Capital Voices - Volume 9, Number 5, April 1998

Distinguished NASA scientists will discuss nutrition in space at this meeting, jointly presented by The Society for Nutrition Education and DC IFT

Have you ever wondered how astronauts get good nutrition in space? Come and learn from NASA scientists , including a former astronaut, who will discuss this issue. See meeting notice for further details.

Recently I attended a formative meeting of the Eastern Food Science Conference (EFSC), a biennial event designed as a regional meeting for IFT. The EFSC Committee is looking for interested members to put together golf tournaments, chair awards committees, organize symposia, etc. If you want to get involved in planning this meeting for Fall, 1999, call our newly elected member-at-large Les Bluhm (202-205-8884).

I'd like to thank my current executive committee and some past members for the time commitment they've made this year. So KUDOS to Steve Ziller, Mike Wehr, Michelle Smith, Amy Kneipp, Alison Reich, David Haytowitz, Karen Carson, Katie Egan, Roy Martin, Elizabeth Boyle-Roden, Jack Cooper, Don Kautter, Lisa Weddig and Isabel Walls. If you are serving next year and want to go to New Officers School at IFT, be advised that the Workshop, sponsored by the Committee of Sections and Divisions (CSD) is on Tuesday June 23, 1998, fiom 9-12 noon.

Eric Decker, current Chair of CSD and I (Chair for next year) have put together a great group of speakers for this program.

I'm quite excited about our May 12 meeting. Kathryn McMurry of IFT and Society for Nutrition Education and I have put this program together which honors our Science Fair winners as well as bringing in excellent NASA speakers. Dr Charles Bourland will fly up from the Johnson Space Center in Houston to give us the food science perspective on long term space travel. The Section will pay in part for his expenses but I want to thank our sponsors Grocery Manufacturers of America, National Food Processors Association and SNE. The Executive Committee is committed to good programming and has made the decsion to use dues money towards speakers. We welcome your thoughts on this use of our Section money.

PANELISTS

Dr. Victor Schneider, Space Physiology and Countermeasures, NASA

Dr. Charles Bourland, Subsystem Manager for International Space Station Food, NASA, JSC.

Mr. Frederick D. Gregory, Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA (and former NASA Astronaut).

The Washington DC Section of IFT in conjunction with The Society for Nutrition Education will host a meeting at the NASA Headquarters Auditorium on May 12, from 3:00 to 5:30 pm. At the meeting, distinguished NASA scientists will discuss the physiological effects of weightlessness and their impact on nutritional needs, the challenges of formulating, preserving and packaging foods to meet the nutritional requirements of astronauts and what it is really like to live and eat in a weightless environment. See samples of actual space foods too!

We will also be honoring our Science Fair winners who will be presenting their posters at this meeting.

WHERE?
NASA Headquarters
Auditorium, 300 E St., SW.
Metro: Federal Center Southwest (Blue/Orange Line). Go 2 blocks south (right). Turn right on E street. Go in right-hand entrance.
Car: Accessible from Route 395 (C St. exit). Parking garages 3rd and 4th Streets.

WHEN?
Tuesday May 12, 1998
Registration/ reception/ poster session: 3:00- 3:30
Program: 3:30 -5:30

COST?
$12 Members pre-registration
$15 Non-members/Members at the door
$5 Students

Phone or fax reservation form by May 7 to Steve Ziller, Ph. 202-337-9400/ Fax 202-337-4508. If you do not show up you will be billed.

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