Numerous activities are being organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Victam during FIAAP/VICTAM/GRAPAS International 2015, from special lunches to tours and an anniversary photo display.

The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the IGP Institute of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University will jointly host \"Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry\" on June 8-11, and August 31-September 3, in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. The short course will concentrate on the development of a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points plan for all industry sectors.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture 2015 Annual Conference, and the first U.S. Aquaculture Sustainability Workshop will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme of the Annual Conference is \"Water and the Future of Animal Agriculture,\" with focused presentations and discussions on the issues of sustainable water, and discussion in species and issue-focused committee and council meetings.

A comprehensive colloquium, Aqua: Protein of the Future will present attendees with the opportunity to discuss topics ranging from algae and fish health to nutrition and crisis management.

The American Feed Industry Association and Eurofins have announced plans to jointly host two back-to-back animal feed programs this spring. The \"Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Training for the Animal Food Industry\" will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, April 21-22, and the \"FAMI-QS Awareness in Feed Safety Program: Solutions for the Specialty Feed and Mixture Industry\" will follow in Des Moines, April 23-24.

“Towards Sustainable Aquaculture in the Middle East” will be the theme of this first edition, which will focus on vital industry issues affecting the key Middle Eastern aquaculture producing countries. DWTC, Dubai, April 5-6, 2015. This will be followed on April 7th by an Aqua Feed Production Workshop, organized by Dr. Mian N. Riaz, Texas A&M.

Dr. Jorge Dias will present major activities underway and available results from the ARRAINA project at Aquafeed Horizons in June.Dr. Dias will focus on new knowledge generated on the fine tuning of the dietary supply of trace elements in larvae and juvenile feeds, relying on the use of innovative delivery vectors such as microencapsulated and nano-sized mineral forms and a closer look on the interactions among trace elements and other nutrients. Activities on the effect of vegetable ingredients on physical pellet criteria and fecal properties will also be discussed. A predictive tool to compare the environmental impact (total, N and P waste) of different feed formulations developed for gilthead seabream will also be presented.

This year’s Aquaculture Europe conference will be held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from October 20 t0 23 and focus particularly on the vital links between aquaculture, nature and society, the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) announced this week.

A Special Session is scheduled for pending USDA Organic Aquaculture Standards at Aquaculture America 2015 in New Orleans

The program for the 8th Aquafeed Horizons, taking place in Cologne, Germany June 9, 2015 is now available on the conference website and registration is in full swing. The 8th Aquafeed Horizons conference brings a strong line-up of expert speakers from around the world to address technical issues and practical considerations in the manufacture of aquafeeds. The leading research institutions (Nofima, Sparos and Fortek) will come together with industry experts to present an unmissable opportunity to learn from the best.

The American Feed Industry Association\'s annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress hotel in Orlando, Florida, March 11-13, and will offer a variety of educational sessions and networking opportunities. Topics such as Food Safety Modernization Act and more will be covered. Guests can also take advantage of Florida\'s warm weather during the PISC golf tournament, sporting clays outing and evening receptions.

The course will be organized by Buhler and held at its headquarters in Switzerland. It will focus on modern extrusion, product development and practical demonstration for multi-product productions using add on hardware as SME and density controllers.

NAA Algae Production Workshops are designed to educate and focus on sharing information on strains, commercial production processes, equipment and potential markets in the algae industry.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission for Asia, together with USAID’s Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development and Trade project, will host a Technology Innovations Forum – Creating a More Sustainable and Responsible Seafood Industry in Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 22 and 23, 2015.

Aquaculture America 2015 returns to one of the favorite tourist spots in the world for the only major national aquaculture conference and exposition held in the U.S. The U.S. Aquaculture Society (formerly U.S. Chapter of WAS joins with National Aquaculture Association and the U.S. Aquaculture Suppliers Association to produce the annual Aquaculture America meetings.

The International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) conference is set to take place at the SwissÔtel Chicago. It will include a number of workshops that will take place on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Dr. Mari Moren will address future possibilities and demands in salmon feed production at the 8th Aquafeed Horizons Conference, taking place along-side the FIAAP/VICTAM/GRAPAS tradeshows in Cologne, Germany in June.

Registration is now open for AFIA-500: Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing, an event sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the IGP Institute of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University. The distance education program will be offered every quarter in 2015 and is ideal for all individuals interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of the feed manufacturing process.

The SOS is the only international, multi-sectoral, business event dedicated to “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”. This first SOS to be held in Asia, the 2015 event is being developed in collaboration with stakeholders in Singapore, Hong Kong and responsible business leadership companies from around the world. SOS 2015 is uniquely designed to bring together leadership companies from the diverse Ocean Business Community.

Australian company FoodStream, working with extrusion expert Dennis Forte, has been presenting extrusion and related training programs in Australia and the surrounding region, including Thailand, for almost 20 years. FoodStream has now teamed up with the Centre for Feed Technology (FôrTek), in Norway, to present a short course specifically directed at Aquafeed Extrusion Technology at FôrTek from March 25 to 27 2015.