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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Upcoming UK social media conferences http://ow.ly/z6jX #sm
DenisHiller (Denis Hiller) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:27 -0000
Upcoming UK social media conferences http://ow.ly/z6jX #sm
ShengdaTech, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences in November http://bit.ly/43JVai
peetzstuff (Peter Flatman) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:07 -0000
ShengdaTech, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences in November http://bit.ly/43JVai
Hey @MrsBunz - there's a lot of social media going on outside London. Real, crowdsourced events, not just conferences by agencies. #smc_mcr
technicalfault (Josh R) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:26 -0000
Hey @MrsBunz - there's a lot of social media going on outside London. Real, crowdsourced events, not just conferences by agencies. #smc_mcr
A whole bunch of streaming video seminars/conferences over the next 3 days. Sweet! Must juggle my day-to-day work first.
dkemper (Dave Kemper) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:57:47 -0000
A whole bunch of streaming video seminars/conferences over the next 3 days. Sweet! Must juggle my day-to-day work first.
Hanging around, listening to talks, meeting old and new people, e-mailing and twittering. Conferences are fun. ;) #ooocon
floeff (Florian Effenberger) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -0000
Hanging around, listening to talks, meeting old and new people, e-mailing and twittering. Conferences are fun. ;) #ooocon
@koolkat222 PT Conferences last night, 0 parents came to see me. Parents aren't scheduled for a specific time in the high and middle school.
sethdenney (Seth Denney) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:57:02 -0000
@koolkat222 PT Conferences last night, 0 parents came to see me. Parents aren't scheduled for a specific time in the high and middle school.

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