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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Fed up. BCS national champions should be limited to 5 conferences: SEC, Big 10, Big 12, ACC, and PAC-10. http://bit.ly/4ALcIW
drantbradley (Anthony Bradley) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:54 -0000
Fed up. BCS national champions should be limited to 5 conferences: SEC, Big 10, Big 12, ACC, and PAC-10. http://bit.ly/4ALcIW
Researching any tech conferences being held in Montgomery County, MD this year. Anyone know of any?
andmegansaid (Megan P.) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:46 -0000
Researching any tech conferences being held in Montgomery County, MD this year. Anyone know of any?
SSON and IACCM Partnership Expands on Contract Management at Shared Services Conferences http://ow.ly/16hrtT
NOMAMONT (Nomamont) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:39 -0000
SSON and IACCM Partnership Expands on Contract Management at Shared Services Conferences http://ow.ly/16hrtT
Just added "Top Posts" to sidebar on iblogo. Current top post is "Fixing Conferences": http://tinyurl.com/y9hfv63
imagocommunity (IMAGO) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:07:49 -0000
Just added "Top Posts" to sidebar on iblogo. Current top post is "Fixing Conferences": http://tinyurl.com/y9hfv63
Dear tech trainers: You deserve a good salary, but charging people nearly $700/day for dev training classes or conferences is just too much.
theogor (Ted Glick) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:07:09 -0000
Dear tech trainers: You deserve a good salary, but charging people nearly $700/day for dev training classes or conferences is just too much.
RT @board_member: Updating the Corporate Board Member Facebook page with information about our 2010 events and conferences. http://bit.l ...
jreevesbmi (Jamie R.) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:04:10 -0000
RT @board_member: Updating the Corporate Board Member Facebook page with information about our 2010 events and conferences. http://bit.l ...

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