conferees
Those in attendance
Conferees are participants in a conference or formal meeting.
In U.S. legislative usage, conferees are members of Congress appointed to a conference committee, where representatives from both houses negotiate differences between competing versions of a bill: The conferees worked through the night to reconcile the two budget proposals.
Those acting for others
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
- participantsThose actively involved
attendees · commissioners · emissaries · mediators · liaisons · spokespersons · panelists · members
Scheduled time for activity
- plenaryAbsolute and entire
- forumGathering place for discourse
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
colloquium · seminar · workshop · assembly · convocation · gathering · conclave · talks
Exchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
exchange · dialogue · input · feedback · consensus · recommendations · strategy · planning
Negotiation between nations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
accord · treaty · pact · détente · geopolitics · G7 · G20 · NATO
representatives
Those acting for others
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
participants · attendees · commissioners · emissaries · mediators · liaisons · spokespersons · panelists · members · observers
session
Scheduled time for activity
- plenaryAbsolute and entire
- forumGathering place for discourse
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
symposium · colloquium · seminar · workshop · assembly · convocation · gathering · conclave · talks · proceedings
discussion
Exchange of ideas
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
brainstorming · exchange · dialogue · input · feedback · consensus · recommendations · strategy · planning · consideration
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
communique · accord · treaty · pact · détente · geopolitics · G7 · G20 · NATO · dialogue
- attendeesattendees, attendee, participant, participants, guests
- discussion rolespanelists, speakers, moderators, debaters, respondents
confereesorganizers
Those who coordinate activities
hosts · conveners · presenters · speakers · facilitators
- 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 conferencesScheduled meetings discussing students