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<pre>Greetings dear members,

I would like to "Salute" our colleagues in the Australian
continent, for the respect ,dedication and love shown towards the
holy tree, and the whole Olive Oil domain.

Without sounding too envious, i wish if there was similar
activities, or courses, or seminars , around Mediterranean Area.

Regards,



Hikmat O.F Msallati
Olive Tree Lover
Aleppo -Syria

hmsallati@...









--- In OliveOil@yahoogroups.com, damian.conlan@a... wrote:
> FREE Olive oil quality assessment course in Wagga Wagga coming up.
>
> Assessment of olive oil for quality improvement, 21-22 March,
Wagga Wagga
>
> This is a 2 day commercially focussed course for people involved
in the
> production, processing, promotion and marketing of olive oils.
This
> course involves presentations and practical exercises on chemical
and
> sensory assessment of olive oil quality.
>
> On oil chemistry, participants will gain understanding of the
chemistry of
> high quality olive oils, changes in chemistry that take place
through the
> ripening period and the impacts of time of harvest on oil quality.
> Australian olive oils are profiled and recent research on shelf
life and
> time of harvest is presented. There is a practical exercise on
measuring
> free fatty acids and the course will cover aspects of production
in
> relation to olive oil quality, including irrigation management,
pest
> management, and harvest timing.
>
> On Sensory assessment participants are introduced to sensory
assessment of
> olive oils, the main defects and their causes, practical
exercises in
> detecting and grading defects along with discussion sessions on
commercial
> aspects of olive oil quality. The emphasis of this course is to
bring
> participants attention to commercially focussed assessment of
their olive
> oils as opposed to the current industry emphasis on competition
focussed
> assessment.
>
> Participants will be provided with a course manual that we have
put
> together for the course.
>
> Trainers: Dr Rod Mailer leads the chemical assessment
components of the
> course. Dr Mailer is a Principle Research Scientist in oil
chemistry with
> NSW Agriculture based at Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute. He
has been
> involved in the Australian olive industry in research and advisory
roles
> since 1996 and his laboratory at WWAI is currently one of two
Australian
> laboratories with IOOC accreditation for testing olive oil. He is
> currently leading research projects looking at the impact of
storage time,
> harvest timing and irrigation management on olive oil quality.
>
> Mauro Martelossi will lead the sensory assessment aspects of the
course.
> Mauro is an IOOC certified sensory expert and sensory panel
trainer. He is
> the International School of Oil Masters representative for
Australia and
> New Zealand. Mauro is a professional olive oil taster and blender
and
> brings to the course substantial commercial expertise in olive oil
quality
> assessment.
>
> Damian Conlan, Horticulturist with NSW Agriculture, will cover
production
> issues in relation to their impact on oil quality.
>
>
> This course is also funded by NSW Department of Education and
Training and
> is therefore provided free of charge. Participants can be assessed
for
> competencies in certificate 3 and 4 in laboratory skills if they
so
> choose.
>
> We have run this course previously in Mudgee, Tamworth and
Murrumbateman
> and received very positive feed back from participants. The course
is
> timely in relation to the current state of industry development
and
> provides a good introduction to those endeavouring to begin
marketing
> their olive oils.
>
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>
>
> Contact for bookings and catering information
>
> Vici Murdoch, PH: 0419 390309 or
> Damian Conlan PH: (02) 69512512, Email: damian.conlan@a...
>
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