The Colorado Legislature was unable to convene for its regular session for the first time ever.

China's legislature, the National People's Congress, convenes for its annual session in Beijing on Wednesday.

The Duma, which convened for its last session last week, consists of 450 deputies.

The Speaker is elected by the members of the house when they convene for their regular session in January of each odd-numbered year.

The group arrived without notice just as lawmakers from around the state were convening for the week's session.

"We did a lot right, but also some things wrong," Mr. Kohl told Parliament as it convened for its 1992-93 session.

The Supreme Soviet was convened for its first session on 3 June.

The state of emergency was the first matter debated by the Assembly when it convened Monday for its 1987 session.

The Constitution provides that the Congress shall convene for its regular session every year beginning on the 4th Monday of July.

Before the start of the congress, the outgoing central committee had convened for its ninth, and final, plenary session on Oct. 5-9.