1.   Netscape Communications Corp. is hosting a software developers conference beginning Wednesday aimed at bolstering adoption of its new software.

2.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher is expected to head the U.S. delegation to the two-day conference beginning Monday.

3.   The Knicks, after a five-year wait, are playing for a conference championship beginning Sunday.

4.   Pertamina will sponsor a three-day oil conference beginning Tuesday in Jakarta.

5.   At a conference beginning Thursday, they hope to shed new light on the invasion and view hitherto classified U.S. and Cuban documents.

6.   Facing severe recessions and worsening financial turmoil, world leaders and economic and social experts will discuss the pros and cons of global interdependence at a conference beginning Thursday.

7.   He also said he hoped to attend the Non-Governmental Organizations Forum, a parallel meeting to the U.N. conference beginning Wednesday, even though authorities denied him permission.

8.   Instead, the two-day conference beginning Tuesday may become an arena for efforts to revive the peace process.

9.   Middle East officials, including Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, will discuss the future of Jerusalem at a three-day conference beginning Tuesday.

10.   The conference beginning Monday is expected to last three days.