What is Convention (meeting)?
[[File:STLV.2014.2 268.JPG|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|[[Costume]] contest at 2014 [[Star Trek]] convention in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[USA]]}}]] A '''convention''' is a [[meeting]] of [[wikt:individual|individual]]s who [[wikt:meet|meet]] at an arranged place and time to discuss or engage in some common interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention |title=convention Merriam-Webster |access-date=8 April 2016}}</ref> The most common conventions are based upon [[industry]], [[profession]], and [[fandom]]. [[Trade convention]]s are usually about an industry or industry segment. They often include keynote [[wikt:speaker|speaker]]s, [[wikt:vendor|vendor]] displays, and other information and activities of interest to the event [[Organization|organizers]] and those who attend the convention.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-10|title=Top global event organizers convene in Tianjin to explore cooperation opportunities in China|url=https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4472487-top-global-event-organizers-convene-in-tianjin-to-explore-cooperation-opportunities-in-china|access-date=2025-01-11|website=www.bastillepost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2025-01-08|title=MLC writes to excise min over harassment concerns of event organizers|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/mlc-writes-to-excise-min-over-harassment-concerns-of-event-organizers/articleshow/117062135.cms|access-date=2025-01-11|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Law|first=Marcus|date=2024-09-19|title=GITEX Global 2024: Tech Giants to Converge in Dubai|url=https://technologymagazine.com/articles/gitex-global-2024-tech-giants-to-converge-in-dubai|access-date=2025-01-11|website=technologymagazine.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Events Organizers|url=https://perfectpartyeventsae.com/event-organizers/|access-date=2025-01-11|website=Perfect Party|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Professional]] conventions focus on issues of concern to the [[profession]]. [[Fan convention]]s