21.   The bureau is an affiliate of the organizations that sponsored the conference, the Magazine Publishers of America and the American Society of Magazine Editors.

22.   The center sponsored a conference Monday and Tuesday in hopes of making those costs more apparent to business, insurance and government executives.

23.   The conference is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

24.   The conference was sponsored by the International Federation of Journalists.

25.   The conference was sponsored by the New England-Canada Business Council and the Brandeis University Graduate School of International Economics and Finance.

26.   The conference was sponsored by Coca-Cola Co., Western Union, Delta Air Lines and other U.S. companies with African operations.

27.   The conference was sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Industrial Liaison Program.

28.   The conference was sponsored by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, which last year awarded Blancornelas its International Press Freedom Award.

29.   The conference is sponsored by Fungophile, a Denver-based nonprofit organization.

30.   The conference is sponsored by the United Nations.