From the 17 to the 19 of October 2017, the oriGIn (www.origin-gi.com) biannual meeting took place in Treviso (Italy), which was organised in cooperation with the Consorzio de Tutela della Denominazione d´Orige Controllata Prosecco. In the General Assembly the members of this organization were renewed, our managing partner Mario Pomares continuing his role as a member of the Executive Committee, and also the action plan for the term 2018-2019 was adopted. The title of the technical conference was “Towards a 2020 Geographical Indications International Agenda”.