Sunday, 4 September |
Meeting of the Expert Panel on Social, Environment and Economic Performance of Cotton
Production (SEEP) 10:00 AM (Room Amazonias)
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Meeting of the Task Force on Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton
(CSITC) 1:30 PM (Observers welcome) (Room Amazonias) |
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Meeting of the Round Table for Biotechnology in Cotton 2:30 PM (Room Rio Paraná)
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Monday, 5 September |
Order of the Day (221K PDF)
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Inaugural Session 9:00 AM |
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First Open Session 11:30 AM
The Roles of the State and the Private Sector in Technology Change |
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Second Open Session 2:15 PM
Farmers' Associations, Farmers' Organizations and Cooperatives: What are the Success Factors? |
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Meeting of the Round Table for Textile-to-Fiber Conversion Factors 4:15 PM (Room Amazonias) |
Tuesday, 6 September |
Order of the Day (221K PDF)
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First Plenary Session 9:00 AM
The Role of Trade in Promoting Growth and Development (Discussion
of the Doha Round) |
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First Parallel Session conducted in Spanish: Towards a Regional Program to Fight the Boll Weevil (Regional meeting among specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, USA and Venezuela.) 9:00 AM (Room Rio Parana) |
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Third Open Session 11:00 AM
Organic Cotton Production: The Reality of Costs and Benefits
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Fourth Open Session 1:45 PM
Managing the Impacts of Volatile Cotton Prices |
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Fifth Open Session 3:45 PM
Development of the Argentine Textile Industry: Policies for Growth
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Meeting of the Private Sector Advisory Panel (PSAP) (Room Amazonias) |
Wednesday, 7 September |
Order of the Day (221K PDF)
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Second Plenary Session 9:00 AM
Statements |
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First Breakout Session 9:00 AM
Responsible Labor Practices in Cotton Production
(Room Río Paraná) |
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Second Parallel Session conducted in Spanish: 12th Meeting of the Latin American
Association for Cotton Research and Development (ALIDA) 9:00 AM (Room Rio Parana) |
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Second Plenary Session 11:00 AM
Statements — continued |
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Second Breakout Session 11:00 AM
Debunking the Myths: Answering the Attacks on Cotton
(Room Amazonias)
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IFCP Lunch and Round Table Discussion among Textile Educators and Industry Partners:
Educational Steps in Cotton Technology: from Fiber to Clothing (Room Amazonias) |
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Meeting of the International Committee of the World Cotton Research Conference-5
(WCRC-5) 5:30 PM (Room Amazonias) |
Thursday, 8 September |
Order of the Day (221K PDF)
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Sixth Open Session 9:00 AM
(Meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production Research)
Technical Seminar: "Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development of the Cotton
Value Chain"
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Third Breakout Session 11:00 AM
Demand Enhancement: A Bargain at any Price (Room Rio Parana)
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Fourth Breakout Session 1:45 PM
Measuring Cotton Supply and Use in the 21st Century
(Room Amazonias)
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Meeting of the Drafting Committee 1:45 PM |
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Meeting of the Steering Committee (member country delegates only) 4:00 PM |
Friday, 9 September |
Order of the Day (180K PDF) |
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Closing Plenary Session 10:00 AM |
Saturday, 10 September |
Order of the Day (184K PDF) |
