2008 Conference Overview

The 2008 Conference Program at the International Boston Seafood Show was a tremendous success!  with over 17 sessions and one amazing keynote, the program was overflowing with excitement and enthusiasm.

The Program:

The program began on Sunday, February 24 with a new feature to IBSS, the Retail Showcase Seminar and concluded with the ever-popular Annual Shrimp Forum on Tuesday, February 26 with sixteen sessions and one keynote in between.

	Left: At the keynote address on Monday, Kevin Coupe and Michael Sansolo from MorningNewsBeat.com encouraged audience members to embrace change and innovation.
	Left: Standing-room only audience listens as a few of the organizations at the forefront of the sustainable-seafood movement discuss the issues of today and tomorrow.
	Left: A captivated audience listens to panelists discuss the issues with fraud in th seafood industry and how to avoid it. Panelists included John Bohn, Dewey Ballantine LLP; Andy Cohen, NOAA; William Gergits, Therion International; Bob Jones, Southeastern Fisheries Assoc.; and Timothy Lathrop, The Plitt Company.

If you attended one of the sessions and would like to receive a copy of the presentation, please contact Lisa Keller at lkeller@divcom.com.

Thanks for another great year. Hope to see you in 2009!