Collocations for conference - noun

international, national, regional, world
one-day, etc.
annual, quarterly
inaugural, preliminary, preparatory
consultative
joint
private
phone, telephone, video
formal
full
successful
well-attended
high-level, summit
news, press
academic, industry, inter-governmental (BrE), management, ministerial, party, staff (esp. BrE)
parent-teacher (AmE)
constitutional, education, environment, peace, trade, etc.

series

attend, go to
hold, host
sponsor
organize, plan, schedule
call, convene

meet, take place
begin, open
close, end
bring sb together
The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.

be entitled sth, be titled sth (AmE)
a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’

feature sth, include sth
The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.

address sth, be devoted to sth, examine sth, focus on sth, look at sth
a conference devoted to the topic of peace
a conference examining cross-border cooperation

hear sth
The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.

agree sth, decide sth, vote sth
The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.

adopt sth, approve sth, back sth, support sth
The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights.

recommend sth
condemn sth, reject sth

centre/center, facilities, venue
hall, room
table
platform (esp. BrE)
The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform.

chair, chairman, presenter (esp. AmE), speaker
attendees (AmE), delegates, participants
committee, organizer
agenda, proceedings, programme/program
theme
debate, discussion, talks
paper, presentation, report, speech
resolution
registration
session
call
Conference calls allow participants across the nation to meet over the telephone.

season

at a/the conference
We met at an international conference.

in conference with
He was in conference with (= in a meeting with) his lawyers all day.

conference about
a conference about Internet piracy

conference between
a conference between the warring parties

conference for
a conference for catering managers

conference on
a conference on economic aid

conference with
Management had a joint conference with the union.