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Look up convention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Convention may refer to: Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or...

Hague Convention may refer to: Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in international...

Vienna Convention can mean any of a number of treaties signed in Vienna. Most are related to the harmonization or formalization of the procedures of international...

The Geneva Conventions are a series of four international treaties (1949) and their three additional protocols that form the core of international humanitarian...

A naming convention is a convention (generally agreed scheme) for naming things. Conventions differ in their intents, which may include to: Allow useful...

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes...

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable...

The National Convention (French: Convention nationale, [kɔ̃vɑ̃sjɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal]) was the constituent assembly of the Kingdom of France for one day and of...

Constitutional convention may refer to: Constitutional convention (political custom), an informal and uncodified procedural agreement Constitutional convention (political...

The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention, is an...

The Lomé Convention is a trade and aid agreement between the European Economic Community (EEC) and 71 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries,...

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer...

A convention bounce or convention bump refers to an increase in support that U.S. presidential candidates in the Republican or Democratic party typically...

A magic convention is a gathering of professional magicians, magical hobbyists, dealers, collectors of magical apparatus, books and ephemera, and other...

The Tientsin Convention (天津条約, Tenshin Jōyaku), also known as the Tianjin Convention, was an agreement signed by the Qing Empire of China and the Empire...

A convention influences a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, social norms, or other criteria, often taking the form of a custom...

The Metre Convention (French: Convention du Mètre), also known as the Treaty of the Metre, is an international treaty that was signed in Paris on 20 May...

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty which sets out minimum safety standards in the construction...

In computer science, a calling convention is an implementation-level (low-level) scheme for how subroutines or functions receive parameters from their...

Framework convention may refer to: Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control, in the United States Framework Convention for the Protection of...

The Convention of Klosterzeven (or the Convention of Kloster-Zeven, German: Konvention von Kloster Zeven) was a convention signed on 10 September 1757...

States politics, a brokered convention (sometimes referred to as an open convention and closely related to a contested convention) occurs when no candidate...

acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral...

A convention (or event), in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage...

In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a pending resignation, a vacancy...

The Montreal Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air) is a multilateral treaty adopted...

European Convention. European Convention (1999–2000) which drafted the: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000 / 2009) Convention on the...

The Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a multilateral treaty based on a United Nations (UN)...

Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, more commonly referred to as the Third Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention III...

A furry convention (also furry con or fur con) is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of fictional...

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights or ECHR) is a supranational...

The Tejeros Convention (Spanish: Convención de Tejeros; Tagalog: Kapulungan sa Tejeros), also referred to as the Tejeros Assembly or Tejeros Congress,...

The Convention for the Unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air, commonly known as the Warsaw Convention, is an international...

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is...

Thermidorian Reaction (French: Réaction thermidorienne or Convention thermidorienne, "Thermidorian Convention") is the common term for the period between the ousting...

The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in...

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area is a 1992 international convention encompassing various measures for the...

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international...

A doujinshi convention is a type of event dedicated to the sale of doujinshi, or self-published books (typically manga, collections of illustrations, or...

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886...

A dramatic convention is any specific action or techniques an actor, writer or director employs to create a desired effect or style in a drama, or performed...

Strasbourg Convention may refer to: The 1963 Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention The 1963 Convention on...

The WIPO Convention (formally, the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization) is a multilateral treaty that established the...

Kalahari Resorts and Conventions is a water park resort chain with four locations, in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas. Named for the Kalahari...

Silver Convention were a German Euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention or Silver Bird. The group...

the term), was unanimously renominated at the 1888 Democratic National Convention. Harrison, the grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, emerged...

The Convention of Artlenburg or Elbkonvention was the surrender of the Electorate of Hanover to Napoleon's army, signed at Artlenburg on 5 July 1803 by...

Copenhagen Convention can mean: Copenhagen Convention of 1857 governing transit passage through the Danish Straits, whereby a group of shipping nations...

Democratic National Convention after Dewey withdrew from the race. McKinley was unanimously re-nominated at the 1900 Republican National Convention. As Vice President...

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) sets minimum qualification standards for masters...

comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, United States, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded...

