Today, we are releasing an addendum to the 2021 World Barista Championship (WBC) Rules & Regulations, which sets out updated language to rule 4.2.1 - Station Placement.

Support Coffee People Affected by Hurricane Ida.

Today, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2021 SCA Board of Directors election. The Nominating Committee, chaired by SCA Board President Colleen Anunu, has put forward a group of five professionals after an extensive interview process with the dozens of SCA members who responded to our call for nominations made in June.

Our hearts are with the people of Louisiana who were battered by Hurricane Ida this past weekend.

Don’t miss our fascinating new webinar exploring the top facts and findings from The Coffee Science Foundation and UC Davis Coffee Center’s four-year project on coffee brewing fundamentals.

Will you be joining us at Expo? Please take a minute to read our updated Entry Requirements for all 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo exhibitors and attendees, our Safety Protocols and answers to and for answers to frequently asked questions related to Expo and the U.S. Coffee Championships.

Up for participating in some science? The University of Campinas, Brazil and the Coffee Science Foundation are looking for participants for new multisensory research.

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2022 World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup will be hosted at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo, from September 27-30, 2022. We have also announced that the 2022 World Latte Art Championship, World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS), World Cup Tasters Championship, and World Coffee Roasting Championship will be held in conjunction with the SCA’s World Of Coffee trade show, in Warsaw, Poland, from June 16-18, 2022. The World Coffee Roasting

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced the 2021 Milan World Coffee Championships, featuring the World Barista Championship, World Brewers Cup, and World Cup Tasters Championship, will take place at HostMilano, Italy, from October 22-26.

Join the first-ever cross-guild workshop: a hands-on, collaborative team exercise that will challenge you to develop the skills you need to build a coffee business from the ground up.

Registration is open for a free webinar on the current state of coffee fermentation science, hosted in partnership with The Fermentation Association, on Wednesday, August 11.

The highly anticipated Scientific Poster Session is back!

Now available in the Coffee Retail Summit resource library: nine videos from June’s summit offered in the CEST timezone.

If you are an SCA member based in Canada, cast your vote for the new National Coordinator for the SCA Canada Chapter now.

The Barista Guild is pleased to invite you to a four-part webinar series taking place this July on the topic of Livelihoods in Coffee.

The Specialty Coffee Association is now accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 SCA Board of Directors. Nominations close on Friday, July 9, and interviews with the Nominating Committee will take place between July and August. The SCA will announce the slate of candidates selected through the interview process by Tuesday, August 31.

The Specialty Coffee Association has announced Green Coffee Summit, a free-to-attend virtual event and resource library dedicated to the buying and selling of green coffee, launching August 25-26, 2021.

Ask The Pros, formerly Ask An Expert, is back on screens with live episodes streaming June through August 2021.

Testing for qualified equipment for use in the World Coffee Championships (WCC) has commenced, as part of the SCA Certified Commercial Equipment Program. Equipment submitted to the program will undergo performance testing using a set of standards and evaluation developed by industry experts. This program is the prerequisite to qualified category sponsorships for the World Coffee Championships.

Registration is now open for the 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place September 30 - October 3, 2021 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.