Olores.org Newsletter October 2024

   A new book on Odorous Emission Control: Monitoring and Abatement has recently been published. This book has been edited by Mr Marzio Invernizzi, an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" of the Politecnico di Milano University (POLIMI). This book is the most up-to-date compendium of the many tools available for odour management.

   You probably know Marzio Invernizzi. He belongs to the prolific group of the Polytechnic University of Milan (POLIMI), which, in our opinion, is the largest university group in the world working on odour management, both in terms of people involved and in terms the number of publications per year in this field. Marzio has been working on POLIMI for quite some years now and is a regular at NOSE conferences, consistently delivering entertaining and interesting talks.

   We are already finalising the details for this, our seventh odour impact management conference, which this time will take place in the city of Bilbao, Spain. We have already sent the programme of ODORA24 to print, we already have the bags with a special gift for everyone, and we still have to finalise the last details.

   The coordinator of this event, our colleague Cyntia Izquierdo, and the rest of the team are trying to close the pending issues so that everyone can enjoy, learn and immerse themselves in the world of odour management for a couple of days.

   We are pleased to announce that the preliminary brochure for the new edition of the International Congress on Odours in the Environment, OLORES'25, to be held in Santiago, Chile, organised by the AMIGO association with the support of the Olores.org website and other collaborators, is now available.

   With over 25 abstracts received, we anticipate that the OLORES'25 congress will take place in Santiago, Chile, on 9th and 10th April 2025 at the Universidad Andrés Bello's Campus Casona de las Condes. This venue will be the ideal location for exchanging experiences and discussing solutions regarding the measurement, control, and regulation of odours. The event will focus on analysing current topics and developments in odour management and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Participants will include scientists, researchers, public authorities, plant managers, and industry representatives, among others.

   The Congress on Odour Management that will take place in Medellin, Colombia, on 3-5 April 2025 is already underway, and the preliminary leaflet is here. This conference is organised by the Colombian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering ACODA. The date has been strategically set to take place just one week before the odour management conference in Santiago, Chile. In this way, odour managers get a combo of two odour management conferences in just one week.

   The Colombian Congress will be a convergence of academic conferences and a business fair, uniting professionals and companies from various sectors, including sanitary, environmental, chemical, and food. This diverse gathering will provide a platform for networking and the exchange of ideas, and will showcase goods and services that bolster the measurement, control, and mitigation of offensive odours.