Con un enfoque en la producción de lana en Argentina, trazabilidad, estándares y sostenibilidad, la IWTO realizara su Mesa Redonda de Lana el 4 de diciembre en Buenos Aires.

Argentina es uno de los principales productores mundiales de lana Merino y los pastos de la Patagonia albergan el 66% de las 11.410.000 ovejas del país.

Dos tercios de la pinza de lana argentina es más fina que 24.5 micrones, y el resto está principalmente en el rango medio, de 24.6 a 32.5 micrones.

El programa es el siguiente

Domingo -Sunday 2 . Recepción 

Pre-Event Meetings Venue: Recoleta Grand Hotel

06.30 – 07.30 Wool Sports – Choice of 5k Run, 3k Walk or Yoga
Meet in lobby of the Recoleta Hotel
09.30 – 12.30 Executive Committee Meeting (Executive Committee Members only) Forum Meeting Room
(lower level, -1)
13.00 – 14.00 Sustainable Practices Working Group Meeting (All IWTO Members welcome to attend)
Meeting Room Jenny (ground floor)
14.15 – 15.15 Product Wellness Working Group Meeting (All IWTO Members welcome to attend)
Meeting Room Jenny (ground floor)
15.30 – 16.30 Wool Trade Biosecurity Working Group Meeting (All IWTO Members welcome to attend)
Meeting Room Jenny (ground floor)
16.45 – 17.30 Wool Sheep Welfare Working Group Meeting (All IWTO Members welcome to attend)
Meeting Room Jenny (ground floor)
19.00 – 22.00 VIP & Executive Committee Dinner (by invitation only) Venue TBC

Lunes-Monday, 3 December 2018
Venue: Recoleta Grand Hotel – Meeting Room Jenny Time Session
06.30 – 07.30 Wool Sports – Choice of 5k Run, 3k Walk or Yoga (Meet in lobby of the Recoleta)
09.00 – 09.30 Registration
09.30 – 10.30 Opening Session 
Welcome – Peter Ackroyd, IWTO President
Welcome – Diego Jones, President of Unilan Trelew
Michael O’Byrne, Santa Cruz Province Farmers Federation and National
Sheep Round Table: Production Goals and Sustainable Practices in
Argentina
10.30 – 11.00 Morning Tea/Coffee
11.00 – 12.00 Wool Sustainability
1. Dr Paul Swan – Wool’s Environmental Ratings
2. Stephen Wiedemann, Chair of IWTO’s LCA Technical Advisory Group – Sustainable Practices in Woolgrowing
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Retail Solutions
1. Maria Zolezzi, Maydi – Sustainable Knitwear from Argentina 
2. Pablo Borrelli, The Savory Institute – Land to Market: How verified regenerative wool can help reverse desertification and climate change
15.00 – 15.30 Afternoon Tea/Coffee
15.30 – 16.30 Health & Wellness
1. Angus Ireland, Australian Wool Innovation – Wool Wellness Innovation
2. Leticia Rojas Figueroa, Futerra Mexico
20.00 – 22.30 Cena Social – Dinner for all Participants

Martes- Tuesday, 4 December 2018
Venue: Recoleta Grand Hotel – Meeting Room Jenny Time Session

06.30 – 07.30 Wool Sports – Choice of 5k Run, 3k Walk or Yoga (Meet in lobby of the Recoleta)

09.30 – 10.30 Wool Trade and Traceability 

1. Willy Gallia, Fuhrmann SA – From Commodity to Speciality: Best
practices in wool farming and processing
2. Michael Jones, AWH – WoolChain: Changing the Global Wool Supply Chain

10.30-11.00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11.00 – 12.00 Wool Sheep Welfare

1. Dr Martin Santiago Minassian, OIE – OIE Standards in the Context of Private Certification
2. Ariel Aguirre, Ministry of Production, Chubut Province – Argentina’s Wool Quality Program
12.00 – 12.30 Closing Ses

Miercoles -Wednesday, 5 December -Jueves -Thursday, 6 December 2018
Optional Post-Event Visit to Trelew, Chubut Province, Patagonia

Depart 5 December to Trelew in the Chubut Province. 5-6 December excursions to sheep farm,
combing mill, wool testing

La IWTO se reúne el próximo en 2019 en su Congreso anual, que tendrá lugar del 9 al 11 de abril en Venecia. www.iwto.org/events/2019-congress