DEC. MEETING AND HOLIDAY PARTY DETAILS
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Come to connect and celebrate the spirit of giving with OSIFT!!!Speaker details will be announced shortly. There is a chance this one will sell out...grab your ticket soon! What: Dinner, community, inspiration and a raffle supporting the Oregon Food Bank. When: Tuesday, December 9th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: The Stockpot Restaurant | 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, OR |
DEC. MEETING AND HOLIDAY PARTY DETAILS
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We’re thrilled to welcome Lindsay Eng, Deputy Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, as our guest speaker. With more than 20 years of global experience in food and agriculture trade, market access, certification programs, and industry development, Lindsay brings a unique systems-level perspective on what creates value and opportunity for Oregon’s food and beverage sector.
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NOV MONTHLY MEETING DETAILS
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Our November dinner meeting is at the Northwest Wine Studies Center located at Chemeketa Eola.
This month’s program features Kristen Penner, Regional Value Chain Coordinator for the Oregon Ocean Cluster and co-founder of Winter Waters, who will share insights and inspiration from Oregon’s blue foods movement. In her talk, "100% Fish, 100% Opportunities: Exploring Oregon's Blue Foods Economy," Kristen will highlight recent takeaways from the Blue Foods Forum and the Local Catch Network Summit—including how blue tech, pilot-scale R&D, and collaboration with food scientists can accelerate new product development for schools, retailers, foodservice, and biomedical tech. Expect an approachable discussion, show-and-tell props, and a few fun tastes that bring the ideas to life. |
JOIN US NOV. 8 FOR THE ANNUAL OSIFT / OSU TAILGATE !!
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TAILGATE STARTS AT 4PM, IN THE CROP AND SOIL SCIENCE PARKING LOT
KICKOFF IS AT 7PM. BEAVERS PLAY SAM HOUSTON BEARCATS GO OREGON FOOD SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND BEAVERS FOOTBALL!! |
OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING: FLASH TALKS + SCHOLARSHIPS!!
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SEPTEMBER MONTHLY MEETING DETAILS!!!
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Join us for the first event in the series. This season’s kickoff is a Dinner + Town Hall at OSU’s Food Innovation Center (Portland). We’ll share a brief season preview and introduce your 2025–26 OSIFT Board, then use a town hall–style format during dinner to gather what people are seeing across Oregon’s food and agriculture—especially processing. We’ll track discussion themes and post a short summary after the event. Why attend: get a clearer picture of what’s changing, compare notes with peers across thefood industry, and spot practical places you and your organization can contribute. As always, OSIFT remains the statewide networking hub for food technologists—with space to learn about food safety, R&D, quality, innovation, and sensory science. What to expect:
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Connect and engage with the OSIFT Community at our fun and educational events!
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OSIFT events are an excellent way to connect, learn, and grow together with other food scientists and food industry professionals!!!
OSIFT also hosts monthly Mingle Happy Hours, in addition to these larger events. Email reminders will be sent with additional info and registration links a couple weeks out from the event. Get involved with OSIFT! Com
2025-2026 Events Calendar coming soon!!! |
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