<html><div style='background-color:'><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>TO: Medicinal Plant Working Group Online</FONT></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>RE: North Carolina Natural Products Association Conference </FONT></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>DATE: Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5, 2005</FONT></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>LOCATION: North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC</FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><BR></P></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The annual conference of the North Carolina Natural Products Association is designed for those who commercially grow, manufacture, or buy herbs, medicinal plants, and other natural products.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> The theme of this year's conference is <SPAN style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3><EM>Growing North Carolina’s Natural Products Industry </EM>and </FONT></SPAN></SPAN>the conference provides outstanding networking opportunities for growers, buyers, and other industry representatives
whether in established businesses or considering entering the natural products industry. The two-day program will include workshops, lectures, and a Friday evening social with keynote speaker James A. “Jim” Duke, PhD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also featured with be poster presentations and a vendor's marketplace.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Known as “America’s herbal laureate,” Jim Duke is the best-selling author of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Green Pharmacy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>For complete program information and to register, contact Pam Daubert at 828-388-0024 or e-mail to </FONT><A href="mailto:pamdau@hotmail.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">pamdau@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">. </FONT><A href="http://www.ncnaturalproducts.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">www.ncnaturalproducts.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></TT></P>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#cc0033>Pam Daubert <BR>NCNPA Conference Coordinator <BR>(828) 388-0024 <BR>pamdau@hotmail.com</FONT></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2743??PS=47575" target="_top">Do you know all the things you can do with a Hotmail account? Click here!</a> </html>