Session Summaries and Documents
Statement of the 71st Plenary Meeting
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Sunday, 07 October
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Meeting of the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance of Cotton Production (SEEP)
13:00 Room: “La Boule”
Meeting of the Private Sector Advisory Panel (PSAP)
14:30 Room: “Harder”
World Café Moderator’s Briefing
17:30 Room: “Harder”
Reception at the Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken
19:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
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Monday, 08 October |
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First Open Session: Sustainability in the Cotton Value Chain: Its meaning relative to cotton; how does it apply in developed and developing countries, producing and consuming countries?
09:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
11:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
13:45 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
First Breakout Session: The Contribution of Textile Machinery to Resource Conservation and Cost Reduction in the Cotton Value Chain
14:00 Room: “Theatersaal” – theatre hall
16:15 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
Dinner for all Participants
19:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
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Tuesday, 09 October
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Third Open Session: Responsibility in the Cotton Value Chain: the Roles of Producers, Commission Agents, Merchants, Input Manufacturers, Textile Mills and Retailers
09:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
Fourth Open Session: (World Café) Sustainability in the Cotton Value Chain: Its meaning relative to cotton; how does it apply in developed and developing countries, producing and consuming countries?
11:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
Fifth Open Session: Cotton Supply, Use and Prices
13:45 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
15:45 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
16:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
Ship cruise on Lake Thun with light “apéro” for all participants
18:30 The ship “Berner Oberland” will depart from the mole “Interlaken West”, close to Interlaken West Train Station
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Wednesday, 10 October |
Order of the Day (PDF 206K) |
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Sixth Open Session (Meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production Research) Technical Seminar: “Intellectual Property Rights and the Role of Private Breeders”
09:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
Sixth Open Session (Technical Seminar) continued
11:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
Third Breakout Session: Cotton Statistics in the 21st Century (Workshop organized by the Secretariat to showcase best practices and discuss strategies for improving cotton information gathering and reporting.)
11:15 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
Open Seminar: Tools and Platforms for Sustainability and Traceability
15:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
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Thursday, 11 October |
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Meeting of the Drafting Group (member countries only)
09:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
Fourth Breakout Session: Action Steps to a Green Cotton Economy
09:15 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
Fifth Breakout Session: Ensuring Sustainability for Natural Fibers through Demand Enhancement
11:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
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Sixth Breakout Session: The Role of Governments in Facilitating and/or Promoting Organic Cotton, Fair Trade Cotton, CmiA and BCI
14:00 Room: “Konzerthalle” – concert hall
16:00 Room: “Kongress-Saal” – congress hall
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ATTENDEES