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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Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences - Great article showing a nice use for Google Wave - http://bit.ly/31PfZK
RemoteNewMedia (Remote New Media) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:32:24 -0000
Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences - Great article showing a nice use for Google Wave - http://bit.ly/31PfZK
RT @freshnetworks Google #Wave vs #Twitter at conferences | FreshNetworks Blog http://bit.ly/4izRTp I Interesting wave usage
Tordf (Tord Fauskanger) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:29:38 -0000
RT @freshnetworks Google #Wave vs #Twitter at conferences | FreshNetworks Blog http://bit.ly/4izRTp I Interesting wave usage
@sosigmasexy1922 Our conference will PROMOTE research posters, presentations etc that other conferences REFUSE due to BIAS..
AfricanAmAIDS (MinorityHealthCare) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:27:02 -0000
@sosigmasexy1922 Our conference will PROMOTE research posters, presentations etc that other conferences REFUSE due to BIAS..
Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences | FreshNetworks Blog: Twitter has quickly become the must-have channel for con... http://bit.ly/1qMFn4
twit_new (twit_new) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:10 -0000
Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences | FreshNetworks Blog: Twitter has quickly become the must-have channel for con... http://bit.ly/1qMFn4
@FuriousWedge I don't think they called out any conferences and I'm not sure it's going to change anything. The big schools don't care.
ESPN_Others (ESPN_Independents) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:24:33 -0000
@FuriousWedge I don't think they called out any conferences and I'm not sure it's going to change anything. The big schools don't care.
@Ochrasy_girl conferences usually have that effect... you feel kind of important and mature LOLarius hahahaah ccccrrrrrriiisss
cantalalala (Elena) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:23:39 -0000
@Ochrasy_girl conferences usually have that effect... you feel kind of important and mature LOLarius hahahaah ccccrrrrrriiisss

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