| Date |
Event |
Venue (Organizer/s) |
| January 2008 |
| 9-11 |
India International Potato Expo |
 Kolkata, India (Indian Chamber of Commerce) |
| 15-18 |
Latin American Innovation Network for Potato Improvement and Dissemination |
 Lima, Peru (CIP) |
| February 2008 |
| 1-22 |
Odyssey of the potato |
 Zurich, Switzerland (CIP/ETH/SDC) |
| 7-8 |
New Brunswick Potato Conference and Trade Show |
 Grand Falls, Canada (Potatoes NB) |
| 12-14 |
International exhibition of modern technologies for potato, fruit and vegetable growing |
 Moscow, Russian Federation (Ministry of Agriculture) |
| 15-16 |
International Potato Technology Expo |
Charlottetown, Canada (Master Promotions) |
| 20-22 |
Potato technology course |
 Bogota, Colombia (CEVIPAPA) |
| 21 |
IYP celebration, culinary event |
Ottawa, Canada (Le Cordon Bleu, UNA/Unesco) |
| March 2008 |
| 1 |
Gnocchi lesson night |
 Seattle, USA (Uni. of Washington) |
| 1-5 |
IYP event, 29th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East |
 Cairo, Egypt (FAO) |
| 1-9 |
IYP celebration exhibition |
 Pordenone, Italy (ERSA) |
| 6-29 |
Papa, madre - photographic exhibition |
Cusco, Peru (CPA, CIP, Peru, Switzerland) |
| 8 |
Conference: Potato - Perspectives of a hidden treasure |
Pordenone, Italy (ERSA/FAO) |
| 10-15 |
International potato course |
 Balcarce, Argentina (INTA) |
| 12-14 |
United States Potato Board annual meeting |
Denver, USA (USPB) |
| 24 |
IYP celebration |
Hartford, USA (CTShowcase) |
| 25-28 |
Conference: Potato science for the poor - Challenges for the new millennium |
Cuzco, Peru (CIP/FAO) |
| 26 |
Official launch of IYP in Ecuador |
 Quito, Ecuador (Ministry of Agriculture/National IYP Committee) |
| April 2008 |
| 3-4 |
Potato symposium: Opportunities and challenges in the new millennium |
 Sita Eliya, Sri Lanka (Dept. of Agriculture) |
| 3-6 |
3rd International Late Blight Conference |
 Beijing, China (GILB) |
| 11 |
International conference: Reconsidering intellectual property policies in public research |
 Wageningen, Netherlands (Wageningen UR) |
| 11-12 |
Pinnaroo Spudfest 2008 |
 Pinnaroo (SA), Australia (Spudfest Inc.) |
| 12 |
Opening, "Potato histories" exhibition |
 Domaine de Trévarez, France (EPCC/CPF) |
| 14-18 |
IYP event, 30th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean |
 Brasilia, Brazil (FAO) |
| May 2008 |
| 4 |
Humble spud! - art exhibition |
Petersham (NSW), Australia (ATVP) |
| 6-9 |
Festival "7th art and sciences" |
Île de Noirmoutier, France (Association Cap aux Sciences) |
| 7 |
Potato monuments of the world |
 Heichelheim, Germany (Kloßmuseum) |
| 7-20 |
Exhibition: Potato Odyssey |
 Bruges, Belgium (Belgapom, CIP) |
| 8 |
Dinner conference on the potato |
Saint-Ambroise, Canada (Saint-Ambroise Municipality) |
| 15 |
Opening of the Prince Edward Island Potato Museum |
O'Leary (PEI), Canada (O'Leary Museum and Library Association) |
| 18 |
Opening of exhibition "Patate show" |
Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Jardin botanique) |
| 19-23 |
IYP event, 29th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific |
 Karachi, Pakistan (FAO) |
| 20-23 |
National Potato Congress |
Huancayo, Peru (INIA, DGPA, MINAG) |
| 24 |
Workshop: Cordon Vert, Potatoes |
Paris, France (Le Cordon Bleu) |
| 25 |
Unveiling of potato monument |
 Šencur, Slovenia
(DZPK) |
| 29-31 |
Europatat congress: the potato in the future |
Bern, Switzerland (Europatat) |
| 30 |
Peru's National Potato Day |
Peru |
| 31 |
Second Potato Festival |
 Pembroke, UK |
| June 2008 |
| 2-20 |
Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems |
Wageningen, the Netherlands (Wageningen International) |
| 4 |
Conference: "Belarusian potato, food security of the nation" |
 Minsk, Belarus (National Scientific and Technical Library) |
| 10 |
Rediscover the Potato - cooking demonstration |
London, UK (Cordon Bleu London) |
| 13-15 |
Month of potato festival |
 Goesan county, Rep. of Korea (Bio) |
| 13-14 |
Potato Blossom Festival |
Carman (Manitoba) Canada |
| 14 |
International Potato Fair |
Toronto, Canada (Peruvian Community Resource Centre in Canada) |
| 16 |
Unveiling of potato sculptures |
Trafalgar (Vic.), Australia (Spud Shed) |
| 16-18 |
Lincolnshire Agricultural Show |
Lincoln, UK (Lincolnshire Agricultural Society) |
| 16-20 |
