Thank you for expressing an interest in activities of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). ISAPP - incorporated in 2002 - has been growing and evolving over the past few years. We are now supported by 24 research-based probiotic/prebiotic companies, have hosted 8 meetings in Europe or North America, have supported satellite meetings in various other regions around the world, have published consumer guidelines for probiotics and prebiotics (available at isapp.net) and have otherwise worked to spread the word about the science behind probiotics and prebiotics.

Because the majority of our meetings are small, topical, by-invitation meetings, ISAPP has struggled with how best to engage the many scientists worldwide interested in this field. This email is an attempt to provide information to those who have attended past meetings or who have indicated an interest in joining the ISAPP mailing list from our website.

We plan to periodically send out email alerts on items we feel would be of interest to you. Also, keep an eye on the "Latest News" section on the ISAPP homepage (www.isapp.net).

Events of note:

Free Webinar Series on Probiotics and Prebiotics has been developed in collaboration with the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) North America, the American Gastroenterological Association and ISAPP. The first lecture will be April 19, 2010 at 11 AM EDT, delivered by ISAPP-President Prof. Glenn Gibson, University of Reading, on Human Gut Microbiota and Health Free registration.

Probiotic conferences in New York in June: Two one-day meetings on probiotics will be held on successive days (June 11 and June 12, 2010) in New York at the New York Academy of Sciences. On June 11 the meeting topic is "Probiotics: From Bench to Market". This meeting is sponsored by Dannon and The New York Academy of Sciences. Poster Abstract Deadline is April 30, 2010. On June 12, the meeting topic is "Probiotic Foods and Supplements: The Science and Regulations of Labeling" and is sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration, US Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, and The New York Academy of Sciences. Information on the meetings.