a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
tel·e·con·fer·ence (těl'ĭ-kŏn'fər-əns, -frəns) n. A conference held among people in different locations by means of telecommunications equipment, such as closed-circuit television. intr.v.
tel·e·con·fer·enced, tel·e·con·fer·enc·ing, tel·e·con·fer·enc·es To hold or participate in a teleconference. tel'e·con'fer·enc·ing n.