conference
noun [ C ]
MEETINGS uk/ˈkɒnfərəns/ usan event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there are a lot of talks and meetings about a particular subject:
a conference centre/hall
hold/organize a conference (on sth) The institute will be holding a conference on higher education and economic growth next spring.
attend/go to/speak at a conference Most of the department attended the Mobile World conference in Barcelona.
He was the keynote speaker at a conference in Frankfurt.
conference delegate/participant Conference delegates will receive a discount on the price of their hotel rooms.
a private and formal meeting between a small number of people:
After a short conference with his advisers, he announced his decision to resign.
a conference room
be in conference formal
to be in a meeting:
She directed him into a meeting room, where a number of executives were in conference.
See also
news conference
press conference
sales conference
shipping conference
teleconference