CONF meaning in Space Science ?

What is Conference mean?

A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic. Conference types include:

Academic conference, in science and academic, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities.Athletic conference, a competitive grouping of teams, often geographicalAuthors' conference, or writers' conference, where writers gather to review their written works and suggest improvementsConference call, in telecommunications, a call with more than two participants at the same timeConference hall, room where conferences are heldConvention (meeting), meeting of a, usually large, group of individuals and/or companies in a certain fieldConference, between the two houses of a bicameral legislatureNews conference, an announcement to the press (print, radio, television) with the expectation of questions, about the announced matterParent-teacher conference, a meeting with a child's teacher to discuss grades and school performancePeace conference, a diplomatic meeting to end conflictProfessional conference, a meeting of professionals in a given subject or profession dealing with related matters or developmentsSettlement conference, a meeting between the plaintiff and the respondent in lawsuit, wherein they try to settle their dispute without proceeding to trialTrade fair, or trade conferenceUnconference, or open space conference, who avoids meeting [with more persons], a participant-driven meeting that tries to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conferenceVideo conference, with the reception and transmission of audio-video signals by users at different locations reference