008
The plans are to have this meeting every 2 years [in the off-year from Pangborn]
Conference Contents:
Keynote; Sensory?s beginnings, current state, and future
Town hall meetings: creating the future
How valued sensory evaluation enterprises are made, grown and sustained
How success is achieved and careers are made
Technical papers on original research
Who Should Attend:
Anyone who has a stake in the future of sensory evaluation
Professionals at the start of their career
Seekers who have questions about their career
Seasoned professionals to share their expertise and experiences
The call for exhibitors will go out in by March 1. We ask that any individuals and companies that can ? please help us get this started by sponsoring the meeting. Additional information about sponsorship levels is available online.
I am so grateful to Edgar Chambers IV, Mona Wolf, Suzanne Pecore, Chris Findlay, Anne Goldman, Chris VanDongen, Kernon Gibes, Becky Bleibaum, Debbie Kluesener, and Bethia Margoshes for working to organize the Mission and Scope, arrange the meeting venue, arrange for the technical program and provide for the hospitality and activities for the meeting.
Here are the organizers thoughts on the mission and scope:
Mission
To advance the field of sensory evaluation, including consumer research, and the role/work of sensory professionals, for the purpose of sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, mentoring and educating its members.
Scope: To advance the field of sensory evaluation, including consumer research, by:
1. creating forums for sharing research that advances the scientific basis of the field
2. provide mentoring in the field through a variety of forums
3. providing training courses and educational seminars
4. linking with existing organizations that serve the sensory and consumer research community
5. promoting professional conduct and ethical standards
Definition:
Sensory evaluation is a scientific discipline that is used to evoke, measure, analyze, and interpret reactions to stimuli perceived through the senses.
Sensory evaluation encompasses the fields of sensory science and consumer research.
Membership:
Membership is open to any person who is involved or interested in sensory evaluation or consumer research.
My sincerest thanks to those who have already contributed. Notice about joining the society and paying dues will be issued in March. Our plan is to provide meeting details early, so you can plan to attend.
Please let us know how we can best support your role in sensory evaluation.
Gail Vance Civille
Sensory Spectrum
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Mon Jan 21, 2008
ESN-Industry Network Partnership
The European Sensory Network invites industries as partners at the cutting edge of sensory and consumer research.
January, 2008: Since its foundation, the key aims of the European Sensory Network (ESN) have been to improve sensory and consumer research methodology for the benefit of industry and to promote the direct application of sensory analysis methods in the industry. To help support these aims, the ESN is now offering a direct ESN-Industry Network Partnership with the express purpose of collaborating more closely with industry in the research and development of innovative methods and approaches in sensory and consumer sciences.
Read more:
http://www.esn-network.com/partnership.html
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Sun Dec 09, 2007
Society of Sensory Professionals - Meetings and Mission
A group met October 9, 2007, in conjunction with the fall meeting of ASTM E18 in Tampa, Florida, USA, to discuss various aspects of a proposed new society of sensory professionals.
The minutes from this meeting and a draft society mission have been posted to the files area of the society Yahoo group as well as the file area of the Sensory Yahoo Group. For those without access to those web sites, PDF versions of these two files are also available below.
1) Meeting minutes from October 9, 2007
2) Draft Society Mission
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Fri Sep 14, 2007
Summary of SPISE 2007 Meeting
The Summer Programme In Sensory Evaluation (SPISE) 2007 was hosted at the University of Technology of HoChiMinh City (Vietnam) form the 22nd to the 27th of July 2007.
This event was designed to promote and develop Sensory Sciences through South East Asia. It was divided into two parts: a Workshop on statistics applied in the sensory field (from the 22nd to the 25th of July) and a Sensory Symposium (the 26th and 27th of July).
The Workshop on statistics applied in sensory evaluation – 22nd - 25th of July.
It is a four-day lecture and practical exercises design to train 20 Asian food scientists, both academics and industrials (number of attendees limited), in the theory and practice of performing sensory studies and analyzing data.
This year the programme included:
- an overview of descriptive methods (including Conventional and Flash profiles),
- an overview of the evaluation of the panelist's performance,
- an overview to relate instrumental to sensory data,
- the use of R, free software, to perform statistical analysis.
The mornings were devoted to the theoretical lecture and the afternoons to the practical applications. The courses were given by three French Professors from Agrocampus (France), Ensbana (France) and University of Texas (USA) and one Vietnamese Professor from the University of Technology.
