GOAL

#GOALConf19

Chennai, India

GOAL 2019 will be held at the Leela Palace in Chennai, India, from Oct. 21 to 24. This is the first time that GOAL will be held in India in its 19-year history. This is also the 20th installment of GOAL as well as the 10th time that GOAL has been held in Asia. Please note that a visa is required to enter India. The application process is simple and can be completed entirely online. Visit the government of India’s e-visa website to get started.

Registration

Registration for GOAL 2019 is open! To register, log in to your GAA user account or create a free user account if you don’t already have one. Click on “My Account” to access your user account, and then click on the “Events” tab to initiate the registration process. You can pay by credit card or invoice. Questions about registration? Please contact GAA’s Maddie Cassidy at maddie.cassidy@aquaculturealliance.org.

Hotel & Transportation

To book a room at the Leela Palace, or to inquire about transportation to and from the airport, please contact GAA’s Sally Krueger at sally.krueger@aquaculturealliance.org or the Leela Palace’s Sabari Nath at sabari.nath@theleela.com.

Sponsorship

Leverage your relationship with GAA and bolster your visibility throughout the aquaculture community by sponsoring GOAL 2019. Aligning with GAA is a statement about your long-term commitment to responsible aquaculture. Interested? Check out the GOAL 2019 sponsorship benefits and contact GAA’s Sally Krueger at sally.krueger@aquaculturealliance.org. Act fast, as sponsorship packages are sold only once on a first-come, first-serve basis. GAA membership is included GOAL sponsorship.

Access the Marketplace

The world’s leading retail and foodservice seafood buyers are always well represented at GOAL. Buyers play a key role in influencing aquaculture production practices through their corporate social responsibility policies and associated sourcing specifications. Among the companies that were represented on stage and in the audience at GOAL 2018 were BJ’s Wholesale Club, Captain D’s, Giant Eagle, Japanese Consumers Co-Operative Union, JD.com, Meijer, Red Lobster Seafood Co., Sysco Corp., US Foods and The Walt Disney Co.

Global Aquaculture Innovation Award

GAA is now accepting applications for the seventh annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Preferred Freezer Services. In 2012, GAA established the competition to recognize individuals and companies finding new solutions to the key challenges facing aquaculture. Examples include technologies that mitigate the occurrence of animal diseases or parasites, or that reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotics to treat animals; technologies that improve production efficiencies at the hatchery or farm levels while mitigating environmental impact; advances in offshore or land-based recirculation technologies; novel feed ingredients; reductions in carbon footprint through improved energy efficiency or regeneration; and social programs designed to improve living and working conditions at the farm or processing levels.

Student Chef Cooking Competition

The third annual student chef cooking competition, sponsored by Charoen Pokphand Foods, will take place at the Leela Palace on Day 1 of GOAL 2019. In 2017, GAA established the competition to provide student chefs with a life-changing experience while partnering with the local culinary institutions that are shaping the future of foodservice to raise awareness of responsible aquaculture. Last year’s competition at Escuela Culinary de las Americas in Guayaquil, Ecuador, drew more than 60 applicants, and the winner, Fernando Correa, received a five-day training session at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London, and met world renowned chef Raymond Blanc.

Conference Program

Learn from and network with more than 60 speakers providing insight on the trends shaping the future of responsible aquaculture production and sourcing, while walking away with exclusive aquaculture production data and analysis on all major farmed seafood species to share with your colleagues year-round. Check out the GOAL 2019 agenda outline. Topics will include production data and analysis/trade flow, marketing, antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance, area management/capacity building/smallholder engagement, investment and innovation, social responsibility, aquafeed sustainability, and climate change. For information on the program, which is currently in development and will be published soon, contact GAA’s Steven Hedlund at steven.hedlund@aquaculturealliance.org.