"did you make it to that party at the symposium last night?  "poetry slam at the symposium next wednesday night
"(sĭm-pō'zē-əm)  a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
""did you make it to that party at the symposium last night?  "poetry slam at the symposium next wednesday night" What is the definition of "the symposium"?