IYP event, 25th FAO Regional Conference for Africa |
 Nairobi, Kenya (FAO) |
| 23-27 |
IYP event, 26th FAO Regional Conference for Europe |
 Innsbruck, Austria (FAO) |
| 24 |
Opening of exhibition: "Potato: Bread of the Andes" |
Lima, Peru (Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia) |
| 24-26 |
International potato processing and storage convention |
 Warsaw, Poland (PPI/PSI) |
| 25 |
Potato biodiversity awards, National Farmer's Day |
Lima, Peru (FAO/IYP) |
| 26 |
Film: "La procession de la pomme de terre" |
Paris, France (Association Capulí) |
| 26/6-6/7 |
Photographic exhibition |
Quito, Ecuador (Casa de la Cultura) |
| 30 |
Official launch of IYP, Prince Edward Island |
Charlottetown (PEI), Canada (PEIB) |
| July 2008 |
| 2 |
Potato workshop |
Edinburgh, UK (BSPP) |
| 6-10 |
17th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research |
 Brasov, Romania (EAPR) |
| 11-13 |
National Potato Meeting |
Budrio, Italy (CEPA) |
| 12-20 |
Potato blossom festival |
Fort Fairfield, ME (USA) |
| 21-22 |
Seed Potato Conference |
Marysville, Australia (Seed Potatoes Victoria) |
| 25-27 |
Potato festival |
Roccastrada, Italy |
| August 2008 |
| 2 |
Clark Potato Days |
Clark (SD), USA |
| 7 |
Potatoes in Practice field event |
Dundee, UK (BPC) |
| 8 |
Improving International Potato Production Conference |
Dundee, UK (SCRI) |
| 8-10 |
Potato Festival 2008 |
Manhattan (MT), USA (Chamber of Commerce) |
| 10-14 |
Potato Association of America - Annual meeting and conference |
Buffalo (NY), USA (PAA) |
| 13-24 |
Exhibition: La pomme de terre, un trésor enfoui |
ExpoCité, Quebec, Canada (Ministry of Agriculture) |
| 16 |
35th Alliston Potato Festival |
Alliston, Ontario, Canada |
| 17 |
Potato festival |
Warendorf, Germany (Fartmanns Farm) |
| 20-23 |
National Potato Week |
 Lembang, Indonesia (IVEGRI, CIP, ACIAR) |
| 22-23 |
Potato Days Festival |
Barnesville (MN), USA |
| 23-29 |
Potato exhibition, 46th International Fair of Agriculture and Food |
Gornja Radgona, Slovenia (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia) |
| 24 |
Potato field day |
Victoria Settlement (Ontario), Canada |
| 29/08-1/09 |
Potato festival |
Montecrestese, Italy |
| 31 |
Potato festival |
Trefontane, Italy |
| September 2008 |
| - |
Xiji County Potato Festival |
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China |
| 5-21 |
"Art-bulba" exhibition |
Minsk, Belarus (University of Culture) |
| 6 |
8th World Festival of Sauteéd Potatoes |
Šencur, Slovenia (DZPK) |
| 7 |
Potato festival |
Cailloux-sur- Fontaines, France (FCFL) |
| 8-9 |
International conference on potato issues and prospects |
Paris, France (ARVALIS-CNIPT-GIPT) |
| 10-11 |
PotatoEurope 2008 - 5th International Potato Exhibition |
Villers-Saint- Christophe, France (ARVALIS) |
| 13-14 |
Fous de pommes de terre days |
Paris, France (CNIPT) |
| 11-21 |
23rd Potato festival |
Oreno, Italy (Oreno cultural society) |
| 12-14 |
6th Potato festival |
Gottolengo, Italy (Comune di Gottolengo) |
| 12-14 |
Potato festival |
 Cella, Spain (CEPA) |
| 13 |
Heichelheim Potato Festival |
Heichelheim, Germany (Kloßmuseum) |
| 20 |
Richford Potato Festival |
Richford, NY, USA (Richford Historical Society) |
| October 2008 |
| 2-7 |
Commemoration of Irish potato famine |
Galong, Australia (Shamrock in the Bush) |
| 4-10 |
Potato week 2008 |
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (Institute for Agrarian Research and Development) |
| 7 |
International Symposium on Living with Potatoes |
Fresno (CA), USA (California State University) |
| 7-9 |
European Phytosanitary Conference on Potato Crops |
 Chernovtsy, Ukraine (EPPO) |
| 25 |
Lincolnshire sausage and potato festival |
Lincoln, UK (Lincolnshire County Council) |
| 25-26 |
Potato varieties exhibition |
Torriglia, Italy (Consorzio della Quarantina) |
| November 2008 |
| 18-20 |
The potato: from the Renaissance to the 21st century |
Tours, France (CeHVi, IEHCA, CNIPT) |
| 30/11-2/12 |
International potato trade fair |
Kortrijk, Belgium (Belgapom) |
| 30/11-5/12 |
23rd Congress of the Latin American Potato Association |
Mar de Plata, Argentina (ALAP) |
| December 2008 |
| 9-12 |
Global potato conference |
New Delhi, India (IPA,CPRI,ICAR) |
| March 2009 |
| 22-25 |
7th World Potato Congress |
 Christchurch, New Zealand (NZPPG) |
