PROFILE
This 11th annual membership meeting of the North American Industrial Hemp Council (NAIHC) is an opportunity to learn more about progress toward recommericalization of industrial hemp and to interact with members and the public nationwide.  We will exchange ideas, report on progress and actions taken, discuss and explore the objectives for 2006 and 2007.  The meeting will allow members to become fully informed about the activities and actions taken by the NAIHC in 2005 and 2006 to advance the recommericalization of industrial hemp.


LOCATION
Conference Call Number:  1-712-580-8020

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No prior registration needed - but you must be a paid-up NAIHC member


ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday, October 24, 2006,   2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. CST  (agenda below)
Membership dues need to be received by October 20 to be eligible to vote

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MEETING REGISTRATION
Name and contact information will be asked of you when you connect to the conference call.  

Please announce your presence on the call.


INFORMATION CONTACT

NAIHC –       Email:  info@naihc.org

PO Box 259329        608-212-2525  Fax: 608-835-0428
Madison, WI 53725-9329

Note: All callers will be asked to announce their presence for registering attendance. Voting will only be conducted by approved current members. (To join the NAIHC, Click Here to go to the membership registration form. Membership is from January to December yearly.)

Agenda

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. CST

(this conference call may end earlier if all agenda discussions are completed)

Conference Call

Telephone number:  1-712-580-8020

At prompt, enter Access code: 97520#

Agenda

1. Call to Order - Erwin A. "Bud" Sholts, Chair
   
2. Secretary’s Report - Karen Fraase, Secretary
   
3. Treasurer's Report - Andy Kerr, Treasurer
   
4. “Hemp and the Rule of the Law” DVD Development and Distribution - Gale Glenn, Vice-Chair
   
5. North Dakota Legislative Actions and Activities - Representative David Monson, NAIHC Director
   
6. Legal Challenges - Andy Kerr, Treasurer
   
7. Strategy Review and Plan 2006 – Jeff Gain, NAIHC Director
   
8. Canadian Production, Products and Markets – Geofrey G. Kime, President Hempline Inc., Ontario Canada
   
9. Director Reports 2006
   
10. Participants' Questions and Comments
    
11. Nominations Committee Report – Jonathan Harsch
    a)    Nominations from the membership
    
12. 2006-07 Board of Directors (12 members) Election 
    
13. Other Business
    
14. Adjourn

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Letter to Industrial Hemp Advocates
From Erwin A. "Bud" Sholts, Chairman

Vision and Mission Statement

VISION: To re-establish and expand the use of industrial hemp.

MISSION:

• Form and establish relationships between academia, farmers, agribusiness, manufacturers, government, public interest groups, and marketing firms with emphasis on land management, economic and environmental considerations;
  
  
• Develop policies to enhance the stewardship of our lands through the sustainable cultivation, product development, manufacturing and marketing of industrial hemp and other comparable annual fiber crops;
  
  
• Promote the development of new products and business based on industrial hemp fibers and seeds;
  
  
• Cooperatively foster a better understanding of industrial hemp and other annual fiber crops and their implications for the environment and rural economic development.

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