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NCA Annual Convention 
Presentations from NCA Annual Conventions
  • SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCING COUNTRIES BRAZIL
    Author: Sampaio, Eduardo
    This presentation was part of a session titled: "Spotlight on Producing Countries" at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides discuss Brazil and focus on the revolution from the last 16 years:lessons learned (1994 -2011).
    March 2011
  • Advanced Coffee Hedging and Trading Using Listed and Over-The-Counter Tools
    Author: Ford, Adam; Hollick, Zach; Maloney, Cameron
    In today’s turbulent economic and political landscape, risk management practices have become critical to the protection and stability of businesses in the coffee sector. The modern tools of the trade, exchange-traded derivatives and over the counter products, are often maligned and misunderstood, but can serve a valuable role in hedging price risk and enhancing profitability. Gain some valuable insights and observations on incorporating options and other derivatives into your risk management toolkit.
    March 2011
  • Water Chemistry and it's Effects on the Brewed Beverage
    Author: Finley, Skip
    This presentation at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans was a lab consisting of hands-on water comparative in which the attendees had the opportunity to create different water chemistries and evaluate their effects on the overall flavor of the brewed beverage. Participants discussed the value of a water quality standard for the repeatability of flavor profiles through the entire chain of custody.
    March 2011
  • Entering the “Fourth Wave” of Specialty Coffee
    Author: Mann, Ben
    This presentation was part of a session titled: "Riding Coffee's Fourth Wave" at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides discuss the differences between Third Wave and Fourth Wave. Also covered is the new level of communication between the barista and the customer as well as the viability and future of "fourth wave"
    March 2011
  • Rwanda Coffee Industry
    Author: Banjoko, Aderemi
    This presentation is part of the session titled: "Spotlight on Producing Countries" at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides profile the Rwandan coffee industry including its history, current status, plans for the future as well as challenges and opportunities.
    March 2011
  • Gaviña and Our Path to Sustainability
    Author: Gaviña, Michael
    IWCA Fundraising Luncheon presentation by Michael Gaviña at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. The presentation focused on Gaviña & Son's journey to sustainability and the topics of social and environmental responsibility.
    March 2010
  • THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOR IN GUATEMALA´S COFFEE SECTOR
    Author: Villanueva Carrera, Ricardo
    This presentation is part of the session titled: " Child Labor – Panel Discussion" at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. These slides discuss the child labor issue in Guatemala and what is being done to eradicate child labor there.
    March 2010
  • The 4C Association and Sustainability: A perspective from Colombia
    Author: Pizano, Diego
    This presentation is part of the session titled: "Sustainable Practices, Certifying Success". These slides discuss sustainability from the perspective of Columbia and the 4C organization. Achievements and challenges of 4C are discussed along with polices and the role of the FNC in working with 4C.
    March 2010
  • Vietnam: The Biggest Robusta Coffee Country
    Author: Van Thiet, Nguyen
    This presentation is part of the session titled: "Sustainable Practices, Certifying Success" at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. These slides discuss Vietnam as the largest producer of Robusta coffee in the world and the certification programs in that country. Focuses on Utz certifications.
    March 2010
  • Coffee Packaging: The Next Big Step on the Sustainability Journey
    Author: Richards, Stewart
    This presentation is part of the session titled: "Sustainable Packaging: The Next Step". These slides discuss where we currently are with sustainable packaging and where we want to go. Bio-laminates are highlighted as a possible future material and what benefits they may bring to the sustainable packaging picture.
    March 2010
  • 2020 Vision: Unlocking Value in the Next Decade – from Source to Cup
    Author: Laverty, Rocky
    Keynote address from the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. Titled: 2020 Vision: Unlocking Value in the Next Decade – from Source to Cup. This presentation provides an outlook for the coming decade and highlights concepts like premiumization and total consumer experience.
    March 2010
  • African Specialty Coffee: Challenges and Opportunities
    Author: Browning, David; Cuevas, Jorge
    Specialty coffee presentation at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point discussing the opportunities East Africa presents for the specialty coffee industry possibilities for farmers to increase their incomes. Also discussed is the region's challenges as well as the obstacles farmers need to overcome in order to be reliable specialty industry suppliers.
    March 2010
  • An Update on the Economy and Financial Markets
    Author: Clemons, Scott
    Economic outlook presentation at the 2010 Annual Convention in Dana Point.
