conference

conference
noun
ADJECTIVE
international, national, regional, world
one-day, etc.
annual, quarterly
inaugural, preliminary, preparatory
consultative
joint
private
phone, telephone, video
formal
full
successful
well-attended
high-level, summit
news, press
academic, industry, inter-governmental (BrE), management, ministerial, party, staff (esp. BrE)
parent-teacher (AmE)
constitutional, education, environment, peace, trade, etc.
… OF CONFERENCES
series
VERB + CONFERENCE
attend, go to
hold, host
sponsor
organize, plan, schedule
call, convene
CONFERENCE + VERB
meet, take place
begin, open
close, end
bring sb together

The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.

be entitled sth, be titled sth (AmE)

a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’

feature sth, include sth

The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.

address sth, be devoted to sth, examine sth, focus on sth, look at sth

a conference devoted to the topic of peace

a conference examining cross-border cooperation

hear sth

The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.

agree sth, decide sth, vote sth

The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.

adopt sth, approve sth, back sth, support sth

The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights.

recommend sth
condemn sth, reject sth
CONFERENCE + NOUN
centre/center, facilities, venue
hall, room
table
platform (esp. BrE)

The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform.

chair, chairman, presenter (esp. AmE), speaker
attendees (AmE), delegates, participants
committee, organizer
agenda, proceedings, programme/program
theme
debate, discussion, talks
paper, presentation, report, speech
resolution
registration
session
call

Conference calls allow participants across the nation to meet over the telephone.

season
PREPOSITION
at a/the conference

We met at an international conference.

in conference with

He was in conference with (= in a meeting with) his lawyers all day.

conference about

a conference about Internet piracy

conference between

a conference between the warring parties

conference for

a conference for catering managers

conference on

a conference on economic aid

conference with

Management had a joint conference with the union.


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  • conférence — [ kɔ̃ferɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1346 « discussion »; lat. conferentia, de conferre → conférer 1 ♦ Conversation à caractère officiel ou solennel. ⇒ entretien. Avoir une conférence avec qqn. Tenir conférence (⇒ conférer) . 2 ♦ Assemblée de hautes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • conference — con‧fe‧rence [ˈkɒnfrəns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [countable] 1. a large formal meeting, usually lasting a day or several days, where people discuss things in order to exchange information or to come to an agreement: • a sales conference 2. a private and… …   Financial and business terms

  • conference — Conference. s. f. v. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoy elles conviennent, & en quoy elles different. Il se dit particulierement des choses qui sont marquées au premier sens du verbe. Conference des Ordonnances, des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • conférence — CONFÉRENCE. s. f. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoi elles conviennent, et en quoi elles diffèrent. La conférence des Ordonnances, des Coutumes. Conférence des temps, etc. Conférence des textes. Conférence des passages …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Conference — Con fer*ence, n. [F. conf[ e]rence. See {Confer}.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men s collections and observations may… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conférence — ist im engeren Sinne die Bezeichnung für eine Ansage im Kabarett, in einer Revue oder im Varieté. Die Conférence reicht dabei von einer einfachen Ankündigung der nächsten Programm Nummer bis hin zur literarischen Plauderei oder einem satirischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • conference — con·fer·ence / kän frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions a conference on environmental law see also judicial conference, pretrial conference …   Law dictionary

  • conference — [kän′fər əns, kän′frəns; ] for n. 6 [ kən fʉr′əns] n. [Fr conférence < ML conferentia < L conferens, prp. of conferre: see CONFER] 1. the act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter 2. a formal meeting of a number of people for… …   English World dictionary

  • conference — 1550s, act of conferring, from M.Fr. conférence (15c.), from M.L. conferentia, from L. conferens, prp. of conferre (see CONFER (Cf. confer)). Meaning formal meeting for consultation is from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

  • conference — [n1] convention, colloquium appointment, argument, chat, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, gabfest*, groupthink*, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting,… …   New thesaurus

  • Conférence — Conférence,die:⇨Moderation …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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