Reports from preparatory regional conferences were taken into account at this event.

A preparatory conference was held in Moscow in June 2005.

A preparatory international conference was tentatively scheduled to take place in October 1988.

Yet, in Mr. Sane's view, six preparatory conferences have not produced "one new idea."

Date of foundation: April 1980 (preparatory conference July 1979).

A fourth preparatory conference is not expected until fall of next year.

Then, there are the various preparatory conferences and the contributions that both business and union leaders are making towards this summit.

The forthcoming preparatory conference in Indonesia has now been extended, and will now take place from 24 May to 7 June.

The first preparatory international high-level conference was organised by the Commission.

We felt comfortable throughout the preparatory conferences that the U.S. was trying to get some agreed language which would not isolate us.