Turkey : ICAC Plenary Meeting to discuss competition plans

Turkey : ICAC Plenary Meeting to discuss competition plans
August 3, 2007

The agenda for the 66th Plenary Meeting of the ICAC in Izmir, Turkey during 22-26 October 2007 is nearly complete. The 66th Plenary Meeting will be highly informative. 41 speakers and the chairpersons for the six Open Sessions, two Plenary Sessions and five breakout sessions have confirmed their participation.
Registration for the meeting of participants from outside the host country is running ahead of recent years, indicating that total participation will reach between 500 and 600 persons. Izmir is a beautiful city, and the Organizing Committee is completing preparations for the social program and meeting logistics.
The theme of the 66th Plenary Meeting is Strategies for National Competitiveness. Representatives of the International Trade Centre in Geneva, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, Sofitex, Dunavant Enterprises, and the private sector and government of Turkey will speak to issues regarding strategies for national competitiveness in textiles and garments and cotton production.
Persons from the private sectors of Turkey, India and the U.S. will speak about the outlook for cotton supply and use and the characteristics of their industries contributing to increased competitiveness. The Secretariat will present its forecasts of cotton supply, use and trade and a revised model used in forecasting average cotton prices.
There will be a robust discussion of the trade and development aspects of cotton in the Doha Round led by a member of the WTO Secretariat and a trade policy advisor from the government of Turkey.
The Social, Environmental and Economic Performance (SEEP) of Cotton Production, the Outlook for Cotton Supply and Use, a Technical Seminar: The Vision for Technology in 2025, Biotech Cotton Situation and Solutions, Instrument Testing, International Cotton Trade Rules, Demand Enhancement, Price Risk Management in Cotton and the Effects of Global Warming on Cotton Production are other topics scheduled for discussion.

International Cotton Advisory Committee