March 2010:
- March 4 - 6
ACORN Conference & Trade Show
Rodd Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Join OTA at Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network's (ACORN) 10th anniversary conference and trade show. OTA Board Member Marty Mesh will deliver the keynote address at 6pm on Friday, March 5. OTA - Canada's Managing Director Matt Holmes will hold an International Export Information Session on Friday at 11:30am.
- March 9
Food Equivalence & Certification: What's New and What to Expect
Embassy of Denmark
Join OTA Executive Director, Christine Bushway, and Chief of Policy & External Affairs, Laura Batcha, at the Danish Embassy on Tuesday, March 9, from 3:00-5:00 pm. The World Food Law Institute at Howard University School of Law, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and the Embassy of Denmark invite you to participate in an experts' Round Table discussion of two very topical (and perhaps eventually contentious) issues in international food trade - equivalence and certification. For more information contact worldfoodlaw@law.howard.edu.
- March 11 - 14
Natural Products Expo West
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
OTA will be exhibiting at Expo West again this year - stop by and visit at booth # 2321. OTA will be holding two gatherings for members to meet with Christine Bushway and OTA’s executive team and to mingle and catch up on developments from the new Washington, D.C., office. These will take place Friday, March 12, from 3-4 p.m. and Saturday, March 13, from 1-2 p.m. in Room 201C, Anaheim Convention Center. Members are encouraged to bring a not-yet-member guest. OTA will also host member forum and task force meetings, including an International Trade Forum gathering with special guest Foreign Agriculture Service Administrator John Brewer at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 12 in Room 201C . Please RSVP for this meeting and stay tuned for a full schedule of other OTA meetings being held at Expo West.
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- March 12 - 14
Foreign Buyers Mission at Expo West
Anaheim, CA
OTA is hosting a Foreign Buyers Mission at the Natural Products Expo West tradeshow. OTA is hosting nine organic buyers from Malaysia, Australia, Korea, France, Singapore, and Italy with a special focus on food ingredient buyers. Pertinent documents, including a private meeting application are available online. Note that you must sign up in advance - meetings will not be arranged on-site at the show. Contact Tiffany Landry with questions, (504) 919-3797.
- March 12
Expo West Conference Session: Organic Canada
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 207A
Join Matt Holmes, Managing Director of OTA - Canada, in a panel session at Expo West. The U.S.-Canada Organic Equivalency Agreement passed in June of 2009 brings about furthur ease and opportunity for cross boarder Organic commerce. This session will discuss the opportunities and important issues surrounding Organic products and agriculture in Canada. The session begins at 2:30pm.
March 24 - 26
Sustainable Cosmetics Summit
Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York
Tom Hutcheson, OTA's Regulatory Manager, will participate in the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, organized by Organic Monitor. The Summit focuses on the leading issues the beauty industry faces concerning sustainability, natural, organic, fair trade and ecological products. The aim of the summit is to encourage sustainability in the beauty industry by bringing together key stake-holders and debate these major issues in a high-level forum. It will bring together key stake-holders in the beauty industry that include cosmetic manufacturers, ingredient & raw material suppliers, retailers & distributors, industry organizations & certification agencies, researchers & academics, investors, etc.
- March 25
Webinar: Sustainability Measurement and Reporting: Strategy for Success
OTA and the Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association (FTSLA) invite you to a webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on March 25 on “Sustainability Measurement and Reporting: Strategy for Success.” Data and measurement are essential parts of strategic sustainability management, providing companies with an objective way to measure progress and ROI, and set goals. These increasingly important issues provide many opportunities, questions and challenges for organic businesses. This webinar will address key questions through expert information and interactive dialogue, helping you begin or build your current measurement and reporting efforts. The cost is $25 for OTA and FTSLA members (50 percent discount). To register, contact Melissa Schweisguth.
April 2010:
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April 14 - 15
OTA's Policy Conference and Hill Visit Days
Hall of the States, Washington, D.C.
OTA has scheduled its 2010 Policy Conference and Hill Visit Days for April 14 and 15, following a full day Board Meeting on April 13. Registration is now open. A current agenda is available online; confirmed speakers include Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Dr. Temple Grandin, Keith Jones (Staff Director of the House Committee on Horticulture & Organic Agriculture), Miles McEvoy (Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program), and Katherine DiMatteo (President of IFOAM's World Board).
- April 16
USDA Organic Stakeholders Listening Session
Washington, D.C.
USDA has annouced that the next Organic Stakeholders Listening Session will be held in conjunction with OTA’s Policy Conference & Hill Visit Days this spring! The session will be hosted by OTA, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), and USDA and is sponsored by the USDA Organic Working Group. The session will be held on Friday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon in the USDA Whitten Building, room 107-A. Topics with include discussion of new programs of the NRCS, a roundtable with USDA and stakeholders, and a discussion on organic labeling.
- April 26-29
National Organic Standards Board Meeting
Woodland, CA
NOSB has posted its April meeting agenda. For more information, see OTA’s recent NOSB Report.
October 2010:
- October 13 - 16
Expo East / All Things Organic™
Boston, MA
Natural Products Expo East has been selected as the new home for All Things Organic™! All Things Organic™ will be the branded organic pavilion for North American organic companies exhibiting at Expo East, and OTA will develop a dedicated organic conference session track. Read our press release on the colocation. To exhibit, please contact Patrick Smith or call 303-998-9198.
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