World Avocado Congress

The World Avocado Congress (WAC) is a quadrennial meeting of avocado producers, researchers, marketers and other interested parties from several countries, for the purpose of information sharing and networking.

History

The event was founded by Jan Toerien.[1] The first WAC was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1987.[2] During the planning session for the second WAC in 1999 Dr. Mary-Lu Arpaia, a researcher from the University of California Riverside, proposed that an International Avocado Society (IAS) be formed and charged with the responsibility of organizing the WAC every four years. It was accepted by vote and the IAS was formed, with representatives from different countries selected for its initial organizing committee. At the first meeting of these representatives on 26 April 1991, Hank Brokaw and Dr. Arpaia was elected as co-chairs.[3]

List of Congresses

Congress Dates Location President(s)
I May 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa Jan Toerien
II 21–26 April 1991 Orange, California Hank Brokaw
III 22–27 October 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel
IV 1999 Mexico Daniel Teliz
V 2003 Málaga, Spain Fernando Pliego-Alfaro
VI 2007 Viña del Mar, Chile Monica Castro
VII 2011 Cairns, Australia Antony Allen
VIII 13–18 September 2015 Lima, Peru James Bosworth Crovetto

References

  1. ↑ Brokaw, W.H. (1987). "The World Avocado Congress: What We Learned" (PDF). California Avocado Society 1987 Yearbook 71: 49–54.
  2. ↑ Opening Address of the first World Avocado Congress
  3. ↑ "IAS - A bit of history".
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