[CyberAnt]

You are thinking the other leaders have been invited, but have kept mum about it.

I was thinking maybe it was going to be a teleconference - because I believe the Azores is a substitute landing place for the Shuttle Orbitor, and there might be the tech available to bring that off without the leaders having to travel.

[Maeve]

You are thinking the other leaders have been invited, but have kept mum about it.

Yes. I was thinking about the Letter signed by the "Gang of 8" that sent Schroeder and Chirac into orbit.

I was thinking maybe it was going to be a teleconference - because I believe the Azores is a substitute landing place for the Shuttle Orbitor, and there might be the tech available to bring that off without the leaders having to travel.

Excellent analysis. I think that makes a tremendous amount of sense.