ICOS: 2004 International Conference on O-CHA(tea) Culture and Science

Program

Date:

Thursday, November 4th through Saturday, November 6th, 2004

Site:

GRANSHIP (Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center)
(in front of JR Higashi Shizuoka Station)

Schedule:

Date	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Nov. 3 (Wed.)		Registration	Welcome Party
4 (Thu.)	Registration, Symposium	Symposium, Oral Presentation, Poster
5 (Fri.)	Symposium, Oral Presentation, Poster		Farewell Party
6 (Sat.)	Symposium, Oral Presentation, Poster

Topic Area(s):

1 Production
breeding, cultivation, soil and fertilizer, pest management, processing, quality and chemistry, biochemistry, etc.
2 Health Benefits
medicinal properties, pharmacology, nutrition, biochemistry, etc.
3 Culture and History
culture, history, ethnology, folklore, etc.
4 Marketing and Industry
marketing strategy and research, tea beverage and value-added products, quality and hygienic control, traceability, labeling. etc.

Official language:

English

Participants:

We are expecting O-CHA(tea) scholars and researchers in various fields, including production, health benefits, history and culture and marketing and industry from over twenty different countries and areas.

Secretariat of the Organizing Committee for the 2004 International Conference on O–CHA(tea) Culture and Science (O-CHA(tea) promotion Office, Shizuoka Prefectural Government)
Address : 9-6 Otemachi, Shizuoka City, 420-8601, Japan
E-mail : icos2004@hq.pref.shizuoka.jp / Fax : +81-54-221-2299