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2009 Conference

2009 Fair Trade Federation Conference
March 27 - 29, 2009
Doubletree Hotel ~ Portland, OR

As FTF celebrates its 15th birthday, we brought together 165 leaders in the field of fair trade to discuss key issues and offer practical training to improve operations.

We'll see you at our 2010 conference in Boston (details forthcoming)!



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Participants in the 2009 conference said
"The conference was a priceless opportunity for me as a fair trade business owner to interact with hundreds of similar companies. Since we�re a rare breed as fair trade companies, the networking, wisdom, and experience were invaluable."

"The conference easily surpassed our expectations, and sent us heading home with a renewed sense of energy, urgency and commitment to Fair Trade."

"Excellent speakers who really knew their stuff!"

"Dubious coming in, I was positively blown away by the dynamic energy!"

"Lots of simple and practical ideas delivered in a direct way..."

"We just received an order from [a major retail outlet] in Portland, because they saw us at the FTF Expo!" 

"As always I felt rejuvenated and charged up being in a room full of fair traders! There was lots of great information shared and I had the opportunity to
network with many new folks!"

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

"FTF is the most open and friendly group of businesses - willing to collaborate and improve themselves. The conference was well-planned and executed with great participation from a diversity of people. More retailers should come!"

"So many of us get bogged down with the everyday running of our businesses... [but] being here was inspiring and encouraging!"

"Most useful (and entertaining) information about what to expect in a retail business in 30 minutes. EVER. Candi was great!"

"My business had great exposure through the Expo!"

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Additional Sponsors include:
Imani Workshops
WorldFinds

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