symposiums
Scholarly discussion meetings
Symposiums is the plural of symposium, a formal gathering where experts present and discuss a topic.
Academic and professional symposiums bring together specialists to share research or debate issues: The medical school hosts annual symposiums on emerging diseases.
The singular takes two plurals—symposiums in general use, symposia in more formal or academic contexts.
Organized professional assemblies
- papersOfficial written records
- presentationsFormal informative addresses
- scholarsExperts in a field
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
keynotes · panels · abstracts · lectures · research · dissertations · seminars · colloquia
Building professional relationships
- industryEconomic production sector
- workshopsGroup learning sessions
- tradeExchange of commodities
- exhibitionsPublic showings of objects
vendors · booths · badges · sponsors · breakouts · registration · agendas · speakers
Greek philosopher, academy founder
- banquetsLarge formal meals
- GreeksNatives of Athens' homeland
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
drinking · discourse · reclining · wine · Socrates · Athenian · feasting · oration
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- physiciansMedical doctors collectively
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- treatmentsApproaches to healing illness
- diagnosesMedical condition determinations
pharmaceutical · practitioners · protocols · findings · trials · surgeons · therapeutics · oncology
conferences
Organized professional assemblies
- papersOfficial written records
- presentationsFormal informative addresses
- scholarsExperts in a field
proceedings · keynotes · panels · abstracts · lectures · research · dissertations · seminars · colloquia · sessions
networking
Building professional relationships
exhibitions · vendors · booths · badges · sponsors · breakouts · registration · agendas · speakers · conventions
Plato
Greek philosopher, academy founder
- banquetsLarge formal meals
- GreeksNatives of Athens' homeland
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
dialogue · drinking · discourse · reclining · wine · Socrates · Athenian · feasting · oration · rhetoric
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- physiciansMedical doctors collectively
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- treatmentsApproaches to healing illness
diagnoses · pharmaceutical · practitioners · protocols · findings · trials · surgeons · therapeutics · oncology · cardiology
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- speechesspeech, addresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy
- forumsforums, community forums, online forums, discussion groups, public forums
- Academic Organizationslearned societies, academic conferences, consortia, professional bodies, research institutes
- book festivalsbook fairs, book fair, literary festivals, book signings, author readings
symposiumshangouts
Frequented social venues
bull sessions · get-togethers · happy hours · klatches · parties
symposiumsbull sessions
Casual group discussions
free-for-alls · small talk · brainstorming sessions · shouting matches