Table 2. Summary of the Session Types in a Scientific Program.
| Type of Session | Definition |
| Free Paper | This session presents a research work. |
| Keynote Lecture | It is a detailed presentation of a specific topic in a comprehensive scholastic manner by an expert. This session usually takes longer time than the free paper session. |
| Round Table | It contains short, individual, presentations by a number of experts on a specific topic. |
| Panel Discussion | An open discussion between the experts (panelists) on a specific topic is carried on with questions directed by a moderator who tries to share all the options and different aspects of decision-making. |
| Debate | Two or more different or opposing opinions on the same topic are debated in which each expert illustrates the pros and cons of his opinion. |