FTIS 2008 - 3rd Fair Trade International Symposium

After the first two Fair Trade International Symposiums held in Montreal (Canada) in 2002 and 2006, the third symposium will be held from May 14^th to 16^th 2008 in Montpellier (France). The topic of this symposium is “New dimensions in fair trade: implications and challenges”.

The symposium is organized by the CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Center for International Development), the PFCE (Fair Trade French Network), the CRI-IEDES (Research Center of the Institute of Studies on Economic and Social Development) and FairNESS (network of researchers and graduates working on Fair Trade), in collaboration with many partners from France and Quebec.

Researchers, professionals and Fair Trade operators from around the world are going to be present to share their opinion and experience about Fair Trade. The different actors of the Fair Trade movement will also discuss about the new implications that they are facing, following the unprecedented expansion of Fair Trade. The objectives of the symposium are to present the state of the studies on Fair Trade, to share information about research projects, and to confront opinions on the future prospects of Fair Trade.

For more information: http://www.ftis2008.org/cice2008_en/accueil (web site also available in French and Spanish