A plenary talk refers to a speech or presentation that is given to a large audience during a conference or meeting. It is typically delivered by an expert in a particular field and covers important or key topics related to the event. Full definition
Postdocs Daehwan Kim and Florian Breitwieser each give plenary talks at the 2015 Genome Informatics Conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (salzberg-lab.org)
The oral and poster presentations are the core of the conference, but the attendees also found value in ERN's other offerings, such as opportunities for networking, plenary talks by science leaders, and workshops on topics such as where to find funding for school. (aaas.org)
Alison Gammie, PhD, and Rafael E. Luna, PhD, will grace us with plenary talks. (nationalpostdoc.org)