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{{wiktionary}}A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic. Conference types include: - Academic conference, in science and academic, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities.
- Athletic conference, a competitive grouping of teams, often geographical
- Authors' conference, or writers' conference, where writers gather to review their written works and suggest improvements
- Conference call, in telecommunications, a call with more than two participants at the same time
- Conference hall, room where conferences are held
- Convention (meeting), meeting of a, usually large, group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field
- Free conference, between the two houses of a bicameral legislature
- News conference, an announcement to the press (print, radio, television) with the expectation of questions, about the announced matter
- Parent-teacher conference, a meeting with a child's teacher to discuss grades and school performance
- Peace conference, a diplomatic meeting to end conflict
- Professional conference, a meeting of professionals in a given subject or profession dealing with related matters or developments
- Settlement conference, a meeting between the plaintiff and the respondent in lawsuit, wherein they try to settle their dispute without proceeding to trial
- Trade fair, or trade conference
- Unconference, or Open Space conference, a participant-driven meeting that tries to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference
See also - American Conference (disambiguation)
- Conference pear, a fruit, a cultivar of European pear
- Convention (disambiguation)
- General assembly (disambiguation)
- List of World War II conferences
- National Conference (disambiguation)
- Summit (meeting)
- Symposium (disambiguation)
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