The World Barista Championship is the premiere global coffee event, with over 50 national champions participating in our annual competition.

The next World Barista Championship will be held in conjunction with the Specialty Coffee Association of America's 21st Annual Exposition, April 16-19, 2009, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia USA. Please visit the SCAA's Expo Website for updated information on The Specialty Coffee Event 2009.

World Barista Championship, Ltd is pleased to announce that Laura Lee has been appointed as Sponsorship Manager for the 10th Annual World Barista Championship, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia from April 16-19 in conjunction with the SCAA’s 21st Annual Exposition.

Laura Lee has been Partnership Programs Manager for the Specialty Coffee Association of America since 2007. She will retain that current position while concurrently managing the WBC sponsor program. In the WBC capacity, Ms. Lee will be the account manager and single point of contact for existing and new event sponsors.

Please click the SPONSORS link for more information about sponsorship.

Please click the DOWNLOADS link for the newly updated WBC documents, particularly the Rules & Regulations



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