conferee
Recipient of honor
A conferee is a participant in a conference or formal meeting.
In U.S. legislative usage, conferees are members of Congress appointed to a conference committee, where they reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill: The conferees reached a compromise on the spending package.
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- forumGathering place for discourse
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
assembly · conclave · gathering · plenary · session · panel · workshop · keynote
Formal recording of participation
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- participantOne who takes part
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- registrantOne who signs up
name tag · check-in · roster · attendee list · lanyard · admission · credential · invitee
One who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
diplomat · liaison · spokesperson · plenipotentiary · appointee · commissioner · assignee · deputy
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- contributeGive to a collective
exchange · networking · breakout · working group · caucus · brainstorming · joint session · roundtable
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
agreement · concession · diplomacy · talks · accord · pact · treaty · settlement
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- forumGathering place for discourse
seminar · assembly · conclave · gathering · plenary · session · panel · workshop · keynote · retreat
registration
Formal recording of participation
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- participantOne who takes part
- delegateEntrust authority to another
registrant · name tag · check-in · roster · attendee list · lanyard · admission · credential · invitee · guest
representative
One who acts for another
ambassador · diplomat · liaison · spokesperson · plenipotentiary · appointee · commissioner · assignee · deputy · negotiator
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
contribute · exchange · networking · breakout · working group · caucus · brainstorming · joint session · roundtable · discussion
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
conciliation · agreement · concession · diplomacy · talks · accord · pact · treaty · settlement · terms
- participantsparticipant, entrant, respondent, applicant, enrollee
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
confereehost
One receiving guests
convener · organizer · chairman · chairperson · conference chair
- conference callPhone meeting with multiple participants
- press conferenceOrganized media Q&A
- conference roomEnclosed space for meetings
- video conferenceRemote visual group call
- news conferenceFormal media briefing
- parent-teacher conferenceScheduled family-school discussion
conference, confer, conferred, conferral, conferment, conferees, preconference