When raises are scarce and bonuses in doubt, it is hard to justify the expense of convening staff in one location for the simple purpose of learning.
Q: "Now, was the purpose of your convening this meeting out of any sort of embarrassment that it would get out that there had been a botched operation?" RICE: "My concern in convening this meeting was that we had a very sensitive, extremely important program for the security of the country that was about to be compromised..
The event's purpose is to convene two very different worlds in robotics — the nascent startup and venture scene and the deeply established research, government and corporate worlds.
His biting humor and sharp wit were on display at a convention convened for the purpose of formally electing him as the party's candidate.
In 1906 he refused to send delegates to the San José conference convened for the purpose of maintaining peace in Central America; instead he invaded Honduras, overthrowing its government, and then tried to start a revolution in El Salvador.
It is probably always this way at reunions, especially ones convened for the purpose of saying farewell, but there must be an added layer of wistfulness that comes from having been for so long part of the zeitgeist, creators of culture, and to have seen that time come to a close.
In my fantasy, the two men originally convened with the purpose of simply playing the game, but in fact one is the latterday Crick while the other is the latterday Watson… and their conversation has already gone way beyond the question of who will be kicking off.
Emails at the time confirm that the June 2016 meeting of the Russians, Trump Jr., and senior Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner was convened with the purpose of cooperating with the Russian government to damage Hillary Clinton's candidacy.
Forty-seven experts in toxicology research, environmental policy, and government from Cameroon, Nigeria, Sudan, South Africa, the United States, and Europe convened for the purpose of generating ideas for new sustainable development initiatives.
One of the great things about New York is that on any given morning there are people convening with the sole purpose of fundamentally changing….
One of the great things about New York is that on any given morning there are people convening with the sole purpose of fundamentally changing not only the city but the whole country, in ways one can't possibly imagine.
