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Many businesses plan events throughout the year. Some of these events are professional and work-related, but others are more social and designed to improve relationships among employees.

Some of the more common corporate events include employee "orientations" (events where newly hired individuals learn about the company or organization, and what is expected of the employer) and "team-building events" (events designed to improve working relationships between people so that they can be more productive together). Sometimes groups of people go "off site" (away from the regular offices) to have a "retreat," or a period of time when they can concentrate on a particular topic, such as developing a new corporate strategy.

Companies often have "product launch parties" when they are "launching" (introducing a product to a market for the first time) new products or significant "upgrades" (new versions; improvements over previous versions). Many software companies organize an annual "users conference" where all the users of a particular software "platform" (type of software) meet to discuss "best practices" (the best ways that people are doing something) and learn about the newest "features" (characteristics) and "functionalities" (what something can do).

Other business events are social, primarily designed to improve employee "morale" (how positively people feel about their employer) and strengthen "interpersonal" (between people) relationships. For example, many businesses have "company picnics" in the summer time, holiday parties in December, and even "outings" (events outside of the office) to attend concerts or ballgames.

Sometimes small departments or teams have their own social events, such as a "cocktail hour" (a time in the early evening when people drink mixed alcoholic drinks) or have everyone attend a "happy hour" (a time in the late afternoon or early evening when bars offer reduced prices on popular drinks and snack foods).