Conference
/ˈkɑːnfərəns/noun
A meeting of people who discuss business or exchange knowledge.
She will be presenting her research at the annual science conference.
Often appears as...
- press conference
- business conference
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Business,Academic
noun
A group of sports teams that play each other regularly.
The Lakers are currently leading the Western Conference in the NBA.
Often appears as...
- eastern conference
- western conference
noun
A formal meeting for discussion.
He arranged for a conference between the students and their parents.
Often appears as...
- parent-teacher conference
- peace conference
Usage tips
Formal
Business,Academic
noun
A connection between two or more people or groups who talk to each other using connected telephones or computers.
I had a conference call with our team in Japan this morning.
Often appears as...
- conference call
- video conference
noun
A meeting of people who discuss business or exchange knowledge.
She will be presenting her research at the annual science conference.
Often appears as...
- press conference
- business conference
Usage tips
Business,Academic
noun
A group of sports teams that play each other regularly.
The Lakers are currently leading the Western Conference in the NBA.
Often appears as...
- eastern conference
- western conference
noun
A formal meeting for discussion.
He arranged for a conference between the students and their parents.
Often appears as...
- parent-teacher conference
- peace conference
Usage tips
Formal
Business,Academic
noun
A connection between two or more people or groups who talk to each other using connected telephones or computers.
I had a conference call with our team in Japan this morning.
Often appears as...
- conference call
- video conference
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Networking Opportunity
Conferences often facilitate networking, allowing you to meet new people in your field.
Make sure to bring business cards to the conference for networking.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Atmosphere
Conferences are formal events, so professional attire is typically expected.
At the conference, most attendees wore suits or business casual.
Pro Tip 3/3Expert Presentations
Speakers at conferences are usually experts presenting their latest work or findings.
The conference featured a Nobel laureate as the keynote speaker.
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A taste of TED
should I talk about he said don't worry about it just just be profound it's the impression you get of just this huge diversity of expertise and passion and I've never been to a conference before where people are actually pushing people decide to get into the room it's a normally the other way around you know people are scrambling to get out
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Avi Rubin: All your...
the microphone in the car, and listening in on the car while tracking it via GPS on a map, and so that's something that the drivers of the car would never know was happening. Am I scaring you yet? I've got a few more of these interesting ones. These are ones where I went to a conference, and my mind was just blown, and I said,
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Forget shopping. Soon...
with only one suitcase of clothes. One day, I was invited to an important event, and I wanted to wear something special and new for it. So I looked through my suitcase and I couldn't find anything to wear. I was lucky to be at the technology conference on that day, and I had access to 3D printers.
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How interpreters juggle...
to become a conference interpreter. To get used to the unnatural task of speaking while they listen, students shadow speakers and repeat their every word exactly as heard in the same language. In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go.
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A Taste of TED2012
few people here are afraid to fail and that's what this conference to me is about it's about solving the problems of the world and using really creative solutions to do so the conversations that I've had the ways that I've been pushed and challenged I'm definitely thinking more
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Catching up with...
said I try and I made it and that became the rallying cry of the conference frankly well so here we are ten years on you know Williams actually here and I don't know I think we should probably invite him and see if anything happened today homework come on
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How Would You Envision a...
Tomlinson a self-described space activist one of Congress's go-to guys for space related matters he recently put on the new worlds conference an event for the people who he believes will be the next generation pioneers what we're doing is an
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Rethinking infidelity...
often talk about how their illness has yielded them a new perspective. The main question that I've been asked since I arrived at this conference when I said I would talk about infidelity is, for or against? I said, "Yes."
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
a few people around the world um welcome to vancouver welcome to ted 22 you're joining us on the last day of our conference here in a packed theater we've been hearing all week from people with dreams about what the next
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A Message From Sir David...
and the need to take action has never been more urgent this year the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference
Video examples
A taste of TED
should I talk about he said don't worry about it just just be profound it's the impression you get of just this huge diversity of expertise and passion and I've never been to a conference before where people are actually pushing people decide to get into the room it's a normally the other way around you know people are scrambling to get out
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
the microphone in the car, and listening in on the car while tracking it via GPS on a map, and so that's something that the drivers of the car would never know was happening. Am I scaring you yet? I've got a few more of these interesting ones. These are ones where I went to a conference, and my mind was just blown, and I said,
Video examples
Forget shopping. Soon...
with only one suitcase of clothes. One day, I was invited to an important event, and I wanted to wear something special and new for it. So I looked through my suitcase and I couldn't find anything to wear. I was lucky to be at the technology conference on that day, and I had access to 3D printers.
