October 22-24, 2008
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Virgo Publishing Announces Members of SupplySide West 2007 Advisory Boards

Contact: Amy Sharman
Marketing and Communications Manager, Virgo Publishing
(480) 990-1101, ext. 1543; asharman@vpico.com

PHOENIX -- Virgo Publishing announced the members of the 2007 Science Advisory Boards for the SupplySide West International Trade Show and Conference, scheduled for Nov. 6 to 8 in Las Vegas. As the world's largest event for healthy and innovative ingredients with more than 1,000 booths, SupplySide West has expanded the education program to four concurrent tracks of education totaling more than 40 available sessions.  For the sixth year, Cognis Nutrition & Health is the education program sponsor.

The scientific advisory boards will evaluate seminar proposals and collaborate with Virgo Publishing on developing the education program agenda.

Supplement Science Advisory Board members include:
• Mark Blumenthal, Founder & Executive Director, American Botanical Council
• David J. Cai, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Cognis Nutrition & Health
• Shane Durkee, Director, Global Medical Area Nutritionals, Bayer HealthCare
• Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific Affairs, Natural Products Association
• Sefali Patel, Pharm.D., Associate Director, Nutritional Science & New Business, Bayer HealthCare
• Guru Ramanathan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs, GNC
• Andrew Shao, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition
• Jon Benninger, Director of Business Development, Virgo Publishing LLC

Cosmeceuticals/Personal Care Products Advisory Board members include:
• Cindy Angerhofer, Ph.D., Director of Botanical Research, R&D, Aveda Corp.
• Catherine Chiou, Innovative Raw Materials, L'ORÉAL USA
• Mindy Goldstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, R&D, Estee Lauder
• Mindy Green, MS, AHG, RA, Clinical Aromatherapist, R&D, Aveda Corp.
• Ulrich Issberner, M.D., Senior Marketing Manager, Care Chemicals – Personal Care, NAFTA, Cognis Corp.
• Jon Benninger, Director of Business Development, Virgo Publishing LLC

Food Science Advisory Board members include:
• Charles Y. Barber, Technical Service Manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health
• Bill Barrier, Vice President, R&D, Dairy Queen and Orange Julius
• Pamela Copeland, Leader, External Technology Search – Science & Technology, Cadbury Schweppes
• Barbara Garter, Senior Scientist, Kellogg Company
• Greg Horn, Senior Director, Health & Wellness Division, WILD Flavors Inc.
• Ken Lee, Ph.D., Professor & Director of Food Safety, The Ohio State University Food Science and Technology Department, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Karen Leeker, Manager, External Business Development, Procter & Gamble
• Mary Parsons, Vice President, R&D, The Hershey Company
• Sylvia Rowe, President, SR Strategy
• Kurt Stiles, Owner & CEO, Intelligent Ingredients LLC
• Bob Weeks, Publisher, Food Product Design, Virgo Publishing LLC

“Cognis is proud to again sponsor this year's SupplySide West educational program,” said Dave Eckert, Vice President, Cognis Nutrition & Health. “We thank these outstanding advisory board members for their valuable insights, which are contributing to making this one of the industry’s best programs yet for quality information.”

More information about SupplySide West 2007, including online registration and an exhibitor listing, is available at www.supplysideshow.com, or by calling (800) 454-5760 or (480) 990-1101.

Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat, the online training Web site nutrilearn.com, and publishes Natural Products INSIDER, Food Product Design, supplyside – inside cosmeceuticals, and Natural Products Marketplace magazines.

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