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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Lecture One A General Survey Obtaining Conference Information,Different Kinds of Meetings,Principal Conference Activities,Classified Conference Information,Available Information Sources,Synonyms of Meeting,Read the following examples,please,The Second International,Symposium,on Teaching English at Tertiary Level,T,h,e Fourth,Congress,on Women,The Biannual,Convention,of the Metal Society,The 99th,Forum,on Asian Economics,A,Workshop,on Artificial Intelligence,Seminars,on Translations,Earth Science,Colloquium,1.Meeting,an umbrella term,original,meaning:meet together,or put heads together,any kinds of gathering,pre-arranged or non-arranged,formal or informal;the time can be long or short;the scale,large or small;the participants,many or few,2.Conference,a,kind of,formal,meeting,often lasting for a few days,organized on a particular topic,formal discussion usually takes place,generally refers to a specialized academic event,generally refers to a meeting held at the international level with participants from differ,e,nt countries,3 Symposium(pl.Symposia/Symposiums),专题讨论会,It refers exclusively to the meeting for specialized academic discussion.,A symposium is usually narrower and more specific in the,range,of topics,It is smaller than conference in,scale(,Sometimes a conference may include several symposiums held simultaneously.),4 Congress,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.,It is usually rather large in scale and generally representative and extensive.,5 Convention,It is a kind of,routine meeting.,A large gathering of people meet and discuss the business of their organization or political group.,It is usually organized by a learned society,a professional association,an academic institution or a non-governmental organization.,6 Forum,Forum is in fact a kind of public meeting.,People exchange ideas and discuss issues,especially important public issues.,Seminar,It is usually a class-like meeting.,Participants discuss particular topic or subject that is presented by several major speakers.,The presentations are mainly given by chief speakers,while other people first listen and then join them.,It can be taken as lecturing plus discussion.,Workshop,研讨会,It emphasizes on practical performance,besides the professional and academic discussion.,Many relevant activities,demonstration,displays and operations during the course of presentation.,Colloquium,讨论会,It is sometimes a formal word for seminar.,It is usually a large academic seminar like panel discussion.,It 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.,Principal Conference Activities,Read the following schedule,and discuss what activities might be involved in the academic conferences.,Principal Conference Activities,1.Formal Meetings,2.Informal Meetings,3.Exhibitions and Business Talks,4.Visits and Other Social Activities,Formal Meetings,General Assembly(opening ceremony,welcome speeches,closing ceremony),Plenary Sessions,（全会）,(Keynote presentations,Invited lectures),Parallel Sessions,（分组会议）,(Simultaneous/Concurrent sessions),Poster Sessions,（展示，张贴报告会）,2 Informal Meetings,Free Information Exchange(no fixed area of interest,a range of topics for exchange of ideas,random participation),Free Paper Presentation(delayed papers,papers not formally presented in the regular sessions),Free Communication(between sessions or during the break;walk in and talk),Exhibitions and Business Talks,Scientific Exhibition:It is arranged with a display or results of relevant scientific research such as new equipments,crafts,products as well as books and journals,Conference Exhibition:both an academic conference and the product exhibition to introduce some new achievements of applied technology.,Trade Exhibition,Visits and Other Social Activities,During the intervals or breaks of an international conference,there are often various kinds of social activities.(e.g.visits to famous research institutes,universities,libraries,enterprises,construction sites.),Social events may include banquets,various parties,excursions,games,concerts,etc.,What information is generally included in a conference notice?,General Information,Paper Submission Information,Organizational Information,Participants Information,Conference Program Information,General Information,Name:a formal name,and sometimes the short term(e.g.The 36th International Technical conference on Communication;36th ITCC),Date:the starting and ending date,Location(venue):the meeting place,available accommodations,telecommunication facilities,convenient transportation and beautiful scenery,Topics for Discussion:areas of interest,themes,conference themes,main areas,issue and questions that the conference w