BIG Announcement today in the forums that I wanted to point you to. The first ever Southwest Regional Barista Jam, sanctioned by the Barista Guild of America. Co-located with the Southwest Barista Jam will be an SCAA Skill Building Workshop. Separate registrations are required for each event. Mesa, Arizona will be the place to be October 26th, 27th and 28th, 2007 for coffee professionals in the Southwest. The first ever Southwest Regional Barista Jam will take place along with a Skill Building Workshop from the Specialty Coffee Association of America. The Barista Jam will be on Saturday, October 27th and 28th. The Skill Building Workshop will take place on October 26th, 27th and 28th. The Hosts: The Barista Guild of America Lost Dutchman Coffee Company Red Rock Foods The Specialty Coffee Association of America The Southwest Specialty Coffee Institute
AzBill Chris, the organizations that you have listed as “sponsors” are really the “hosts”. So far, the only real sponsor is Espresso Specialists. We’ll end up with between 20 and 30 actual sponsors before we are done. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Victor Thnks for posting Chris. More information, including the official ‘Jam website will become available very soon. Also, the link for Southwest Specialty Coffee Institute is http://www.swsci.org. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Chris Tingom Thanks guys, I have updated the post to reflect the changes you mentioned. Great job guys. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Java Girl Jessie Yeah!! I am so excited for this event. Thanks to Lost Dutchman, Red Rock, and everyone else involved for getting the ball rolling with this. Please let me know if I can help out in any way! 0 Reply July 27, 2007
AzBill Speaking for Victor and I, we are very excited too. We’ve been working on this for ages. We are very happy to be giving something back to the coffee business. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Jason Silberschlag hey bill, do you know if there will be a barista competiton? and if so, will it be sanctioned by the scaa? either way, let me know how i can help… 480.258.0300 jason silberschlag 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Eddie WoW! I can’t wait, please let me know if you need volunteers to help with the event. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
AzBill Jason–Thanks for getting in touch. You’re on my list of people to call. I was looking for your business card this week. A barista competition is in the developmental stage for the Southwest. Will definitely contact you. 0 Reply July 27, 2007
Victor Thanks for offers to volunteer. The official Southwest Barista Jam web site is coming alive very quickly (and looks great too!). Hopefully it’ll be up within a day or two. 0 Reply July 28, 2007
Keith Fitzgerald Hmm..might have to make a trip back to my hometown for a visit. Hello from Ritual out in SF. See you guys soon. 0 Reply August 14, 2007
