11.   The German foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, is to open the conference on Tuesday.

12.   The group opened the conference Saturday and will depart today.

13.   The Overseas Private Investment Corp., a federal agency, opens a conference in New York for business executives on financing international investments and mitigating risks.

14.   The secretary-general opened the conference Monday with a plea for more compassion for AIDS victims.

15.   When gambling industry analysts from around the nation gathered here recently, they sat rapt with their cell phones ready on their tables as she opened their conference.

16.   Wicht, who opened the conference, implored the business and government leaders to work together to create jobs.

17.   Opening the conference in this farming state, Clinton conceded that the farm-support program needs modification in light of the budget deficit.

18.   Panama opens conference to reassure users of canal.

19.   President Ricardo Lagos will open the conference Monday.

20.   Prime Minister Tamrat Layne of Ethiopia opened the conference by praising the OAU for its work in the past in the successful struggle against colonialism on the continent.