The main component of the conference consists of oral presentations given by the attendees.
Keynote lectures, interactive workshops, and poster sessions complete the scientific program.
Oral and poster presentations are selected by the scientific committee on the basis of submitted contributions, whereas keynote talks are generally by invitation.
[citation needed] The first Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium was held in Järvenpää, Finland in 1993.
[citation needed] The journal Food Quality and Preference is the official supporting publication of the symposia and usually publishes a special issue featuring selected contributions presented at each event.