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Join us in Vancouver, Canada for Globe 2006, March 29-31 World's Biggest Enviro-Business Expo GLOBE 2006 Trade Show open for business! You can now book your space and by doing so gain the advantage of a premium booth location. International Business Connections - Get Us Working for you Now. Early reservation allows GLOBE 2006 more lead-time to bring your target market to Vancouver! AFRICA- CANADA "SUSTAINABLE CITIES" PARTNERHIP TO HAVE A POWERFUL IMPACT ON AFRICA TOURISM FLASHBACK TO 2004 EDITION. Vancouver B.C, Canada: Durban, South Africa, Dakar, Senegal and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were well represented at the Sustainable Cities panel April 1 at the Globe 2004 Conference. Several African mayors were among the participants, along with city planners and engineers. Topics included major developments in corporate sustainability, energy policy, climate change and building sustainable cities since the 2002 Earth Summit in Johannesburg. Over 1800 of the world's leading experts on the business of the environment gathered at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre for GLOBE 2004. This is the 8th event in the GLOBE series, which is now one of the largest and most important international gatherings of environmental business leaders and corporate environmental managers. Event photos, presentation highlights and full story on Africa's participation to come from Africa Travel Magazine's Editorial Team. (604) 775-8031/ Zahida.Kanani@globe.ca www.globe2006.com TOP SPEAKERS ADDED TO GLOBE 2006 PROGRAM Trade Fair 75% Booked, Registration Deadline Approaching For Immediate Release: Vancouver B.C. &endash; Preparations are underway for GLOBE 2006, the must-attend conference and trade fair on the business of the environment, taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 29-31, 2006. The Globe Foundation announced today that executive-level speakers from companies and organizations such as the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), General Electric, Home Depot, and Unilever will be in attendance. Organizers are also pleased to announce the participation of Elliot Morley, Minister of State, Climate Change and Environment, Government of the UK. More than 10,000 participants, 2,000 conference delegates and 400 exhibitors representing 75 countries will attend GLOBE 2006 this March. This is the 9th biennial gathering of the world's leading experts on the business of the environment, and is one of the largest and most important international gatherings of environmental business leaders and corporate environmental managers. GLOBE 2006 will centre around four main conference themes including the new track on Finance and Sustainability where relationships between sustainable development and finance will be explored with a focus on the investment industry, corporate reporting, regulation and policy, and business practices. Other themes include Corporate Sustainability, Energy and Environment, and Building Better Cities. Confirmed Speakers for GLOBE 2006 include: • Annette Verschuren, President of Home Depot Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada • Elyse Allan, Chief Executive Officer, General Electric (GE) Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada • Avrim Lazar, President and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada • Linda Coady, Vice President, Sustainability, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Vancouver, BC, Canada • Bob Elton, President and CEO, BC Hydro, Vancouver, BC, Canada • Bruce Fowle, Founding and Senior Principal, FXFOWLE Architects PC, New York, NY, USA • Michael Gallagher, President and COO, Westport Innovations Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada • Peter Head, Director, ARUP, London, United Kingdom • Gil Kelley, Director, Bureau of Planning, City of Portland, OR, USA • Gordon Lambert, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada • Steven Lydenberg, Chief Investment Officer, Domini Social Investments, New York, NY, USA • Elliot Morley, Minister of State, Climate Change and Environment, Government of the UK, London, UK

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