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Sample remarks for chairing a meeting1)Remarks for opening a meetingSample 1It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to thisconference on X. I'm glad to serve as the chair for thissession. This gathering includes high-level officialsinvolved in policymaking, academics who have been doingresearch or transition issues, and staff of internationalinstitutions who have been working closely on X. Thisbroad spectrum of participants should bring to bear a widerange of perspectives on accomplishments thus far, as wellas on challenges ahead and the policies needed toaddressthem.Ourfirstspeakeris...Sample 2Good morning, everyone. May I have your attention,please! It is time to begin our keynote speech. Let's startnow. However, before inviting our first speaker to deliverhis presentation, I would like to remind each of thespeakers of our agreed time limit, that is, 15 minutes forpresentation and10 minutes for discussion. I hope all ofyou can stay within this time limit. 15 minutes is not a longtime; careful planning and practice will be needed to cover

Sample remarks for chairing a meeting 1) Remarks for opening a meeting Sample 1 It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to this conference on X. I'm glad to serve as the chair for this session. This gathering includes high-level officials involved in policymaking, academics who have been doing research or transition issues, and staff of international institutions who have been working closely on X. This broad spectrum of participants should bring to bear a wide range of perspectives on accomplishments thus far, as well as on challenges ahead and the policies needed to address them. Our first speaker is. Sample 2 Good morning, everyone. May I have your attention, please! It is time to begin our keynote speech. Let's start now. However, before inviting our first speaker to deliver his presentation, I would like to remind each of the speakers of our agreed time limit, that is, 15 minutes for presentation and10 minutes for discussion. I hope all of you can stay within this time limit. 15 minutes is not a long time; careful planning and practice will be needed to cover

the important points in a coherent manner. I WILL flashtime cards for 5 minute and 2 minute warnings and youWILL have to stop at 15 minutes. Sorry for the rigidity, but itis necessary to make sure every speaker has adequatetime. It is necessary to make sure every group hasadequate time. The first speaker today is...2) Remarks for introducing speakersSample 1I now have the great honor to introduce to you Dr.Peter. Smith. He will deliver his keynote address at thisplenary session. A great many of you may possibly knowPeter better, since he is considered a young scientist whooffers great promise for the future of our study in this field.I'm surewe'll learna lot fromhiskeynote speech.Sample 2Everyonemust know the name of ProfessorLynnMilton, who is not only famous in America, but also in thephilosophical field all over the world. Today we have thehonor of inviting Professor Milton to tell us somethingabout his recent work. I am sure each participant here willbenefit a lot from hearing him speech. Now, let me handthe chair to our distinguished speaker

the important points in a coherent manner. I WILL flash time cards for 5 minute and 2 minute warnings and you WILL have to stop at 15 minutes. Sorry for the rigidity, but it is necessary to make sure every speaker has adequate time. It is necessary to make sure every group has adequate time. The first speaker today is. 2) Remarks for introducing speakers Sample 1 I now have the great honor to introduce to you Dr. Peter. Smith. He will deliver his keynote address at this plenary session. A great many of you may possibly know Peter better, since he is considered a young scientist who offers great promise for the future of our study in this field. I'm sure we'll learn a lot from his keynote speech. Sample 2 Everyone must know the name of Professor Lynn Milton, who is not only famous in America, but also in the philosophical field all over the world. Today we have the honor of inviting Professor Milton to tell us something about his recent work. I am sure each participant here will benefit a lot from hearing him speech. Now, let me hand the chair to our distinguished speaker

3) Complimenting on speeches and introducing the nextspeakerSample 1Mr. Dickens has given an eye-opener as well as a veryabsorbing evening, and on behalf of all of us here, I wouldlike to express to him our sincere thanks and appreciation.Thank you, Mr. Dickens. The next speaker is Dr. Smith.Sample 2Thank you, Prof. Black. Your presentation is veryconvincing. From your presentation, we know thatyou back up the Dutch theory, that is, antiviral drugsare not preventing HIV from killing cells, but simplyreleasing into the blood mature CD4 cells that havebeen trapped elsewhere. If the Dutch team is right,the consequence could be profound, and scientistswill find newways of treatment for people with HIVinfecting in the new century. Your speech is indeedvery useful, interesting and challengeable. Thankyou. Ok, let me introduce the next speaker Prof.Alan Simpson

