BevTech EU 2020 meeting as webinar

COVID-19 | The International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) decided to move the 2020 BevTech Europe meeting from a face-to-face in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to an online meeting on September 10th from 14:00 to 18:00 Central European Time.

On the agenda of the webinar are five presentations of 20 min followed by 10 min Q&A each. The speakers are specially invited to present their experience in managing their business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other subjects are welcome such as:

-           Sanitation of fountain sin a retail environment;

-           Global quality standardization vs. regional approach;

-           Amart use of manufacturing and quality data;

-           Quality and safety management;

-           The need to launch new products/applications/packaging quickly versus proper testing.

The webinar will conclude with a 50 min online live panel discussion by some of the most influential specialists in the industry. The panel discussion will highlight the experiences gained from managing COVID-19 impacts at different stages of the supply chain.

The European Planning Committee invites all interested current and potential new members to share their industry insights and offer to make an on-line presentation during this fantastic event.

All presentation proposals (with a very brief summary of content) are to be sent to the Technical Program Leads before June 30th 2020. The contact information and further helpful hints can be gathered via the ISBT/BevTech website: bevtech.org/bevtech-europe.asp.