Travel by John Blackman to Pangborn Sensory Symposium

Abstract

The funding for this travel grant allowed John Blackman to attend the Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, Florence, Italy in July 2009. The Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium is regarded as the most important international scientific event fro the disciplines of sensory and consumer sciences. The organising committee received over 700 abstracts which were evaluated by 48 recognised sensory and consumer scientists, and 72 were selected for presentation during the oral programmes. Poster presentations were organised in four sessions according to specific themes, and in total 504 posters were presented.