section meeting; divisional meeting
A meeting of a subsection or department within a larger organization, such as a company or committee.
明日の部会で新しいプロジェクトについて話し合います。
We will discuss the new project at tomorrow's section meeting.
We plan to hold a section meeting next month to discuss a new project.
Refers to a subdivision of a larger organization; often used as a suffix in names of such divisions.
彼は営業部会に所属している。
He belongs to the sales division.
総務部会から通達がありました。
There was a notice from the general affairs department.
He attends the sales division's section meeting every week.
The committee established a new division to handle environmental issues.
分科会 refers to a breakout or subcommittee session held within a larger conference, very close in meaning to 部会 but more common at conventions than in ongoing organizations.
部 is the broad term for a department or club itself, whereas 部会 emphasizes the formal subdivision or its meetings.
総会 is a general assembly involving the whole organization, in contrast to 部会, which is a meeting limited to one section or division.
Compound of 部 (ぶ, 'department') and 会 (かい, 'meeting').