Among the types of information shared on the Collab list is news of upcoming events regarding millets - especially, but not exclusively in North America - and follow-ups regarding accounts or proceedings of such events. In that spirit, I have shared what I have found regading activities of the Chicago-based Indian-American NGO GSA - Gobal Eye relating to millets, and will continue with this post. This info is organized in 3 parts, concerning a recent event and a scheduled one, plus a brief recapitultion of their earlier events: 1. Roundtable, 24 July 2026 2. Conclave, 28-29 Sept. 2026 3. Previous events 1. Roundtable, 24 July 2026 GSA held an event this summer which "was convened on July 24, 2026, at the Consulate General of India in Chicago under the theme 'Building the India America Millet Partnership for a Healthier, Sustainable, and Food Secure Future.' The program was cohosted by the Consulate General of India, Chicago; the Global Strategic Alliance (GSA); and The GlobalEye International Institute of Leadership (TGEIIL)." For further information, see the following: 1.1 "8th Global Strategic Alliance (GSA) SuperGrains & Millets Round Table, organized by the GSA with support of the Consulate General of India" (post by Consulate General of India, Chicago, on Facebook, 27 July 2026) https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInChicago/posts/the-8th-global-strategic-allia... 1.2 "8th GSA Global Supergrain and Millets Roundtable Advances India America Partnership in Nutrition, Agriculture and Food Innovation" (article by Dr. Vasavi Chakka in GSA's Global Eye magazine, Edition 90, August 29, 2026, pp. 13-15, which includes text and photos) https://globaleyedigital.com/Magazine/2026/90/GE-90.pdf 1.3 "8th GSA Super grain & Millet Round Table; Building the India- America Millet Partnership," Asian Media Broadcasting, YouTube, 6 Aug. 2026 https://youtu.be/frTrTGdOg4Y?si=yZK4Cu3BThl9-Tns (1:21:47) 2. Conclave, 28-29 Sept. 2026 A 2-day event entitled "Second GSA Global Supergrain Millets Conclave" has been mentioned in at least 2 GSA Global Eye publications. Most recently in the edition cited above (1.2) and previously in an article entitled "Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson Champions America’s Supergrain Future," Edition 83, May 18, 2026, p. 15 https://globaleyedigital.com/Magazine/2026/83/GE-83.pdf I have not found any formal announcements, web presentations, or registration details online. 3. Past events Here is an attempt to list (in reverse chronological order) the various previous events on millets that GSA, and its associated entity, the American Multi Ethnic Commission (AMEC), have organized. It builds on a list from the following source, with some additional items we have previously reported on Collab. "Greetings from AMEC Secretary General," Global Eye, Edition 87, p. 10 https://globaleyedigital.com/Magazine/2026/87/GE-87.pdf * May 23, 2026 - Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center, Chicago: A high-level curtain-raiser for the second GSA Global Supergrains Millet Conclave united leaders in policy, research, and industry to advance millets as climate-resilient supergrains. [NB- this references the event indicated to take place in Washington on Sep. 28-29] * September 12, 2025 - Atlanta, Georgia: Millets Conclave Sequel 1.0 expanded the initiative's geographic and professional reach. * September 11, 2025 - Washington, DC: An AMEC co-hosted Millets Conclave extended the conversation to the nation's capital. * September 5-6, 2025 - Hillside, Illinois: The inaugural Global Millets Conclave - Chicago brought together American and Indian industry experts and academicians. [NB- this was originally called GSA Global Sorghum & Millets Expo and scheduled in Naperville, IL https://lists.millets2023.space/archives/list/collab@lists.millets2023.space... ] * April 11-12 2025, GSA Global Millets Expo, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. [NB - This event was originally scheduled for 8-9 Nov. 2024, then postponed to 5-6 Dec., then again to April 2025, before ultimately being canceled. For more info, search "Global Millets Expo" at https://lists.millets2023.space/archives/list/collab@lists.millets2023.space... ] I felt it useful to recapitulate the events above in one place, in respect for the efforts of GSA in the "millets space," and also because the archives of this Collab list (which began in Jan. 2022) have a role as a record of what's happening not only with NAMA, but also in the millets space in general. Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance
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