11.   As the WorldCom scandal broke, the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys was holding its annual convention in Chicago.

12.   At its annual convention in Pittsburgh, NAACP officials distributed a list of hotel chains that did not do enough to promote diversity.

13.   At its annual convention the American Entomological Society always holds Bug Fest, a sort of insect petting zoo that exposes school children to the world of tiny creatures.

14.   Before the deficit declined as a percentage of national income, the debate at the annual conventions was much different.

15.   Bond, a former Georgia state senator, said the annual convention is a chance for members to rededicate themselves to tackling issues that impact minorities.

16.   A breakaway group of literary scholars will be holding their second annual convention in Boston in August, awash in success that few of them might have predicted.

17.   A major setback in recent months was the decision of the fire chiefs of New York state not to hold their annual convention at the Concord.

18.   Addressing hundreds of clergy and laymen at the annual convention of the diocese, Walker said he was addicted to work and incapable of slowing down.

19.   Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman give the opening address at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention at the Reno Convention Center.

20.   But at the annual convention of the National Business Travel Association in Los Angeles last month, representatives from the big travel-management companies were sounding quite happy.