Convention (meeting)

Such conventions are generally organized by societies or communities dedicated to promotion of the topic of interest.

Fan conventions usually feature displays, shows, and sales based on pop culture and guest celebrities.

The term MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions) is widely used in Asia as a description of the industry.

Conventions in general enjoy a long history and rich tradition within the United States due in part to their epistemic, moral, and transformative nature.

There is an abundance of case law[citation needed], historical precedent, examples of congressional intent[citation needed], and Constitutional language, that demonstrate that the Federal Government of the United States formally recognizes conventions, wherever they may arise in constitutional law, as short-term deliberative assemblies.

[4] The Annapolis Convention, was convened primarily to address issues of commerce between the states, but the agenda quickly became focused upon a wide range of deficiencies posed by the current frame of government.

Collectively, these conventions directly led to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution securing a woman's right to vote.

These conventions offered opportunities for free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans to organize and strategize for racial justice.

[8] These early conventions argued for the abolition of slavery, equal educational opportunities, land reform, and the merits of emigration out of the United States.

[citation needed] Although any agreements they may reach are subject to Congressional approval under the Commerce Clause.

The convention was called to address the ongoing War of 1812, as well as, an array of problems arising from the growth of the federal government.

As a result, many states have statutory provisions providing for the elections of delegates for future ratification conventions.

They broadly believed that ratification by means of conventions would better represent the will of the People and this process "would make the new federal Constitution superior to any specific legislature.

[14] Despite this long history of conventions in the United States dating back well before the ratification of the Constitution, confusion and controversy has emerged in recent decades.

There are no state laws explicitly providing for the election of delegates for a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.