SCAA Hires Director of Professional Development
In a move to increase the availability of education and professional development programs, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announced that Ellie Hudson-Matuszak has been hired in a new position as Director…
2010 SCAA Symposium Sessions-Announced on Website
Our 2010 Symposium Session line up is now being announced on our Symposium Website. Two session descriptions are included below. To read more, please visit www.scaasymposium.org. Carbon and Coffee :: Carbon offsets, carbon…
SCAA’s The Chronicle-get your subscription today
SCAA members have long enjoyed their subscription to our magazine The Chronicle as a membership benefit. But non-members have also expressed an interest in being able to access the in depth industry information…
Just announced-the NERBC will be it’s own event this year due to strong competitor response!
We are happy to announce that this year’s North East competition will be hosted by Barismo Coffee in Boston MA March 26-28, 2010. The 2010 NERBC will no longer be held along with…
On Fearlessness
We were encouraged by the conversation around our keynote address announcement. Facilitating open exchange is a large part of the rationale behind our choice. As we face the challenges ahead—a restructuring industry, increasing…
The SCAA & CQI give back
On November 21st, a small group of SCAA and CQI staff spent the morning volunteering for a Santa Ana-based non-profit, The Raise Foundation. The Raise Foundation organized a food drive, and staffers helped…
Deepening Our Ties
While the Specialty Coffee Association is very deliberately of America, we operate with the acute recognition that without the commitment and partnership of producing countries, we’d have no reason to associate. One of…
Strength perseveres in the face of unthinkable tragedy
Along with the rest of the world, we watched in horror as it was reported that 4 police officers were gunned down in a Washington coffee shop last Sunday. Most of us cannot…
Tacoma Tragedy
Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the shooting in a coffee shop in Tacoma earlier today.