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
to become a conference interpreter. To get used to the unnatural task of speaking while they listen, students shadow speakers and repeat their every word exactly as heard in the same language. In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go.
Video examples
A Taste of TED2012
few people here are afraid to fail and that's what this conference to me is about it's about solving the problems of the world and using really creative solutions to do so the conversations that I've had the ways that I've been pushed and challenged I'm definitely thinking more
Video examples
Catching up with...
said I try and I made it and that became the rallying cry of the conference frankly well so here we are ten years on you know Williams actually here and I don't know I think we should probably invite him and see if anything happened today homework come on
Video examples
How Would You Envision a...
Tomlinson a self-described space activist one of Congress's go-to guys for space related matters he recently put on the new worlds conference an event for the people who he believes will be the next generation pioneers what we're doing is an
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
often talk about how their illness has yielded them a new perspective. The main question that I've been asked since I arrived at this conference when I said I would talk about infidelity is, for or against? I said, "Yes."
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
a few people around the world um welcome to vancouver welcome to ted 22 you're joining us on the last day of our conference here in a packed theater we've been hearing all week from people with dreams about what the next
Video examples
A Message From Sir David...
and the need to take action has never been more urgent this year the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference
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Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
You go to a technology conference or an engineering conference, there are very few women there. At the same time it's a blessing in the fact that you do get noticed. People tend to remember you as the only woman in the room 'who said that', or the only woman in the room who was an engineer.
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Nelson Algren
American Novelist
I do have the feeling that other writers can't help you with writing. I've gone to writers' conferences and writers' sessions and writers' clinics, and the more I see of them, the more I'm sure it's the wrong direction. It isn't the place where you learn to write.
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I'm still shy - I'm no good at my children's parent-teacher conferences, and I'm slowly learning how to ask for what I want. But I now know that I have a reserve of courage to draw upon when I really need it. There's nothing that I'm too scared to have a go at.
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Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
BlogHer is an incredibly important conference because it really taps into the power of women. It gives women an ability to do what they do - take care of the home, go to work - and, at the same time, spread their power through the power of the digital world.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.
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Hugh Newell Jacobsen
Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foot of the table is a television set up to catch a press conference.
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Roger Moore
English Actor
I said I did not know enough about UNICEF to handle a press conference and she said they would not want to talk about it they would only want to talk about films.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
American Politician
Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.
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Jenna Bush
American Celebrity
My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.
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Gustav Krupp
German Businessman
May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!
Quote examples
Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
You go to a technology conference or an engineering conference, there are very few women there. At the same time it's a blessing in the fact that you do get noticed. People tend to remember you as the only woman in the room 'who said that', or the only woman in the room who was an engineer.
Quote examples
Nelson Algren
American Novelist
I do have the feeling that other writers can't help you with writing. I've gone to writers' conferences and writers' sessions and writers' clinics, and the more I see of them, the more I'm sure it's the wrong direction. It isn't the place where you learn to write.
Quote examples
Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I'm still shy - I'm no good at my children's parent-teacher conferences, and I'm slowly learning how to ask for what I want. But I now know that I have a reserve of courage to draw upon when I really need it. There's nothing that I'm too scared to have a go at.
Quote examples
Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
BlogHer is an incredibly important conference because it really taps into the power of women. It gives women an ability to do what they do - take care of the home, go to work - and, at the same time, spread their power through the power of the digital world.
Quote examples
Jason Fried
American Businessman
Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.
Quote examples
Hugh Newell Jacobsen
Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foot of the table is a television set up to catch a press conference.
Quote examples
Roger Moore
English Actor
I said I did not know enough about UNICEF to handle a press conference and she said they would not want to talk about it they would only want to talk about films.
Quote examples
Hubert H. Humphrey
American Politician
Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.
Quote examples
Jenna Bush
American Celebrity
My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.
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Gustav Krupp
German Businessman
May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!
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