The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre was the award-winning venue for the 16th Australian Cotton Conference which attracted more than 1500 representatives from the industry including cotton growers, researchers, agronomists, farming consultants, merchants and representatives from the Australian cotton industry. The biennial Conference is a joint venture between Cotton Australia and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association - two peak industry bodies who ensure best practice for Australian cotton production and export, and protect the interests of the industry by tracking and streamlining compliance, quality control, CSR and creating new market ventures