THE FIRST ICO WORLD COFFEE CONFERENCE 17 - 19 May 2001 REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION The first World Coffee Conference was organized by the International Coffee Organization at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London, from 17 to 19 May 2001, in cooperation with F.O. Licht, and under the supervision of the Chairman, Mr. Jorge Cárdenas of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia. International Coffee Organization Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia 22 Berners Street Apartado Aéreo 57534 London W1T 3DD Santafe de Bogotá D.C. 2 England Colombia Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7580 8591 Tel.: +57 1 345 1088 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7580 6129 Fax: +57 1 217 1021 Email:
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[email protected] www.ico.org www.cafedecolombia.com Sponsors Exhibitors Diamond Sponsor and ABN Amro Host of the Welcome Cocktail Reception Atlas Stord Cafés do Brasil CAB International F.O. Licht Gold Sponsor and IACO Luncheon Host on Friday 18 May Kraft Neumann Kaffee Gruppe LIFFE Nestlé Gold Sponsor and OAMCAF Luncheon Host on Saturday 19 May Sortex Banco Alemán Platina Tokyo Grain Exchange Silver Sponsor and Coffee Break Sponsor on Friday 18 May Nestlé Silver Sponsor and Coffee Break Sponsor on Saturday 19 May Tchibo Supporting organizations Café de Colombia Fococafé This report has been prepared by Mr. Surendra Kotecha,Coffee Quality and Marketing Consultant, and the Documents Unit of the Organization. © International Coffee Organization, 2002 CONTENTS Page Foreword..............................................................................................................................................