When is a general session not a general session?

Ben at the Certified Association Executive wants to retire some tired old meetings terms and replace them with new ones. His suggestions:

General Session >> BrainDump


Panel Discussion >> Debate


Roundtable >> BrainJam


Convention >> Congress


Symposium >> Summit


Lecture >> Download


Webinar >> Podcast


Seminar >> Clinic


eLearning >> Just bury it

But if we don't change what they mean, it doesn't matter what we call them. A general session will still be a general session, even if you call it a brain dump. Though I have to say, download is an excellent term for a lecture, and if panel discussions truly were debates, they'd be 100 percent more interesting.