PFT 2020 71st Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference
The Queen Mary Long Beach, California March 1-  4, 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS

The PFT 2020 Conference Organizing Committee is working to setup an exciting program and invites submissions of oral and poster presentations from members of the international seafood industry, supporting industries, supporting government agencies and the research community. Presentations are invited on any topics dealing with products, processes analyses and current affairs related to seafood.

Example topics are given below:

• Ethics & Seafood • Seafood Safety
& Microbiology
• Analytical Chemistry • Environmental Issues
• Fish Harvesting
& Handling
• Fish Culture and Husbandry • Tissue
Biochemistry
• Sustainability/
Eco-labelling
• Novel Byproducts • Health Benefits
of Seafood
• Value-added Products • Consumer and Sensory Science
• Processing and Preservation Technologies • Aquaculture

• Quality Methods
• Fish Nutrition • Regulatory Issues

Please prepare an abstract for your presentation and submit it to Rosalee Hellberg for consideration. Guidelines for preparing an abstract can be found here.

To ensure consideration for the PFT 2020 conference program, please submit your abstract as early as possible but no later than Friday January 31, 2020.

Oral presentations

In selecting abstracts for oral presentation, priority will be given to submissions that address the theme: “71 years: Trading Into the Future”.

Guidelines for preparing and presenting an oral presentation can be found here.

Poster presentations

Poster sessions will be setup with flannel lined wooden boards 71″ wide x 52″ high (1.80 m X 1.32 m). We will provide velcro tape. Posters should be readable from a distance of 3 feet. Presenters will be expected to attend the full session in order to answer questions.

Student Competition

Six student paper competition awards are available to recognize the top three oral and top three poster presentations. If you qualify and would like to participate in the student competition, please state this in your abstract. Competition guidelines can be found here and judging criteria for oral presentations can be found here and for poster presentations here.

For further details, please contact the Student Competition Director, Jae Park.