The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that "confer " about a certain topic.

• Academic conference, in science and academia, a formalized event where researchers present their results in speeches, workshops or by other means
• Business conference, an event organized to discuss a pressing issue
• Conference call, in telecommunications, is referred to as a "multi-party call".
• A conference room is a place where conferences are held.
• International conference, in politics, a multilateral diplomatic negotiation or a Party conference
• In Christianity, a conference is a series of meetings to discuss topics related to the church.
  • A Methodist or Catholic Conference is a formal meeting of church leaders.

In sports:

• Football Conference, in English association football, consists of:
  • Conference National, the fifth tier of the league system
  • Conference North and Conference South, which together form the sixth tier
• In college athletics
  • List of college athletic conferences, in the U.S.
  • Canadian Interuniversity Sport

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Where's your favorite site for conferences in the US? Just joined a site selection committee for a large symposium and would love ideas.
landisj (Joy Landis) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:01:26 -0000
Where's your favorite site for conferences in the US? Just joined a site selection committee for a large symposium and would love ideas.
#the5: ShoeMoney brings the frying pan to the face of SEO conferences and calls SEO dead: http://bit.ly/4HZPdf
cspenn (Christopher Penn) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:58:12 -0000
#the5: ShoeMoney brings the frying pan to the face of SEO conferences and calls SEO dead: http://bit.ly/4HZPdf
Day before @intlces starts, just a few press conferences and microsoft keynote this evening
shufflegazine (shufflegazine) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:56:03 -0000
Day before @intlces starts, just a few press conferences and microsoft keynote this evening
Well so much for the Big Ten not being able to hang with the other conferences.
GoBlue_Dman (David Chastain) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:51:19 -0000
Well so much for the Big Ten not being able to hang with the other conferences.
@BiggestLoserMat I don't root real hard for Michigan but always want the Big10 to look good when they play other conferences. How r u doing?
pwuebold (pwuebold) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:39:25 -0000
@BiggestLoserMat I don't root real hard for Michigan but always want the Big10 to look good when they play other conferences. How r u doing?
#whathifi Wide awake at 3am in Las Vegas, so busy grappling with wi-fi, CMS and website. CES press conferences start at 8am. More to follow.
AndrewClough (Andy Clough) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:33:37 -0000
#whathifi Wide awake at 3am in Las Vegas, so busy grappling with wi-fi, CMS and website. CES press conferences start at 8am. More to follow.

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