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I am reading a passage, the first line is as follows.

> 自治会から、留学生数人との交流会があるとの連絡を受け、行ってみた。
>
> _I got a message from student association that there would be a gathering
> with some exchange students and I went to check it out._

What I don't understand is the purpose of と in the second line as follows. I
don't think と in this case is to construct a conditional phrase.

> 自己紹介が終わると、司会役が「日本に来て、驚いたことは」と質問した。
>
> _Having self-introduced, the moderator asked, "What stroked you when you
> arrived in Japan?"._

Why did the author use 「自己紹介が終わると、」 rather than 「自己紹介が終わって、」?
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grammar particle-と
What is the purpose of と in this sentence?
「と」has two (or possibly more) different usages.

「と」in「交流会があるとの連絡」mean “that” or “to the effect” as you rightly interpreted. It
explains the contents of antecedent as in:

増税時期を延期するとの総理の発表 - the Prime Minister’s announcement to postpone the timing of
tax raise.

彼が結婚するとのうわさ – the rumor that he is going to marry.

昨日ニューヨークについたとの電話 – the phone (telling me) that he arrived in New York
yesterday.

「と」in「自己紹介が終わると」is a conjugation to mean “after, when” as in:

試験を終えるとほっとした – Now that I finished the exam, I’m fully relaxed.

その話を聞くとぞっとする – When (as) I hear that story, I get shivers.

窓を開けると富士山が見えた – When I opened the window, there was the Mt. Fuji right there.

「自己紹介が終わると」and「自己紹介が終わって」are saying the same thing.
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