A lecture is a simple event to announce a talk.
Features: poster creation, participant management, ...
A meeting is an event that defines an agenda with multiple talks.
Features: timetable, minutes, poster creation, participants management, ...
A conference is a complex event with features to manage the whole life cycle of a conference.
Features: call for abstracts, registration, e-payment, timetable, badges creation, paper reviewing,...
This can be used for any events whose dates are not yet confirmed but we want people to know they are coming up
Any important information will be displayed here