IFT bets on Las Vegas

摘要

The Institute of Food Technologists will hold its Annual Meeting and Food Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, July 12-16. As the largest annual food technology expo in the world, the gathering is expected draw 20,000 food scientists, technologists, suppliers and marketers. No less than 1,000 experts will be on hand to lead more than 100 technical sessions during the show. The convention will open with a keynote address from Joel A. Baker, independent scholar and futurist. Baker has been dubbed "The Paradigm Man" for popularizing the concept of paradigm shifts to explain profound change and the vision that drives change within organizations. His new book titled "Five Regions of the Future" explores clusters of technologies, which he calls Technecologies because they arrange themselves into technology ecosystems, and the role they will play in the long-term future of the planet. The book is expected to be released in January 2005.