ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is hereby calling for bids to host the 5th edition of the World Cocoa Conference (WCC), scheduled to take place during the first semester of 2020.
In line with the convention of organizing the conference in all regions critical to the cocoa sector worldwide, the ICCO will welcome formal offers from countries and institutions in the Asian and Australasian regions.
Previous editions of the World Cocoa Conference have been held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in November 2012, Amsterdam, the Netherlands in June 2014, Bávaro, Dominican Republic in May 2016 and Berlin, Germany in April 2018 (www.worldcocoaconference.org).
The deadline for submission of official bids to host this event is Thursday 28 February 2019.
Please click on the link below for more details on the Terms of Reference:
- Call for expressions of interest to host WCC5 – English
- Call for expressions of interest to host WCC5 – French
- Call for expressions of interest to host WCC5 – Russian
- Call for expressions of interest to host WCC5 – Spanish
For further information or enquiries about bidding for the World Cocoa Conference 2020, please contact Ms Berenice Grace Bah, Editorial and Conference Officer, International Cocoa Organization; tel: +225 22 51 49 73; email: BereniceGrace.Bah@icco.org
