welcome and farewell meetings

[Mehdi Alami]

hi everebody

in our office, high executives have occasionally some meetings in which they introduce a new high level manager and also some meetings where they say farewell and thank a manger who is leaving the company. In Persian, what we call these meetings is very close to "introduction" or "welcome" meetings, and also "farewell" meeting. I appreciate a native translation of these 2 words which is common in English-speaking countries.

Thanks

 

[johngiovanni]

I have heard and read "welcoming meeting" and "farewell meeting" in this context.

 

[Mehdi Alami]

Could we say "introductory meeting" and "valedictory meeting"?