11.   The conference was chaired by Anita DeFrantz of the United States, a former Olypmic rower who is an executive board member of the IOC.

12.   The conference will be chaired by Lord Mackay, a former speaker of the House of Lords and former head of the judiciary.

13.   The two-day Damascus conference will be chaired by Khaled al-Fahoum, a former chairman of the PNC.

14.   U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher is to chair the conference.

15.   His statements came as he chaired a conference of various national councils for sustainable development in Asia.

16.   The Referendum Party conference was chaired by the former Conservative Party treasurer, Lord McAlpine, who recently defected from the Tories.

17.   Khan, who has just returned from Pakistan where he chaired a conference of South Asian information ministers, was moved to the ministry of science and technology.

18.   Norway is chairing a conference of donor countries for the Palestinian self-rule territories.

19.   Norway is chairing the conference of donor countries, and Shaath is coming to Norway after political talks in Brussels about the observer group deployed in the self-ruled teritories.

20.   Picture Prime Minister Howard chairs conference of state premiers to try to find solution to native landrights row.