IFT Quality Assurance Division Graduate and Undergraduate Student Research Virtual Oral
Competition
Thank you for submitting this abstract to be considered for the Quality Assurance Division Graduate
Student Research Virtual Oral Competition to be scheduled in November, 2015. You must complete each field below for your submission to be reviewed. If any field is not complete, your submission will not be reviewed.
Email this completed form before September 25, 2015 at 4:00 pm Central to IFT at amsp@ift.org
. Save this Word document in this format: Abstract Title_Last Name.
No changes may be made after submitting this abstract. Please refer to the competition submission guidelines for details regarding this competition. You will receive notification from IFT on October 8, 2015 as to the status of your submission.
ALL FIELDS ARE REQUIRED
Submitter Information
First Name:
Last Name:
University:
Program/Anticipated Degree:
Anticipated Graduation Date:
Email (must be reachable June through November, 2015 or provide a secondary email address):
Telephone (must be reachable June through November, 2015 or provide a secondary telephone number):
IFT Member Number:
IFT Member Expiration Date:
Abstract Information
Abstract Title (Titles should be brief (20 words max). Use title case – e.g. Regulating Sugar: Existing
Policies, Trends, and Scientific Research):
Abstract Description (300 words max):

Author Details (List any and all co-authors below):
Co-Author 1
First Name:
Last Name:
University:
Program/Anticipated Degree:
Anticipated Graduation Date:
E-mail:
Co-Author 2
First Name:
Last Name:
University:
Program/Anticipated Degree:
Anticipated Graduation Date:
E-mail:
If you have additional co-authors list them here and include the same fields as above.
Type X next to your selection under each of the following statements
I am the primary author of the work in which this abstract reflects:
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If I am selected as a finalist, I understand I will be competing virtually (via computer with internet and video/audio conference) and I will be presenting in front of division competition judges and division members in attendance in the virtual meeting room.
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If I am selected as a finalist I will be available the week of October 19, 2015 and will have access to a stable internet connection, and video/audio conference capability to present virtually via an online meeting tool such as GoToWebinar or similar virtual meeting room:
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If I am selected as a finalist, I give IFT permission to record my virtual presentation for IFT members to view on their own time after the virtual competition concludes, and to distribute presentation materials to registered attendees.
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___I acknowledge the following:
Right of First Refusal
IFT reserves the right to publish abstracts on the IFT website. Authors are not required to submit papers for publication. Papers should not have been published prior to this competition. The right of first refusal applies to all research, science and technology abstracts/papers presented. Authors are encouraged to submit their papers for consideration in IFTs publications, the Journal of Food Science (JFS),
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS), the Journal of Food Science
Education (JFSE), and Food Technology. As soon as possible after the competition, authors should visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jfs to submit their manuscripts to JFS, CRFSFS, and JFSE. To submit to
Food Technology, contact Bob Swientek at bswientek@ift.org. Call the IFT Publications Office at 312-
782-8424 for further information. Those who do not wish to publish their papers in IFT publications but rather other journals should also contact Bob Swientek to request permission.
Thank you for participating in this competition submission!
Please be sure all the above fields are complete before emailing this proposal to amsp@ift.org
by the deadline of September 25, 2015 at 4:00 pm Central . Once the proposal is received by IFT, no changes will be made to your submission and additional submissions of the same proposal will not be considered.
Please contact amsp@ift.org
if you have any questions regarding the submission or the competition process.
Best of luck!