March 2012 C&CI • Diary • 11 More details announced about
World Cocoa Conference As highlighted previously in C&CI, the ICCO is to hold the first World Cocoa Conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 19- 23 November 2012
The event, which is described by the ICCO as "the first high-level World Cocoa Conference," will be of interest to all stakeholders in the global cocoa value chain, and address the most important issues facing cocoa in the second decade of the 21st century. To be hosted by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, the World Cocoa
NATIONAL COFFEE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION 22-24 March Charleston, US
www.ncausa.org info@ncausa.org
TEA & COFFEE WORLD CUP EUROPE 25-27 March Reed Messe, Vienna, Austria
www.tcworldcup.com
The World Cocoa Conference will address every aspect of the cocoa supply chain from production to processing, trade, banking, insurance, shipping and many other areas
Conference will be opened officially by His Excellency Dr Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, in the presence of his peers, heads of state from cocoa producing countries in the region and beyond. The World Cocoa Conference will also incorporate a major trade exhibition, involving partici- pation from worldwide suppliers to the cocoa production and processing industries, including equipment manufacturers, banking, insurance, shipping and trading companies, and those concerns offering both raw cocoa and finished products, as well as a host of ancillary services. A dedicated ‘Partner Programme’ will allow accompanying guests to see the highlights of
Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, and delegates will also be offered the chance to take part in field trips and site visits linked to the country’s cocoa industry. The event will take place at the five-star Hotel Ivoire InterContinental in Abidjan. More details about the conference programme, exhibition, social programme and sponsorship opportunities will be available shortly on the ICCO website,
www.icco.org.
Venue announced for Pacific
Coast coffee convention The Pacific Coast Coffee Association in the US is celebrating 81 years of growth and prosperity in the coffee business at its forthcoming 2012 conference. The event takes place in Newport Coast, California, September 20-22, 2012. The event will take place at The Resort at Pelican Hill, 22701 Pelican Hill Road, South Newport Coast, California. More details about the venue are at:
www.pelicanhill.com For more information about the event see
www.paccoffee.com.
FAST supports Coffee Cup at SIAL
The Finance Alliance for Sutainable Trade (FAST) says that, as part of its ongoing efforts to support certified coffee stakeholders and certification bodies who advocate sustainable practices in the coffee industry, it is supporting the Coffee Cup event at the SIAL food industry trade show. Held alongside SIAL, which takes place May 9-11 2012 in Montréal, Canada, the competition provides a showcase the best coffee brands with the addition, for the first time this year, of a certified category.
Chaired by Sevan Istamboulian from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, a jury made up of experts from the coffee industry will nominate the three best selections from each category. By participating in the competition, coffee stakeholders will have the opportunity to win one of six prizes and benefit from the exposure of an event that boasts over 600 exhibitors and 13,000 visitors a year from over 60 countries. For more information and details on how to participate, contact Magalie Moreau at:
magalie.moreau@
comexposium.com.
SCAA SYMPOSIUM 18-19 April
Oregon Convention Centre Portland, Oregon
www.scaa.org
SCAA EXPOSITION 19-22 April
Oregon Convention Centre Portland, Oregon
www.scaa.org
CAFECACAO 2012 12-14 June
congresocafecacao@forestales.co.cu
SCAE WORLD OF COFFEE 2012 12-15 June Messe Wien, Messeplatz 1, 1021 Vienna, Austria.
www.scae.com
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL COFFEE FORUM 17 September Moscow
forum@coffeetea.ru www.coffeetea.ru
COTECA HAMBURG 20-22 September
www.coteca-hamburg.de
PACIFIC COAST COFFEE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION 20-22 September
www.paccoffee.com
TRIESTEESPRESSO 25-27 October Trieste, Italy
www.triestespresso.it
ASIC COSTA RICA 11-16 November
info@sintercafe.com www.asic2012costarica.org
WORLD COCOA CONFERENCE 19-23 November Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
www.icco.org
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