82nd Plenary Meeting

29 September, 2024 - 3 October, 2024 , International Hotel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

82nd Plenary Meeting

29 September 2024 – 03 October 2024 , International Hotel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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REGISTRATION

 

 

ACCOMMODATION 

The following two hotel options are proposed:

The International hotel, Tashkent is located 13.3 km / 32 minutes from the international airport. 82nd ICAC Plenary Meeting will be held in this hotel.

International hotel, Tashkent
Uzbekistan, 100000, Tashkent Amir Temur Str., 107A
Uzbekistan
Direct Phone : +998-78-120-70-00
https://ihthotel.uz/ru/gallery/

Booking with promo code:  https://ihthotel.uz/booking/?room-type=80998 

The promo-code will be included in the confirmation email upon registration. Special hotel rates are available from 29 September to 4 October 2024.

 

The Navruz Hotel, Tashkent hotel is located near the venue and 12 km / 30 minutes from the international airport;  650 meters / 3 Minutes from the International hotel (where the 82nd ICAC Plenary Meeting will be held).

Navruz Hotel, Tashkent
Uzbekistan, 100000, Tashkent Amir Temur Str., 6-8
Uzbekistan
Direct Phone : +998 78 150 10 90
https://navruzhotel.uz/facilities

 

Booking with promo code: https://navruzhotel.uz/en/booking/

The promo-code will be included in the confirmation email upon registration. Special hotel rates are available from 29 September to 4 October 2024.

 

 

PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 82nd PLENARY MEETING 
(as of 15 July 2024). The time is for Tashkent, Uzbekistan


SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024

9:00 – 16:30 Registration
9:00 – 10:30

Meeting of the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance of Cotton Production (SEEP)

   9:00 – 10:30

Meeting of the Task Force on the Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC)
10:30 – 12:00

Meeting of Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC)

   10:30 – 12:00

Meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Cotton Researchers Association (ICRA)
13:00 – 14:00 Cotton Leaders Meet


MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

9:00 – 16:30 First Plenary Session: Inauguration
  • Approval of the Agenda of the 2024 Plenary Meeting
  • Speech by Host country
  • Speech by Host country
  • Report of the Chairman of the Standing Committee
  • Report of the Executive Director
  • Recognition of the ICAC Researchers of the Year 2024
  • Speeches from the ICAC Panels and Committees

– Private Sector Advisory Council – PSAC

– Social, Environmental & Economic Performance – SEEP

– Commercial Standardisation of Instrument Testing of Cotton – CSITC

– ICRA

  • Vote of thanks
  • (Group Photograph)
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 – 14:30 Second Plenary Session: Government Member’s statement   12:30 – 14:30 First Breakout Session: Traceability and Transparency: Building Trust through digitization
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:00 First Open Session: Recent Advances in cotton genetics, genomics and breeding to combat climate change   15:00 – 17:00 Second Breakout Session: Future challenges for cotton consumption and fibre market competition
18:00 Welcome Reception      


TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2024

9:30 – 11:30 Second Open Session: Reports from the ICAC Secretariat
  • World Cotton Market Outlook, Dr. Matthew Looney
  • Global Textiles Demand and Supply, Ms. Lorena Ruiz
  • Textiles Strategy: Developing the Textiles Value Chain in Cotton-Rich Countries, Mr. Usman Kanwar
  • Global Economics of Cotton Production, Dr. Keshav Kranti
  • World Cotton Trade and Specialty Cotton, Ms. Parkhi Vats
  • ICAC Marketing and Promotion Efforts, Mr. Mike McCue
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 – 14:30 Third Open Session: Reports from International Organisations on cotton initiatives   12:30 – 14:30 Third Breackout Session: Empowering Women: Closing the Gender Gap in the Cotton Industry
  • WTO
  • ITC
  • FAO
  • UNIDO/UNCTAD/WORLD BANK
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:00 Fourth Open Session: Technical seminar on Gene Editing in Cotton Farming   12:30 – 14:30 Fourth Breakout Session: Impact of Global Events on Commodity Prices
18:00 Dinner

WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2024

9:30 – 11:30 Fifth Open Session: PSAC session : Traceability  and sustainaibility requirements in natural vs. man-made fibre   9:30 – 11:30 Fifth Breakout Session: Assessing the potential of regenerative cotton farming to capture and store carbon, mitigating climate change
  • Producers and Ginners Committee
  • Textiles Committee
  • Merchants committee
  • Brands and Retailors Committee
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 – 14:30 Sixth Open Session: The Green Shift: How International Environmental Policies Could Reshape Cotton Textile Trade
   12:30 – 14:30 Sixth Breakout Session: Strategies for Improving Cotton Data Accuracy
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break      
15:00 – 17:00 World Café – Building an Inclusive and Resilient Global Cotton Textiles Value Chain      
18:00 Dinner      

 

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2024

9:30 – 11:30 Eighth Open Session: Meeting of the Steering Committee (Member Governments Only) (closed door meeting).   9:30 – 11:30 Seventh Breakout Session: The future of natural fibre consumption from the point of view of brands and Retailers.
  • Approval of the Standing Committee Officers as per the Recommendations of the Standing Committee
  • Topic of the Technical Seminar for 2024
  • Uncollected Assessments of  the ICAC Members
11:30 – 12:30 Closing ceremony
  • Closing comments by the Chair of the Organising Committee of Uzbekistan
  • Closing Speech by Host country
  • Closing Comments by the Chairman of the Standing Commmitee on behalf of all Delegates
  • Closing comments by ICAC Executive Director
  • Invitation for hosting of the 83rd Plenary Meeting
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break