Dialogue:

Fisher: Ah, good morning, Ms. Ross, do come in.

Ross: Hello, Mr. Fisher. Nice to see you.

Fisher: Face to face instead of on the phone, what? Haha. How are you?

Ross: Fine, thanks, very well.

Fisher: Oh, do sit down. Would you like some coffee?

Ross: Oh, yes please, black.

Fisher: Here you are.

Ross: Thanks. Well, how's it all going?

Fisher: Oh, not too bad, we're just about to open a branch in New Zealand.

Fisher: Oh! ... I'm hoping to--if I can justify it to the marketing director! How's your little boy, has he started school yet?

Ross: Oh, yes, he's in the second year now.

Fisher: What, already? Doesn't time fly! Is he enjoying it?

Ross: Very much, it's much more fun than being home!

Fisher: Haha. Well, I suppose we'd better make a start. Shall we get down to business?

Ross: Right. First of all can I confirm the time and date of the presentation? It's Saturday 24 October in the morning. What time exactly?

Fisher: Well, on the invitations we've sent out we've said that the presentation itself will start at 11 and go on till 12:30.

Ross: So you'll need the room from about 10 till 2. Would you like us to serve coffee beforehand?

Fisher: Yes, yes--and drinks and snacks at the end.

Ross: Better to have buffet lunch?

Fisher: No, I... people who are invited won't be expecting a free lunch. They might think that's overdoing it. They'll want to get back to their families, as it's Saturday.

Ross: All right, the normal pre-lunch snack buffet will be what you need--that's basically the same as what you had last February.

Fisher: Oh, that'll be fine.

Ross: OK, well, we'll charge for the room, coffee and snack buffet at the standard rate less 15%, as we agreed. And we'll charge for the drinks served on a pro-rata basis.

Fisher: Free, fine, yes.

Ross: What type of... um.., equipment, furniture would you like?

Fisher: Well, let's have.., um... four.., no, no... five tables for our display. Er... we'll bring our own stands. Now, there's an overhead projector and sound system already in the room, I...

Question: The company has sent out ______ invitations. 

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