Founded in 1968, the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (KoSFoST) is the first science society of food professionals - educators, technologists, scientists, and students in the field of Korea food science and technology. Over the past 40 years, the KoSFoST has contributed substantially to the promotion and development of food science and technology in both theory and practice, by providing scientific and technical information to the food science and technology community as well as the general public and it has now grown to become one of the largest academic societies in Korea.

The mission of the KoSFoST is to promote research and education in the science and technology of food by fostering interfaces between academia and food industry under the motto 'industry-academia cooperation'. In order to fulfill this goal, the KoSFoST publishes Food Science and Biotechnology (FSB), an English journal indexed in SCIE, along with the publication of bimonthly Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology, and quarterly Food Science and Industry which carries an academic knowledge and food industry news. Besides, the KoSFoST is holding several symposia, workshop, and training programs related to food science and technology through the year to contribute to the foundation of collaborative relationships with academia and industries.

The KoSFoST provides annual meeting and international symposium every summer for the exchange of ideas and research findings in the food science and technology community. The '2012 79th Annual Meeting and International Symposium' will be held in Daejeon Convention Center with the theme of 'Food Science and Communications' in June 13 - 15, 2012. The scientific programs will host over 10 scientific and educational sessions with 1,000 poster presentations, 50 exhibition booths, and other relevant activities. We are welcoming all members of the KoSFoST and overseas food scientists and technologists to the '2012 79th Annual Meeting and International Symposium', Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, Korea. Thank you.