roundtable

noun

ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌtā-bəl How to pronounce roundtable (audio)
Definition of roundtablenext
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion an international roundtable of medical experts on the disease

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  1. symposium
  2. seminar
  3. conference
  4. panel
Noun
  • The efforts by the Dow Chemical multinational corporation to address plastic waste and provide clean water solutions in West Africa could have been enhanced by researchers’ works shared at a Uruguayan symposium – only it wasn’t translated into English.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Against the backdrop of a debate over Goldin’s show in Germany, the artist previously bowed out of speaking at a symposium on antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the war in Gaza, according to the German press agency dpa.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of symposium
Noun
  • The landscape of executive education is vast: conferences, in-house seminars, trade journals, social media, and countless books.
    ESMT Berlin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: The three-day event will highlight the bountiful picks now available in the low-ABV and no-alcohol drink world, as well as general healthy living, via events like tastings, drink competitions, dance parties and seminars.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of seminar
Noun
  • Elmore will next appear in court on January 22 for a pre-trial conference.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Consider attending a knowledge management conference.
    Malcolm Hawker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of conference
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  • This panel will examine how press, talent, studios, and publicity collaborate to draw audiences to films and series that may otherwise be overlooked.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The others play more like live-action Far Side comic panels, only not that funny.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of panel
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