The 3rd World Candle Congress & Trade Show
jointly sponsored by NCA and ALAFAVE

Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort
Orlando, Florida
July 5-9, 2010
(subject to change)

 

Monday July 5       (4th of July Holiday Observed in the USA)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 NCA Executive Committee & Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 Registration Open
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
 Joint dinner for NCA, ALAFAVE, AECM & ECA Boards of Directors, Spouses & Staff
(by invitation only)
6:30 pm
 Evening – free time to network with industry colleagues & friends on your own – enjoy nightlife in Disney World

Tuesday July 6
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
World Candle Congress Golf Tournament
Disney’s Osprey Ridge Golf Course
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
 Registration Open
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
 ALAFAVE Executive Committee & Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
 Lunch on your own
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
 NCA Committee Meetings
(NCA Members Only – ALL Members are encouraged to participate)
. Safety/ASTM (1:00 - 1:45 PM)
. Communications (1:00 - 1:45 PM)
. Issues Management (1:45 - 2:30 PM)
. Membership (1:45 - 2:30 PM)
. Programming (2:30 - 3:30 PM)
. Associates (3:30 - 4:30 PM)
. Trade (4:30 - 5:30 PM)
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 Trade Show Exhibitor Set Up
Candle Manufacturers Historical Retrospective Exhibitor Set Up
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
 AECM Executive Committee & Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
 ALAFAVE Suppliers Committee Meeting
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Joint NCA/ALAFAVE Trade Show Committee Meeting
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Meet & Greet Reception for Attendees (Cash Bar)
  Golf Tournament Winners Announced
7:30 pm
 Evening – free time to network with industry colleagues & friends on your own – enjoy nightlife in Disney World

Wednesday July 7
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Registration
7:00 am - 11:00 am
 Trade Show Exhibitor Set Up
8:00 am - 9:00 am
 Continental Breakfast
(For all FULL Member and Non-Member Registrants ONLY)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
 NCA Annual Business Meeting (Members Only)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
 ALAFAVE Annual Business Meeting (Members Only)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
 Lunch on your own
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Supplier Trade Show

The ONLY trade show providing ONE-STOP sourcing for candle manufacturers!

If you are looking for fragrances, paraffin waxes, containers, dyes, vegetable waxes, wicks, product packaging, machinery, or other supplies for manufacturing your candle products, you will find what you need at The 3rd World Candle Congress Suppliers Trade Show. The leading candle industry suppliers will be in Orlando to provide you with all the information you need in one location making this the ONLY event of its sort in the world.

For an up-to-date list of exhibitors, please click here
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
 Concurrent Workshops
Session A1:  Global Regulatory Update
Eileen Hedrick & Catherine Herman (Belmay Inc.) and Rob Harrington (Blyth, Inc.)
Note:  Session will include Spanish-language translation.

This workshop will feature a discussion of OSHA’s proposed Global Harmonized Substances (GHS) regulation and worldwide GHS implementation to date, as well as CARB, IFRA and the new 45th Amendment, and how regulations in general affect consumer products.
Seating is limited to 50 attendees.

Session B1:  CEN & ASTM Standards and the Candle Industry
Jim Becker (Candle Solutions), Andrew Leach (SC Johnson) and Robert Moss (SEA Ltd.)

Workshop will review the requirements for proper labeling of candles along with video demonstrations and discussion of the requirements and test methods for candles, glass containers and candle accessories.
Seating is limited to 50 attendees.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
 Concurrent Workshops
Session A2:  Global Regulatory Update
Eileen Hedrick & Catherine Herman (Belmay Inc.) and Rob Harrington (Blyth, Inc.)

This workshop will feature a discussion of OSHA’s proposed Global Harmonized Substances (GHS) regulation and worldwide GHS implementation to date, as well as CARB, IFRA and the new 45th Amendment, and how regulations in general affect consumer products.
Seating is limited to 50 attendees.

Session B2:  CEN & ASTM Standards and the Candle Industry
Jim Becker (Candle Solutions), Andrew Leach (SC Johnson) and Robert Moss (SEA Ltd.)
Note:  Session will include Spanish-language translation.

Workshop will review the requirements for proper labeling of candles along with video demonstrations and discussion of the requirements and test methods for candles, glass containers and candle accessories.
Seating is limited to 50 attendees.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
 Trade Show Reception
7:00 pm
 Evening – free time to network with industry colleagues & friends on your own – enjoy nightlife in Disney World
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
 Trade Show Breakdown

Thursday July 8
7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Registration
7:30 am - 8:15 am
 Continental Breakfast
(For all FULL Member, Non-Member and Spouse/Companion Registrants ONLY)
8:15 am - 12:15 pm

The 3rd World Candle Congress Joint Plenary Session
8:15 am - 9:00 am
 Welcome Remarks by NCA President Anton Katrus and ALAFAVE President Cristian Celedon
Self-Introductions of Attendees
9:00 am - 9:45 am
 Association Reports of NCA, ALAFAVE, AECM, ECA & IGCA
9:45 am - 10:45 am
 Trade Issues Affecting the Candle Industry
Panel moderated by Karen McGee, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg

Representatives from the United States, Latin America and Europe will discuss issues affecting the candle industry in their respective areas of the world. Speakers from NCA, ALAFAVE and the European associations (ECA and AECM) have been invited to participate.
10:45 am - 11:00 am
 Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
 "Michael Faraday: Scientific Insights from the Burning of a Candle"
Presented by Carl Hudson, PhD, former Wax Technology Specialist, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Co.
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
 Announcements & Recognitions by Eileen Hedrick, NCA Program
Committee Chair
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
 Group Luncheon for all Full Meeting Registrants & Spouses
(For all FULL Member, Non-Member and Spouse/Companion Registrants ONLY)
1:15 pm - 5:30 pm
 ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD Technical Presentations
(each presentation is 45 minutes and there will be a break in mid-afternoon):
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
 “Have candle systems become too complicated?” Steven West & Michael Matthai, Westdeutsche Dochtfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (WEDO)
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
 “Between Slack Wax and HOF Waxes”
Ricardo Motta Dittmer, MEGH Industria e Comercio, Ltda.
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
 “Plastic Tealight Cups – A Journey Through Time”
 Bob Moss, SEA Ltd.
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
 Break
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
 “A DIFFERENT WORLD … New Perspectives”
David Wolfe, Doneger, in conjunction with Cosmo International Fragrances
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
 “Candle Safety and Performance Testing from a Retailer Perspective”
Russ Smith, Walmart
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
 Concluding remarks by Kaci Wright, Root Candles, and Karen Mack, Arylessence
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
 Closing Night Social Event for ALL Full Meeting & Spouse/Companion Registrants

Starting off with a private South Beach party on the sand of Shipwreck Beach, guests will enjoy buffet dinner, beverages and music provided by a DJ before being escorted to EPCOT to our private viewing area at Isle de France for the evening's grand finale – desserts, beverages and, the highlight of the evening, Disney's visual and aural extravaganza, IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.

Friday July 9
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
ASTM F-15.45 Subcommittee on Candle Products Meeting
Departure