NUTRITION CONGRESS

Congress Website: www.nutritioncongress.co.za
Theme: Get on Board for Nutrition
Date: 20-22 September 2010
Venue: Durban International Convention Centre

CONGRESS COMMITTEE

Nazeeia Sayed (Chairperson), Suna Kassier,
Dudu Mthuli, Lenore Spies

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Suna Kassier (Chairperson), Mieke Faber, Salome
Kruger, Debbie Marais and Corinna Walsh

CONGRESS MANAGEMENT

Eastern Sun Events: Tel. +27 41 374 5654
Fax: +27 41 373 2042
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ORDER OF EVENTS

Sunday, 19 September 2010
08h00 Registration
09h00-15h00 Global Alliance for Improved
Nutrition: Symposium on
Innovations in addressing
Malnutrition
(Further information available early 2010)
Exhibition Build up

Monday, 20 September 2010
08h00 Registration
09h30 Official Opening, Welcome
Brunch & Start of Congress
Free Evening

Tuesday, 21 September 2010
08h30 – 17h00 Congress
19h00 Gala Dinner

Wednesday, 22 September 2010
08h30 – 13h00 Congress
13h30 Updates

ACCOMMODATION

To be booked direct with the Hotels. Please quote the booking codes to receive the special rates.

The Hilton *****
Booking Code: 19470
Single: R1600 B&B
Double/Twin R975 per person sharing B&B
Contact Details: Karen Jacobs
T: +27 31 336 8202 / F: +27 31 336 8285
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City Lodge Durban ***
Single: R890 per room, per night, room only.
Double: R555 per person sharing, room only.
Breakfast: R105 per person
Contact Details: Karin Fourie
T: +27 41 583 4655 / F: +27 41 583 4664
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Olwandle Suites ***
Booking Code: Eastern Sun Events
Single: R875 (including Continental Breakfast)
Double: R438 per person sharing (including
Continental Breakfast)
Twin: R540 per person sharing
(including Continental Breakfast)
Contact Details: Kethiwe Cindi
T: +27 31 332 9972 / F: +27 31 368 1953
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TRANSPORT

Transport will be provided to the Gala Dinner Venue from the Congress Hotels only.

Airport Transfers: Airport Express
Airport Transfers to conference hotels only

Shuttles

R150.00 per way, vehicles will depart at set times and locations.

Private transfers
1 – 3 pax per way: R425.00
4 – 7 pax per way: R640.00
8 – 13 pax per way: R925.00
Bookings and queries can be sent to reservations at
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INVITED SPEAKERS

ADSA and NSSA will each invite one international speaker. More info to be made available early 2010

UPDATES

The Updates (previously known as Master Classes)
will be held from 13h00-17h00 on 22 September at
the ICC Durban.
Tentative Update Topics: These topics and
presenters will be finalised shortly and the
registration form with more info will be published in
due course.

1. Micronutrients, essential fatty acids and paediatric cognitive development
2. Effect of the recession on nutrition and consumer purchasing habits
3. Functional foods
4. Psychology of food behaviour
5. Leadership development
6. Nutrition and ARV's in patient management
7. In-patient management of malnutrition
8. Sports nutrition
9. Food service updates
10. Allergenicity of complementary foods
11. Environmental impact of nutrition advice
12. Public health communication and education
13. Food Composition Data Generation and Compilation

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

1. Delegates wishing to present oral or poster presentations are invited to submit a short abstract for consideration and inclusion in the academic programme. Results must be clearly presented in the abstract and no late abstracts will be accepted.
2. Abstracts must be submitted online www.nutritioncongress.co.za by 12 March 2010.
3. The Congress Scientific Committee reserves the right to select papers and posters for presentation.
4. Abstracts received will be acknowledged and notification of acceptance or rejection will be by email by 9 April 2010.
5. The meeting rooms are equipped with data projectors and only MS PowerPoint will be accepted.
6. Conflict of Interest: If the research is funded (partially or fully) by a proprietary organisation, a statement to that effect must be included at the bottom of the abstract.
7. Please note that no more than three submissions will be allowed per presenter due to possible programme limitations.
8. Please read the submission requirements carefully as abstracts submitted will not be changed later.
9. All presenting authors are requested to fully register for the congress by 30 July 2010. If no registration and payment for Nutrition 2010 has been
received by this deadline, the presentation will not be listed in the programme. This measure has been taken to overcome any “no-shows” disrupting the
programme.

Categories

• Clinical nutrition (including case studies
• Elderly nutrition
• Food based strategies for optimal nutrition
• Food safety, functional foods
• Food legislation and labelling, food composition data
  generation and compilation
• Food security and biodiversity
• HIV, TB and nutrition
• Maternal and child health
• Micronutrients
• Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics
• Nutritional programming
• Nutrition, human rights and ethics
• Obesity and chronic diseases of lifestyle/Non-Communicable Diseases
• Public health nutrition
• Sport nutrition

Poster Exhibition Presentation

The poster panels must be no larger than 120cm high and 75cm wide. Larger posters will not be able to be accommodated. Presenters are advised to make several A4 photocopies for placement next to the poster. Special A4 plastic sleeves will be provided at the poster boards for the poster copy and for business cards.

Please note the following deadline dates for presenters:
12 March 2010 Deadline for Abstract submissions
9 April 2010 Feedback in terms of whether your submission has been accepted for inclusion in the 2010 Congress
30 July 2010 Registration and payment of registration fees to have been received by the Congress Secretariat

For any further queries, please contact Lizl Fyffe: +27 41 374 5654 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CEU ACCREDITATION

The congress will be accredited.

EXHIBITION & SPONSORSHIP

There will be a trade exhibition and various
sponsorship packages are available, should you be
interested in participating please contact Tanya
Schmidt +27 41 374 5654 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CANCELLATIONS & PAYMENT DETAILS

1 Feb - 31 May = 30%
1 June - 20 July 2010 = 50%
21 July onwards = 100%