Term for an event where you present on a topic/research for general knowledge sharing

My synapses are failing to fire, but I need help finding a word for an event/gathering where a topic or research is presented, usually to peers for general knowledge sharing and/or discussion.

We used to do them in college, for example about interesting ways to use analytical geometry in everyday life. I feel like the word was Latin in etymology, but that doesn't really narrow it down. I tried finding similar events on Google but no luck. Any ideas?

Solution 1:

From Cambridge:

symposium

noun [ C ] UK ​ /sɪmˈpəʊ.zi.əm/ US ​ /sɪmˈpoʊ.zi.əm/ plural symposia symposiums formal

an occasion at which people who have great knowledge of a particular subject meet in order to discuss a matter of interest:

a symposium on European cinema

Or:

colloquium

noun [ C ] UK ​ /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ US ​ formal MEETINGS

a meeting in which a lot of people discuss something formally:

colloquium on sth
She attended a colloquium on climate change in Greenland.

Solution 2:

I agree with Davo's symposium, but if you'd like more options:

con·ven·tion

a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern

con·fer·ence

a formal meeting that typically takes place over a number of days and involves people with a shared interest, especially one held regularly by an association or organization

sem·i·nar

a conference or other meeting for discussion or training

work·shop

a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project