Stay tuned for news on the NGO response to the 2003 Biotechnology Industry Organization conference in Washington, DC, or contact Friends of the Earth in Washington for the latest update. Press events and congressional briefings occurred during the leadup to BIO 2003, featuring speakers from Africa and around the world. George W. Bush was the featured speaker at BIO 2003, and his speech was broadcast live to the delegates assembled at the USDA agricultural technology ministerial in Sacramento (see Sacramento pages for details).