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Introduction
The Latin American Association for Cotton Research and Development (ALIDA) was established in 1986. Since then, meetings of the Association have been held every two years. Local organizations in collaboration with the Technical Information Section of the ICAC organize the meetings.
| S‡enz Pe–a, Argentina | 3-5 November, 1986 | |
| Ica, Peru | 15-18 October, 1988 | |
| Campi–a Grande, Brazil | 19-23 August, 1991 | |
| Girardot, Colombia | 25-28 May, 1993 | |
| Managua, Nicaragua | 13-17 November, 1995 | |
| S‡enz Pe–a, Argentina | 1-5 December, 1997 | |
| Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 23-27 November, 1999 | |
| Asunci—n, Paraguay | 26-30 November, 2001 | |
| Goiania, Brazil | 17 September, 2003 | |
| Ibagué, Colombia | 8-10 June, 2005 |