4th International Conference Nutrition and Health
Rīga Stradiņš University, Medical Education Technology Centre
Riga, Latvia
5 & 6 December 2024
Dear Colleagues,
Three of the biggest Latvian universities – Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), the University of Latvia, and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies – are implementing a joint intra-university Nutrition Science master's study programme and are honoured to invite you to the 4th International Conference Nutrition and Health.
The conference will take place at RSU Medical Education Technology Center in Rīga, the capital of Latvia, on 5 and 6 December 2024, and be held in hybrid format.
The conference will provide leading scientists, government representatives, as well as business leaders in food, nutrition and health with a a forum to disseminate and gather ideas and research results. International scientists will be able to participate online, while Latvian scientists will have the opportunity to participate either in person or online.Lolita Neimane, Conference Organiser
RSU Department of Sports and Nutrition
Key topics
- Nutrition policy, public health and epidemiology
- Nutrition science
- Diet, nutrition, and chronic disease prevention
- Nutrition throughout life
- Metabolic syndrome
- Sports nutrition and metabolism
- Health-relevant food products
- Food quality and safety
- Sustainable food
- Microbiome alterations in health and disease
Important dates
- Abstract submission: 31 August
- Acceptance notification for authors: 1 October
- Early bird registration: 8 October
- Registration: 16 November
- Poster submission (only e-posters will be accepted): 1 December
- Conference: 5–6 December
Fees
Category | Early bird fee until 8 October (EUR, VAT incl.) | Regular fee 9 October – 16 November (EUR, VAT incl) |
---|---|---|
Participant, on-site | 150 | 200 |
Participant, online | 100 | 150 |
PhD and MSc Students, on-site | 75 | 100 |
PhD and MSc Students, online | 50 | 75 |
Invited plenary speakers RSU, LU and LULST Nutrition and Nutrition Science students Academic staff | free of charge |
Guidelines for abstract submission
Abstracts for oral and poster presentation may be submitted through the online platform only. Please, indicate the way you want to present your paper (oral or poster). The Scientific Committee will decide on acceptance and on the way of presentation.
Only the abstracts where at least one author has paid registration fee before 8 October will be published in the Abstract book.
Abstract preparation
All abstracts must be previously unpublished, original work!
You need to provide the following information:
- Submission title
- Abstract body
Abstract layout
Abstracts must be submitted with the following sections:
- Objectives
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Keywords
Abstracts should be submitted in English. Please attempt to write a concise abstract and ensure that you convey sufficient details for adequate review.
The maximum number of words is 350 (excluding the abstract title and authors). No figures or tables are allowed at the time of abstract submission.
Please list all authors (including email address (correct email addresses to be confirmed by co-authors), author’s name, title, affiliation, country and ORCID).
If the author has more than 1 affiliation, those must be separated by semicolon.
- Before you can submit an abstract, the system will require you to create an account. (Please note that after creating an account, you will only be able to access the Exordo system using the original email and password. Please do not use alternative emails when accessing the system.)
- The author doing the submission will also need to sign a Terms of Service document on behalf of the submission team.
- After creating an account, you will be able to log into the system to change your original abstract until the final date of the submission period (31 August 2024).
- Your abstract should be entered in the online system under the My Submissions tab on your dashboard.
- Select New Submission for each abstract you would like to submit. The site will then walk you through the process step by step.
Conference Board
- Aigars Pētersons, Dr. habil .med., Rector, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Agrita Kiopa, PhD in Public Policy, Vice-Rector for Science, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Dins Šmits, Dr. med., Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Chair, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Gundars Bērziņš, Dr. oec., Rector, University of Latvia
- Guntars Kitenbergs, Dr. phys., Vice-Rector of Science, University of Latvia
- Irina Arhipova, Dr. sc. ing., Rector, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- Valdis Segliņš, Dr. geol., Vice-Rector for Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine, University of Latvia
Scientific Committee
- Inga Millere, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Ilze Konrāde, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Toms Pulmanis, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Vadims Bartkevičs, Dr. chem., University of Latvia
- Ilze Beitāne, Dr. sc. ing., Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- Inga Ciproviča, Dr. sc. ing., Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- Maija Dambrova, Dr. pharm., Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
- Aleksejs Derovs, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Dace Gardovska, Dr. habil. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Māra Jure, Dr. chem., Rīga Technical University
- Māris Kļaviņš, Dr. habil. chem., University of Latvia
- Gundega Knipše, Dr. med., University of Latvia
- Gustavs Latkovskis, Dr. med., University of Latvia
- Renāte Ligere, Dr. habil. med., University of Latvia
- Laila Meija, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Iveta Mintāle, Dr. med., Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital
- Līga Ozoliņa-Molla, Dr. biol., University of Latvia
- Valdis Pīrāgs, Dr. med., University of Latvia
- Līga Plakane, Dr. biol., University of Latvia
- Juris Pokrotnieks, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Aldis Puķītis, Dr. med., University of Latvia
- Dace Rezeberga, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Una Riekstiņa, Dr. biol., University of Latvia
- Ingrīda Rumba Rozenfelde, Dr. habil. med., University of Latvia
- Dalija Segliņa, Dr. sc. ing., Institute of Horticulture
- Andrejs Šķesters, Dr. biol., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Anita Villeruša, Dr. med., Rīga Stradiņš University
Organizing Committee
- Lolita Vija Neimane, Dr., Conference Chair, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Ida Jākobsone, Dr. chem., Conference Vice-Chair, University of Latvia
- Asnate Ķirse Ozoliņa, Dr. sc. ing., Latvia University of Life Sciences and
- Guna Bīlande, Mg. sc. sal., University of Latvia, Latvian Association of Diet and Nutrition Specialists
- Inga Elksne, PhD., Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvian Association of Diet and Nutrition Specialists
- Tatjana Tepo, Mg. sc. sal., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Māra Grundmane, Mg. sc. sal., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Ilze Priedite, Dr. sc. ing., Rīga Stradiņš University
- Lolita Jakubāne, Rīga Stradiņš University
Secretariat
Co-organisers