NAMBC's 16th Annual General Meeting in Ottawa, Canada's beautiful capital, April 26-28, 2006

"The New Mongolia at the 800th Anniversary"

REGISTER NOW for our 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Canada's beautiful capital city, April 26-28, 2006. The AGM will be headquartered at the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, a short walk around the corner from the Mongolian Embassy. This will be our third AGM in Canada; we previously met in Vancouver (2004) and Toronto (2002). Last year's memorable AGM was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh. In the year of the 800th Anniversary of the founding of the Mongolian State, our AGM program will focus on the nation's future under the theme  "The New Mongolia at the 800th Anniversary," with special emphasis on Mongolia's bilateral trade and investment with Canada and the US.

One of our goals at Ottawa is to promote early establishment of a permanent Canadian diplomatic presence in Ulaanbaatar. Our sponsors to date include the Mongolian Embassy in Ottawa and Western Prospectors Group of Vancouver. Our keynote speaker on April 27 will be Mongolia's Ambassador to Canada, Dr.  Dugerjav Gotov, former chief of staff and chief economic advisor to former Mongolian President Bagabandi. Also speaking will be US Ambassador to Mongolia Pamela Slutz  and Canadian government officials to be announced. The schedule begins with a reception on Wednesday evening, April 26, starting 6:000 PM. Business sessions will continue all day & evening on Thursday, April 27. The AGM will conclude with a breakfast event and field trip on Friday, April 28 . For more details on our host city, go to www.ottawa.com and www.ottawatourism.ca Click on link above for a registration form. Once again, the NAMBC is offering NAMBC MEMBERS ONLY a 40% discount for second, third and additional delegates from the same company or organization. See registration form for registration categories and fees. Please send one registration form for each delegate you register. Space is limited; first come, first served. RESERVATION DEADLINE FOR SHERATON OTTAWA HOTEL IS MARCH 27 -- Most sessions will be at the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5G2. The NAMBC room rate is CDA$155 per night (about USD$135.00 at current exchange rate) for single or double occupancy plus Canadian taxes (about 15%). To make reservations, contact [email protected] or toll-free 1-800-489-8333 and identify yourself as part of the block of rooms held for the NAMBC. This block of rooms will be held until March 27; thereafter, reservations will be accepted only on the basis of space available at rack rates.  FOR THOSE WHO PLAN FAR IN ADVANCE, INVESTORS CONFERENCE IN US IS SEPTEMBER 17-19 -- Our 9th Annual Investors Conference and Prime Minister's Roundtable will be in Ulaanbaatar, September 17-19, 2006. Further details will be published presently.

[Posted 3/10/2006]