ICCAS 2024 International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences

The 13th International Conference on Culinary Arts & Sciences (ICCAS) is held in June 17-20, 2024 at Kristianstad University, Sweden.
The scientific program will elaborate on different aspects related to the main conference theme: How can healthy and sustainable food choices be facilitated in a changing society?

ICCAS 2024

Welcome to join for the latest research within the field of food, meals and culinary arts and at the same time celebrate the unique Swedish Midsummer in the city of Kristianstad.
Main conference theme: How can healthy and sustainable food choices be facilitated in a changing society?

Practical information

Conference registration

Conference registration is closed.

Conference schedule

Here is an overview of the conference schedule for Monday June 17 through Thursday June 20. Read more about the conference schedule here.

Call for abstracts

We welcome abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Also, alternative presentations are welcome, for example a performance.
Date of submission: By latest February 15, 2024. Submission is closed.
Date of notification: March 18, 2024.
More information about Call for abstracts

Special Issue ICCAS 2024, International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

Presenting conference delegates are invited to contribute to this special issue of International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science. The scope is the conference theme: How can healthy and sustainable food choices be facilitated in a changing society?

Topics include:

Culture in eating and drinking, and the impact of food habits and consumer behavior
Food service and hospitality in facilitating healthy and sustainable food choices
Food perception, quality and acceptance, policies, regulations and legal frameworks in creating a resilient society
Food marketing and market influences
Food safety and nutritious food to achieve health and wellbeing
Education and food literacy

Guest editors in the Special Issue are:

Professor Armando Perez, Umeå University, Dept Food Science
Professor Karin Wendin, Kristianstad University, Dept Food and Meal Science
Assistant Professor Maria Nyberg, Kristianstad University, Dept Food and Meal Science
PhD Joachim Sundqvist, Umeå University, Dept Food Science

Please follow the normal author guidelines for International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science Guide for authors - International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science - ISSN 1878-450X | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

The Special Issue ICCAS 2024 is open for submission from June 24 2024 until October 15 2024

NB! There is no guarantee for publication and submitted manuscripts need to fulfill the standards of IJGFS.

Posterpresentation

For those of you who will present a poster at ICCAS 2024 we recommend the poster format of 70*100 cm. There will be screens for the posters available during the entire conference.

Oral presentations

Estimated time for each oral presentation is 15 minutes, whereof 10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions and discussion.

Keynote speakers

Liisa Lähteenmäki, professor, Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Jorge Ruiz-Carrascal, professor, (Catedrático de Universidad), Dpt. Animal Production and Food Science, IPROCAR- University of Extremadura, Spain. Editor International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science.
Lina Behm, is an associate professor in nursing at the faculty of health sciences, Kristianstad University.

Read more about the Keynote speakers for ICCAS 2024

Location

Kristianstad University is situated in the city of Kristianstad in the southernmost region of Sweden. The campus is concentrated in one location, close to both nature and the city centre. Read more about how to get to Kristianstad University and how to find your way around Kristianstad.

Accommodation

As a participant in the conference ICCAS 2024 we recommend booking a hotel in central Kristianstad. Read more about recommended accommodation in Kristianstad.

About ICCAS

The International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences (ICCAS) was founded in 1993 by the main sponsor Worshipful Company of Cooks of London. The conference is a forum for culinary artists and scientists from academia and industry to present their work and share ideas. The 13th ICCAS conference will be held in the southern part of Sweden, in Kristianstad. Read more about the history of The International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences (ICCAS).