    March 2010
  • Batch Brew to Single Cup
    Author: McDermott, Karalynn
    This presentation is part of the session titled "At Home Coffee Market" from the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. These slides discuss the emergence of micro lots, the elevation of barista’s coffee knowledge, the retailers’ education transfer on origin/finca to the consumer and the consumers’ interest in exploration.
    March 2010
  • Child Labor: NCA Panel Discussion
    Author: Leiva, Arnoldo
    Panel discussion on Child Labor at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. Topics included the legal and cultural aspects of child labor and a review of some of the programs being implemented to try to eradicate child labor at origin. Moderated by Nestor Osorio, Executive Director ICO
    March 2010
  • Child Work and Initiatives to Eliminate Child Labour in Uganda
    Author: Ngabirano, Henry
    Child labor presentation at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point highlighting the child labor issue in Uganda and the possible solutions to eliminating it.
    March 2010
  • Sustainable Packaging: The Next Step
    Author: Burger, Chris
    Sustainability presentation at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point highlighting the next big step on the sustainability journey for the coffee industry: sustainable packaging. Discussed insight into current trends and the industry's shift to sustainable packaging, including an overview of the various packaging options currently available and emerging trends.
    March 2010
  • THE BIRTHPLACE OF ROBUSTA COFFEE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF CHOICES
    Author: Ngabirano, Henry
    This presentation was part of the session titled: "Building a Future for Quality: A Look at the Global Coffee Market, the Challenges Ahead & Solutions Developed by the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI)" at the 2010 NCA Annual Convention in Dana Point. These slides highlight Uganda and its role in the world coffee market and how it is working with the CQI.
    March 2010
Sustainability 
  • Sustainability That Matters
    Author: Mejia de los Rios, Constanza
    Presentation at the 2012 World Coffee Meeting in Emmerich, Germany by Constanza Mejia de los Rios on October 19, 2012. How social, economic and environmental sustainability have become the cornerstones of the development of Colombian coffee and the role and strategic efforts of the FNC and Buencafe to continue providing "The richest coffee in the world®"
    October 2012
  • A View of Coffee Sustainability at Kraft Foods
    Author: Atwood, Jonathan
    Presentation at 2007 NCA convention of coffee sustainability at Kraft Foods
    March 2007
  • Issues Management Forum Producer Sustainability Proceedings
    Author: Nelson, Robert F.
    This document represents the proceedings of the National Coffee Association (NCA) / Anacafe (National Coffee Association of Guatemala) Issues Management Forum (IM Forum) conducted over three sessions: one online and two in-person
    June 2009
  • Rwanda Coffee Industry
    Author: Dr Aderemi Banjoko
    March 2011
NCA Centennial 
Food Safety Modernization Act 
Information related to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
  • The Food Safety Modernization Act: Where it Stands and What’s Ahead
    Author: Hermida, Maile
    Presentation slides from the 2012 FSMA webinar: The Food Safety Modernization Act: Where it Stands and What’s Ahead. The webinar was conducted on 10/18/2012 with Maile Hermida from Hogan Lovells as the presenter.
    October 2012
  • The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: What it Means to the Coffee Industry and How to Prepare
    Author: Gary Kushner and Elizabeth Barr Fawell
    FSMA Webinar presented on February 8, 2011
    February 2011
NCDT Market Research 
Presentations of NCDT study results
Climate 
Content relating to climate and its impact on coffee
Origin Countries 
Knowledge and content relating to origin counties
  • Coffee Origins: The Trail of Coffee Before the Roast
    Author: Vega, Fernando
    Fall Education Conference presentation on the origins of coffee by Fernando Vega of the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
    October 2005
Labor Issues 
General 
  • The State of the Industry
    Author: Rhinehart, Ric
    Presentation at the 2012 World Coffee Meeting in Emmerich, Germany on October 19, 2012 by Ric Rhinehart. This presentation is a brief overview of the state of the coffee industry with an eye to identifying the most pressing current issues and work underway to address them.
    March 2012
  • Using Coffee Research to Change Our Business and the World
    Author: Rick Peyser
    March 2009
Sintercafe 
Women in Coffee 
Tea 
Economics of Coffee 
  • Market Report France
    Author: Meauxsoone, Gérard
    Presentation at the 2012 World Coffee Meeting on the coffee market outlook for France, presented by Gérard Meauxsoone on October 18, 2012.
  • Indonesia Coffee Outlook
    Author: Mergonoto, Soedomo
    Presentation at the 2012 World Coffee Meeting in Emmerich, Germany on the Indonesian coffee market outlook.
