a Cause 5k Run/Walk and 10k Run"
bene ting women in the Congo. For
the latest info on the event, exhibitors,
volunteer opportunities, travel
arrangements and more, visit www.
scaaevent.org.
CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT
e Rainforest
Alliance has
announced that
more than 200
certi ed co ee
farms in Central
America have achieved climate-smart
veri cation. Located in Guatemala,
Honduras and El Salvador, these
farms now meet the standards of the
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Climate Module, which means they've
adopted practices that curb emissions
and increase carbon storage.
e announcement marks the
culmination of a two-year project that
provided technical assistance and training
to 538 co ee growers, bringing more than
7,000 acres of land under climate-smart
management. e veri cation process
required farmers to conserve existing
forest on their farms and plant more
trees, as well as adopt soil conservation
methods to sequester carbon and use
organic matter as compost.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
C K: Rebecca Singer has
been named the organization's new
executive director, following Carolyn
Fairman's departure. Rebecca has spent
more than a decade in humanitarian
assistance and development work
and is the former program director at
Grounds for Health.
C B T L: John
Dawson has been named President
and EO. He was previously global
development o cer of Dunkin' Donuts
and vice president of worldwide
restaurant development at McDonald's
Corporation. Dawson replaces Mel
Elias, who will join the company's
board of directors. e company
currently operates more than 900 stores
in nearly 30 countries. SCR
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MARCH
68 Café Asia International Coffee and Tea Industry Expo,
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, www.cafeasia.com.sg
79 CoffeeFest New York, Jacob Javits Center, New York,
www.coffeefest.com
APRIL
1013 Coffee Expo Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, www.coffeexpo.info
1619 18th International Exhibition on Food & Beverage, TBECC,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, www.vietfood.merebo.com
2427 Specialty Coffee Association of America Symposium and Expo,,
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, www.scaa.org
MAY
2931 World Tea Expo, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment
Center, Long Beach, CA, www.worldteaexpo.com
30 CoffeeFest St. Louis, Cervantes Convention Center,
St. Louis, MO, www.coffeefest.com
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