Buyers and sellers will have to transcend geographic and political borders.

We can't afford incompatible standards or roadblocks to access.

This is a group that we have been courting for several years. We are very pleased that Macon will be hosting this year.

This is the year they establish a benchmark. We don't know what kind of participants or spectators it will draw. We'll have to wait until after the event to measure what kind of impact it had. I think it's very important to be a quality event, and then build on it. ... Look at the Cherry Blossom Festival. ... It's not practical to think huge in the first year. It's something you have to grow.

I've always wanted to do it. I think it's one that will draw the crowd in.

The question is, will Paul Martin stand up to George Bush and say no?