    October 2012
  • The Economics Behind Every Cup
    Author: Hill, Graham
    This document is a compilation of statistics and data that represent the importance of the U.S. coffee industry on both the domestic and international markets. This document was included in the Congressional packets distributed to every member of Congress along with their invitation to the Coffee on the Hill event held by the NCA at the Rayburn Office Building in Washington DC on Tuesday September 13, 2011.
    September 2011
  • Looking Ahead at the Commodities Market
    Author: Marvin Perez
    March 2009
  • Advanced Hedging and Trading Using Listed and Over the Counter Tools
    Author: Zack Holick, Cameron Maloney
Marketing 
Coffee Summit 
  • Proposition 65: It's What's for Breakfast
    Author: Stafford, Robin
    Presentation at the 2011 Coffee Summit explaining Prop 65 and the Acrylamide lawsuit in California being brought by CERT. An outline of CERT's strategy is discussed. The possible exemptions that the coffee industry may pursue as a defense are also discussed.
    September 2011
  • Coffee and Health
    Author: Ouellette, Norm
    Coffee and Health presentation at the 2011 Coffee Summit discussing the growing evidence that coffee has health benefits and the changing perception by consumers.
    September 2011
  • Getting Engaged: How technology is changing the conversation with customers
    Author: Friel, Paul
    Presentation by Paul Friel at the 2012 Coffee Summit discussing the role of technology in the evolution of customer engagement with companies. Use of social media tools was stressed as the primary way to engage with customers and to monitor what is being said about your brand.
    October 2012
  • Single Joe: U.S. Coffee Insights
    Author: Colbert, Ross
    Single Serve presentation at the 2012 Coffee Summit discussing the current status of the single serve format in the U.S. and the outlook through 2017 for continued growth
    October 2012
  • The Social Media Revolution: How to make it work for you
    Author: King, Randy
    Social Media presentation at the 2012 Coffee Summit covering the explosive impact of social media on the business world and the importance of having a comprehensive social media strategy and policy.
    October 2012
Health and Science 
Items relating to coffee and health including presentations, articles and synopses of studies reporting on the health impacts of coffee
  • SAG Coffee and Health
    Author: Ouellette, Norm
    SAG presentation at NCA's 98th Annual Convention March 21, 2009 in Boca Raton Florida. Presentation provides an overview of SAG, a review of current science issues related to coffee and a European perspective on coffee and health. Presenters include Norm Ouellette, Candice Doepker and Roger Cook.
    March 2009
  • Acrylamide Overview One Pager
    Author: NCA Scientific Affairs Committee
    Acrylamide one pager for the layman reader written by the NCA Scientific Affairs Committee
  • ACRYLAMIDE (AA) White Paper
    Author: NCA Scientific Advisory Committee
    Detailed white paper on Acrylamide written by NCA Scientific Affairs Committee
  • Coffee and Health
    Author: Martin, Peter
    This presentation was part of the pre-conference symposium titled: "Coffee, Culture, and Development" at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides discuss the latest evidence that points to coffee being healthful rather than detrimental for health as has long been the belief by doctors and consumers. Studies are cited and data reviewed that show the numerous health benefits of coffee.
    March 2011
  • Coffee: Black Puddle Water, Gift of the Gods, Scourge of the Earth, Friend of Birds, Slave Labor, Fair Trade?
    Author: Pendergrast, Mark
    This presentation was part of the pre-conference symposium at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides are from a presentation by Mark Pendergrast, author of "Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and how it Transformed the World".
    March 2011
  • Colombian Coffee-more than 100 years of history
    Author: Pizano, Diego
    This presentation was part of the pre-conference symposium at the 2011 Centennial Convention in New Orleans. These slides discuss the 100+ year history of the Colombian coffee industry, its economic development and how it has handled booms and crises over the years. It also provides an outlook of the future of the FNC.
    March 2011
Think Tank 
Materials from Think Tank sessions
  • Think Tank Lite 2012
    Author: Nelson, Robert
    Slide deck for Think Tank Lite held on Thursday December 6, 2012 prior to the Board of Directors meeting in NYC
    December 2012
Coffee Culture 
  • Asia Coffee Cultures
    Author: Mitchell, Heneage
    Presentation of Asian Coffee Cultures at the 2012 World Coffee Conference in Emmerich, Germany on October 18, 2012 by Heneage Mitchell.
    October 2012
 

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