Ms. Stanley addressed a workshop on quality at a biennial conference of 500 physicians, managed care officials, consultants and drug company executives organized by the nonprofit Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

On Thursday, Mr. Cook addressed 2,000 compensation professionals at a conference in Las Vegas.

In February 2003, Kanna addressed both Iraqi opposition leaders and U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad at a conference in northern Iraq.

He died shortly after this role while addressing an audience at a conference, having continued to work until the end.

In 22 May 1982, while addressing the audience at a conference, Lynn de Silva succumbed to cardiac arrest.

The issue was also addressed at a conference in January at Yale, and dominates sometimes-angry meetings of groups like the New York Coalition of Black Architects.

Youthful violence, drug abuse and the high school dropout rate will be addressed at a conference Thursday through Sunday, which will include an appearance by the former football star Jim Brown.

"It is increasing at alarming rates," said Lt. Keith Bevacqui, of the New Jersey State Police, addressing gang activity at a recent conference of the state's mayors.

The identification and production of Jencks Act material may also be addressed at a pretrial conference.

Bishop Kenneth Untener of the diocese of Saginaw, Mich., was there to address several hundred people at a one-day conference on spirituality and social justice.