Kehres is, however, proud of how aggressively his conference brethren battle week after week.
"As previously stated, the conference will move forward aggressively exploring its membership options".
Its price has dropped with technological improvements, so expect video conferencing to compete more aggressively with business travel.
But because the media strategy of both Mr. Romney and now Mr. Ryan is to avoid free-wheeling press conferences at all costs, aggressively managing their message, the small gestures are often fraught encounters.
"However, if it is decided otherwise, the conference is poised to move aggressively with options".
Scott has aggressively marketed the conference and has said he is exploring the idea of playing a preseason basketball tournament in China.
Dr. John Kastelein, the Dutch cardiologist who conducted the trial, called Enhance, that was discussed at the conference, said the companies must aggressively explore reasons that the trial failed.
"He knows the business and can experiment," says Hsu. Indeed, Donahoe seems prepared to take some chances, noting on eBay's fourth-quarter conference call that he will "aggressively change our product, our customer approach and our business model".
Members are promoting their own legislation more aggressively, holding news conferences and, in a few cases, defying Mr. Miller and denouncing him publicly, as in the case of the lead paint law.
"As part of the president's Campaign to Cut Waste, we are aggressively managing travel and conference spending to ensure we are serving America's families as efficiently as possible without sacrificing vital missions," Ms. Mack said in a statement.
