The word "conferences" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a gathering of people to discuss a certain topic or for a specific purpose. For example: "The conferences brought together leading experts in the field to discuss the latest research."
Leaders' speeches at conferences tend to be a little light on detail, particularly when it comes to policy.
But it is behind the scenes in the endless councils, conferences and summits of the EU that Juncker has left his mark.
Perhaps, like me, you look at the party conferences and despair at the minute positioning that passes as politics.
And another example of the perils of futurology is that the television conferences I attended at the turn of the Millennium all declared with unstoppable confidence that the idea of TV as a shared, communal experience was doomed, as technology permitted viewers to choose what and when they watched.
How can I leave?" Sampdoria coach Sinisa Mihajlovic continued his run of literary allusions in pre-match press conferences, previewing their game against Verona in March with a pledge to "chuck Juliet from her balcony".
Yet their presence at press conferences, positive media comments about the general sporting situation, and encouragement around the team and the training ground cannot be a bad thing.
The party's internal polling showed crossover – the point at which the Conservatives overtook Labour – occurred in the wake of the party conferences in October, but then Labour clawed itself back into the lead in the first few weeks of the short campaign, possibly by offering reassurance on the deficit and immigration.
It is a shame, but the reality is that when I attend conferences or meetings about policies such as maternity rights, equal pay or childcare they are disproportionately attended by women.
It is strange to think that, even two general elections ago, the major parties dared to hold press conferences every morning and I was writing his words for some of these.
It was usual to see him at SDLP conferences in the 1970s holding a handful of tablets for stomach problems and a glass of gin, joking that one or other would finish him off.
This may be because the vetting for all the main party conferences has been put in the hands of the Greater Manchester police.
