symposium
IPA: sɪmpˈoʊziʌm
noun
- A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
- A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.
- A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
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Examples of "symposium" in Sentences
- The symposium is free and open to the public, with no registration required.
- I don't know about you, but when I hear the word symposium I experience a certain frisson.
- The symposium is co-sponsored by the Huffington Post and Open Center and will take place in New York City on Friday, February 20th.
- If you like to discuss questions like these, you will be happy that the latest Wall Of Text from Shawn Elliot's reviews symposium is now published.
- The BOBCATSSS 2009 symposium is organised by students from the University of Tampere, Finland and the University of Porto, Portugal - 28-30 January 2009 - Porto, Portugal
- The symposium is intended for policy makers, practitioners and technologists working in the areas of information and communications technology and e-learning service delivery in UK HE and FE institutions.
- I believe Griff, being a little afraid of her quickness, led her to suppose he was going to hold what he called a symposium in his rooms, and to think it a mystery of college life not intended for young ladies.
- With a rising global middle class projected by the UN to double meat consumption (. pdf) by 2050, and livestock already responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gases, the symposium is drawing a variety of scientists, environmentalists and food industry experts.
- I'll be honest, because I've said as much to my fellow participants -- I'm kind of not so sure what the ultimate aim of the symposium is or what end, exactly, it's intended to serve, but it is an interesting discussion among us about the issues that concern the work we do.
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