The congress was an amazing event with over 1,000 devoted avocado professionals from 26 countries attending. The congress officially opened Tuesday at 9:00 AM. Many professional people from California attended like Mary Arpaia, Carol Lovatt, Rubin Hosfshi, Jose Luis Orbrigon, Charlie Wolk, Ben Drake, Len Francis, Tom Schoenberg, Phil Nicols, USDA personel, and prominent California entomologists. Packers represented were Mission, Index and West Pak. Dole and Del Monte representatives were on hand also. Overall a virtual who's who of the avocado, or should say Palta Aguacate industry. The average oral session lasted 20 minutes with 10 minutes to answer any questions. Most presentations were given at least three times to allow for the maximum amount of people to view them. At the end of the congress a daily round table was initiated on global matters like production and marketing. If you were a grower or academic, this convention was right up your alley.
We as packers being in the world economy full time found the subjects to be less inspiring. Many subjects were familiar but it was good to mix socially amongst our peers. Remember, no one is going to lay out a radical improvement to the industry in front of so many competitors.
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