A Welcome to Wonderful Coffee 2008
Guaranteed to be the premier European coffee gathering this year, Wonderful Coffee features a huge range of attractions including:
- A sold-out Exhibition featuring displays of everything from the world's best green coffees to the finest equipment for processing and preparing it, and all the services required for coffee roasters, retailers and distributors
- An informative Conference, highlighting the most important developments in the world of coffee, and especially in its high quality sector, and featuring world-renowned presenters who are experts in their fields
- A wide selection of practical, hands-on Workshops, giving in-depth training for all of the important skills involved in selecting, roasting, brewing and serving the best coffee, presented by some of the most knowledgeable people in the coffee industry
- A range of international Competitions where the most talented coffee professionals from over 50 nations will vie for the top honours, including the 9th edition of the World Barista Championship, the World Cup Tasters Championship, the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship and the World Latte Art Championship, as well as the SCAE's Coffee Photography Competition; and a new Competition this year -- the Ibrik Brewing Championship -- will select those who are the best at brewing coffee in this traditional way in many Mediterranean countries and the Middle East
- A sparkling selection of Social Gatherings including a Welcome Party for all attendees, a spectacular Awards Dinner and a buzzing Barista Party to climax the Competitions, each held at a unique and exciting venue in the Danish capital
- The Annual General Meeting of the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, which all members are welcome to attend
- And last but by no means least, there is the place itself: Copenhagen, one of Europe's most enjoyable and friendly capitals and Scandinavia's liveliest, filled with both centuries-old and state-of-the-art architecture, fine restaurants, bars and world-beating coffee shops, not to mention a range of sophisticated shopping and entertainment options (including the famed Tivoli Gardens), all reflecting traditional Danish hospitality