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| Wednesday - Thursday, 19-20 May 2010 |
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| 9:00am-5:00pm |
Registration at China World Hotel, Shangri-La, at China World Trade Center |
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| Friday, 21 May 2010 |
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| 6:45am |
Bus departs for Golf Tournament at CBD Golf Club. Sponsored by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, USA // Golf lunch sponsored by Amy & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 9:00am |
INC Tennis Tournament at the China World Hotel, Shangri-La |
| 9:00am-5:00pm |
Registration at China World Hotel, Shangri-La, at China World Trade Center |
| 9:00am-1:00pm |
Scientific Committee Meeting |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm |
Booth exhibition |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm |
Speakers meeting at the Conference Hall of the China World Hotel, Shangri-La |
| 3:30pm-5:30pm |
Congress Welcome by Pino Calcagni, Chairman Scientific & Government Affairs Co.
DRIED FRUIT Seminar and Working Groups Session, Chaired by Mr. Barry Kriebel, Sun-Maid Growers of California, USA. Tackling regulatory issues on contaminants and pesticides affecting the dried fruit sector, as well as worldwide markets dynamics. Review of the 2009 marketing season and 2010 production estimates for dates, dried apricots, dried figs, prunes, raisins, sultanas and currants. |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm |
Welcome Cocktail Party at the China World Hotel, Shangri-La. Sponsored by Hing Lee Hong Enterprise Limited, Hong Kong |
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| Saturday, 22 May 2010 |
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| 9:00am - 3:00pm |
Spouses Tour. Visit to Forbidden City and Hutong tour to visit the traditional courtyard residences. Lunch and return to the hotel |
| 9:00am-4:00pm |
Booth exhibition |
| 9:00am |
Congress Officially opens at China World Hotel by the Ministry of Commerce. Welcome: CFNA President and Congress Chairman; Jack Mariani, INC Chairman |
| 9:20am |
PINE NUTS Working Group, chaired by Cheng Hung Kay, CHK Trading Co. Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 9:40am |
WALNUTS Working Group, co-chaired by Jack Mariani, Mariani Nut Company, U.S.A. and Bao Gang, Yunnan Sunway Food Company, China |
| 10:00am |
PECANS Working Group, chaired by James Swink, Young Pecan Company, USA |
| 10:15am |
Coffee break. Don’t miss to visit the exhibition area |
| 10:45am |
HAZELNUTS Working Group, chaired by Bilge Anbarlilar, Hazelnut Promotion Group, Turkey |
| 11:15am |
Keynote Speaker: Business Opportunities in China, Mr. Jan Borgonjon |
| 11:45am |
SCIENTIFIC ROUND TABLE, Chaired by Pino Calcagni, Chairman Scientific & Government Affairs Co. Current challenges and key issues facing the nut and dried fruit industry: monitoring Codex and EU rules, food safety and control, worldwide statistics, consumption facts, the EU FP7 MycoRed Project, and latest findings of the health benefits of nuts and dried fruit consumption. |
| 1:15pm |
Buffet Working Lunch, Sponsored by Rajkumar Impex Ltd, India |
| 2:00pm-4.00pm |
Pistachio Health and Safety Seminar, Sponsored by Paramount Farms, USA |
| 3:00pm- 5:00pm |
Ambassadors meeting at China World Hotel |
| 5:30pm |
Busses leave for the Casual
Dinner at the Bai Jia Da Yuan Palace, Sponsored by
Yunnan Sunway Food Co. Ltd., China |
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| Sunday, 23 May 2010 |
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| 9:00am - 3:00pm |
Spouses Tour: Visit to the Temple of Heaven and shopping to the Liulichang Cultural Street. Lunch and return to the hotel |
| 9:00am-2:00pm |
Booth exhibition |
| 9:00am |
INC
General Assembly at China World Hotel, Shangri-La |
| 10:00am |
2011 Budapest, Hungary. Presentation of the XXX World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Congress Co-chaired by Karoly Bognar and Pino Calcagni |
| 10:15am |
ALMONDS Working Group, chaired by Doug Youngdahl, Blue Diamond Growers, USA |
| 10:45am |
Coffee break. Don’t miss to visit the exhibition area |
| 11:10am |
PISTACHIOS Working Group,chaired by Helmut Dankert, Max Kiene GmbH, Germany |
| 11:40pm |
Keynote Speaker: The Chinese Medicine Culture, Name TBA |
| 12:30pm |
CASHEWS Working Group, chaired by Chris Nubern, Kraft Foods, USA |
| 12:50pm |
MACADAMIAS Working Group, chaired by Duncan McGregor, Golden Macadamias, South Africa |
| 1:10pm |
BRAZIL NUTS Working Group, chaired by Riccardo Calcagni, V.Besana Spa, Italy |
| 1:30pm |
Buffet Working Lunch, Sponsored by Sun-Maid Growers of California, USA |
| 3:00pm-5:00pm |
PEANUTS Seminar & Working Group Session. Co-chaired by Pino Calcagni, Chairman Scientific Co. and Li Ning, COFCO Shandong Peanut Imp & Exp. Co. Ltd., China. Regulatory “hot topics” and developments, including financial facts, insurance policies, food safety challenges, a review of the 2009 crop and marketing season, consumer trends, new varieties, allergy litigation, and health highlights. |
| 7:00pm |
Gala Cocktail, at the China World Hotel, Foyer |
| 8:00pm |
Gala Dinner and Ball at the China World Hotel. Sponsored by Blue Diamond Growers, USA |
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