The 7th International Postharvest Symposium (IPS 2012) will be held on 25-29 June 2012 in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bearing the theme Postharvest for Wealth and Health, IPS 2012 aims to highlight advances in the global postharvest horticulture research and development, facilitate a forum for information exchange, and strengthen linkages among stakeholders involved in the horticulture industry. Sessions are divided into the following topics:
- Pre-harvest Effects on Postharvest;
- Postharvest Physiology;
- Postharvest Technology;
- Postharvest Pathology and Entomology;
- Quality, Safety, and Security;
- Handling, Packaging, and Shipping Technology;
- and Consumers and Marketing.
Three plenary sessions will be conducted during the symposium. These are Posharvest for Wealth and Health by Dr. Shiow Y. Wang of the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS); New Emerging Technologies and Postharvest Sciences by Prof. Pietro Tonutti of the Scuola Superiore Studi Universitari Sant’Anna, Italy; and Bridging the Gaps Between Postharvest Technology, Commercialisation, and Consumer Needs by Dr. Ron B. H. Wills of the New Castle University, Australia.
Workshops will also be held, bearing the following themes:
- Postharvest Technologies for Developing Countries by Dr. Elhadi M. Yahia of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico;
- Managing Chilling Injury by Dr. Chien Yi Wang of the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS);
- Antioxidants, Bioactive Compounds and Health-Promoting Substances by Dr. Angelos Kanellis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
- and Emerging Postharvest Technologies – From Concept to Reality by Dr. Errol W. Hewett of the Massey University, New Zealand.
Other invited speakers hail from renowned institutions in the United States of America, Jamaica, Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia, Australia, Greece, South Korea, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, Italy, and Mexico.
Participants can also join a one-day technical tour to postharvest packing houses, distribution, and collecting centers; productions sites; and other places of interest. Post-symposium tours to the Northen Malaysian Peninsular, Southern Malaysian Peninsular, and the Malaysia Borneo will also be organized.
IPS 2012 is jointly organized by ISHS, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), with the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) as part of the technical and organizing commitee.
Enquiries & Correspondence
Secretariat
Tel: (603) 8943 7827 / 7572
Website: http://postharvest2012.mardi.gov.my