She also suggests using global trade to help spread environmentally beneficial products and technologies, such as shade-grown coffee and wind power. The program features more than 130 sessions and workshops on the new ideas, opportunities, and solutions of the future which will be presented at the conference. Future Focus 2000 will run July 23-25 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Reaction to the January-February 2000 issue was positive, Wagner noted. As for improvements, members of the panel have suggested the magazine feature more articles, and that it cover more non-Western stories and trends.
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