Symposium

Symposium (Latin: symposium, from the Greek: Συμπόσιον, “feast”) — a meeting or academic conference on a particular scientific topic, usually attended by representatives from various countries and accompanied by the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

It derives from the concept of a "symposium" (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον)—a ritualized feast in Ancient Greece that was accompanied by boisterous revelry and intended to facilitate brainstorming.