10,000 Leaders Shape the Future of Specialty Coffee May 4 - 7, 2007 in Long Beach, Calif.
Posted by TheShot on 23 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Barista, Quality Issues
Today the press release mill churned out the announcement of the next SCAA conference: 10,000 Leaders Shape the Future of Specialty Coffee May 4 - 7, 2007 in Long Beach, Calif.
Yes, there will be the usual plethora of speakers, exhibitors, mixers, courses, workshops, and awards. Yes, there’s the circus entertainment of the U.S. Barista Championship. But this year they are introducing targeted conference tracks for attending delegates who fall into different profiles: restaurants out to make decent coffee (too bad that the places that need it most won’t recognize the need to attend), people new and old to retail coffee, roasters, globetrotters, etc.
Lacking excuses to be in Long Beach, I’ll probably roast my own at home and follow the news online…
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on 27 Apr 2007 at 10:18 am PT 1.Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Towards a segmented quality coffee market said …
[...] The April 2007 issue of Coffee Talk primarily focused on the annual SCAA conference next month. The most interesting article comes from George Howell, president of Terroir Coffee Company, who wrote about the state of the world’s quality coffee supplies: Towards a segmented quality coffee market [PDF file, page 8]. [...]
on 08 May 2007 at 12:25 pm PT 2.Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » SCAA Names 2007 United States Barista Champion said …
[...] Yesterday at the 2007 SCAA conference, Heather beat out the competition for America’s best barista — including 2006 USBC champ, Matt Riddle of Intelligentsia. The win marks Heather’s second national championship since last winning it in 2003. It is also likely her last victory, as she now plans to retire (at age 24!) following her upcoming appearance at the World Barista Championship in Tokyo, July 31-Aug 2, 2007. [...]
on 11 May 2007 at 7:14 pm PT 3.Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Clover Brewer Review: at Ritual Coffee Roasters, Bayview said …
[...] You’ve read the review on Ritual Coffee Roasters’ new Bayview location. But at long last, I finally got to sample one of the few Clover brewer machines in the Bay Area while visiting. Word has it that the Clover brewer was probably the most talked about subject at last week’s SCAA conference. Given how long it’s been since non-espresso, brewed coffee got some serious love and attention, and given the resulting cup the Clover produces, I’d say the buzz is warranted. [...]