Industry Events Status updates for industry events amidst global effects of COVID-19 Many of us hadn’t heard of COVID-19 a couple of months ago, but this virus has now spread to 149 countries (at time of printing) and territories around the world, meaning that this is now a challenge for all of humanity to overcome. Whether you are involved with feed or food, aquaculture or agriculture, we all play a crucial part in providing good nutrition to the world, arguably the most key element to keeping people healthy – which is said to be the best defence against this virus. Exhibitions, conferences, and workshops are a very effective way of transferring information and building networks to better our industries. The infectious nature of COVID-19 has meant that many event organisers around the world have had to either cancel, postpone to a later date or shift their show from a physical space to a digital one. None of the event organisers have made these decisions lightly, with great consideration being given to the current COVID-19 situation in their respective event locations. Whether directly or indirectly, everyone benefits in some way from exhibitions, conferences, and workshops taking place. We at Perendale Publishers Ltd thought it would be appropriate to give an update on each of the events we are involved with.
2020
November 28-1 Aquaculture Africa 2020 Alexandria, Egypt www.was.org POSTPONED TO 10-13 December, 2021 16-17 RASTECH 2020 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA www.ras-tec.com POSTPONED TO 3-4 November 2021
2020
December 1-3 AlgaEurope 2020 Rome, Italy www.algaeurope.org EVENT NOW ONLINE
Every year the European algae scene meets at the AlgaEurope conference. AlgaEurope offers a unique opportunity for an exchange between academia and industry, established in a networking-based environment that will explore sector’s evolution worldwide as well as the main European players. AlgaEurope 2020 is an unique opportunity to learn and understand the bottlenecks of algae production and commercialisation and interact with over 400 key players from more than 45 countries. 3-5 ☑ Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show 2020 Taiwan www.taiwanfishery.com 14-18 World Aquaculture 2020 Singapore www.was.org POSTPONED TO 14-18 June 2021 9-11 Ildex Vietnam 2020 Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam www.ildex-vietnam.com POSTPONED TO 21-23 JULY 2021 2021
February 9-12 Eurotier 2020 Hanover, Germany www.eurotier.com
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2021
March
3-5 AquaSur 2021 Puerto Montt, Chile www.aqua-sur.cl AquaSur is a unique opportunity for attendees to deepen their involvement in the aquaculture industry, to learn from its advances and innovations, both in the national and international markets. The exhibition is an ideal hub for members of the industry to network and is regularly attended by members of the salmon industry, food companies, farms, processing plants as well as engineering and consulting firms. Technical talks will also be hosted throughout the event, where companies will be showcasing their latest technologies and innovations to the public.
17-18 AquaFarm 2021 Pordenone, Italy www.aquafarm.show
10-12 VIV Asia 2021 Bangkok, Thailand www.vivasia.nl POSTPONED TO 22-24 SEPTEMBER 2021
AquaFarm 2021 is an international two-day event dedicated to and reserved for operators of the EuroMediterranean sustainable aquaculture industry. The event will provide the opportunity to meet the operators involved in the industry, from breeding, processing and transformation up to distribution and consumption, with the chance to meet and offer professional updating and networking. The event is addressed to the sector operators in the Mediterranean Sea Basin: from Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, the Balkan Area to Greece, Malta, Turkey, Spain and Portugal.
22-25 Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador www.was.org/meeting/code/ lacqua20 9-11 AFIA Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference 2021 Florida, USA https://www.afia.org/events/ pisc-2021/
21-24 Aquaculture America 2021 Texas, USA www.was.org/meeting
25-3 Interpack 2021 Düsseldorf, Germany www.interpack.com Interpack is the essential event for the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, nonfood and industrial goods sectors. Interpack’s optimised structure adds to this, with focal points for user industry offers such as the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry and for sub-segments of the industry such as packaging materials and supplies and the manufacturing thereof. Sustainability has been a subject that has been shaping the industry for years and that has recently become a hotly debated issue, as a result of the discussion about plastic packaging in particular. The event will focus on sustainability and environmental impact, hygiene and the reduction of food waste ☑ See The International Aquafeed team at this event 56 | November 2020 - International Aquafeed
2021
April 12-15 ☑ Aquaculture Europe 2020 Cork, Ireland www.aquaeas.eu EVENT NOW ONLINE 21-23 Aqua Expo 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador www.aquaexpoguayaquil .cna-ecuador.com
2021
May 26-28 Livestock Philippines 2021 Pasay City, Philippines www.livestockphilippines.com