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Delegations from several nations engaged in international commerce met at Rilanon, Christie Island on June 30th, 1701. Over the course of three weeks, the attendees worked to devise a standard calendar that would be acceptable for every nation. The delegates elected [[Great Morstaybishlia|Staynish]] astronomer Gregory Brilliant to be the presiding officer of the conference, which is why the Common Era calendar is also sometimes known as the ''Gregorian calendar''.
Approximately half of the delegates were astronomers, historians, and other academics who did the primary work of calculating the epoch and devising the rules. The other half of the delegates were ministers, ambassadors, and political officials from various governments, who did the primarily political work of convincing their counterparts to accept and use the calendar internationally. Delegates from [[Acronis]], [[Cryria]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]], [[Rosalica]], [[South Peragen]], and the [[Tavari Union]] attended the conference.
Christie Island's hosting of the international conference would lead to the country having an international reputation as a neutral meeting ground. Christie Island would later be selected as the location of the Prime Meridian, by which other lines of longitude were numbered and how time zones were delineated under the Universal Time at Christie (UTC) standard.
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