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The International Society for Fat Research (ISF)

Stimulating the exchange of high quality scientific information and technology pertaining to fats, oils, and related materials.

 

Founded in 1954, ISF is a federation of 23 regional and national scientific organizations

active in the areas of fats, oils, and lipid research.


Membership is open to national or regional organizations that are non-commercial, individual membership societies serving the interests of professionals in fields pertaining to fats, oils, and lipids related materials and their products.

ISF Lectureship Series
Requires the member organization:

• an individual membership          scientific organization
• hosts a regularly schedulesd international scientific meeting of 300+ attendees in English or with English translation
• sends a representative to meetings of the Executive Board
ISF Board

Upcoming ISF Lectures:

2011: Tokyo, Japan
October 10-13, 2011

Hosted by the Japan Oil Chemists' Society

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Governed by two bodies:
• Executive Board includes up to two representatives from each organization that is eligible to host an ISF Congress
• Extended Board, consisting of a maximum of two representatives from all member organizations

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Kaufmann Memorial Lecture Award
ISF also presents the Kaufmann Memorial Lecture Award, named in honor of the ISF Founder, Hans P. Kaufmann. Recipients of the Kaufmann Award include some of the world’s most renowned names in the field of fat research.

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History
Includes sponsoring an independent Congress every two years.

In 2007, recognizing the increasing number of meetings, ISF began hosting a series of keynote lectures at one of the member society’s regularly scheduled meeting.

Brief History of ISF (.pdf)

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