3) Complimenting on speeches and introducing the next speaker Sample 1 Mr. Dickens has given an eye-opener as well as a very absorbing evening, and on behalf of all of us here, I would like to express to him our sincere thanks and appreciation. Thank you, Mr. Dickens. The next speaker is Dr. Smith. Sample 2 Thank you, Prof. Black. Your presentation is very convincing. From your presentation, we know that you back up the Dutch theory, that is, antiviral drugs are not preventing HIV from killing cells, but simply releasing into the blood mature CD4 cells that have been trapped elsewhere. If the Dutch team is right, the consequence could be profound, and scientists will find new ways of treatment for people with HIV infecting in the new century. Your speech is indeed very useful, interesting and challengeable. Thank you. Ok, let me introduce the next speaker Prof. Alan Simpson

4) Remarks for thanking speakersSample 1Thank you, Dr. Linton. I think all our colleagues presenthere this morning will agree with me that your talk is veryinformative and enlightening, and that all of us havebenefited a lot from it.Sample 2Mr. Dickens has given us an eye-opener as well as avery absorbing evening, and on behalf of all of us here, would like to express to him our sincere thanks andappreciation.Thankyou,Mr.Dickens.Sample 3Thank you very much for your enlightening / informativetalk. Ladies and Gentlemen, Professor Smith has nowfinished his presentation.5) Remarks for closing a meetingSample1Ladies and gentlemen, I am now, on behalf of theorganizing committee, to give the closing speech.I believe that our Conference is a great success. It wentsmoothly as scheduled. In these five days the Conferencehas covered so many important and complex problems in

4) Remarks for thanking speakers Sample 1 Thank you, Dr. Linton. I think all our colleagues present here this morning will agree with me that your talk is very informative and enlightening, and that all of us have benefited a lot from it. Sample 2 Mr. Dickens has given us an eye-opener as well as a very absorbing evening, and on behalf of all of us here, I would like to express to him our sincere thanks and appreciation. Thank you, Mr. Dickens. Sample 3 Thank you very much for your enlightening / informative talk. Ladies and Gentlemen, Professor Smith has now finished his presentation. 5) Remarks for closing a meeting Sample1 Ladies and gentlemen, I am now, on behalf of the organizing committee, to give the closing speech. I believe that our Conference is a great success. It went smoothly as scheduled. In these five days the Conference has covered so many important and complex problems in

the field of XYZ both theoretical and practical. All thepresentations were very illuminating and informative. Andthe heated panel discussions were very stimulating andfruitful. Now with great joy and a reluctant mind to part, weget together again to declare that the Conference hasdrawn to a successful close. Thank you.Sample 2It is our hope that the result of the Conference will carrythe study of XYz to a new stage. We all hope to maintainclose contact and cooperation with each other in thefieldof future research work on XYZ.AstheorganizeroftheConferenceIwouldliketoexpress our sincere thanks to the members of theInternational Committee, the members of the OrganizingCommittee, and the authorities of Nanjing University andJiangsu Province for all their support and contributions tothis successful Conference. Thanks are also due to all theparticipants who came from over 30 countries and regionsThank you for your attention to all our sessions and thankyou for your stimulating questions.Now, the Conference is closed. Let's meet again inLondonin2016.Thankyou

the field of XYZ both theoretical and practical. All the presentations were very illuminating and informative. And the heated panel discussions were very stimulating and fruitful. Now with great joy and a reluctant mind to part, we get together again to declare that the Conference has drawn to a successful close.Thank you. Sample 2 It is our hope that the result of the Conference will carry the study of XYZ to a new stage. We all hope to maintain close contact and cooperation with each other in the field of future research work on XYZ. As the organizer of the Conference I would like to express our sincere thanks to the members of the International Committee, the members of the Organizing Committee, and the authorities of Nanjing University and Jiangsu Province for all their support and contributions to this successful Conference. Thanks are also due to all the participants who came from over 30 countries and regions. Thank you for your attention to all our sessions and thank you for your stimulating questions. Now, the Conference is closed. Let's meet again in London in 2016.Thank you