News
Candidates for the 2019 ICAC Research Associate Program Must Apply by 15 May
For Immediate Release
Date Posted: 18 April 2019
Executive
Summary
The 2019
ICAC Research Associate Program:
- Is open to individuals from ICAC member countries,
including persons from government agencies, universities and the private
sector
- Candidates from
non-member countries also are invited to participate on a tuition basis
Candidates for the 2019 ICAC Research Associate
Program Must Apply by 15 May
Candidates who want to participate in ICAC’s 10-day 2019 Research Associate Program (RAP), which is scheduled to begin on 23 September 2019, must submit their applications by 15 May 2019. To apply for the program, please contact Andrei Guitchounts, Director of Trade, at andrei@icac.org or +1-202-292-1688.
The
2019 RAP will have the theme, ‘Risk Management in the Cotton Industry’. The
first week of the program will be conducted at the offices of the ICAC Secretariat
in Washington, DC. Presentations will be made on topics of risk management in
cotton production and trade. Participants will be briefed by members of the
Secretariat and by experts from the US cotton industry, various research
institutions, international organisations, and the US Department of
Agriculture. The program also includes a visit to a cotton-producing area in
the United States for two or three days.
Participation
in the program is open to individuals from ICAC member countries, including
persons from government agencies, universities and the private sector.
Candidates from non-member countries are invited to participate on a tuition
basis. The tuition for participants from non-member countries is US$4,000.
Candidates from ICAC member countries will be responsible for their cost of
international travel to and from Washington, DC. The ICAC will bear the cost of
travel within the USA, including transportation and lodging. Participants will
be provided with a per diem amount of US$50/day for food and miscellaneous
expenses, not exceeding US$500/person.
It
is intended that Research Associates will be selected by the Standing Committee
in June 2019 to allow time to apply for visas and to make travel arrangements.
In the selection process, preference will be given to candidates from member
governments who have not participated recently in the RAP. Research Associates
are expected to make a presentation on recent developments in their countries at
the conclusion of the program
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About the International Cotton Advisory Committee
(ICAC)
Formed in 1939,
the ICAC is an association of cotton producing, consuming and trading
countries. It acts as a catalyst for change by helping member countries
maintain a healthy world cotton economy; provides transparency to the world
cotton market by serving as a clearinghouse for technical information on cotton
production; and serves as a forum for discussing cotton issues of international
significance. The ICAC does not have a role in setting market prices or in
intervening in market mechanisms. For more information, please visit
www.icac.org.