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Convention Photos - If you would like any photos from the 2006 Convention, please contact Kelly Kotche at the ABA Office.

ABA Thanks Its Convention Sponsors - See the list here.

Power Point Presentations – ABA Board of Directors Meeting, General Session Speakers and Panel Presentations (some files are PowerPoint presentations, others are html PowerPoint files - if you need assistance printing these out, please e-mail Kelly Kotche or call the ABA office at 202-789-0300.)

ABA Committee Reports and Legislative Updates Given at the Board of Directors Meeting

Introducing the Newly Revamped ABA Web Site!

Thursday Morning General Session:

• Jim W. Keyes, former President & CEO, 7-Eleven
  “Responding to Change...the New Key to Success”

Thursday Morning General Session:

• Ann Rhoades, PRES (Person Responsible for Extraordinary Service), People Ink, www.peopleink.com
  "People-Centric Cultures Pay Big Dividends: Lessons from Great Companies"
  Unfortunately, this PowerPoint presentation is not available for viewing.

Thursday Morning Panel Presentation: “Commodities - The Bottom Line”

• John Schnittker, Ph.D., Schnittker & Associates
  "Commodities  - The Bottom Line"
  
  
• Bill Lapp, Advanced Economic Solutions –
  “2006 Economic and Commodity Outlook”
  
  
• Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration, howard.gruenspecht@eia.doe.gov
  “The U.S. Energy Outlook: Natural Gas, Diesel, and Ethanol”

Thursday Afternoon Panel Presentation: “Food Advertising in the Obesity Age”

• Mary K. Engle, Associate Director for Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
  “Perspectives on Marketing, Self-regulation, and Childhood Obesity”

• Paul Petruccelli, Sr. Director, Global Health & Wellness Policy, Kraft Foods, Inc.
  “Health & Wellness: Working Together For Constructive Solutions”

• Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc., Director, Nutrition Policy, CSPI - Center for Science in the Public Interest, www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy
  "Food Marketing, Soft Drinks, etc."