This January's "Geneva II" talks failed because, in their convener's words, the Assad regime delegation was not "even listening to the other side".
Jennifer Gabrys is Senior Lecturer in Design and Convener of the Masters in Design and Environment in the Department of Design, Goldsmiths, University of London.
As did the company's insistence on pursuing the Unite convener in connection with the Labour party vote-rigging scandal in nearby Falkirk, even after the police had concluded that there was nothing to prosecute and the party that there was no one to discipline.
He joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Office of Religious Lifefe as Humanist Chaplain at MIT and "Convener" in 2018.
"I see China as a full participant, and not just as a convener in the talks," Mr. Powell said, referring to discussions involving China, Russia, Japan, South Korea and the United States.
"There is a window of opportunity for the world to act on climate change - but it is closing rapidly," said Prof Terry Hughes, symposium convener, in a statement.
Having even a single female convener in a group responsible for selecting speakers led to greater gender equity in the resulting panel.
For example, a key goal for United Way is to move beyond the campaign and be a "lead convener" in communities, bringing all the sectors together to address issues facing society.
Positioning yourself as a convener in your industry is a great way to attract more traffic to your blog.
"These changes happened, but universities haven't caught up," said Justin Koonin, a researcher in the study and convener of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby in NSW.
