noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ international , national , regional , world
▪ one-day , etc.
▪ annual , quarterly
▪ inaugural , preliminary , preparatory
▪ consultative
▪ joint
▪ private
▪ phone , telephone , video
▪ formal
▪ full
▪ successful
▪ well-attended
▪ high-level , summit
▪ news , press
▪ academic , industry , inter-governmental ( BrE ), management , ministerial , party , staff ( esp. BrE )
▪ parent-teacher ( AmE )
▪ constitutional , education , environment , peace , trade , etc.
… OF CONFERENCES
▪ series
VERB + CONFERENCE
▪ attend , go to
▪ hold , host
▪ sponsor
▪ organize , plan , schedule
▪ call , convene
CONFERENCE + VERB
▪ meet , take place
▪ begin , open
▪ close , end
▪ bring sb together
▪
The ~ brought together historians working in a variety of fields.
▪ be entitled sth , be titled sth ( AmE )
▪
a ~ entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’
▪ feature sth , include sth
▪
The ~ featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.
▪ address sth , be devoted to sth , examine sth , focus on sth , look at sth
▪
a ~ devoted to the topic of peace
▪
a ~ examining cross-border cooperation
▪ hear sth
▪
The ~ heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
▪ agree sth , decide sth , vote sth
▪
The ~ agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.
▪ adopt sth , approve sth , back sth , support sth
▪
The ~ adopted a resolution on minority rights.
▪ recommend sth
▪ condemn sth , reject sth
CONFERENCE + NOUN
▪ centre/center , facilities , venue
▪ hall , room
▪ table
▪ platform ( esp. BrE )
▪
The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the ~ platform.
▪ chair , chairman , presenter ( esp. AmE ), speaker
▪ attendees ( AmE ), delegates , participants
▪ committee , organizer
▪ agenda , proceedings , programme/program
▪ theme
▪ debate , discussion , talks
▪ paper , presentation , report , speech
▪ resolution
▪ registration
▪ session
▪ call
▪
Conference calls allow participants across the nation to meet over the telephone.
▪ season
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
We met at an international ~.
▪ in ~ with
▪
He was in ~ with (= in a meeting with) his lawyers all day.
▪ ~ about
▪
a ~ about Internet piracy
▪ ~ between
▪
a ~ between the warring parties
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for catering managers
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on economic aid
▪ ~ with
▪
Management had a joint ~ with the union.