Most of the distinguished leadership awards given out at the opening dinner of the SIA conference Wednesday night were to lawyers, compliance directors and other regulator-sensitive types in the industry.
And just to be simple, we open up the state dinner to the press so that they get to see what the inside of the tent is going to look like, what the feel of the dinner is going to be, and what the menu is going to taste like, and all of that good stuff.
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The location and menu of the dinner is only revealed on the day of the event.
At the annual dinner of the Federal Communications Bar Association in Washington last week, no one I talked to could remember a telecom treaty ever proceeding otherwise.
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Governor Mitch Daniels, who addressed the opening dinner of the summit, makes trips to Asia to promote his state, annually to Japan, and this year, for the first time, to China.
And we don't read all of them out and we won't read most of them out, because as the President said to me earlier with regards to the dinner, part of the effort here is to foster an environment where these conversations can be held in a way that allows for a free exchange of ideas.
From the grandest of stages, Richard then heads to the intimate surroundings of the dinner table where Fay Presto plies her trade on the London restaurant scene, entertaining customers between courses.
So that's why all of the staff, everyone that works on the state dinners -- this is really one of the best parts of the dinner, is inviting you guys in and letting you get a little peek.
But reports suggest the Chairman Rienzie Wijetilleke clashed with the sports minister SB Dissanayke over a dinner for the organisers of the under-19 World Cup staged in Sri Lanka earlier this year.
And though we reluctantly learned a lot from the speeches that arose unbidden from his own bully pulpit at the head of the dinner table, we learned far more through the daily osmosis of his self sacrificing example.
The new strategy was unveiled on November 10th, at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner, the biggest event of the Iowa-caucus season.
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the future Supreme Court justice, went to Harvard Law School, the dean held a dinner for the handful of women in the class.
At the working dinner with the Deputy Mayor of the city of Cracow in charge of culture, which was held in the new medieval museum built underground, the Director-General underlined the creative dynamism of the country's second city.
Then there were the ceremonies themselves: the prize-giving in the afternoon of December 10th and the dinner in the evening.
Following the conference, the Center hosted a dinner in the War Rooms of the historic Reform Club.
And, on landing, the missile, of course, crashed into and destroyed the vegetable dish which was part of the best dinner service which had been in the family for generations, had been given to the great-grandparents as a wedding present etc...
Also, the poor quality of the food and wine served at the optional Czech Dinner and folk show excursion did not reflect the quality of that served on the cruise itself.
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After a meeting with the United Nations country team, the Secretary-General attended a dinner with the other principal members of the Quartet and had a bilateral meeting with Tony Blair, the Quartet Representative.
The group divides up chores and enjoys gathering around the crowded dinner table at the end of the day.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge remembered the first time they met, at a fundraising dinner for the University of St Andrews at Middle Temple, central London.
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Last night over dinner the President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy, pulled from his case a brochure illustrating the refurbishment of a building for the European Council.
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The general appearance of the dinner has to be familiar, traditional, nothing left out, nothing added, nothing weird, especially now.
Normally, you would be allowed to deduct only what you paid over the market value of the dinner or auction booty.
Today, you can still get a taste of real beans and cornbread throughout West Virginia, whether you are curled up in small corner booth at the local diner or are one of 300 guests attending the annual Mercer County Democrats "bean dinner" honoring the likes of U.S. Senators Robert C.
Many of the trails end with a dinner that makes the most of local produce at one of the highly regarded restaurants or gastropubs in the area.
We do expect that at the conclusion of the leaders dinner tonight, the President will sit down with a number of his European counterparts to continue those discussions.
Meanwhile, Year 8 student Reece is working on a written report about the new government idea to display the calories of school dinner meals, to see if the students will pick something healthy.
The dinner only underscores the difficulty of taking decisive action.
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After the rush, they do homework, and the family sits down at the table in the corner of the hotel to eat dinner together.
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