What is the meaning of Proceeding?

present participle and gerund of proceed

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction

An event or happening; something that happens

A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.

Progress or movement from one thing to another.

A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction

Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.

Source: wiktionary.org