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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Did they used to let boxer's wives talk at press conferences? Was Robin Givens talking shit to Buster Douglas during Tyson's era?
talkhoops (Zach Harper) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:18:29 -0000
Did they used to let boxer's wives talk at press conferences? Was Robin Givens talking shit to Buster Douglas during Tyson's era?
Attending Science Conferences in 2010 http://bit.ly/4BTEcq
wjjessen (Walter Jessen) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:43:07 -0000
Attending Science Conferences in 2010 http://bit.ly/4BTEcq
@indiatc India's first twitter conference? that's kinda incorrect,we've already had many conferences on twitter @delhitweetup @twilightfairy
mojosanjay (mojosanjay) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:30:21 -0000
@indiatc India's first twitter conference? that's kinda incorrect,we've already had many conferences on twitter @delhitweetup @twilightfairy
Les Miles post game news conferences are hilarious when he has to explain what he saw from the sidelines #fb
tay_harris (Taylor Harris) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:26:03 -0000
Les Miles post game news conferences are hilarious when he has to explain what he saw from the sidelines #fb
Kings-Lakers, Box: The final week of the 2009 NFL Season is here, as teams in both conferences are still fighting f... http://bit.ly/4Jftkh
cant_stop_them (GO LAKERS) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:18:08 -0000
Kings-Lakers, Box: The final week of the 2009 NFL Season is here, as teams in both conferences are still fighting f... http://bit.ly/4Jftkh
@thejennui You are not allowed to quit Twitter or conferences, as far as I'm concerned. Sorry.
lauriewrites (Laurie White) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:06:00 -0000
@thejennui You are not allowed to quit Twitter or conferences, as far as I'm concerned. Sorry.

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