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SPOTLIGHT WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR July 10-11: The Wine Indus- try Technology Symposium (WITS), designed to address the information technology and ser- vice needs of the wine industry, will take place at the Napa Val- ley Marriott in Napa, Calif. For details, see www.wineindustry- technologysymposium.com. July 16-17: The 13th Annual Enology & Viticulture Confer- ence, organized by the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, will take place at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre in Penticton, B.C. For details, see www.bcwgc.org. July 16-27: The 21st Annual OIV Wine Marketing Program is set to take place at UC Davis. Learn how industry experts suc- cessfully create a brand and mar- ket wine in the United States. Full week and daylong program are available. See www.exten- sion.ucdavis.edu/winemaking for more information. July 17: The Sweet and Forti- fied Wines Meeting will be held in the new UC Davis winery facili- ty. Hosted by UC Davis Viticulture & Enology industry relations man- ager Dr. Karen Block, the meeting will include a tour and address the challenges facing the sweet- and fortified-wine industry. RSVP at sweetandfortified@att.net. July 20: Winery Accounting and Finance for Executives, organized by UC Davis Extension, invites participants to augment their understanding of winery- specific accounting and finance issues. The seminar will be held at the Wine Business Center in St. Helena, Calif. See www. extension.ucdavis.edu/winemak- ing for details. July 26: The Organic Wine- growing Conference offers the wine industry insight and net- working opportunities to increase wine quality and the promotion of sustainable practices. Orga- nized by the Napa Valley Grape- growers, the event will be held at Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery in St. Helena. Visit www. napagrowers.org for more infor- mation. Aug. 9: Deadline to enter the International Women's Wine Competition, organized by Vine- yard & Winery Management. With panels comprised entirely of female judges, the compe- tition will be held Sept. 17-19 in Sonoma County. Early birds save $10 per entry before July 13. See www.vwm-online.com/ wine_competitions/index.asp for details. Aug. 29-31: The International Beverage Exposition and Com- petition, a forum for producers, importers, distributors and buy- ers of wine, spirits, beer and non- alcoholic beverages, will be held in Shenzhen, China. The expo is organized by Wen Global Solu- tions. Information can be found at www.ib-ec.com. Sept. 28: Deadline to enter the West Coast Wine Competition, organized by Vineyard & Winery Management. The competition will be held Nov. 5-7 in Sonoma County. Early birds save $10 per entry before Aug. 25. See www. vwm-online.com/wine_competi- tions/index.asp for details. Nov. 7: The Napa Valley Viti- cultural Fair 2012 offers a close look at a variety of products and services, along with a day of technical seminars in both Eng- lish and Spanish that provide continuing education credits for PCAs (pest control advisors), farmworkers and grapegrowers. Organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the event will be held at the Napa Valley Exposi- tion Fairgrounds in Napa, Calif. More information can be found at www.napagrowers.org. Nov. 14-15: The 2012 Wine Tourism Conference will take place at the Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa, Calif. To suggest a topic or speaker, e-mail Allan Wright at allan@winetourismcon- ference.org. WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM JULY - AUG 2012 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT 119