ECS event and IEAS 2024

About the event

The 2024 ILSI Europe Annual Symposium (IEAS): "Nourishing Resilience: Adapting to Global Changes and Future Food Landscape." IEAS is a gathering of experts from around the world who meet to shed light on the current and future challenges in food safety, nutrition and sustainability. It is also an opportunity for experts from academia, industry and public sector to take part in the debate around those topics and create connections.

Join us on 26 & 27 November in Copenhagem as we explore global changes challenges faced by the food system, nutrition solutions for healthy ageing, innovations for sustainability and resilience, and our future food landscape. Take part in an interactive workshop on food safety, expand your knowledge and forge collaborations during this unique networking opportunity.

Click here to find out more about ILSI Europe Annual Symposium 2024

Call for abstracts

We accept abstracts for following sessions:

Early Career Scientists Event:

• Session 1 - Green by Design: Innovating with Sustainability in Mind
• Session 2 - Up-cycling the up-cyclable: new perspectives in green, bio-based, and circular valorisation of food waste and food by-products
• Session 4 - From the Ground Up: Exploring the Vital Links between Soil Health and Sustainable Food Systems

For session descriptions, go to the event page: click here

We will only accept abstracts from early career scientists for these three sessions. An early career scientist is defined as a postgraduate student or scientist from academia or industry who has obtained their highest degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) within the last ten years.

ILSI Europe Annual Symposium: 

Abstracts will be selected on the basis of scientific excellence and relevance to the sessions. Submissions will be accepted until 15 June 2024. Authors of presentations will be notified at the end of August. Travel and accommodation for the selected speakers will be covered by ILSI Europe.
To send your abstract, please click here !

Registration

To register, click here!

Registration is valid for both events:

• Early Career Scientists Event
• ILSI Europe Annual Symposium

Event rates

¹ BOD= Board of Directors, SAC= Scientific Advisory Committee, TF= Task Force, EG= Expert Group, DTU= Denmark Technical University
² An early career scientist is defined as a postgraduate student or scientist from academia or industry who has obtained their highest degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) within the last ten years.

Cancellation policy

Event registration

Cancellations received before 19 September 2024 will be fully refunded.

Cancellations received between 19 September and 24 October 2024 will be partially refunded (minus €50 handling charge).

Cancellations received after 24 October 2024 and no-shows will not be refunded.

Cancellations should be addressed in writing to Hugo Costa (hcosta@ilsieurope.be).

No-show policy

For categories with complimentary attendance, in case of no-show or late cancellation (after 19 September), ILSI Europe reserves the right to request a handling fee of 50€ to cover the food expenses associated with the participant's reservation.

Substitutions

Substitution of attendees are accepted if addressed in writing to Hugo Costa (hcosta@ilsieurope.be).

Hotel booking

Participants are solely responsible for managing their hotel bookings, including any modifications or cancellations, which should be arranged directly with the hotel.

For rooms pre-booked by ILSI Europe: participants can cancel their hotel booking free of charge until September 19th, 2024. After this date, 100% of the booking fee will be charged.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Hugo Costa (hcosta@ilsieurope.be).

Venue

This event will take place at Technical University of Denmark, on the Lyngby Campus : in Glass Hall, DTU Building 101, Anker Engelunds Vej 1, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Danemark

Coming to campus

By Bus or Train 

(B) Rævehøjvej, DTU (Lundtoftegårdsvej)- Lines 15E, 40E, 150S, 300S

(B) DTU (Anker Engelunds Vej)- Lines 180, 181, 190, 300S

(T) Lyngby Station - Lines A and E

(B) Lyngby Station - Lines 94N, 300S, 400, 400S, 191, 192

By Taxi

From the airport it will cost you about DKK 600 (EUR 80) and from downtown Copenhagen about DKK 350 (EUR 47) .

Stay tuned for more information on the venue coming soon!

Accommodation

To ensure your comfort, ILSI Europe has pre-booked rooms at the Hotel Scandic Spectrum, conveniently situated in the heart of Copenhagen, very close to the Central station.

To secure your accommodation, please visit the hotel website.

When you register for the event you will receive a code to access our preferred rate and check room availability.

Please be advised that the number of pre-booked rooms is limited. To secure your accommodation, we highly recommend that you register for the event and book your room as soon as possible.

Here are the room rates for reservations:
- Single Room Rate: DKK1645/night (Approx. 221 EUR)
- Double Room Rate: DKK1845/night (Approx. 248 EUR)

Accommodation includes breakfast, WiFi, VAT, and taxes. 

Programme overview

Registration	Registration
Session 1 - Green by Design: Innovating with Sustainability in Mind	Session 5 - Keynote: To be Defined
Networking Coffee & Poster Session	Networking Coffee & Poster Session
Session 2 - Up-cycling the up-cyclable: new perspectives in green, bio-based, and circular valorisation of food waste and food by-products	Session 6 - Forever Young: Exploring Solutions for Healthy Aging and Nutrition
Lunch Break	Lunch Break
Session 3 - Career Development	Session 7a - Redefining Resilience: Innovations for a Sustainable Food Future	Session 7b - Panel Discussion on innovations In Food Safety
Networking Coffee & Poster Session	Networking Coffee & Poster Session
Session 4 - From the Ground Up: Exploring the Vital Links between Soil Health and Sustainable Food Systems	Session 8 - Taste the Future: A Journey into Tomorrow's Food Landscape
For the detailled programme, click here.	For the detailled programme, click here.

This year's Early Career Scientists Event and ILSI Europe Annual Symposium are hosted by DTU Skylab | Foodlab.

What is DTU Skylab?

At DTU Skylab, the convergence of technologies and talent from different fields, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset, creates a unique culture of learning and innovation for everyone involved in our community.

DTU Skylab is located at the main DTU Campus in Lyngby and is housed in a facility of 5500 square meters, complete with labs, workshops, auditoriums, open spaces and project rooms. We are a cross-disciplinary learning environment used by various institutes at DTU.

To find out more about DTU Skylab, just click here!