1.   Annan said he was still hopeful that an agreement could be reached at the weeklong U.N. conference, which opened on Friday.

2.   A weeklong conference at the University of Maine in Orono earlier this month, organized by Borns and Bindschadler, brought together specialists from around the world.

3.   However, no specific plan emerged from the meeting, which was held during a weeklong conference of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International.

4.   The weeklong conference will be attended by conservationists, scientists and political leaders from Pacific Rim nations, including Japan, Russia and the United States.

5.   Also Monday in Honolulu, Hawaii, air force officials from the two countries began a weeklong conference to promote military cooperation.

6.   Brazil, the host of the weeklong AIDS conference, drew praise for its handling of the disease.

7.   Despite a weeklong conference aimed at reshaping it, prospects for the U.N. Industrial Development Organization are shaky because of doubts of major donors like Britain and Germany.

8.   Delegates to the weeklong conference gave Vice President Al Gore a warm reception Wednesday night.

9.   Disputes over the two contentious issues have dominated the weeklong conference, which was scheduled to end Friday.

10.   During the weeklong conference, hundreds of participants will develop policy statements on theology, strategy and church relations to be issued on the closing day.