Other past training courses

2006 | 2004 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998

2006

Metrological Concepts for Strengthening Food and Nutritional Measurements, Mysore, India, 26-30 June 2006,

2004, 2000, 1999, 1998

The CEECFOODS courses

2004

The Fourth CEECFOODS Training Course

The 4 th CEECFOODS training course was held from 24 – 25 October 2004 at the Food Research Institute, Bratislava , Slovak Republic . It was attended by 20 representatives from eleven CEE countries. In addition to the nine CEECFOODS countries (Bulgaria (3), Croatia (2), Czech Republic (2), Hungary , Lithuania , Poland (2), Russia , Slovakia (5) and Slovenia (2)), also participants from two another countries of the sub region ( Armenia and Serbia and Montenegro) were present. The FAO and the International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS) had a representative, too. The training was concerning to use of Alimenta version 4.2 CEECFOODS.

2000

The Third CEECFOODS Training Course

The Third CEECFOODS Training Course was held as a part of the CEECFOODS conference at the National Food and Nutrition Institute in Warsaw , Poland from 28 September - 1 October 2000 . In this conference representatives of 9 CEE countries (Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Lithuania , Poland , Romania , Russia , Slovakia and Slovenia) participated, as well as the FAO Nutrition Officer Food and Nutrition Division and the Food Standards Officer FAO SEUR. A session of practical exercise was concerning to use of upgraded version of Alimenta software 4.0.

1999

The Second CEECFOODS Training Course

The second CEECFOODS training course was organised in cooperation with FAO from 25-28 November 1999 at the Food Research Institute Bratislava, Slovakia. It was attended by 18 representatives of 10 CEE countries (Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Lithuania , Poland , Romania , Russia , Slovenia and Slovakia) and the Food and a Nutrition Division FAO representative.

The specific activities were to train professionals from CEE countries directly involved in food composition work in the use of upgraded version of the Alimenta software prepared on the basis of comments and suggestions of CEECFOODS representatives and to discuss existing problems of the sub regional food composition network establishment. The lectures and training were given by the CEECFOODS database centre administrator and programmer and by the staff of the Slovak food databank.

1998

The first CEECFOODS Course on the Use of the Data Management and the ALIMENTA software

The course held in Bratislava , Slovakia was divided in two parts 25-29 November 1998 and 6–8 January 1999. It was organised by Food Research Institute Bratislava in cooperation with FAO. The main part was visited by 18 participants from 9 CEE countries (Bulgaria (2), Czech Republic (2), Hungary , Lithuania (2), Poland (2), Romania , Russia , Slovenia , Slovakia (5)) and 1 FAO representative and the additional training course was visited by 2 Croatians.

The main objective of the course was to put together CEECFOODS national professionals working in food composition area and train them in use of the Data Management Software (DMS) and the Alimenta software. The lectures and training were given by the CEECFOODS database centre administrator and programmer and by the staff of the Slovak food databank.