This event will address the crucial business issues facing the producers and users of sweeteners. Make plans now to join us in Florida in February!

AGENDA

Saturday, February 4
3:00 - 5:00 pm	Registration
Sunday, February 5
9:00 - 10:00 am	SUA Board Meeting
10:00 am - 12:30 pm and 5:00 - 8:00 pm	Registration
11:00 am	Golf Tournament (10:30 am Registration; 11:00 am Shotgun start - Shamble Format)
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Super Bowl Reception Co-sponsor: New York Board of Trade
Monday, February 6
7:00 am - 12:00 Noon	Registration
7:30 - 8:30 am	Session I - Breakfast and Keynote Address In his 13th term, Chairman Clay Shaw has represented his district in Florida since 1980. As the Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Shaw is a critical voice in the development of the trade agenda of the United States. Chairman Shaw made the passage of CAFTA one of his principal objectives in the 109th Congress, and was an essential member of the House team that paved the way for passage of that historic trade agreement. Invited Speaker: The Honorable Clay Shaw, Chairman House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
8:30 - 9:45 am	Session II: Supply and Demand The U.S. market has been rocked by tight supplies and high prices. What will happen next? Meanwhile, the world market mulls the impact of coming changes in the European Union's sugar regime. Our speakers will give us their projections for both domestic and international sugar markets. Moderator: Tom Earley, Executive Vice President PROMAR International U.S. Market Speaker: Steve Vuilleumier, Senior Vice President McKeaney-Flavell Company, Inc. World Market Speaker: Jonathan Williams, Director C. Czarnikow Sugar Ltd., London
10:00 - 11:30 am	Session III: Budget/Political Policy Backdrop—General Political Environment U.S sugar policy is strongly affected by federal political and fiscal considerations. Stu Rothenberg will start the session with a sugar-centric view of the current and upcoming federal political environment. The session will continue with experts from the Congress and the White House discussing federal budgetary and domestic policy considerations on the administration of the current U.S. sugar program and sugar programs of the future. Moderator: Tip Tipton, President and Chairman The Tipton Group Panelists: Stu Rothenberg, Editor and Publisher The Rothenberg Political Report   Chip Conley, Economist U.S. House Committee on Agriculture   Mike Sommers, Special Assistant to the President (Invited) National Economic Council
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Session IV: New U.S. Sugar Program Options What could a new sugar program look like? Could a partial or total buyout akin to the peanut program be in the cards? Listen to top experts from academe outline what a new U.S. sugar program could look like and the possible transitional steps. Moderator: Randy Green, President Sweetener Users Association Panelists: Tom Earley, Executive Vice President PROMAR International   Dr. David Blandford, Professor The Pennsylvania State University   Dr. Michael Salassi, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Louisiana State University
2:00 - 5:00 pm	Tennis Tournament
6:00 - 7:00 pm	Session V: Congressional Panel Happy Hour Key Congressional staff, directly involved in the formulation of U.S. sugar policy will give their views on what could happen to the sugar program. Relax, have a drink, and participate in a give-and-take talk show format with our panel. Moderator: Mike Torrey, President The Torrey Group Several panelists have been invited
Tuesday, February 7
8:30 am - 5:00 pm	Registration
9:00 - 10:15 am	Session VI - Breakfast and General Session: Impacts of Reform Two of the nation's top economists and agricultural policy analysts will describe and quantify the impacts of new sugar policy reforms resulting from the WTO negotiations or from revamping sugar policies in the European Union, the United States and other countries. Moderator: Remy Jurenas (Invited) Congressional Research Service Panelists: Dr. Robert Thompson, Gardner Professor of Agricultural Policy University of Illinois   Dr. Bob Young, Vice President and Chief Economist American Farm Bureau Federation
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Session VII: EU Sugar Reform The European Union, on the losing end of a major World Trade Organization decision, plans the most sweeping changes to its sugar regime since the policy began. Will the changes actually occur? Will the EU proposals be modified? How will changes in the EU regime affect world markets and world trade talks? Our expert panelists will tackle these and other questions from a variety of perspectives. Moderator: Lee McConnell, SUA Chairman /Vice President, Purchasing Blommer Chocolate Company Panelists: Joe O'Mara, Trade Consultant Washington, DC   Jean Nöel, Chief Executive Officer Mauritius Sugar Syndicate   European Commission Representative (Invited)
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Golf & Tennis Awards
1:15 - 2:30 pm	Session VIII: Interplay with the WTO Doha Round The U.S. sugar program is a significant percentage of our amber box. Sugar is produced in a number of developing countries, and domestic sugar growers have pointed to multilateral trade venues as the appropriate forum for sugar trade liberalization. As such, the WTO Doha Round could have a significant impact on U.S. sugar policy, especially considering the contemporaneous development of the next U.S. Farm Bill. Hear from the experts as they forecast how the Doha Round will shape U.S. sugar policy Moderator: Len Condon , Director, International Business & Business Relations Altria Corporate Services, Inc. Panelists: Jim Grueff, Principal Decision Leaders   Don Phillips, Trade Advisor American Sugar Alliance   Jon Huenemann, Principal Miller & Chevalier
2:30 - 3:45 pm	Session IX: Mexico Is resolution of the U.S.-Mexican sweetener dispute finally around the corner? Not surprisingly, the views of our panelists are likely to diverge. The clock is ticking on implementation of the WTO panel ruling against Mexico's 20% tax on soft drinks sweetened with HFCS. The decision may help force the parties to agree to a resolution of the long-standing sweetener dispute, and our speakers may know where Mexico and the United States can find a middle ground. Moderator: Audrae Erickson, President Corn Refiners Association Panelists: John Melle, Deputy Assistant USTR for Mexico & NAFTA (Invited) U.S. Trade Representative   Dr. Jose Pinto Mazal, President of the Board & Corporate Director Group Beta San Miguel   John Nichols, President & General Director ALMEX   Hector Marquez Solis, Trade & NAFTA Office Embassy of Mexico
3:45 - 5:00 pm	Concurrent Session X-A: Ethanol Ethanol is now a significant component of our domestic fuel supply -- but does sugar-based ethanol make sense for the U.S.? Experts in the ethanol world offer their insights about the future of ethanol produced from sugar both domestically and internationally. There is talk of importing ethanol derived from sugar and/or converting sugar imports to ethanol, even though we already have an established corn-based ethanol production capacity. Come and hear what the experts have to say about the relationship of sugar to ethanol and its potential for meeting U.S. energy needs. Moderator: Kyd Brenner DTB Associates, LLP Panelists: Hayden Millberg, Professional Staff (Invited) Senate Agriculture Committee   Bob Dineen, President (Invited) Renewable Fuels Association   John Cropley, Senior Economist LMC International Ltd. Concurrent Session X-B: Concerns Related to Health & Obesity Today, few subjects are more challenging for the food and beverage industry than the controversy that swirls around diet, obesity, and public health. The industry has come under fire from all directions resulting in restrictive state and Federal legislative proposals. Learn how the industry should address this problem from experts with decades of experience in nutrition, physical activity, and public health policy. Moderator: Richard Keelor, Ph.D., CEO Health Designs International Panelists: Georgia Costas, MPH, RD, LD Consultant, Health and Nutrition   Shellie Pfohl, M.S., Director Be Active North Carolina
6:00 - 7:30 pm	Reception
Wednesday, February 8
7:30 - 8:30 am	Session XI: U.S. Program Administration The U.S. sugar market went through wild times in 2005, with prices reaching levels not seen in decades and supplies stretched thin. How did U.S. sugar policy measure up? How did marketing allotments and import quotas affect the market during a difficult time? What was the role of program decision-makers? Public and private sector alike are represented on a panel of people whose opinions on these matters are strong, but not necessarily the same. Moderator: John Yonover, President/COO Indiana Sugars Panelists: Dan Colacicco, Group Director, Dairy & Sweetener Analysis Group U.S. Department of Agriculture   Scott Easterwood, Director, Commodities Operations The Hershey Company   Frank Jenkins, President SugarNetwork/Jenkins Sugar Group, Inc.
8:30 - 10:00 am	Session XII: Perspectives The current administration of the U.S. sugar program, the next U.S. Farm Bill, federal fiscal considerations, Mexico, the WTO Doha Round and other trade agreements, domestic and international supply and demand, are all major factors affecting U.S. sugar policy. Listen to a top panel of experts try to weave these disparate policy threads into a coherent view of the future of sugar in the U.S. and abroad. Moderator: Clay Hough, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel International Dairy Foods Association Washington, DC Panelists: Pat Henneberry, Senior Vice President Commodities Imperial Sugar Company   Randy Green, President Sweetener Users Association   Jack Roney, Director of Economics & Policy Analysis American Sugar Alliance   Sharon Sydow, Director, Agricultural Policy U.S. Trade Representative's Office
10:00am	Adjournment

