They also provide a forum for dancers to meet others with different backgrounds, languages and cultures, and to see differences in style and training.

The committee simply "provides a forum for us to meet and discuss" issues related to the photography program, he said.

A few days ago, a projectile, described variously as a firecracker or gasoline bomb, was thrown at the bunker-like center where the forum meets.

The forum met last in Nairobi in 1985.

The council oversees activities and sets Guild policies, while the national forum meets annually with the council and the executive staff to add their input.

Conventions provide a forum for fans to see first-hand and meet their favorite authors and artists.

The forum currently meets bi-monthly in the Friends' Meeting House in Bath.

The forum meets on a quarterly basis.

Local chapters provide a regional and local forum and opportunity for members to meet, engage and network with other executive-level marketing professionals.

Since October 1960, the forum has met twice a year - May and November.