I have attended many seminars, symposiums, congresses, conventions, workshops, summits and group discussions meetings on homeopathy world wide. But did not find any difference among them.

This question is pinching my mind. So I put it on Bulletin board. I hope the world homeopathic community will help me. As I always seen similar proceedings in those gatherings.

Why our homeopathic community give different names to similar meetings.

I certainly need some help and looking forward for exact difference.

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Khalid,

What bothers you about the conferences?

Snoopy

saboor!

Very interesting question to discuss on this BB. I have no time now. But certainly I give my comments on this topic.

Yes! saboor

saboor. Yes please add conference too.

I can see here no body have the real clearence on this topic.

[ 28 July 2001: Message edited by: DR.MAS ]

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A doctor told me that Homeo web pages on Internet have so many advantages. You can get help on any topic. I was not interested earlier. But later on I got registeration on various forums for geting knowledge.

Now You can see what knowledge I got from BB members after a lapse of many days.

thanks.

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Khalid saboor, Snoopy responded within one day or your post requesting you explain a bit more what your dismay was with the conferences, as it hadn't been terribly clear. Without more information from you, there really wasn't anything more to comment on.

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seminar = a small conference of specialists
conference = meeting for discussion
congress = a formal meeting of representatives, for dicussion
convention = a formal assembly
symposium = a meeting for discussion of a particular subject; a conference
summit = A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action
workshop= an educational seminar or series of meetings emphasizing interaction and exchange of information among a usually small number of participants

Basically, there is no real difference between the terms. They are basically all about the sharing of knowledge with a group of like-minded individuals.

So, I guess its a matter of personal choice of the person doing the marketing for the particular gathering as to whether they call it a workshop or a summit. Its all just semantics.

All the above definitions were taking from the Oxford Large Print Dictionary and/or www.dictionary.com.

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Snoopy!

After studying todays all 40 threads. I developed an opinion that you are bound to give comments on each thread. Whether you know are not know. This kind of habit is ridiculous.

If you can help me than please do. Else

gpm&gt;&gt;&gt;

There is a reason to put up this question on bb. I was an evening session under a homeo magezine. I asked a question to a article presenter at the end of article. He said it is seminar and in the seminar no participant is allowed to ask a question. I was discussing this point with my friend in my clinic and he said put up on some forum and get clarification on procedure.

You said there is nothing special to comment on. O.K do not comment. But I am not satisfied with your answer.

JVolkman?????

I am sure there is a lot of difference between these words and their proceedings. That my common sense is saying to me but what is that I do not know. That is why I asked. Why Anton Jaysuria from srilanka always arranged congress and not seminar or symposium. I visited one time srilanka. I observed slightly different proceeding there. So these words are not similar in any case and different meaning according to the structure of the program or gathering of homeopaths.

Simon;;;;

thanks a lot. But I can my self consult the dictionary. I was asking on technical grounds. For example I want to arrange a prog. On which basis i will named symposium and not conference. Why I am asking all these. Because we used to attend different gatherings. These all common. But we are not aware of these meanings.

Dr.MASS

When will you find time.????

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Hello Khalid,

I've followed your post from the beginning, and did not understand the context of your question until your latest post. In my opinion, the responses to your question were not made sarcastically, so I was puzzled by your reaction. There may be times where sponsors are intending to convey a distinction in format for their meeting, but in North America at least, if often reflects marketing or preference on the part of the sponsor more than distinction. In other words, most of the seminars, symposiums, conferences, congresses, etc. I've attended have also had no major differences, even if on some technical grounds (which I'm not aware of) they're supposed to.

Hi Saboor,

In your profile you put that you are "trying to develope" in the column of interests. I am just curious what kind of interests are you going to develope apart from homoeopathy?

For shashi roy only\\\

You put up so many questions for me. It is very difficult for me to give answer for all. I am a rejected moderator of a forum. I am recently being appointed as a moderator of a forum. I requested to many members by private emails to send their new theories and thoughts but no body showed any interest. So I decided to show my presence here by searching clever homeopath.


Now You are requested to teach me about my query on seminar, symposium and congress in homoeopathy. Recently I visited Germany to attend a conference. I did not feel any difference.

You asked about my interest. I am an actor.

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