subject: 4 Types Of Conferences [print this page] Conferences provide a variety of opportunities for professionals for career advancement, networking, and learning. But not all conferences are created equal. For those considering including a few conferences to their calendars, it's important that you know what kind of conferences are out there, and what their main purposes are.
The most common type of conference is the ones where delegates and attendees are required to pay a small fee. These conferences are usually put together for a specific trade or industry and provide a place for professionals to meet and exchange ideas. Most of the time, these types of conferences have programs that include presentations from industry leaders. They are held in a conference venue Melbourne that can accommodate a large group of people and last for at least 1 day.
There are some conferences that are organized with an exhibition attached to it. These events generally progress like a normal conference except that an exhibition has been added in an adjoining room or hall. This provides a venue for business owners to showcase their businesses and gives participants the option of touring the exhibition during their free time or if the current speaker or topic isn't something they're interested in.
A seminar is very similar to a typical conference in the sense that participants are generally asked to pay a corresponding fee. But where conferences are events where several experts from different aspects of the industry are called to give a 15 to 30 minute presentation on a particular topic, seminars are events where there is usually one main speaker who is there to share their knowledge and expertise. The main purpose of a seminar is to educate but it's mostly conversational. The main speaker takes the stage and talks to the participants throughout the entire length of the seminar with breaks at specific intervals.
A workshop, on the other hand, is activity-based. Where a seminar is more like a lecture, a workshop is a kind of conference where attendees are expected to participate in activities designed to further learning. Although there are still sections where the main facilitator discusses or processes certain aspects of the "lesson" with the participants, activities are designed to give attendees hands-on opportunities for learning.
These are just four of the different kind of conferences you can expect to encounter. All of them are meant for large groups of participants and require a spacious conference venue Melbourne where participants can mingle and learn comfortably.
