ICC Headquarters in Vienna Was Awarded the EMAS Certificate
On June 14, 2005, the ICC Headquarters in Vienna, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Vienna, Austria, was awarded the EMAS Certificate by Dr. Josef Pröll, Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management. The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a management tool for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance by the integration of ISO 14001 and by considering more strongly indirect effects such as those related to financial services or administrative and planning decisions.

Invitation to Participate in the New ICC Task Force Groups
ICC National Delegates are invited to nominate experts from their country to take part in these two task force groups before June 30, 2005. In addition, ICC Corporate Members are invited to join the task force groups and to express their interest by email.

1. Task Force on Sampling: the existing ICC standards need to be revised and adapted to current needs (e.g. for mycotoxin analysis).
2. Task Force on Mycotoxins: mycotoxin analysis has been revolutionised by rapid and high throughput methods. Reference materials and standardised methods are urgently needed.

The ICC Task Forces will be formally established during the ICC Jubilee Conference in Vienna, Austria, July 3-6, 2005.

HEALTHGRAIN-Project General Assembly and Module Meetings
The HEALTHGRAIN project started officially June 1, 2005. The Kick-Off Meeting and first General Assembly of the EU-funded Integrated Research Project with the acronym HEALTHGRAIN will take place on Friday, July 1, 2005, in Vienna, Austria. Module meetings of HEALTHGRAIN and the Industrial Platform Meeting are scheduled for Saturday, July 2, 2005. Participation at these meetings is restricted and by invitation only! More information is available at www.healthgrain.org or www.icc.or.at/healthgrain/.

INCO Project Proposal Update
ICC plans to submit a proposal for an INCO (specific measures in support of international co-operation) research project in the area of food security. The proposed topic (updated June 2005): HACCP Based Quality Control and Management in the Total Food Chain of Grain - From Farm to Fork. The main consortium will be established during the ICC Jubilee Conference in Vienna, July 3-6, 2005. Please, express your interest for participation in the project by email before June 30, 2005.
 
Additional information according to the draft call of the European Commission:
Quality and safety control strategies for food (Network of Excellence)
The objective of the project is to develop common strategies for harmonisation and validating detection methods and technologies while providing an economic analysis of their application into new HACCP systems at critical stages of the food production and supply chains. These strategies should also provide the operational designs of user-friendly databases for various hazards in food based on standardised data. Novel operational approaches for the production of ready-to-use guidelines on risk assessment and tools for stimulating e-learning should also be conceived. The involvement of retailers and of SMEs specifically engaged in high technology is essential. The participation of partners from INCO target countries and third countries is strongly recommended.

Last call: Conference Registration
To-date nearly 300 people from 46 countries have registered for the ICC Jubilee Conference in Vienna, Austria, Hotel Intercontinental, July 3-6, 2005. If you have not registered yet, please go to http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/fees.doc.

Hotel Reservations
The conference venue is the Hotel Intercontinental, which is close to the city centre of Vienna, Austria. For information about the conference hotel and other hotels close to the conference venue, as well as room reservations, please go to www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/hotel.php and make sure to register as soon as possible! Rooms will be reserved on a first come first serve basis and after receipt of the registration fee.

Travel Advice
 
Conference Venue and ICC Headquarters
The conference venue is the Hotel Intercontinental, which is close to the city centre of Vienna, Austria, and about 10 min walk away from the ICC Headquarters. For your convenience we recommend that you take the CAT (City Airport Train) from Vienna International Airport directly to "Wien-Mitte" non-stop in only 16 minutes. The CAT operates every half-hour and offers a stop right in front of the ICC Headquarters (Map).
Online Tickets Adults
Single Ticket € 8,00 €
Return Ticket € 15,00
Alternatively you can take the "S-Bahn" S7, which operates every 20-30 min and takes approximately 25 min to "Wien-Mitte" (the 8th stop after Vienna International Airport). Costs for a single S-Bahn ticket including an Underground ticket in Vienna is 3.- €.
To get to Hotel Intercontinental from "Wien-Mitte" take the green line U4 in direction "Hütteldorf" and get off at "Stadtpark" (1st stop), where you exit right in front of Hotel Intercontinental.
 
