section meeting; divisional meeting
A meeting of a subsection or department within a larger organization, such as a company or committee.
We will discuss the new project at tomorrow's section meeting.
Refers to a subdivision of a larger organization; often used as a suffix in names of such divisions.
He belongs to the sales division.
There was a notice from the general affairs department.
We plan to hold a section meeting next month to discuss a new project.
He attends the sales division's section meeting every week.
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.
Compound of 部 (ぶ, 'department') and 会 (かい, 'meeting').
The committee established a new division to handle environmental issues.