Scientific meeting

In a scientific meeting several researchers meet to exchange and discuss new scientific results. A meeting is almost always restricted to specific topics, and together with scientific journals, provides the most important channels for exchange of information between laboratories.

Related Topics:
Meet - Scientific journals

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The form is usually oral and/or with posters: In an oral presentation a speaker present his work for a large audience usually supported by slides (e.g., Microsoft Powerpoint presentations). Poster presentations are run parallel with many posters in the same room.

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Poster - Microsoft Powerpoint

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A large meeting will usually be called a conference, while a smaller is termed a workshop. They might be single track or multiple track, where the former has only one session at a time, while a multiple track meeting has several parallel sessions with speakers in separate rooms speaking at the same time.

Related Topics:
Conference - Workshop

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The major part of workshop and conferences are annual meetings.

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