meeting is held vs meeting is being held

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Meeting is held' is used to describe a regular or scheduled meeting that takes place, while 'meeting is being held' is used to describe a meeting that is currently in progress or happening at the moment.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a regular or scheduled meeting that takes place.

"meeting is held"

This phrase is used to indicate that a meeting regularly occurs or is scheduled to happen.

Examples:

The weekly staff meeting is held every Monday morning.
The board meeting is held in the conference room.
The annual shareholders' meeting is held in the auditorium.

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At the end, this meeting is held with the University.
The meeting is held in the framework of the European Heritage Meetings, Rencontres européennes du patrimoine, regularly sponsored by the Institut national du patrimoine and by Istituto Veneto di Science, Lettere ed Arti.
The meeting is held in the framework of the International Seminar on Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EVO-DEVO).
The last meeting is held at the beach.
A European Council meeting is held in Brussels, Belgium.
Whenever a legion meeting is held in Haruyuki's house, Chiyuri brings food which Momoe cooks for legion members.
A meeting is held in Brussels, Belgium, to constitute the ESC.
This type of meeting is held at the initiative of the successive six-month EU presidencies.
We were therefore requested to ensure that the peace agreements are put firmly back on track when the next advisory group meeting is held in May of this year.
A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) ministerial meeting is held in Tokyo, Japan.
The meeting is held with theme related to the Year of Faith: "Increase our faith".
From 10 to June 12, 2014, therefore, to plunge into the wonderful world of coffee, the meeting is held at Rimini Fiera, WEST entrance.
Expenses related to the practical organisation of meetings (premises, requisites, etc.) shall be borne either by the Union or by the Republic of San Marino depending on where the meeting is held.
The general meeting is called by the President through letter sent by ordinary mail at least 30 (thirty) days before the meeting is held.
The general meeting is held, usually, twice a year, one in the autumn and one at springtime.
The war lasted 12 divine days and thus a complete Kumbh Mela is held every 12 years during which time a meeting is held half-way through, called the Ardh Kumbh Mela.
The discussion meeting is held by the club "Europa-Forum Wachau" in partnership with the "Federal Ministry for european and international matters" and the land government of Lower Austria.
And that I intend to stay here until a town meeting is held to debate the future of our environment and specifically the effect of the Ghostwood Project upon it.
A special meeting is held on May 28th at the Gran Hotel Cochabamba, with 120 people including business owners, students, experts, officials and people interested in knowing more about a new culture for the economy.
I hope that, when the summit meeting is held between Europe and the United States within the next few weeks, the President-in-Office of the Council will stress the fact that we urgently need a new round of world trade negotiations.

Alternatives:

meeting takes place
meeting occurs
meeting happens

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a meeting that is currently in progress or happening at the moment.

"meeting is being held"

This phrase is used to indicate that a meeting is currently taking place or in progress.

Examples:

The meeting is being held in the boardroom right now.
The annual conference is being held at the convention center.
The negotiation meeting is being held in the executive office.

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meeting is being held
In all the audio/ video sites where the meeting is being held, the attendance sheet must be prepared.
ECHO is proceeding to analyse their requests for funding, and a meeting is being held today, 2 April, at the Delegation of the European Commission in Brasilia.
A high-level meeting is being held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this week to adopt a comprehensive draft policy that has been a year in the making.
The meeting is being held against a backdrop of increasing humanitarian crisis from continuing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the Virunga National Park home to nearly a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas.
A meeting is being held on Friday between Mr Papandreou and Prime Minister Gruevski, and if we set expectations too high, we may increase the pressure so much that the whole thing falls apart and we do not want to risk that.
This is the first time such a meeting is being held, and it will focus on several critical formation issues, including the recent document on the intellectual formation of Jesuits.
This meeting is being held at their request.
Young people symbol of a united Europe For the first time, one of our European meetings is being held in Berlin.Berlin...
They are taking part in the 29th EP/Japan Interparliamentary Meeting that is being held in Brussels and Vienna from 2 to 6 June.
The Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, the third of the G8 ministerial meetings, is being held in a country still suffering from shock in the wake of the 6 April earthquake.
When Danica goes to pick up Tanya from work that night she accidentally walks in an AA meeting that is being held in the store and overhears that Frank used to abuse alcohol and discovers that he was in jail for seven years.
She has been intensely engaged in developing the Commission's activities on Belarus since we took office and I am convinced she will not miss the opportunity to discuss Belarus with the Russian Foreign Minister at their meeting that is being held in Vienna today.
It is taking part in the 31st EP-Australia interparliamentary meeting, which is being held here in the European Parliament on 9 and 10 April.
This is an important European Council meeting, which is being held now in order to focus our efforts on a strategy for growth and job creation, which we call Europe 2020.
This meeting is one of many being held to form a new organisation.
This is the presentation of the Barcelona Institute of Architecture that can be find in the website of the Spanish institution in which in this period a series of meetings and conferences is being held.
Prior to that follow-up meeting to the meeting which took place in London, a series of meetings is currently being held for the purpose of assessing the government's progress in complying with the UNHCR's recommendations.
Mr President, it is very important indeed that the Council and the Commission think very carefully about the meeting that is being held and the meetings that will be held in the future on the macroeconomic dialogue.
The presidency expects that the Council will approve the agreement at its meeting on 17 and 18 May and that the agreement can be signed as part of the EEA Council meeting which is being held at the same time.
The treaty's historic First Meeting of States Parties is being held from 9-12 November

Alternatives:

meeting is currently taking place
meeting is happening now
meeting is in progress

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