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5) Convention
Convention（政党、某一职业 大会） is a kind of routine meeting, at which a large gathering of people meet and discuss the business of their organization or political group, such as the annual convention of the union, the biannual 一年两次的convention of the Metal Society.
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8) Workshop
Workshop originally means a room or building which contains tools or machinery; for making or repairing things, especially by using wood or metal. Regarding meeting, it refers to a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a group of people learn about the subject by sharing their knowledge or experience.
Seminar is usually a class-like meeting, where participants discuss a particular topic or subject that is presented by several major speakers. Different from the general situation of a meeting, the presentations are mainly given by chief speakers, while other people first listen and then join them. In this sense, a seminar can be taken as lecturing plus discussion—the discussion being a follow-up of the lecturing.
1. Different Kinds of Meetings 2. Principal Conference Activities 3. Classified Conference Information 4. Available Information Sources
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Reflections and Practice
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9) Colloquium
Colloquium is sometimes a formal word for seminar. It is usually a large academic seminar like panel discussion. Colloquium is usually attended by certain invited experts or professionals in a particular field. Participants of the meeting will express their ideas and opinions around a specific topic.
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2) Conference
Conference讨论协商会 is a kind of formal meeting, often lasting for a few days. It is organized on a particular subject to bring together people who have a common interest. At a conference, formal discussions usually take place. Comparatively, conference generally refers to a specialized professional or academic event.
国际会议交流英语
本课程主要适用于具有大学英语六级水平 或具有相当水平的专业人员。 旨在进一步提高他们的学术英语表达能力， 特别是提高学生使用英语在国际学术会议 中宣读论文、即席答辩和交谈讨论的实际 能力。
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本课程特点是：
1．注意突出学生“提高阶段” 英语教学的 层次较高、应用面广、学术性强的特点，注 重培养学习者用英语进行国际学术交流的实 际能力。 2．力求从实际出发，注重选材的先进性、 实用性、针对性和导向性，确保内容全面、 材料翔实、例证丰富、语言规范。 3．注意与“基础阶段” 内容的衔接以及 “提高阶段”课程内部的融会贯通。
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6) Forum
Forum论坛 is in fact a kind of public meeting, at which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues.
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7) Seminar
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1) Meeting
Meeting is a general and summary term of various kinds of assembly of people for a particular purpose. Its original meaning is to "meet with each other", or to "put heads together." In this sense, if there are more than two persons coming together, talking and discussing, the event can be called a meeting.
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Classified Conference Information:
general information, paper submission提交 information, organizational information, participants information, conference program information
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国际会议交流英语是一个双重目的的课程， 既有会议交流的基本知识，又有英语运用 的综合训练，两条线索交叉展开。 本课程将以国际学术会议的活动为序，主 要内容包括：会议信息，会议联系，会议 文稿，预读试讲，演讲开场，展开表达， 结束演讲，现场提问，即席答辩，专业交 谈，以及组织会议，主持讨论，会后联系 等。
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Apart from the above meetings, there are also other forms or names of meetings such, as summit, assembly, rally, gatherings and so on, which will not be detailed one by one here. As to some sub-categoried meetings, they will be discussed in connection with specific conference activities in the following sections.
1. Oral Work 2. Written Work 3. Research Work

Topical Highlights
Different Kinds of Meetings: meeting, conference, symposium , congress, convention , forum, seminar, workshop, colloquium, etc.
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每个单元都设置有： Topical Highlights(专题要点)， Theme Presentation(正文描述) Reflections and Practice(思考与 实践)。
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Unit 1 Obtaining Conference Information
Topical Highlights Theme Presentation
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4) Congress
The basic characteristic of a congress is that it is usually attended by representatives or delegates who belong to national or international, governmental or non-governmental organizations. It is held to discuss issues, ideas, and policies of public interest.
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3) Symposium
Symposium研讨会(pi. symposia/symposiums) is also a kind of meeting, but it refers exclusively to the meeting for specialized academic discussion. At a symposium, experts, scholars, and other participants of a particular field discuss a particular subject. Compared with conference, a symposium is usually narrower and more specific in the range of topics.