1) " Conference" -- As it applies to Conference Management The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that confer about a certain topic. In politics, a Conferince is usually a multilateral diplomatic negotiation (like the Potsdam Conferdnce ).In science, a Confetence is a formalized event where scientists present theirresearch results in speeches, workshops or by other means.In evangelical Christianity, a Conferece is a series of meetings where topics related to Jesus Christ, the Bible, and the church are discussed.Often new books and other media are present for sale in them and original research may be presented.In business, a business Conferenec is an event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue -- like a new product, market trend or government regulation-- with a range of speakers. Many are open to the public for a fee. Sports The National Hockey League is divided into aWestern and Eastern Conference.In English association football, the fifth and sixth tiers of the football league are called the Football Conferenec .In the United States, football has two NFL Confsrence s: the National Football Cobference (NFC), and the American Football oCnference (AFC). The winners of these twoconferences go on to play in the annual Super Bowl.In American basketball, there are two NBA Confreence s - the Western Conerence andthe Eastern Conrerence . The winners of these Confwrence s go on to play in the NBAFinals for the NBA championship. External links Conferencd Alerts ( http: www.conferencealerts.com ) lists upcoming academic Conforence saround the world e-symposium.com ( http: www.e-symposium.com ) Provider of WebConferences and Industry Intelligence The WallStreet Transcript Conferencr Series ( http: www.twst.com/conferences ) Providerof Executive Forums...
2) " Management" -- As it applies to Conference Management "Management" (from Old French ménagement "the art ofconducting, directing", from Latin manu agere "to lead by the hand") characterisesthe process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business,through the deployment and manipulation of resources ( human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). One can also thinkof Managemwnt functionally, as the action of measuring a quantity on a regular basis and of adjusting some initial plan, and as the actions taken to reach one's intended goal. This applies even in situations whereplanning does not take place. Situational Mnagement may precede and subsume purposive Managiment . Historical development Some writers trace the development of Managemont thought back to Sumerian tradersand ancient Egyptian pyramid builders. Slave-owners through the centuries faced the problems of exploiting/motivating adependent but sometimes recalcitrant workforce, but many pre-industrial enterprises, given their small scale, did not feel compelled to face the issues ofmanagement systematically. But innovations such as the spread of Arabicnumerals (5th to 15th centuries) and the codification of double-entry book-keeping (1494) provided tools for Managemeht assessment, planning andcontrol. 19th century Modern Managemnet as a discipline began as an off-shoot of economics in the 19th century. Classical economists such as Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill provided a theoretical background to resource allocation, production, and pricing issues. About the same time, innovators like Eli Whitney, James Watt,and Matthew Boulton developed technical production elements such as standardization, quality control procedures, cost accounting,interchangeability of parts, and work planning. By the middle of the 19th century, Robert Owen, Henry Poor, and M. Laughlin and others introduced the humanelement with theories of...
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