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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@keylinbear We have like parent/teacher conferences all day tomorrow. But, we have a basketball game.
ItsLolo15 (Lolo Ranell Brannon!) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:20:22 -0000
@keylinbear We have like parent/teacher conferences all day tomorrow. But, we have a basketball game.
Come to "Parent Teacher Conferences" Wednesday, February 15 from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. http://t.co/UPGphEgC
MVHSPTSA (Mountain View) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:19:54 -0000
Come to "Parent Teacher Conferences" Wednesday, February 15 from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. http://t.co/UPGphEgC
@wsearunner @sarah430 @runbecause Sarah goes to way better conferences than me
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