Abigail Kirsch, the Tarrytown caterer, will give the luncheon address, a case history of her business.

In a luncheon address to the group's litigation section, Justice White advocated merit selection of judges and long terms on the bench to insulate them from politics.

But much of the Mayor's job is to meet the public, stopping at schools and ribbon cuttings, giving luncheon addresses, and making the rounds of political dinners.

Mr. Schwarzenegger asked near the end of his 20-minute luncheon address.

Professor Hill will give a luncheon address afterward and take part in a panel discussion Sunday on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Otto Penzler, publisher of The Mysterious Press, will deliver the luncheon address.

The senior lawyer at the General Motors Corporation gave a luncheon address on the need to overhaul the standards for lawsuits involving personal injuries and defective products.

"My days in politics are behind me," he said after his luncheon address.

Judging from the crowded workshops, the sold-out luncheon addresses and the wait for taxicabs, the conference organizers met their goals of attractinng participants, but not everyone was happy.

In his luncheon address, Mr. Jiang gave a spirited defense of China's policies including the standard argument over Tibet.