In any proceeding, the presiding office, upon his or her own motion or upon the motion of one of the parties or their representatives, may direct the parties to appear at a specified time and place for a conference, or such conference may be immediately prior to the parole revocation proceeding, to consider:
(1) The simplification of the issues;
(2) Necessities of amendments to any of the papers filed with the board;
(3) Possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions of fact, and of documents;
(4) Limitation of the number of witnesses; and
(5) Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the proceeding.