Programme Summary - International Pepper Community

INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY
42ND SESSION & OTHER MEETINGS OF IPC
27th – 30th October 2014
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
SUNDAY
09.00 – 16.00
MONDAY
09.00 – 10.00
26TH OCTOBER 2014
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Meeting of IPC Committee on R&D
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Arrival of delegates
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Registration Counter to open on 26th morning and continue on 27th
Oct morning
27TH OCTOBER 2014
Opening Ceremony of the 42nd Session & Meetings
1. Opening Remark by E.D of IPC - W.D.L. Gunaratne
2. Opening Remark by Chairman of IPC – Mr. Tran Kim Long
3. Welcome Remark by Chairman of Ho Chi Minh People Committee
4. Welcome Remark by H.E Le Quoc Doanh – Vice Minister of Min.
of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
5. Distribute Awards to the Best Pepper Farmers, Exporters’ and
Manufacturers’
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10.00 – 10.30
Proceed with Opening and visit to the Pepper/Spice Exhibition
10.30 – 10.45
Press Conference – ROOM 3
10.45 – 11.00
Tea Break
11.00 – 13.00
Executive Meeting of Heads of Delegation of the IPC member
countries (Closed Meeting) – VIP ROOM
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch Break
14.00 – 17.30
5th Business Session
17.30 – 18.30
Meeting of Heads of Exporters’ Associations/Commodity Boards 1 VIP ROOM
19.30 – 22.30
Dinner hosted by Min. of Agriculture and Rural Dev. (MARD)
23rd Floor of Sheraton Hotel
The Heads of Exporters’ Associations / Commodity Boards of pepper producing countries are to meet on Sunday, 26
October 2014 to have a discussion on the consolidated figures on production exports, consumption, carry over stock for
2013 (actual), 2014 (estimates) and 2015 (projection).
PROGRAMME OF THE 42nd SESSION & MEETINGS OF IPC
TUESDAY
28TH OCT 2014
09.00 – 11.30
39TH Peppertech Meeting
11.30 – 11.45
Tea Break
11.45 – 12.30
39th Peppertech Meeting (cont’d)
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.30
39th Peppertech Meeting (cont’d)
15.30 – 15.45
Tea Break
15.45 – 17.30
39th Peppertech Meeting (cont’d)
16.00 – 18.00
Meeting of IOSTA (Intl. Organization of Spice Trade Associations)
– ROOM VIP 4
19.00 – 21.00
Dinner hosted by Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA)
WEDNESDAY
29TH OCT 2014
08.00 – 09.00
Executive Meeting of Heads of Delegation of IPC member countries
(Closed meeting) – VIP ROOM 4
09.00 – 12.30
22nd Pepper Exim Meeting
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 16.30
42nd Plenary Session
18:30 – 21.30
Dinner hosted by International Pepper Community at Huong Sen Hotel
THURSDAY
30TH OCT 2014
08.00 – 16.00
Field Trip organized by host country (MARD/VPA)
42nd Annual Session of IPC
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27-30 Oct. 2014, HCM City, Vietnam