Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, of course. Here are some types:

• chat (informal discussion) with colleagues at the coffee machine.

• brainstorming among colleagues: where as many ideas as possible are produced quickly, to be evaluated later.

• project meeting/team meeting of employees involved in a particular activity.

• everyday office meeting.

• department/departmental/inter-departmental meeting.

• meeting with suppliers, for example to negotiate prices for an order.

• meeting with a customer, for example to discuss a contract.

• board meeting: an official, formal meeting of a company's directors.

• Annual general meeting /AGM (BrE); annual meeting (AmE): where shareholders discuss the company's annual report.

• EGM: extraordinary general meeting: a shareholders' meeting to discuss an important issue such as a proposed merger.

Meetings can be face-to-face, teleconference, video conference, or online via the Internet.

We can also  give the following types of meetings:

• decision-making meeting

• information-giving meeting

• spontaneous/emergency meeting

• routine meeting

• internal meeting

• customer/client/supplier meeting