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74% of all attendees either authorize or recommend purchasing decisions
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29% have been in the industry more than 10 years
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50% have been in the industry more than 6 years
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26% of all attendees are from outside the United States
Business Categories of Attendees:
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Roaster Wholesaler
19.28%
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Coffee Oriented Retailer
17.48%
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Roaster Retailer
13.18%
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Other (Specify)
10.96%
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Producer Association
7.38%
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Allied Products and Services
5.72%
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Grower (Producer)
5.17%
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Importers/Green Brokers
4.52%
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Coffee Exporter
4.25%
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Distributor (Specialty food service/other)
3.15%
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Hard Copy Form No Response
2.80%
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Associate (Press, Trade, Non-Profit)
1.90%
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Coffee Carts/Kiosks/Drive Thru’s
1.47%
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Restaurant
1.31%
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Office Coffee Service (OCS/Vending)
0.98%
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Culinary Professionals
0.45%
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Total number of 2012 Skill Building Workshop attendees: 1,250
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Total number of Skill Building Workshop hours: 105
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Number of Courses with Certification credit: 32
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2012 Lecture attendance: 80% of lectures rooms were left standing room only
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Total number of lecture hours: 70
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Venue: The Oregon Convention Center , LEED Certified -Leaders in Energy Efficiency and Design
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25% less energy used than comparable buildings of this size
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Use of compostable disposables in catering and concession services
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Sustainable purchasing practices including environmentally friendly cleaning products and the use of 100% recycled content restroom paper supplies
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Amount of waste diverted: 14.14 tons (28,280 pounds) of waste diverted from the landfill through recycling, composting and donation efforts
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Paper saved through digital handouts: Over 8,000 pieces of paper
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Sustainability Award for the Best New Product Competition: Responding to Climate Change: Building Community-Based Reliance, a collaborative project by Dukunde Kawa Cooperative, PROGRESO, REDI and Thanksgiving Coffee Company
