Symposium

n.	1.	A drinking together; a merry feast.
	2.	A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; - so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.

Noun

1.

symposium - a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations

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