A "scoping meeting" is a gathering where the main purpose is to outline the goals, objectives, and boundaries of a particular project or task. It involves defining the scope or extent of the work to be done. Full definition
She just attended the IPCC Scoping Meeting on 1.5 degrees C of warming, planning a major report for 2018. (ecoshock.org)
At the meeting, the Panel focused mainly on the near - term future of the IPCC and provided guidance for an AR5 scoping meeting, which was held in Venice, Italy, from 13 - 17 July 2009. (enb.iisd.org)
At 4:30 p.m., the state DOT and the Federal Highway Administration host a project scoping meeting regarding capacity and access improvements along the Van Wyck Expressway between the Kew Gardens Interchange and JFK Airport, The Harvest Room, 90 - 40 160th St., Queens. (nystateofpolitics.com)