| conference | A gathering (usually shorter than a seminar, but not always) specifically held to share and disseminate information, rather than to each or train | en |
| conference | The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present | en |
| conference | Youth conferences were and are weekend or week-long gatherings of youth, organized and run by youth, and, in YRUU, supervised by adults Good ones incorporate fun, spirituality, learning, and lots of leadership opportunities for many of the youth who plan them | en |
| conference | discussion; meeting; convention isim | en |
| conference | This feature allows a user to establish a three-way conference call by depressing a button | en |
| conference | 1) Independent/autonomous organization within the American Trucking Associations that represents a certain class/type of motor carrier 2) Association of ship owners that service the same trade route(s) and operate under collective conditions of carriage and tariff rates | en |
| conference | A virtual discussion area organized around a general subject or theme | en |
| conference | A live discussion online in which the topic has been predetermined, often featuring a celebrity guest Also called a "CO" or "live CO " | en |
| conference | Defined in the 1984 Shipping Act as: an association of ocean common carriers permitted, pursuant to an approved or effective agreement, to engage in concerted activity and to utilize a common tariff; but the term does not include a joint service, consortium, pooling, sailing, or trans-shipment arrangement | en |
| conference | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | en |
| conference | A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters | en |
| conference | An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue -- like a new product, market trend or government regulation -- with a range of speakers | en |
| conference | A multilateral diplomatic negotiation | en |
| conference | A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means | en |
| conference | The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views | en |
| conference | The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison | en |
| conference | A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are | en |
| conference | A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them | en |
| conference | A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions | en |
| conference | An association of ship owners operating in the same trade route who operate under collective conditions and agree on tariff rates | en |
| conference | A group of vessel operators joined for the purpose of establishing freight rates | en |
| conference | An electronic meeting place dedicated to a particular subject where users come to participate in discussions or group projects Conferences can be used to post a variety of information such as news services, newsletters, and statistics; also called "newsgroups," "bulletin boards," or "echoes " An electronic conference provides a many-to-many communication medium, as opposed to the person-to-person nature of e-mail All conferences have a particular subject or purpose, and the topics and responses they contain might provide items of news, ideas, questions, or other information in almost any form Some special-purpose conferences may have restricted access, allowing some users to write messages, some only to read, and some neither The person responsible for the technical maintenance and/or community communication is called the "conference facilitator " | en |
| conference | The consultation process required for Federal actions that are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a species proposed for listing or result in the destruction of adverse modification of proposed critical habitat | en |
| conference | a meeting between the teacher and the assessor or evaluator to discuss mutual concerns and to promote the understanding of the assessments being used, the evaluation procedures, the criteria and standards being applied, and how the results will be used The conference can also be an opportunity to collect teacher responses if the conference includes an interview See Debriefing Interview, Interview, Responses | en |
| conference | A formal meeting between the representatives of the House and the Senate to reconcile differences between the two houses on provisions of a bill passed by both chambers A majority of the conferees (or managers) for each house must reach agreement on the provisions of the bill (often a compromise between the versions of the two chambers) before either chamber can consider it | en |
| conference | An area of public messages on a Bulletin Board System, usually with a particular topic and, often, a conference host or moderator to guide the discussion Also called Folder, SIG (for "Special Interest Group") or Echo | en |
| conference | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | en |
| conference | A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest. The President summoned all the state governors to a conference on education. the Conservative Party conference Last weekend the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland held a conference, attended by 450 delegates | en |
| conference | A conference is a meeting at which formal discussions take place. They sat down at the dinner table, as they always did, before the meal, for a conference Her employer was in conference with two lawyers and did not want to be interrupted. see also press conference. Algeciras Conference Berlin West Africa Conference Casablanca Conference Charlottetown Conference Genoa Conference of Hampton Roads Conference London Naval Conference Paris Peace Conference party conference Potsdam Conference Southern Christian Leadership Conference Tehran Conference United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Wannsee Conference Wormley Conference Yalta Conference Bretton Woods Conference United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Washington Conference International Conference on Naval Limitation | en |
| conference | a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | en |
| conference | A conference is conducted by a Tribunal Member or Conference Registrar with both parties present The purpose of the conference is to identify issues in dispute, to negotiate a settlement of the case or, if settlement is not possible, to prepare a matter for a hearing Conferences are held in private and nothing said or done at them can be used at a subsequent hearing, unless both parties otherwise agree | en |
| conference | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | en |
| conference | A meeting There were many meetings necessary for all the colonies to agree to form Canada The government of each colony wanted to get the best deal for its citizens | en |
| conference | In export contexts, a "conference" is an agreement between ship owners, which rationalises sailing schedules and stabilises freight rates | en |
| conference | an association of ocean common carriers permitted, pursuant to an approved or effective agreement, to engage in concerted activity and to utilize a common tariff; but the term does not include a joint service, consortium, pooling, sailing, or transshipment arrangement (OSRA) | en |
| conference | A managed location on the BBS which includes information specific to discrete topics Container Command A HTML command type which requires a beginning tag and ending tag to define the contents | en |
| conference | Conference allows up to three callers to participate in a call simultaneously Larger Conferences may be arranged by contacting the NTS Service Center at extension 54400 | en |
| conference | means a physical meeting of a group of people to listen to one or more speakers and to have discussions Note: if you are looking for electronic conferences, go to the resource type interactive resource | en |
| conference | A group of related messages on a BBS Often, many BBS's are linked together for a conference so that users on all the BBS's can see and reply to the messages | en |
| conference | An association of ship owners operating in the same trade route, whose purpose is to set freight rates and service standards which should be uniformly observed by all members | en |
| conference | a meeting of representatives of both houses of Parliament to discuss an issue on which the houses do not agree | en |
| A conference | collation | en |
| conferences | Different areas of conversation in an e-mail system that are topic-specific rather than individualized | en |
| conferences | any online conversation that takes place within the conferencing feature in The Junction | en |
| conferences | third-person singular of conference | en |
| conferences | A meeting of a professional organization, usually lasting several days | en |
| conferences | plural of conference | en |
| conferences | groups into which teams are divided in professional and college football; the NFL is divided into National and American Conferences | en |
| conferences | Cairo conferences Imperial Conferences Pugwash Conferences | en |
| conferences | A Backtalk conferencing system may have any number of conferences on it A Conference is a forum for discussing some broad subject area Conferences correspond roughly to newsgroups or mailing lists, but are differently structured Each conference has a short name, like ``cooking'', ``internet'' or ``chess '' One or more people are assigned to fairwitness the conference Users may enter items into the conference, each of which would have some narrower subject Only the conference administrator can create new conferences | en |
| conferences | While the rest of you are working on the “Think Again” exercise, I will meet with two of you in one-on-one conferences During this time, I will review some of your writing, orally quiz you on lesson objectives, and field your questions | en |
| conferences | Conferences are electronic meeting places dedicated to a particular subject Users visit conferences to participate in discussions or group projects, without having to communicate in the same place or at the same time Conferences can be used to post many types of information, including news, newsletters, statistics, etc An "electronic conference" provides a many-to-many communication medium, as opposed to the person-to-person nature of electronic mail Also called newsgroups, echoes, bulletin boards and forums | en |
| conferences | Short meetings (generally one week or less) among technical specialists or others working in a common field to discuss a particular topic of shared professional interest May include component activities with explicit learning objectives as well as general sharing of work-related information | en |