HOW TO REGISTER

To register for the 2006 International Sweetener Colloquium:

• Click here to download a registration form (.pdf)

Send the form by fax (202/331-7820) or mail to IDFA.
Mailing address: IDFA, 1250 H Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
            Attn: IDFA Registration

HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Hotel Reservations
Call The Westin Diplomat Resort & Sap at (954) 602-6000 to reserve a room today. Refer to the 2006 International Sweetener Colloquium and receive a special $285.00 single/double room rate. The deadline to secure a room is January 20, 2006. We have secured a large block of rooms, but once all the rooms have been reserved, we cannot guarantee that additional space will be available. Reservations will be confirmed only if accompanied by one night's room deposit or with a major credit card. Check-in time is 3:00 pm and check out time is 12:00 pm. Cancellation of a room reservation must be made 72 hours before scheduled arrival or your will be charged your first night's deposit.

About the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa
The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa is a sight to behold, rising 39 stories above the Atlantic Ocean. Its bold architecture, comprised of art deco curves and lines, recalls the hotel's illustrious past. Ideally situated between two international airports, you'll marvel at the lobby's soaring 60-foot atrium ceiling of glass, unlike anything else in the Southeast. Whatever your pleasure, The Westin has it all. For golfers there is an 18-hole golf course. For those of you interested in other recreational activities, there is a tennis center with 10 clay courts, an outdoor bridged pool with infinity edge with a see through bottom and waterfalls flowing into the 240-ft lagoon pool below. There is the Westin Workout Gym powered by Reebok as well as and fitness and spa facility that offers many relaxing treatments. From elegant to casual, dining options at the Westin will appeal to every palate. To learn more about The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, visit their website at www.westin.com.

Appropriate Attire
Casual resort attire (ties are not required) is appropriate during the day. Sport jackets are appropriate for most activities during the evening. Ladies will be comfortable in resort casual wear dresses or slacks for daytime, dresses or dress pants for the evening. The temperature will range from the high 60s to mid-70s during the day and 50s at night. Bring a sweater or jacket for the evening.