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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@oaknd1 Nice. I also wanted to try "We get beat by 1-AA Teams" but I figured the 3-letter acronym is the norm for conferences.
ndtex (Ryan Ritter) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:03:35 -0000
@oaknd1 Nice. I also wanted to try "We get beat by 1-AA Teams" but I figured the 3-letter acronym is the norm for conferences.
looking for conferences dedicated to web development, operations and scalabity... ideas?
scottackerson (scottackerson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:56:49 -0000
looking for conferences dedicated to web development, operations and scalabity... ideas?
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Darlo86 (Dariusz) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:56:10 -0000
@ichrca I am thinking to go there, in organizing conference can help you @athenscb you can find there info about conferences
@edobusiness Its look nice, maybe next time you can do conference in Athens, on @athenscb you can find info about all conferences in Athens
Darlo86 (Dariusz) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:55:31 -0000
@edobusiness Its look nice, maybe next time you can do conference in Athens, on @athenscb you can find info about all conferences in Athens
I applaud the Big Ten wanting to expand, but which one of these target schools will really want to jump conferences
Musicattheclose (Justin Anderson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:51:56 -0000
I applaud the Big Ten wanting to expand, but which one of these target schools will really want to jump conferences
Baltimore: Public Barred From Viewing Bench Conferences http://bit.ly/5Wmu3G
BaltimoreCP (Baltimore CP) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:50:37 -0000
Baltimore: Public Barred From Viewing Bench Conferences http://bit.ly/5Wmu3G

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