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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Matthew Algie

This week, GOSIA LENSZIOSZEK, Coffee Excellence Manager, tells us about Matthew Algie’s Premier Training Campuses.

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Distance Learning Spotlight: Françoise Risbourg

This week, FRANÇOISE RISBOURG, shares her distance learning experience. Originally from Lille, where she worked as a Head of Consumer Experience at a global fashion company based in Denmark, but once COVID-19 hit, she relocated to the United Kingdom and is now looking for her next challenge.

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Ask a CTG Expert Episode #1: How to Use a TDS Meter with Scott Manley

In this episode, Scott Manley, Technical Support Supervisor at La Marzocco USA, will take your questions on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) used in determining water quality for specialty coffee. Scott will review the equipment used to measure TDS, demonstrate how to test for and document results, and talk about how you can interpret test results for equipment maintenance and coffee extraction.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Pacific Coffee Research

This week, BRITTANY HORN, co-owner, co-founder, and Authorized Specialty Coffee Trainer (AST) tells us about Pacific Coffee Research’s Premiere Training Campus located in Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi Island.

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Presenting the Slate of Candidates in the 2020 Coffee Technicians Guild Election

Meet the six professionals in the slate of candidates for the 2020 CTG Leadership Council elections. In the latest post of the CTG blog, CTG Chair Hylan Joseph presents the technicians selected this year by the Nominating Committee.

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Presenting the Slate of Candidates in the 2020 Coffee Roasters Guild Election

Today, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates in the 2020 CRG Leadership Council elections. The CRG Election Committee, chaired by Past Chair Sonja Björk Grant, has put forward a list of five professionals after an extensive interview process.

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Distance Learning Spotlight: Ana Luiza Pellicer

This week, ANA LUIZA PELLICER, originally from Monte Santo de Minas, shares the beginning her journey into specialty coffee and experience with distance learning.

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Webinar: Meet the Members of the 2021-2022 SCA Board of Directors

As presented to SCA members on September 1, the SCA Board of Directors, led by President Christina Meinl, nominated a group of eight professionals from a pool of dozens who responded to our annual call for nominations made in June. As the number of candidates this year is equal to the number of open seats, there is no need to proceed with a voting process, and the SCA Board has confirmed the eight professionals listed below as members of the SCA Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 7.4(h) of the SCA Bylaws.

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Distance Learning Spotlight: Pastor Valero

This week, PASTOR VALERO, a lead barista and production roaster in a café in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shares his experience of distance learning. While living in Venezuela, Pastor fell in love with coffee after taking a course and receiving an SCA certificate in 2013.

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Presenting the 2020 SCA Sweden Chapter Committee

SCA members in Sweden cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Sweden Chapter’s new committee.

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Update on the Candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors Elections

As presented to SCA members on September 1, the SCA Board of Directors, led by President Christina Meinl, has nominated a group of eight professionals from a pool of dozens who responded to our annual call for nominations made in June.

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Presenting the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter Committee

SCA members in Austria cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Austria Chapter’s new committee!

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Presenting the 2020 SCA France Chapter Committee

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominees to fulfill all open coordinator roles to form the SCA France Chapter Committee for the 2020-2022 term. As each of the open committee positions had only one nominee, there is no need to proceed with the usual voting process. However, we would like to give the community the chance to provide comments on the new Chapter Committee before officially concluding this election cycle.

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How Mexico's Coffee Community Has Dealt With the Pandemic - SCA Community Spotlight

Confinement in Mexico due to the pandemic started in the last week of March 2020, with 80% of the country’s population staying home for approximately three months. Only activities and businesses deemed essential continued to operate.

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Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter Election

Voting in the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter election is officially open. The nomination stage is closed, and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Austria, cast your vote for the new committee today by clicking the link in your email from elections@sca.coffee with the subject line “Vote Now in the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter Elections.”

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Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Sweden Chapter Election

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominees to fulfill all open coordinator roles to form SCA Sweden Chapter Committee for the 2020-2022 term.

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Presenting the Slate of Candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors Elections

Today, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2020 SCA Board of Directors elections. The Nominating Committee, chaired by SCA Board President Christina Meinl, has put forward the following professionals after an extensive interview process with the dozens of SCA members who responded to our call for nominations made in June 2020.

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How SCA Poland Successfully Hosted the Polish Latte Art Championship Amid the Pandemic - SCA Community Spotlight

Damian Czyźewski, National Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter, shares his group’s experience hosting the 2020 Polish Latte Art Championships this past June.

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Presenting the 2020 SCA Turkey Chapter Coordinators

SCA members in Turkey cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Turkey Chapter’s new committee.

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In Memoriam: Paul Leighton

Paul was Human, and a good one — his pure and forthright smile, mostly in his eyes, proved it. Remembered by TIM CASTLE with help from DON SCHOENHOLT, on behalf of Paul’s colleagues and friends.

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