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Lectures & Education

 
Join us tomorrow, September 17th, at 7am PDT / 3pm BST for a live webinar with the slate of candidates for the 2019-2020 Board of Directors Elections! Learn more and register at scanews.coffee.
The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to introduce the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars, including Taya Brown (@whowantsteriyaki)!⠀ ⠀ Taya Brown is originally from Seattle and has a strong background in agriculture, with several years of experience in both annual and perennial farming. She is currently a Doctoral candidate in the Horticultural Sciences Department at Texas A&M University, where she studies international agricultural development with focus on cross-cultural interaction, socioeconomics, farmer perception, project development and evaluation and grant writing, specifically applied to addressing the issues facing smallholder coffee farmers. She has close ties with the Yepocapa region of Guatemala, where she is investigating the linkage between socioeconomics, farmer perspectives and the uptake of hybrid technology on small scale coffee farms, with the goal of providing the coffee industry recommendations on how to best introduce technological innovation to smallholder coffee farmers.⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Taya Brown and the LEAD Scholarship Program at scanews.coffee. #coffeeleaders
Over the summer we have watched the coffee commodity futures market drop. On Tuesday, August 21, coffee opened at 98 US cents. This is well under production costs for most coffee farmers and raises questions about the sustainability of coffee in the future. Join us for the 2nd webinar in our #SCASustainability series on Farm Profitability and Prosperity on Tuesday, September 25th, at 8:00am PST / 4:00pm BST, hosted by the SCA Sustainability Center. #SCAResearch Learn more and register for the webinar at scanews.coffee.
The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to introduce the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars, including Stephanie Alcala (@stephanie__alcala)!⠀ ⠀ "While studying environmental science at Whittier College, I worked part time as a barista, where I was able to draw many parallels between my studies and coffee and began to gravitate toward this unique agricultural commodity. I became fascinated with the coffee supply chain – how coffee was sourced from incredible regions around the globe, while involving so many people along the supply chain. I attended the University of Michigan and received my Masters in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and am now working for Coffee Manufactory as the Sustainability Specialist, where I will be able to apply my passion for science and research toward sustainability initiatives. We are committed to a transparent supply chain in which we develop and maintain key sourcing partnerships to ensure a sustainable future for our producers."⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Stephanie Alcala and the LEAD Scholarship Program at scanews.coffee. #coffeeleaders
The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to introduce the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars, including Smayah Uwajeneza (@wise_smayah)!⠀ ⠀ "Coffee has given me a professional focus. I feel inspired, improved, and strengthened through it. I am a young passionate coffee girl, who wants to inspire action and others to dream more, do more, learn more and become more as a coffee leader. I want to make people around me better as a result of my presence and making sure it lasts in my absence. I hope my community sees me as more than a senior barista, I hope they see me leading the fight to forge the futures for Rwandan women and girls through coffee."⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Smayah Uwajeneza and the LEAD Scholarship Program at scanews.coffee. #coffeeleaders
We're hiring! There are open positions at the SCA in education, events and marketing. Learn more at sca.coffee/about/careers. #specialtycoffee #careers
The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to introduce the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars, including Lisette Barbera (@lisettarosetta__)!⠀ ⠀ "Hello, my name Lisette Barbera and I am a Mexican coffee professional from Phoenix, Arizona. I have been in speciality coffee for a couple years now, but after working at @cartelcoffeelab I have grown into a passionate barista. I have been inspired by baristas that use their love of coffee to bring about important conversations about our communities, and I aspire to emulate this from my perspective here in the U.S. Southwest. I have a passion for road cycling as well which is fueled by my caffeine addiction, working hand-in-hand."⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Lisette Barbera and the LEAD Scholarship Program at scanews.coffee. #coffeeleaders
2019 Specialty Coffee Expo Lecture Series proposal submissions are now OPEN! Share your knowledge for the betterment of the industry with thousands of coffee professionals in Boston this coming April. Deadline to submit is October 12, 2018. For more information, please visit coffeeexpo.org/lecture-proposals. #CoffeeExpo2019
The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to introduce the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars, including Karla Ly Quinones (@kaelyqui)!⠀ ⠀ Karla Ly has been a History teacher for ten years and an Educational leader of the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico. She co-owns Cafe Communion with her partner Abner Roldan. Café Comunión is a multi-roaster coffee shop focused on community. Opening after Hurricane Maria has led them to create new ways of how coffee could bring a community together in the midst of adversity. ⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Karla Ly Quinones and the LEAD Scholarship Program at scanews.coffee. #coffeeleaders
Join us in Portland on Sept. 19th for ASIC Industry Day, hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association. Industry Day is dedicated to inspiring collaboration between coffee scientists and coffee professionals. Featuring a full day of talks, panel discussions and Q&As on the cutting edge of coffee science. Learn more and preview the full program at asicportland.org #ASICPortland #coffeescience #foodscience #scienceconference #ASIC #portland #specialtycoffeeassociation #portlandcoffee #specialtycoffee #coffeeevent

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