a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
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symposium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of symposium
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A symposium on set-aside programs and certifications for women-owned businesses.
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Organizers decided to reschedule the symposium to allow him ample recovery time.
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The one thing a player cannot claim after they leave the symposium is ignorance.
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An international symposium on the site was held at Wonderwerk Cave in June 2009.
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For the annual research symposium, see International Symposium on Graph Drawing.
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The symposium has been sponsored by Beverly Cooperative Bank since its founding.
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A live webcast of the symposium at Faulkner University will begin at 8 a.m. Oct.
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Proceedings of the 17th annual international symposium on Computer Architecture.
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The symposium chair was J. Felipe Ortega and the program chair was Andrea Forte.
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- A meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
- Symposium originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means "to drink together") but has since come to refer to any academic conference, or a style of university class characterized by an openly discursive format, rather than a lecture and question-answer format. ...
- Symposium is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark, published in 1990.
- (Symposia) a dinner or drinking party focused on the discussion of philosophy
- A drinking party that usually included entertainment and conversation; for an example, see Boston 01.8022 (image); also the title of a text by Plato in which various characters - including Socrates, Aristophanes and Alcibiades - discuss love.
- Designated speakers start provocative conversations on designated topic rather than present papers. Several dozen participants may be admitted.
- Indepth, scientific and state-of-the-art lectures in important areas of research. Symposia include 3 - 4 speakers with time allotted for an introduction and overview and overall discussion.
- Meeting of a number of experts in a particular field at which papers are presented by specialists on particular subjects and discussed with a view to making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
- Symposium (Symp) is a concept for moves where the leg performing a dexterity is planted immediately before and after the dexterity, while the other (setting) leg does not touch the ground.
