1.   The conference was opened by the Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives, Sulayman Arar, who was representing King Hussein.

2.   The conference was officially opened by Cleveland County Council chairman Ted Wood.

3.   Bishop Gregory opened the conference by telling fellow bishops that they had not done enough to prevent priests from sexually abusing minors.

4.   Former Democratic Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma sounded the anti-Washington theme in his address opening the conference.

5.   Gates opened the conference by noting that it was being held on Pearl Harbor Day.

6.   He opened the conference on Sunday night with a speech in which he described extreme poverty, rather than AIDS, as the biggest killer in this country.

7.   He will open the conference Monday.

8.   Mandela took pains not to criticize current President Thabo Mbeki, whose speech opening the conference on Sunday was a major disappointment to delegates.

9.   Microsoft was invited to participate but declined, Nader said in opening the conference.

10.   On Tuesday Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and congressional leaders will open the conference.