But events reach critical mass, and the insurgents open fire.
With less than two weeks to go, my event in New York has officially reached the last minute.
The event reached the 100-shows milestone with the second of two Sydney events in 2010.
The event also reached record highs in several demographic categories.
Meanwhile, the news from England suggested that events there had reached a crisis.
These big events reach thousands of people at once, and this gets them thinking about science.
By 2001 the event had reached the size of 1 million participants.
This event reaches the President and is seen as an act of terrorism.
The event reached a quarter million people from 47 different countries with an interactive webcast.
In the third series, the events of the show reached their climax.