More than learning about sensory methodologies and statistical analysis, this workshop allowed attendees to meet food scientists, network and share about sensory techniques.
Website: http://www.dch.hcmut.edu.vn/spise2007/pre-symposium/index.htm
The Symposium ‘New Trends in Sensory Evaluation of Food and Non-Food Products’ – 26th - 27th of July.
It gathered over 100 attendees (both academics and professionals) from all over the world (Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, France, The Netherlands, USA).
During the two-day Symposium, 20 oral presentations and 10 posters about sensory science were presented.
The Symposium took place in a convivial atmosphere allowing scientists:
- to discover new methods of practicing sensory sciences,
- to share their experience,
- to benefit about other’s experience,
- to meet sensory scientists,
- to create partnership,
- to visit Vietnam and enjoy its habits and customs.
Website: http://www.dch.hcmut.edu.vn/spise2007/
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Wed Oct 18, 2006
50 Years in Search of the Consumers' True Motivations
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of Prof. Egon P. K?ster, the European Sensory Network co-sponsored the celebration of this jubilee at the 2nd European Conference on Sensory Consumer Research of Food and Beverages "A Sense of Diversity", held in the Hague, September 26-29, 2006. The organising committee of this conference had arranged a special session dedicated to K?ster's work.
Egon P. K?ster has a deep understanding of the twisted paths of human decision making. He states "If you really want to find out what influences the consumer, whose choices are greatly determined by unconscious processes, you need to do it indirectly".
E.P. K?ster also gave ESN an expert-interview where he explains his views on consumer sensory research and what he thinks will be its role in the future.
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Sat Apr 29, 2006
Edgar Chambers receives ASTM award of merit
On Wednesday, April 26, Dr. Edgar Chambers IV received the ASTM award of merit, the highest award issued by the society. Dr. Chambers is the second E18 member to receive the award. The award also confers the title of "fellow."
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Thu Apr 27, 2006
Sweet ?water taste? paradoxically predicts sweet taste inhibitors
Quoting from a Monell online newsletter, Monell says:
"A scientific paradox linking artificial sweeteners such as saccharin with a sensory experience in which plain water takes on a sweet taste has guided researchers at the Monell Center to an increased understanding of how humans detect sweet taste. The findings will open doors to the development of new sweeteners and inhibitors. "
Monell's press release explains:
"At lower concentrations, sweeteners activate the sweet taste receptor by attaching to a high affinity binding site, leading to perception of sweetness. However, high concentrations of saccharin and acesulfame-K inhibit the cellular responses to other sweeteners by binding to a second, low-affinity inhibitory site that causes the receptor to shift from an activated to an inhibitory state. When a water rinse removes sweet taste inhibitors from the inhibitory site, the sweet receptor is re-activated and the perception of sweetness returns."
Reference:
Galindo-Cuspinera, V., Winning, M., Bufe, B., Meyerhof, W., & Breslin, P.A.S. A TAS1R receptor-based explanation of sweet ?water taste?. Nature, advance online publication, April 24, 2006 (DOI 10.1038/nature04765).
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Tue Apr 18, 2006
Number of consumers in sensory studies
Is that most perennial of all questions answered finally? In the latest issue of Food Quality and Preference (Volume 17, Issue 6), Hough et al, examine sample size considerations in "Number of consumers necessary for sensory acceptability tests."
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Thu Feb 23, 2006
The brain's ability to mitigate foul taste
The University of Madison-Madison reports on the brain's ability to mitigate the perception of foul taste. (Press release is available online).
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Thu Feb 09, 2006
SensoMineR Released for Public Access
F. Husson & S. L? announce that a package for sensory analysis with R is now available. The package, named SensoMineR, collects classic methods as well as methods conceived and developed in their laboratory.
SensoMineR is completely free and can be downloaded at the following address: http://sensominer.free.fr
SensoMineR provides numerous graphical outputs easy to interpret, as well as syntheses of results issuing from various analysis of variance models or from various factor analysis methods accompanied with confidence ellipses. SensoMineR deals with classic profiles data as
well as with more specific data such as napping data.
SensoMineR tackles the following problems:
- assessing panel performances
- characterizing products
- relating sensory data and instrumental data
- mapping consumers' preferences
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