Meetings

thumb|Hybrid meeting: People meet in person and connect digitally with others

Open Internet standards organization

thumb|Meeting in the Ridderzaal|Hall of Knights in [[The Hague during the Congress of Europe, 1948]]

thumb|right|250px|Committee room, designed in 1901, in Halifax Town Hall A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly or organization sends matters to a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the whole assembly or organization were considering them. Committees may have different functions and their types of work differ depending on the type of organization and its ne

gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host

period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation at a gathering, often as a gesture of respect in mourning

thumb|Artist Aleksandr Moravov's Tampere conference of 1905|"Tampere Conference of 1905", depicting the first conference of the [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in Tampere and notably, the first-time meeting of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin.]] A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, is the primary purpose of conferences. The term derives from the word confer.

thumb|The minutes of the first meeting of the Hawkes Bay Earthquake Relief Fund Committee Minutes (), also known as minutes of meeting, protocols or, informally, notes, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically describe the events of the meeting and may include a list of attendees, a statement of the activities considered by the participants, and related responses or decisions for the activities. The word "minutes" here means "notes", rather than sixtieths of an hour.

group decision-making aiming for universal agreement

meeting of a group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field

meeting of the general membership of a corporation or other organization, held annually

meeting between a functionary and member(s) of the public

organization that uses parliamentary procedure to make decisions

system for holding debates and discussion panels on controversial issues

thumb|right|230px|A facilitator leading a discussion at a summit meeting.

thumb|Open space session scheduling at an unconference

list of items to be taken up during a meeting

room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings

conference space, mainly in schools and universities

gathering of people to discuss important issues

form of public humiliation and torture used by the Chinese Communist Party in the Mao era

annual demonstration

way for hosting meetings, conferences, corporate-style retreats, symposiums, and community summit events, focused on a specific and important purpose or task — but beginning without any formal agenda, beyond the overall purpose or theme

thumb|TertuliaA tertulia (, ; ; ) is a social gathering with literary or artistic overtones, especially in Iberia or in Spanish America. The word can also mean an informal meeting of people to talk about current affairs, arts, etc. The word is originally Spanish, and was later borrowed into Catalan and Portuguese. It is typically not used in English outside of an Iberian or Latin American cultural context.

form of business tourism

type of conference or assembly session requiring attendance of all participants

body formed from the citizens of a state to deliberate on an issue or issues of national importance

1876 book by Henry Martyn Robert

organisational method of working together in groups, supported by a moderator

thumb|300px|right|Student receiving an academic degree during convocation.

group of people who meet to to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle

outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to show support for a specific cause

form of facilitating exercise

combination of graphics such as diagrams, pictures, symbols, and writing in meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences

An indaba (; ) is an important conference held by the izinDuna (principal men) of the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of South Africa. (Such meetings are also practised by the Swazi, who refer to them using the close cognate ''''''''''.) Indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community, or they may be held with representatives of other communities.

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form of dialogue that can be used when discussing topics within large groups

Internet calendar tool for time management, and coordinating meetings

form of direct democracy for cities or towns

reception where local and national politicians meet with their constituents

hasidic celebration

platform for cultural and educational exchange connecting architecture students

multi-purpose hall type

Informal social event for sceptics since 1999

Facilitation may refer to:

Turkish social practice of community conversations

informal discussion groups at technology and engineering conferences

daily team meeting, in agile software development

thumb|right|300px|The Parley by Frederic Remington, 1903, depicting a [[settler parleying with a Native American.]]

type of interinstitutional negotiation

A farbrengen (, ; "to spend [time/solidarity/festivity together]") is a Hasidic gathering. This term is only used by Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim, as other Hasidim have a tish or a botteh. Carried out in a relaxed atmosphere, with no rigid schedule, it may consist of edifying discussions, explanations of general Torah subjects, with an emphasis on Hasidic philosophy, relating of Hasidic stories, and lively Hasidic melodies, with refreshments being served. It is regarded as a time of great holiness. Farbrengens are public events open to non-Hasidim as well.

place where people meet; use Q2217279 for emergency assembling point