Continuing Education

March 2012

Advertising Claims Support: Case Histories and Principles

Designed for attorneys, product developers, and advertising and marketing executives, this course provides an overview of the basic principles through case histories of what is required to support advertising claims. Offered over two days, the course covers National Advertising Division (NAD) cases on the first day and litigated cases on the second. The discussions will be led by experts in the design and interpretation of surveys and product tests designed to support product claims. Speakers represent expert opinion, internal and external legal opinion, the corporate scientific view and the NAD perspective. Dr. Daniel Ennis, who will give the expert witness perspective, will lead a team of experienced speakers: David Mallen, Annie Ugurlayan & Kathryn Ferrara – Attorneys from the NAD, Don Lofty - Internal Counsel for S.C. Johnson, Lawrence Weinstein – Litigation Partner of Proskauer Rose, and Christopher Cole – Litigation Partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. This course is approximately 14 credits of continuing legal education.

Location: The Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia, United States
From: March 5, 2012 to March 6, 2012
Offered by: The Institute for Perception
Target audience: Intermediate
Cost: $1950; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company

Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/

Design & Analysis of Sensory & Consumer Experiments

A three-day intensive and practical workshop that is designed to provide participants with the fundamental concepts and the practical approaches necessary to enable them to design, analyze, report and interpret results from discrimination, descriptive and consumer experiments. Strategies for investigating data relationships such as the links between consumer language and descriptive/analytical product information also are introduced. Examples based on actual studies are presented throughout the course. Critical issues, potential problems and their solutions are illustrated in multiple case studies, where participants are encouraged to apply their knowledge through real-life examples.

Location: Sensory Spectrum, 554 Central Avenue, New Providence, New Jersey, United States
From: March 7, 2012 to March 9, 2012
Offered by: Sensory Spectrum
Target audience: Beginner
Cost: $2,250 USD

Further information: See page 7 in the 2012 Course Booklet; http://www.sensoryspectrum.com/docs/SensorySpectrum2012CourseBooklet.pdf

A Powerful Framework for Sensory Product Testing

In this 3-day course, you will achieve a deeper understanding of traditional discrimination and rating methods by learning a common framework in which to interpret results across methodologies. In particular, you will learn how to select the most suitable and powerful discrimination methodology based on project objectives, how to develop standards to detect when sensory differences and ratings exceed a consumer-relevant acceptability threshold, how to assess and manage risks in product testing decisions, and effectively use the “no preference/difference” option. Invited speakers include Dr. Michael O’Mahony, Food Science and Technology professor at UC Davis and Mr. Frank Rossi, Associate Director, Applied Quantitative Sciences at Kraft Foods.

Location: The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
From: March 26, 2012 to March 28, 2012
Offered by: The Institute for Perception
Target audience: Intermediate
Cost: $1350; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available

Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/

Descriptive Analysis and Panel Training

In this 1.5 day course, you will learn new product profiling techniques through an in-depth exploration of descriptive panel methodologies. Specifically, you will connect a substantial body of research from the fields of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience to the field of descriptive analysis and panel training. During this course you will understand and identify the strengths and weaknesses of descriptive analysis; reach beyond traditional techniques to improve panel training; learn to know your panelists better through advanced panel monitoring techniques; and become familiar with novel applications of descriptive analysis to category appraisal projects. Invited speakers include Dr. F. Gregory Ashby, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, UC Santa Barbara.

Location: The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
From: March 29, 2012 to March 30, 2012
Offered by: The Institute for Perception
Target audience: Intermediate
Cost: $850; 50% discount applied to each additional registrant from the same company, Academic discount available

Further information: http://ifpress.com/short-courses/

May 2012

Flavor Spectrum Descriptive Analysis

This course is a “how to taste” course and will cover, in depth, the components of descriptive flavor analysis; the characteristics (qualitative), the intensity (quantitative), the timing (temporal), and overall impressions, etc. Attention will be given to the physiology of taste and olfaction, and application of descriptive analysis to the evaluation of specific products. Upon completion of this course, participants will have gained an understanding of the physiology and the process of learning the flavors for a specific product category. Participants will have had an opportunity to practice tasting several types of products and thus understand how, with a common lexicon and a common intensity scale, individuals can communicate clearly and similarly about flavors.

Location: Sensory Spectrum, 554 Central Avenue, New Providence, New Jersey, United States
From: May 15, 2012 to May 18, 2012
Offered by: Sensory Spectrum
Target audience: Beginner
Cost: $ 2,450 USD

Further information: See page 10 in the 2012 Course Booklet; http://www.sensoryspectrum.com/docs/SensorySpectrum2012CourseBooklet.pdf