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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One of largest free tech conferences of year to open at MICA http://bit.ly/4x1HYv
kfranco1 (Keith Franco) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:55 -0000
One of largest free tech conferences of year to open at MICA http://bit.ly/4x1HYv
RT @techcinthia: One of largest free tech conferences of year to open at MICA http://bit.ly/2mkNgn
datalore_tv (Datalore) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:18:10 -0000
RT @techcinthia: One of largest free tech conferences of year to open at MICA http://bit.ly/2mkNgn
"dedicated networking time at conferences etc always makes me want to go hide in a corner by myself." (From @rachelhills) - me too.
fortunegrey (matt) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10:02 -0000
"dedicated networking time at conferences etc always makes me want to go hide in a corner by myself." (From @rachelhills) - me too.
@CustomTees twitter name badges! great idea.. imagine them at conferences too!
LeesaWatego (Leesa Watego) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:07:57 -0000
@CustomTees twitter name badges! great idea.. imagine them at conferences too!
Sitting in Speaker's Lounge at #wbc2009 - after 3 conferences in last 3 weeks, my threshold for bad PowerPoint and/or buzzwords is very low.
youseftuqan (Yousef Tuqan Tuqan) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:05:54 -0000
Sitting in Speaker's Lounge at #wbc2009 - after 3 conferences in last 3 weeks, my threshold for bad PowerPoint and/or buzzwords is very low.
Chris Muir: Just how famous can one man get?: Between OOW and the AUSOUG conferences it's a bit of a slow blogg.. http://bit.ly/453D93
orafaq (Oracle FAQ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:05:50 -0000
Chris Muir: Just how famous can one man get?: Between OOW and the AUSOUG conferences it's a bit of a slow blogg.. http://bit.ly/453D93

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