The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has made several important announcements regarding its 77
th Plenary Meeting, which is scheduled for 1-5 December, 2018, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire:
Hotel room charges and availability.ICAC and the Organising Committee in Abidjan have reserved blocks of rooms at the conference hotel, the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, as well as several others nearby. However, the reserved rooms and discounted rates are only guaranteed until 15 October, 2018. After that time, hotels are free to make those rooms available to the public and charge their normal rates. For more information about accommodations, please click
here.
Technical tours.Attendees can register for one of three technical tours that will take place after the Plenary Meeting is adjourned. Each tour will depart on the morning of Friday, 7 December, and will return attendees to the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire by 6:00 pm on Saturday, 8 December. To view the technical tours, please click: 1)
Cotton Zone in Korhogo 2)
Basilica Notre Dame de la Paix 3)
The agricultural diversity of Côte d'Ivoire Sponsorship packages.Being a sponsor of the 77
th Plenary Meeting is a unique opportunity because ICAC is the only intergovernmental body serving the cotton industry. That means sponsors will have their message delivered not only to growers, researchers and private-sector professionals, but also to hundreds of senior government officials. Multiple packages have been created to meet every company’s promotional needs and budget. To see the sponsorship packages being offered, please click
here.
ICAC’s 77
th Plenary Meeting is expected to draw more than 500 senior government officials, researchers and private-sector professionals from all sectors of the global cotton and textile value chains. The conference will also mark the debut of ICAC’s new attendee app, which can be downloaded to an iPhone or Android smartphone, or accessed via the Internet, once registration is completed. Users will be able to create their own customised programme, view information about sessions and speakers, instantly exchange contact information with other attendees, and more — all at the tap of a button.