Welcome to the 7^th Whole Grain Summit “From Science to Global application”!

Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

as you all know, we had already announced that the next WGS would take place in Rome in November 2020 and we had started working towards that goal. However, as the COVID-19 virus pandemic, early in 2020, started spreading worldwide and disrupting travelling opportunities, the conference organizers have taken the responsible decision for the safety and well being of all participants to postpone the WGS to 25.-27. October 2021, as ONLINE conference.

The Whole Grain Summit (WGS) is a very focused event and a regularly organised international meeting (started in 2001, last meeting in Vienna in 2017) that encourages all sectors, disciplines and cultures to convene, collaborate and work towards understanding why and how to increase consumption of whole grain (WG) foods possibly through collective solutions. For this purpose, all stakeholders in the whole grains food chains are called to contribute, from plant and food scientists to health experts, food manufacturers and marketers, government regulators, communicators, focusing on the local and the international level.

This 2021 WGS aims at building on past experience to update current knowledge worldwide on wholegrains and to prioritise interests, focus and leverage people, resources and funding around new models, approaches and initiatives within the food system that help increasing WG intake in all sectors of the population. By inviting internationally renowned scientists as well as experts who shape the whole grain food system (infrastructure) to participate, we collectively harness and directly apply the current body of biological and behavioural research & technology. This is also accomplished by strategically focusing on the development of new tools, methods, and approaches that fill critical gaps in the whole grain food system, to enhance whole grain availability, accessibility and consumption, safeguarding sustainability and consumers’ health.

The Conference Committees made up of members from a variety of public and private Institutions from all over the world will be able to guarantee a plurality of opinions and build an outstanding programme spanning 3 days (25-27 October 2021), which encompasses oral presentations, workshops, panel discussions, tabletop exhibitions, poster presentations.

We hope with the online format we are able to have a global discussion with all involved stakeholders and are already now looking forward to meeting you all!

Dr Marina Carcea

Chair of the Scientific Committee

CREA, Italy

 Important deadlines:

Abstract submission:

Oral Abstracts: 31.07.2021

Poster Abstracts: 04.10.2021

Final poster file: 11.10.2021

Registration:

Early Bird: 30.06.2021

Regular: 10.10.2021

Late: 20.10.2021

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 WELCOME LETTER

Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

It is for me a great honor and pride to collaborate with the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) and the Whole Grain Initiative in the organisation of the 7th Whole Grain Summit “From Science to Global application” (WGS) and to welcome you to Rome where the headquarters of my research Institution, the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) are located and where several very successful scientific conferences were organised. Needless to say, Rome is also one of the most fascinating and art rich places in the entire world and we have chosen a conference venue in the very heart of this eternal city, next to the famous Trevi Fountain!

The Whole Grain Summit (WGS) is a very focused event and a regularly organised international meeting (started in 2001, last meeting in Vienna in 2017) that encourages all sectors, disciplines and cultures to convene, collaborate and work towards understanding why and how to increase consumption of whole grain (WG) foods possibly through collective solutions. For this purpose, all stakeholders in the whole grains food chains are called to contribute, from plant and food scientists to health experts, food manufacturers and marketers, government regulators, communicators, focusing on the local and the international level. By the way, Rome is also the seat of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

This 2021 WGS aims at building on past experience to update current knowledge worldwide on wholegrains and to prioritise interests, focus and leverage people, resources and funding around new models, approaches and initiatives within the Food System that help increasing WG intake in all sectors of the population. By inviting internationally renowned scientists as well as experts who shape the whole grain Food System (infrastructure) to participate, we collectively harness and directly apply the current body of biological and behavioural research & technology. This is also accomplished by strategically focusing on the development of new tools, methods, and approaches that fill critical gaps in the WG Food System, to enhance WG availability, accessibility and consumption, safeguarding sustainability and consumers’ health.

The Conference Committees made up of members from a variety of public and private Institutions from all over the world will be able to guarantee a plurality of opinions and build an outstanding programme spanning 3 days (25-27 October 2021), which encompasses oral presentations, workshops, panel discussions, tabletop exhibitions, poster presentations.

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your research, to interact with your peers, to learn something new, to expand your network, to get inspiration for new ideas and solutions in the magnificent frame of the city of Rome!

 Chair of Conference