This 17th edition of the Weurman Flavour Research Symposium will be held on 24 – 27 September 2024 at Wageningen University and Research in Wageningen, The Netherlands. This conference, created in 1975 in memory of Cornelius Weurman and held every three years in different countries in Europe, is an internationally recognised Symposium gathering well-known scientists from academia and industry from different disciplines in the field of flavour research: chemistry, biology, neurophysiology and psychology.

The local organizers invite scientists with expertise covering different topics in flavour science, from flavour generation in food/non-food products to flavour perception, well-being and health to attend the symposium and submit abstracts. The scientific programme comprises of keynote lectures given by distinguished scientists from academia, scientific talks, flash poster presentations, and posters in the following main subject areas:

Registration temporarily closed for non-presenting conference attendees

The committee has received a high number of abstracts that have been accepted after review by the scientific committee. Because of the large interest and the limited number of registration tickets that are still available, the committee has decided to temporarily close the registration for non-presenting conference attendees.

If you have any questions about your registration as a speaker/poster presenter or if you want to sign up for the registration waiting list as non-presenting conference attendee, please contact us by  email events@zonderzorg.nl.

Extension of Early registration deadline for accepted abstract presenters – Please register as soon as possible

The deadline for early registration for the 17th International Weurman Flavour Research Symposium held at Wageningen University on 24-27 September 2024 has been extended to accomodate the last of the accepted abstracts presenters. Please complete your regsitration as soon as possible to secure your place in the programme.

Extension of Early registration deadline for accepted abstract presenters

The deadline for early registration for the 17th International Weurman Flavour Research Symposium held at Wageningen University on 24-27 September 2024 has been extended to 21st June 2024.

Extension of Deadline for Abstract Submission to 29 April 2024

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the 17th International Weurman Flavour Research Symposium held at Wageningen University on 24-27 September 2024 has been extended to 29th April 2024 due to high demand.

For the submission of abstracts and info on the abstract, please visit the Call for abstracts page. Information on registration fees can be found on the Information webpage.

Registration is open now!

Today we’ve opened the registration for the 17th Weurman Symposium in Wageningen, the Netherlands, September 24 – 27, 2024!

We welcome you to join the symposium, but also to contribute by submitting abstracts for an oral or poster presentation.

More info on registration fees can be found on the Information webpage, do you want to read more about the abstract, this information can be found here.

There are 4 hotels in the area. All information, availability and prices can be found on the webpage of the hotels.

Hotels below are recommended in the area:

All submitted abstracts have been reviewed and the accepted have all been notified. They will be speaking or presenting their poster this September.

The prestigious Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2 year impact factor 2022: 6.1) invites all presenters to submit full article versions of their conference presentation to be considered for publication in a special issue of the journal dedicated to the Weurman Symposium 2024.

The conference location Omnia is located in the city of Wageningen. It is easily accessible by both car and public transport. Omnia has its own car parks.

Don’t hesitate to contact us

Conference coordinator Zonderzorg