A conference is a dissertation.
A conference is a public dissertation on a specific topic . The term has its etymological origin in the Latin conferentĭa. For example: «The writer Mario Vargas Llosa has given a conference in Montevideo on the history of Latin American literature» , «This afternoon I attended a very interesting conference on business in times of crisis» .
When the speaker is a famous or recognized personality , it is called a keynote lecture . This implies that the person has extensive knowledge and experience on the topics to be discussed.
Press conference
In the same way, we cannot forget that on many occasions we talk about what is known as a press conference . This term is synonymous with what is called a press conference , which is nothing more than the attendance of a group of journalists at a specific space where a personality plans to make statements about a specific situation or issue.
Thus, for example, it is common for singers to hold press conferences when they are launching a new album on the market. In this way, they take advantage of the meeting with media professionals to talk to them about the album and for them to subsequently carry out articles in the publications where they work announcing and publicizing said release .
Politicians, actors, painters or writers are some of the other characters who frequently organize their corresponding press conferences.
At a press conference, a personality answers journalists' questions.
An institution of the Catholic Church
In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore the fact that it is common to talk about what is known as the Episcopal Conference . Specifically, under this name there is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church that is made up of the different bishops who belong to a specific territory.
In the middle of the 20th century, this type of religious institution was established and institutionalized, which currently has more than one hundred spread throughout the world. Among them we could highlight the Spanish Episcopal Conference , that of Argentina , that of Venezuela or that of Costa Rica , among others.
Lecture as conversation or meeting
On the other hand, a conversation between two or more people is known as a conference to discuss, generally, some business : "The conference with the Arab investor has been a success," "We must attend the conference with the regional manager to know the directives of the parent company .
Conference is also the meeting held by representatives of different governments , States or other groups, with the intention of discussing matters of their competence and mutual interest: "The Mercosur conference yielded some surprising conclusions about the regional economy," "The Spanish ministers "They attended the European tourism conference to promote the development of the industry."
A distance communication
A teleconference is, on the other hand, a conference that is held at a distance, either through a video or audio system . A video teleconference typically features the speaker on a screen , while attendees may be gathered in one physical location or dispersed in different locations but with access to the same stream.
As for audio teleconferencing , it is a telephone conversation with multiple simultaneous participants.