News

The Sensometrics Society will hold its AGM on 10 April 2018 from 17:45-19:00 at the
Esplendor Montevideo a Wyndham Grand Hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The AGM agenda and previous meeting notes are available to members (requires logging in).

The abstract deadline is January 9, 2018 (Uruguay time).

http://sensometrics2018.fq.edu.uy/abstracts.html

The abstract deadline for Sensometrics 2018 is extended to January 9, 2018.

To submit, follow the instructions on the conference website:

http://sensometrics2018.fq.edu.uy/abstracts.html

Travel grant applications will also be accepted until this date.

The Sensometric Society invites applications for Travel Grants & Scholarships for participation in the 14th Sensometrics meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay in April 2018. The application deadline is January 9, 2018. Click here for further details and for a link to the application form.

Contribute to take sensometrics further!
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations on advanced data acquisition and statistical methods used in the analysis of sensory and consumer science data are invited. Abstracts should be submitted by December 15th 2017 using the online abstract submission system. Submitted abstracts will be acknowledged by email including a reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence. Abstracts will undergo a review process. Once the abstract is accepted, the corresponding author will be notified by email before February 1st 2018. At least one of the authors of all accepted abstracts must be registered for the conference before March 15th 2018.

Keynote speakers for the conference have been announced!

• Dr. Guillermo Hough (Argentina)
• • "Survival analysis and sensory shelf life: overview and recent developments"
• Ricardo Mansilla (Mexico)
• • "Methods for analyzing information from social media. Case studies"
• Tormod Næs (Norway)
• • "Analysing individual differences in sensory science: Why and how?"

Visit the conference website for further details on the speakers and their topics.

Tutorial Day is always one of the highlights of Sensometrics meetings, and provides attendees a chance to learn about current topics in sensometrics for a low enrollment fee. Once more there is an excellent line up of tutorials:
Morning session (9:00 – 12:30)

1. Ideal Profile Method - Thierry Worch
2. Equivalence testing - Michael Meyners
3. Introduction to Bayesian Methods for Sensory & Consumer data – Anne Hasted
4. Preference mapping and conjoint analysis in ConsumerCheck software - Tormod Næs

Afternoon session (14:00-17:30)

1. The analysis of sensory profiling data revisited by scaling. Univariate and multivariate implications on panel performances and product differences - Pascal Schlich
2. Temporal sensory methods: study design & data analysis – Michael Meyners & John Castura
3. Insights on Product Opimization – Thierry Worch

For further information see the Tutorial Day descriptions on the conference web site.

Call for Sensometrics tutorials!

Tutorial proposals are invited for the upcoming Sensometrics Tutorial Day, to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay on April 9th, 2018, just in advance of the full meeting.

We anticipate sufficient interest to justify holding morning and afternoon tutorials. The tutorial duration will be approximately 3 hours (including a 20-minute break).

Examples of past tutorial abstracts can be found on the Sensometrics 2014 web site; see:

http://www.pk-research.com/sensometrics2014/tutorials.htm

Please send your proposal directly to Sensometrics Society Chair.

Thanks!

John Castura

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Pieter Punter. Pieter was a founding member of the Sensometric Society, and co-owner and research director of OP&P in the Netherlands. He has been active in the field of sensory consumer research since the 1980s, and always an enthusiastic and thought-provoking participant at scientific meetings. Many of us have fond memories of Pieter, and he will be sadly missed. A condolence registry is available should you wish to leave a message:  https://www.memori.nl/gedenkplaats/pieter-punter/

The Sensometric Society held its annual general meeting on 27 July 2016 in Brighton, UK.

Minutes from the AGM are now available online. (Your member login may be required.)

As noted in the meeting notes, the society welcomes proposals for hosting Sensometrics 2020.

Please contact me if you have any comments or questions regarding either the minutes or a potential proposal.

Thanks, John