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November 2008
| Event: | 4th World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (WOCMAP). |
| Description: | The 4th WOCMAP—Using Plants to Benefit People—will be held by the non-governmental body, the International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. This organization strides to encourage international understanding and cooperation between national and international organizations on the role of medicinal and aromatic plants in science, medicine, and industry. The conference will be held in Cape Town, once called heaven on earth by Carl Linnaeus because of its floral diversity, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The CTICC is situated near high-quality accommodations, and tourist attractions such as the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden and the famous Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, which is tucked between Robben Island and Table Mountain. The conference will include presentations by leading scientists on the developments in medicinal and aromatic plant knowledge, and all abstracts will be published in the South African Journal of Botany. |
| Date: | November 9-14, 2008 |
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Telephone: | Kobus Eloff at +27/12/5298244 |
| Email: | wocmap@up.ac.za |
| Website: | http://www.ahpa.org/ |
| Event: | AN INTRODUCTION TO VALUE CHAINS and VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING |
| Description: |
Day 1:AN INTRODUCTION TO VALUE CHAINS Successful value chain alliances demonstrate how businesses that collaborate and combine resources increase their profitability and efficiency. See if a value chain might be beneficial to you or your organization. You'll learn from the experts in an interactive, hands-on format how producers and processors are adopting the value chain strategy for better profitability. Day 2 Workshop : VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Building on the day 1 workshop, you will develop a deeper understanding of the value chain process and how it can pay off for you or your business. There will be hands-on practice of using the strategies, concepts and tools indentified in day 1. You will also be able to identify resources required to develop a marketing outline for your specific product, service or value chain concept. |
| Date: | November 26 and 27th 8:30-4:30 |
| Location: |
Community Future offices : Courtenay 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC Cranbrook 110A Slater Rd NW, Cranbrook , BC Chilliwack 6014 Vedder Rd Unit 29, Chilliwack , BC Kamloops 345 Yellowhead Highway Unit 215, Kamloops, BC Vanderhoof 2750 Burrard Avenue, Vanderhoof, BC |
| Contact: | Bill Henderson at (250)356-1675 |
| Email: | bill.henderson@gov.bc.ca |
| Website: | https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=646017 |
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Links to Other Calendars
Ag-West Bio Inc
http://www.agwest.sk.ca/events/index.php
American Botanical Council
http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/Calendar?view=MonthGrid
American Herb Association
http://www.ahaherb.com/calendar.html
American Herbal Products Association
http://www.ahpa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=66
BC Functional Food & Nutraceutical Network:
http://www.bcfn.com
BC Herb Growers Association:
http://www.bcherbgrowers.com/news_publications/index.php/listings?c=12
Canadian Spice Association
http://www.canadianspiceassociation.com/CSA_sched.asp
Herb Society of America
http://www.herbsociety.org/calend.php
International Herb Association (IHA)
http://www.iherb.org/conference.htm
Ontario Ginseng Growers Association
http://www.ginsengontario.com/about/index.php?id=2&layid=7&PHPSESSID=11185f5af635f544593bb05407ee5d40
North Carolina HERB ORG (excellent calendar of events of 2007 for SPC)
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher/staff/jmdavis/calendar.htm
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