>>>There are no attendees for this event.
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>>That's exactly what I thought after reading Mike Beane's reply. Now, which one is better - participants or attendees? We're talking about some event people are registered for.
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>Attendees would be correct if they are there to watch, listen, learn, etc. They have a passive role.
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>Participants would be correct if they go to something that they have an active part in (speaking, panel discussion, etc).
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Interesting, thanks again. I'm not sure if they would be actively participating...