5th INTERNATIONAL
YALE SYMPOSIUM ON OLIVE OIL & HEALTH
YALE SYMPOSIUM ON OLIVE OIL & HEALTH
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The fifth annual Yale Symposium drew together a diverse array of individuals sharing a common interest in the olive tree and its products. Participants included academics, members of professional associations & organizations, growers, producers, buyers, sellers, and other industry and allied-industry representatives. This symposium focused on current and emerging issues including, but not limited to:
The program included presentations, roundtable discussions, tastings, and social gatherings and was specifically designed to stimulate active participation and to propagate collaboration between participants.
The event featured simultaneous interpretation Portuguese - English / English - Portuguese.
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Bari University Agricultural Mechanics Professor, specialized in food plant optimization, machinery evaluation, and safety. Active in international agricultural development programs.
Extra Virgin Alliance, USA
The "mother of the Mediterranean Diet". Member of the Academy of Athens, President of the Hellenic Health Foundation, Full Professor Emeritus of the University of Athens School of Medicine and Professor Adjunct of Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at Yale School of Public Health.
Institute of Marketing and Management, Leibniz University of Hannover
Professor at School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria
Researcher at Association BLC3 - Technology and Innovation Campus
Project Manager at Córdoba University and Researcher at the Recursos genéticos, mejora y sanidad del olivo research group.
CEO of Acushla
Coordinator Professor of the Group Socio-Ecological Systems at Polytechnique Institute of Bragança, Portugal and President of "Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens".
Full Professor at University of Porto, Faculty of Pharmacy, Portugal
Professor Adjunct in Yale School of Public Health; Chief Scientific Officer, Target Discovery Inc, Mountain View, CA
Epidemiologist at UNESCO Chair for Health Education and Sustainable Development, Federico II University, Naples
Associate Vice President Yale Hospitality
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Department of Engineering Systems & Services, Delft University, Netherlands
Research Associate at the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and co-founder of Track4Value, a NKUA spin-off company.
CEO and Founder of BioCoS, Greece.
Yale Dept. Chair & Prof. of Epidemiology (Environmental Health & Ophthalmology); Director, Yale Superfund Research Center; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Cancer & Global Health Institutes.
Full Professor at Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna
Head of the Department of Olive Chemistry of International Olive Council.
Association BLC3
Portugal
University of Minho
Portugal
Yale University
USA
Yale University
USA
Association BLC3
Portugal
Association BLC3
Portugal
Extra Virgin Alliance
USA
Yale School of Public Health
USA
Yale University
USA
Castillo de Canena Olive Juice
Spain
University of Athens
Greece
Catholic University
Portugal
University of Minho
Portugal
Polythecnic Institute of Bragança
Portugal
CEO, MassWerx, Inc., Mountain View, California, USA
Castillo Hellenic-Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Greece
APPITAD and CAP, Portugal
APPITAD - Association of Producers in Integrated Protection of the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region, and CAP - Confedetarion of Farmers of Portugal, Portugal
Polythecnic Institute of Bragança
Portugal
Municipality of Oliveira do Hospital
Portugal
Association BLC3
Portugal
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome
The promotion of innovative economic activities based on the valorisation of endogenous resources, such as olive oil, are an example of the paradigm we want for the sustainability of the natural and economic ecosystem of the centre region.
Olive tourism is an emerging segment that represents a panoply of tourist activities based on olive oil, olives and olive trees, with particular expression in the Mediterranean Basin. In the Center of Portugal, the area occupied by olive groves (65,000 ha) represents around 18% of the total area at national level. There is clearly an opportunity here for tourism, in terms of the olive oil sector, which Turismo Centro de Portugal and its various stakeholders must be able to take advantage of. Here, in the Center of Portugal, we are committed to researching and promoting olive oil tourism, creating museums, visitable production areas, events, routes, accommodation activities, tourist entertainment companies and specialised shops. We already have some spaces dedicated specifically to this theme, such as the "Traditional Oil Mill of Maçainhas" in Belmonte; the "Museum Nucleus of Olive-oil" in Idanha-a-Nova; the "Varas" Oil Mill of Vila Velha de Ródão" or the "Olive-oil Museum Space of Sarnadas de Ródão" in Vila Velha de Ródão; the "Oil Mill of Ferrugenta" in Vila de Rei; the "Olive-oil Museum" in Oliveira do Hospital; or the "Olive-oil Museum of Fátima" in Ourém. In addition to these, there is the possibility of visiting olive oil producers (in Abrantes, Fundão, Torres Novas or Góis), and events or tourist entertainment companies that have already organised themselves around this theme.
However, there's still a long way to go, which is why we see it as a huge opportunity to hold "The fifth annual Yale Symposium" in the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, in the Centre of Portugal. Welcome to Portugal's largest and most diverse tourist region.
Tábua, the Charm of the Beiras!" is honoured to welcome the participants in the 5th Yale Symposium on Olive Oil & Health, and wishes them an excellent work and that they enjoy the natural beauty and landscape of the region, its excellent cuisine and the hospitality of the people of the Beira region. Welcome!
Oliveira do Hospital - An enterprising, dynamic land with a will to change.
A territory that constantly challenges itself, mobilizes and innovates, respecting the principles of sustainability, with social and environmental responsibility.
We are a welcoming and integrative land. Welcome!
The 5th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil & Health recognised the best works presented during the Symposium in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil sector:
4 Evaluation Criteria
Innovation | Impact | Scientific Value | Overall ProposalTransportation provided from Coimbra to Oliveira do Hospital and from Oliveira do Hospital to Coimbra at the beginning and at the end of the symposium, respectively.
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