For years, the forum has been a kind of feel-good photo-op for governors and their aides, who gather to issue proclamations, improve coordination and set priorities on immigration, economic development, energy, tourism and other concerns.
They will gather to issue a global call for quality education for all.
During the National Children's Summit, youths from all over the country gather to issue recommendations on how to make the country a better place for children.
At least 100,000 people gathered to hear Khan issue a rousing call to political "revolution" spiced with strident denunciations of government corruption.
At the recent GREAT group meeting (see accompanying article for more information), administrators from medical colleges and postdocs from across the country gathered to discuss issues pertaining to graduate education.
World business leaders and prominent politicians gathered to discuss issues or risks that the world may have to confront in the next decade.
Hundreds of famers from throughout the South gathered to explore issues including loss of black-owned land, gaining credit at conventional banks and access to federal programs in the Farm Bill, and other persistent farming concerns.
A few days ago, I took part in the World YWCA's fourth International Women's Summit in Zurich, Switzerland, where people from more than 100 countries gathered to discuss issues facing girls and women.
Women and men from around the globe gathered to discuss issues of gender equity, climate change, security, education, peace building, and other topics during the International Women's Colloquium took place in Monrovia, Liberia, on March 7 and 8.
It was the first time regional governments had gathered to discuss the issue of piracy, and sovereignty was one immediate concern.
