** Change of location and abstract submission deadline extended**

Due to the current situation in Japan, the decision has been made to relocate the 9th Panagborn Sensory Science Symposium Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Canada.
The meeting dates remain unchanged, 4-8th September, 2011.

As a result, the abstract submission deadline has been extended to Friday, 15th April. We continue to invite submissions of abstracts for short oral communications and poster presentations on the topics listed below until this date. Please submit abstracts using the Online Submission Form according to the abstract preparation guidelines.


With the last symposium attracting 1000 delegates, Pangborn is the most prestigious conference within the field of sensory science and is the only meeting that allows sensory science practitioners to discover, discuss and develop the latest in fundamental and applied sensory science.

Topic List
Fundamentals of sensory perception
Effective use of sensory analysis / quality assurance
Multi-modal sensory analysis and integration across modalities
Sensometrics
New methods for consumer research
Food choice and consumer behaviour
Cross-cultural sensory and consumer research
Sensory and consumer research of personal and home-care products
Sensory properties for health and wellness
Sensory perception and human behaviour in children and the elderly
Advances in sensory methodology
Sensory science and challenging products

Invited Speakers
Dr Jeff Brunstrom, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Gail Civille, Sensory Spectrum, USA
Professor John S.A. Edwards, Bournemouth University, UK
Professor Stuart Firestein, Columbia University, USA
Professor Liisa Lähteenmäki , Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Herb Meiselman, USA
Dr David J. Mela, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Dr Julie Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center, USA
Dr Pascal Schlich, Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, France
Professor Joachim Scholderer, Aarhus University, Denmark