51.   President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, chairman of the Southern Africa Development Community, will open the conference, according to a statement from the forum.

52.   President Suharto opened a conference on the future of Asian cities with an appeal Monday for international cooperation to combat pollution and other costs of rapid urban growth.

53.   The conference will be opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who will address the subject of managing volatility in turbulent markets.

54.   The crowd sang as it marched toward the cricket stadium where President Thabo Mbeki was to open the conference.

55.   The conference was opened by Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

56.   The conference will be opened by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik.

57.   The Gulf Cooperation Council states opened a conference Monday aimed at expanding their petrochemical industries with a warning to the European Union over its preferential trade policies.

58.   The Liberal Democrats opened their conference in this southern seaside town with two minutes of silence to honor those killed in the attacks.

59.   The two-day conference was opened by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik.

60.   The three-day conference was opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.