Social Events
The social events of the ICC Jubilee Conference are in close vicinity of the conference venue and can be reached on foot or by public transport, which offers an extensive network in Vienna. You can choose to join a walking or public transport group, the groups will be organised locally and will be accompanied by ICC personnel from the Conference Hotel to the social event locations. Maps…

Attention: Poster Presenters!
133 posters will be on display during the whole conference and special invitations for poster viewing will be given for the breaks before, after and between the technical sessions and during the lunch break ( see conference programme). All poster presenters are advised to place their poster on the provided poster boards during the registration time on Sunday, July 3, 2005, 16:30-19:00, in the Conference Hotel. Please mind that maximum poster size is 120 cm (height) x 85 cm (width) or 47.2 inch height x 33.45 inch width. All poster presenters, please do not forget to register for the ICC Jubilee Conference at http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/fees.doc and please return the completed form to the ICC General Secretariat.
 
Best Poster Award Vienna 2005
133 abstracts for poster presentation have been submitted, which will contribute to a unique opportunity to discuss new and interesting results and possibilities to network for future collaboration opportunities. A Best Poster Award (certificate and prize money) will be granted to the three best posters taking into account relevance, content and presentation of results by an international jury consisting of five scientists.

Attention: Table Top Exhibitors!
20 Table Tops will be on display during the whole conference and special announcements to visit the exhibition area will be given for the breaks before, after and between the technical sessions and during the lunch break ( see conference programme). All table top exhibitors are advised to place their equipment on the provided table tops during the registration time on Sunday, July 3, 2005, 16:30-19:00, in the Conference Hotel. Please mind that table sizes are 182 cm (length) x 74 cm (width) x 72 cm (height) or 71.6 inch (length) x 29.1 inch (width) x 28.3 inch (height). For advance shipments to the Conference Hotel, please contact franziska.klein@ichotelsgroup.com. All exhibitors, please do not forget to register for the ICC Jubilee Conference at http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/fees.doc and please return the completed form to the ICC General Secretariat.

Final Conference Programme
The final conference programme of the ICC Jubilee Conference has been completed and the conference programme can be viewed at http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/program.pdf. Oral presentations will be given in 8 plenary sessions, including two corporate member sessions, which will deliver information about new developments. For updated information and the latest conference news, please refer to the conference web page.

Attention: Technical Committee Members!
The ICC Technical Committee Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 3, 2005, 13:30-14:45 in Room M31, ICC General Secretariat, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Vienna. Invited are all members of the ICC Technical Committee and interested guests. A draft agenda of the Technical Committee Meeting was circulated to the members of the ICC Technical Committee.

Attention: Executive Committee Members!
The ICC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 3, 2005, 15:00-17:30 in Room M31, ICC General Secretariat, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Vienna. All members of the ICC Executive Committee and special guests are invited to attend the meeting. A draft agenda of the Executive Committee Meeting was circulated to the members of the ICC Executive Committee.

Extraordinary ICC General Assembly
An extraordinary ICC General Assembly is scheduled during the ICC Jubilee Conference in Vienna for Wednesday, July 6, 2005, 13:10-14:00 in Salon Van Swieten, Hotel Intercontinental, A-1030 Vienna. The ICC General Assembly is open to all interested participants. However, valid votes can only be cast by ICC National Delegates. A draft agenda of the General Assembly can be found on-line.

Attention: ICC National Delegates!
ICC invites all ICC National Delegates to an informal breakfast meeting with continental breakfast on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, 7:30 - 8:30. For your convenience the breakfast meeting will be in Restaurant "Nobile", a section of Restaurant "Mediterraneo" on the ground floor of Hotel Intercontinental. Please, confirm your attendance!

Technical Tour
On Thursday, July 7, 2005, 9:30 - 17:00 ICC is offering a Technical Tour, which will include three stops:
(1) AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (Laboratories),
(2) Department for Food Science and Technology at BOKU, and
(3) Schlumberger Sparkling Wine and Cellar Tour.
The whole tour costs 40.- € and is limited to 30 participants. Please register for the tour at http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/fees.doc.

Traditional "Heuriger" Evening in Vienna
On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, starting 19:30 all friends of ICC are invited to join us for an informal evening at a "Heuriger", Vienna Winery and Restaurant. The exact venue is Fuhrgassl-Huber, Neustift am Walde 68, A-1190 Vienna ( Map). This is traditionally a very popular and pleasant finale of Meetings in Vienna. The evening programme costs 40.- € and will include a traditional dinner platter and some glasses of Austrian wine. Please register for this event at http://www.icc.or.at/vienna-2005/fees.doc.