On 8 June 2017 (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m., a solemn opening of the 1st Congress on Science, Nutrition and Health will be held at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (Minsk, praspiekt Niezaliežnasci 66). Leading scientists and specialists representing scientific organizations, centers and higher educational institutions from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, and Poland will take part in its work.

The Congress aims at discussing nutrition and health issues, searching effective ways to ensure and improve the quality and safety of food products, developing modern food production technologies. This significant scientific event will consider a wide range of issues relevant to modern society, in particular:

interrelation between human nutrition and human health;

new approaches in the field of quality and safety of food raw materials and food products;

creation of new types of food products, primarily functional products, taking into account regional characteristics in nutrition of different population groups;

the role of vitamin D in preventive medicine and dietology;

issues of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers nutrition;

innovative technologies in food processing branches of the food industry, aimed at improving the quality of food products and promoting the principles of healthy nutrition.

The forum will last until 10 June 2017. It will increase the role of various branches of science (agricultural science, medicine, and health care) in the social and economic development of our country, promote domestic developments of food products, form international image of Belarus as a country with a high scientific potential.

As part of the Congress, a series of events will be held.

On 7 June 2017, a conference on innovative technologies in the bakery industry will be held at the State Vocational and Technical College of Bakery (Minsk, vul. Jakuboŭskaha 43) from 9:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

On 9 June 2017, a symposium on enrichment of food products with micronutrients will be held at the NASB Scientific and Practical Center for Foodstuffs (Minsk, vul. Kazlova 29, Assembly Hall) from 9:00 a.m. till 1:30 p.m.

A seminar on modern approaches in the field of expertise of quality and safety of food raw materials and food products will be held at the NASB Scientific and Practical Center for Foodstuffs (Minsk, vul. Kazlova 29, room 410) from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

A round table discussion on issues of children's nutrition will be held at the Institute for Meat and Dairy Industry (Minsk, praspiekt Partyzanski 172, Assembly Hall) from 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

A medical section of the Congress devoted to issues of science, nutrition and health will be held at the Scientific and Practical Center of Hygiene (Minsk, vul. Akademičnaja 8) from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.