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Toward New Horizons
2008 Fair Trade Federation Conference
April 4-6, 2008
Wyndham Garden Hotel
Austin, TX

The 2008 FTF Conference was a great success, bringing together more than 135 participants from 4 continents.  Throughout the weekend, attendees worked together to move FTF towards new horizons through dialogue, constructive discussions, practical training, and sharing information.

Highlights included
    Please see the Conference Directory for the full schedule.

    For great conference photos, click here.

    For more than twenty years, the Fair Trade Federation has brought together leaders in the field of fair trade and social enterprise to dialogue about key issues and for practical training to improve operations.

    The next FTF annual conference will be held in April 2009 in Portland, OR. Check back often for more details, including Sponsorship Opportunities.

    Participants in the 2008 conference said

    "[We] were inspired by the spirit of unity pushing courageously the movement in the midst of ... corporations ... who make the gap wider against our ... producers. The conference was fruitful and informative for our first time in [the United States].
    We felt we belong to a family."

    "The FTF conference was out of site! I got a lot of good information and found there is a lot of support out there!"

    "I gained so much insight into what is happening in the Fair Trade world"

    "The caliber of the workshops and presenters was fantastic! I learned so much."

    "Being able to see and touch vendors' products definitely
    helped me select new items for my shop!"

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