ICAC Releases Full Agenda for 70th Plenary Meeting
July 28, 2011 The Standing Committee of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has approved the full agenda for its 70th Plenary Meeting, to be held Sept. 4-10 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. With the world cotton industry having experienced record prices, high volatility and great changes in the structure of the industry, there is much for representatives from more than 40 countries and 10 international organizations to discuss.
The Agenda includes six open sessions, two plenary sessions, two parallel sessions, five breakout sessions, and numerous side meetings of panels and expert groups:
Open Sessions
1. The Roles of the State and the Private Sector in Technology Change
2. Farmers’ Associations, Farmers’ Organizations and Cooperatives: What are the Success Factors?
3. Organic Cotton Production: The Reality of Costs and Benefits
4. Managing the Impacts of Volatile Cotton Prices
5. Development of the Argentine Textile Industry: Policies for Growth
6. Technical Seminar: “Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development of the Cotton Value Chain”
Plenary Sessions
1. The Role of Trade in Promoting Growth and Development (Discussion of the Doha Round)
2. Statements from Governments and International Organizations
Parallel Sessions:
1. Towards a Regional Program to Fight the Boll Weevil (Regional meeting among specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, USA and Venezuela.)
2. Meeting of the Latin American Association for Cotton Research and Development (ALIDA)
Breakout Sessions
1. Ensuring Responsible Labor Standards in the Cotton Value Chain
2. Debunking the Myths: Answering the Attacks on Cotton
3. Demand Enhancement: Why it is Needed When Prices Are High
4. Measuring Cotton Supply and Use in the 21st Century
5. Opportunities and Benefits of Producing “Branded” Cotton
The full agenda with speakers and chairpersons, along with registration information, is available on ICAC’s Web page.
Participants will have a unique opportunity to view the cotton value chain and links between research and production. The Government of Argentina, in cooperation with the provincial government of Chaco, is arranging complimentary travel from Buenos Aires to the cities of Sáenz Peña and Resistencia on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10. Return flights to Buenos Aires will be provided on the mornings of Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11. The portion of the plenary meeting in Sáenz Peña constitutes an extension of the official agenda of the plenary meeting. The technical tours on Saturday are integral to the subject matter of the plenary meeting.
Registration for the plenary meeting and hotel reservations can be made through the ICAC Web site. When registering, participants need to indicate whether they will be traveling to Sáenz Peña and Resistencia on September 9 and 10.
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