Member Account Access
Companies who have donated funds to the ICS web site
Activities
The Society seeks to provide a focus and forum for all matter related to carotenoid research, and to encourage, promote and support all aspects of the carotenoid field. A number of activities are being initiated or are under evaluation. Information will be given as the activities develop
* To act as an umbrella organization, to encourage and support the establishment of local or regional branches
* To establish relations with other relevant societies and scientific bodies
* To encourage local/regional training workshops and symposia
* To establish a system of communications and for dissemination of information
* To promote publicity for carotenoids and the carotenoid field
* To assume formal responsibility for the International Symposia on Carotenoids
* To encourage and promote special topics workshops and symposia
* To promote and encourage international, interdisciplinary and academic/commercial cooperation
* To provide a forum for advice and discussion
* To identify other means of facilitating research
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Upcoming Conferences
The next Conference on Food Pigments will be held in Budapest, 20-24 June, 2010.
For more information click to visit the conference website here:
Macular Carotenoids & AMD, 2011
A conference for macular carotenoid researchers, exploring up-to-date and evidence-based hypotheses and the supporting research data into the role of the macular carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK 12 – 15 July 2011. Click to visit the conference website: http://suzy-howes.co.uk/macularcarotenoids/index.html
The 16th International Symposium on Carotenoids will be held in July 2011 in the World Heritage city of Krakow, Poland. Professor Kazimierz Strzalka at the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University will be hosting this Symposium. Professor Strzalka and the local organizing committee will be creating a web site dedicated to the 2011 Symposium in the upcoming months
