It also lists how many new comments are waiting for you in each conference. If you are not a member of any conference it is probably a temporary oversight. Contact your group coordinator or account manager to find out which conferences you should join. Then type A to select list All conferences . Every conference, including conferences to which you do not currently belong, is listed here.
All conferences have descriptions written by the conference moderator.
To see a conference description, select View conference description . Descriptions indicate whether a conference is public or private. To join any public conference, select Enter conference . There are public and private conferences. The membership of private conferences is controlled by the moderator.