A handful of celebrities gathered here

this weekend to discuss the future of an organization that they hope someday will change the lives of millions living in Africa. Bono, the lead singer of the Irish rock group U2; international entrepreneur and billionaire George Soros; comedian Chris Tucker and Bobby Shriver, son of Sargent and Eunice Shriver, were among those at a board meeting of DATA, an organization formed to focus on problems in Africa.