conference, convention

A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.

What is the verb for convention? If a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting.

Conference types include:

• Academic conference, in science and academic, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities.
• Athletic conference, a competitive grouping of teams, often geographical
• Authors' conference, or writers' conference, where writers gather to review their written works and suggest improvements
• Conference call, in telecommunications, a call with more than two participants at the same time
• Conference hall, room where conferences are held
• Convention (meeting), meeting of a, usually large, group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field
• Conference, between the two houses of a bicameral legislature
• News conference, an announcement to the press (print, radio, television) with the expectation of questions, about the announced matter
• Parent-teacher conference, a meeting with a child's teacher to discuss grades and school performance
• Peace conference, a diplomatic meeting to end conflict
• Professional conference, a meeting of professionals in a given subject or profession dealing with related matters or developments
• Settlement conference, a meeting between the plaintiff and the respondent in lawsuit, wherein they try to settle their dispute without proceeding to trial
• Trade fair, or trade conference
• Unconference, or open space conference, who avoids meeting [with more persons], a participant-driven meeting that tries to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference
• Video conference, with the reception and transmission of audio-video signals by users at different locations

convention

1. conference of members of a profession, political party, etc
2. a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behaviour =pact, treaty
   • the Geneva Convention 日内瓦协定
3. behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right =custom
4. a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect

Convention and conference both refer to a meeting or gathering. These two words are often confused by some English learners as both have similar meanings and definitions in dictionaries. The main difference between convention and conference is that convention is a large meeting of people who come to talk about their shared work, common interests or to make decisions as a group whereas a conference is a meeting that is generally designed for discussion, problem-solving, fact-finding and consultation.

Difference Between Convention and Conference

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