Wal-Mart declined to send a representative to the conference.

Senator Hillary Clinton sent a letter of support to the conference.

The museum sent its responses to the conference on Friday.

What that meant, a spokesman said later, was that the administration should send someone to the conference - and then denounce the policy.

Each of the individual churches sends their elders and pastors to the annual conference.

Up to 50 countries are expected to send delegations to the conference, which has strong diplomatic and financial support from the United States.

Today major labels are no longer concerned with sending representatives to the conference or signing electronic acts.

Additionally, programs were offered the option of sending additional staff to the conference at their own expense.

However, Denmark did send an ambassador to the conference.

Even Israel has not said whether it will send a high-ranking delegation to the conference.