(sciences) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
(Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
“I have not attended a conference for medical professionals that did not include a workshop on breathing exercises or meditation or even yoga movement.”
“Last October, the prince invited a group of writers and teachers to a weekend conference to discuss the teaching of English and history in state schools.”
“At a heated conference on the state of contemporary music, composer George Rochberg declared that modernism had failed us.”
conferencier
A person who organizes a conference, or is a leading member of one