If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes. Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London. if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting (convenir , from convenire; CONVENIENT)
con·ven·or convenors in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use convener1. A convenor is a trade union official who organizes the union representatives at a particular factory