The 2018 congress is jointly organised with the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Registration, program schedule, and all practical information (hotels, tours, etc.) is available online at the dedicated website http://2018wmc.com/
The congress theme is “Trusting in Trade. As usual, there will be an exciting lineup of top speakers. The main questions to discuss include:
Economics and trade -positives and trade-offs,
Societal concerns
Marketing for tomorrow -e-commerce and the packaging revolution.
Nutrition and aging population -role of science and food
Global value chains
A full social program is also planned (post-congress)
PRE-CONGRESS
29 May -Executive Council Meeting (15:00-17:00), private
30 May -Species Committee Meetings (Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork), open to all congress participants
30 May -General Assembly, IMS members only
CONGRESS
31 May -Congress sessions day 1
1 June -Congress sessions day 2
POST CONGRESS TOURS
2 June -Post congress tours near Dallas (all tours will meet for a Texas BBQ dinner):
- Ranch tour (about 1hr from Dallas)
- Fort Worth tour, visit to stockyard
- BBQ class
- Golf tournament
4-6 June -Post congress tour in Des Moines, IOWA (fly from Dallas to Des Moines on 2 or 3 June) -pending confirmation
- Hog farm tour
- World Pork Expo (starts 6 June)
Session descriptions, click here
Registration will be available online December 15 2017, at the dedicated WMC website http://2018wmc.com/
