11.   Powell is considering an international or regional conference aimed at stopping Middle East violence and restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.

12.   The Berlin conference aims to get commitments on a next step.

13.   The Burundi donors conference aims to drum up emergency and development funds to support a peace accord reached in August in Arusha, Tanzania.

14.   The conference aims to create awareness on the needs of the handicapped throughout the region.

15.   The conference aims to finish the treaty so that it can be presented for signing at the U.N. General Assembly opening in New York in mid-September.

16.   The conference aims to secure the funds to provide a new start for the country following the rout of the Taliban rulers.

17.   The conference aims to engage future leaders in discussions that demonstrate the complexity of international relations.

18.   The conference aims to have an accord ready for signing by September, when the U.N. General Assembly convenes in New York.

19.   The conference aims to set up a broad-based interim government in any post-Taliban ruled Afghanistan.

20.   The conference aims to put teeth in existing, but often unenforceable U.N. conventions governing international disputes over art and archaeological treasures.