The 2028 Democratic National Convention is an event in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party will select the party's nominees for president...

notation (also known as the Einstein summation convention or Einstein summation notation) is a notational convention that implies summation over a set of indexed...

The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at two international peace conferences at The...

The Libertarian National Convention is held every two years by the Libertarian Party (United States) to choose members of the Libertarian National Committee...

In physics, a sign convention is a choice of the physical significance of signs (plus or minus) for a set of quantities, in a case where the choice of...

The Constitution Party National Convention is held by the United States Constitution Party every four years. As of April 2024[update], there have been...

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the Democratic Party of...

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or Hague Abduction Convention is a multilateral treaty that provides an expeditious...

The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States is a treaty signed at Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 26, 1933, during the Seventh International...

Convention on Cybercrime may refer to: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, a 2001 Council of Europe treaty United Nations Convention against Cybercrime...

An applicable convention, as presented in 26 U.S.C. § 168(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, is an assumption about when property is placed...

yearly Internet culture convention held in Rockville, Maryland. Intervention (a combination of the words "Internet" and "Convention") highlighted independent...

The Rome Convention may refer to one of the following conventions: Rome Act (1928), a revision of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary...

Rio Convention relates to the following three conventions, which were agreed at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. At the Earth Summit...

The Convention of Nymegen (alt. spelling Nijmegen or Nymwegen) was a treaty signed between England and Spain in 1573. The treaty pledged that the English...

The Chefoo Convention, known in Chinese as the Yantai Treaty, was an unequal treaty between Britain and Qing China, signed by Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang...

The 2028 Republican National Convention is an event in which delegates of the United States Republican Party will select the party's nominees for president...

National Convention, Scott defeated Fillmore for the nomination. Democrats divided among four major candidates at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. On...

The 1909 Gando Convention (traditional Chinese and Japanese: 間島協約; ; pinyin: Jiāndǎo Xiéyuē; Korean: 간도협약/間島協約) was a treaty signed between Imperial Japan...

Monuments and Sites, UNESCO then initiated a draft convention to protect cultural heritage. The convention (the signed document of international agreement)...

In 1952, the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention were both held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois...

The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine (French: Traité de Mortefontaine), was signed on September 30, 1800, by the United States...

The African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection also known as the Malabo Convention is a 2014 legal framework adopted by the...

The Virginia Conventions were assemblies of delegates elected for the purpose of establishing constitutions of fundamental law for the Commonwealth of...

The Alpine Convention is an international territorial treaty for the sustainable development of the Alps. The objective of the treaty is to protect the...

A tattoo convention is a meeting and exhibition for tattoo practitioners and enthusiasts from different shops and areas, as well as anyone who wishes to...

The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, is a United Nations...

The Triennial Convention, formally the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions,...

The Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War, resulting in the formal partition of the Samoan archipelago into a German colony...

conservation of the vicuña, the governments of Bolivia and Peru signed the Convention for the Conservation of the Vicuña on 16 August 1969 in La Paz, explicitly...

Follette for president took place at a convention held in Cleveland, Ohio from July 4–5, 1924. The convention was called by the Conference for Progressive...

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known as the Basel Convention, is an international...

The Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878 was a secret agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted administrative control...

The 1973 United Nations International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid was the first binding international treaty...

A fan convention (abbreviated con) is an event in which fans of a particular topic gather to participate in discussions and activities related to their...

The Nootka Sound Conventions were a series of three agreements between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Great Britain, signed in the 1790s, which...

The Convention of Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty (神奈川条約, Kanagawa Jōyaku) or the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (日米和親条約, Nichibei Washin...

The Pretoria Convention was the peace treaty that ended the First Boer War (16 December 1880 to 23 March 1881) between the Transvaal Boers and Great Britain...

an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1994 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's...

The Alvensleben Convention was a treaty between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, named after general Gustav von Alvensleben. It was signed...

National Convention was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 15–18, 2024. A large-scale event, the organization and facilitation of the convention involved...

The Jarnac Convention was a bilateral agreement between the Kingdom of France and the United Kingdom in 1847 at the end of the Franco-Tahitian War. Its...

Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, better known as the Faro Convention, is a multilateral Council of...

culture convention held during July/August at the International Convention Centre Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales, and is the largest anime convention in...

A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals...

received a large majority of the vote at the 1928 Republican National Convention. The strong state of the economy discouraged some Democrats from running...

Asbestos Convention, 1986 is an International Labour Organization Convention, adopted at the 72nd session of the International Labour Conference. It was...

The CMR Convention (full title Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road; in French Convention relative au contrat de...

The National Convention for Construction and Reform – Mageuzi, popularly known by its acronym NCCR–Mageuzi, is an opposition political party in Tanzania...

the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a bidding convention developed by Easley Blackwood in 1933 and still widely used...

The Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field (French: Convention pour l'amélioration du sort des...

The 1996 Libertarian National Convention was held in at the Hyatt Regency-Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, DC, during the first weekend in July. Harry...

at the 1948 Democratic National Convention only after defeating attempts to drop him from the ticket. The convention's civil rights plank caused a walkout...

The Convention of Peking or First Convention of Peking is an agreement comprising three distinct unequal treaties concluded between the Qing dynasty of...

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (also called the Single Convention, 1961 Convention, or C61) is an international treaty that controls activities...

Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, also known as the Lanzarote Convention, is a Council...

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, is a human rights...

The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP...

Convention Hall was a major indoor arena and convention center located at 13th and Central Streets in Kansas City, Missouri. It operated between 1899...

The Keswick Convention is an annual gathering of conservative evangelical Christians in Keswick, in the English county of Cumbria. The Christian theological...

Coding conventions are a set of guidelines for a specific programming language that recommend programming style, practices, and methods for each aspect...

Cappelletti (also called Hamilton and Pottage) is a defensive bridge convention used in the card game contract bridge to compete or interfere in the auction...

Fayetteville Convention was a meeting by 271 delegates from North Carolina to ratify the US Constitution. Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the convention, which...

A midterm Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held from September 9 to 10, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In March...

The Tentacles Convention was an international role-playing game convention held annually at Stahleck Castle in Germany on Pentecost. Tentacles was dedicated...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is an international human rights treaty which sets...

A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types...

The Beijing Convention (formally, the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation) is a 2010 treaty by which...

The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year...

published annually by the over 200-year old United States Pharmacopeial Convention (usually also called the USP), a nonprofit organization that owns the...

Republican National Convention. Roosevelt was widely considered the front-runner at the start of the 1932 Democratic National Convention, but was not able...

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic or OSPAR Convention is the current legislative instrument regulating...

Flory convention is a convention for labelling rotational isomers of polymers. It is named after Nobel Prize-winning Paul Flory. The convention states...

Stayman is a bidding convention in the card game contract bridge. It is used by a partnership to find a 4-4 or 5-3 trump fit in a major suit after making...

The Wellington Convention (formally, the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific) is a 1989 multilateral treaty...

presidential nomination on the second ballot of the 1884 Democratic National Convention. President Chester A. Arthur had acceded to the presidency in 1881 following...

The Convention Army was a force of British and Hessian troops under General John Burgoyne captured by the Continental Army after Burgoyne's surrender at...

Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board...

A comic book convention or comic con is a fan convention emphasizing comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators...

The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament which sat from the early sixteenth century. Initially, it was...

opened in May 2008 and consists of the interconnected Liverpool Arena, convention and exhibition centre, positioned on the banks of Liverpool's heritage...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention was held August 17–20, 2024, in Chicago. The convention's evening general sessions were held at the United Center...

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Its organizers advertised it as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious...

2014. General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-109...

The Convention of Mantua was an agreement signed by Eugène de Beauharnais and Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde on 24 April 1814 that returned the territories...

National Convention nominated Alton B. Parker, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Parker triumphed on the first ballot of the convention, defeating...

The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. While the convention was initially intended to revise the...

The Simla Convention (Traditional Chinese: 西姆拉條約; Simplified Chinese: 西姆拉条约), officially the Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, was an...

1996 Reform National Convention was held August 10–13 in Long Beach, California, and August 18 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (the latter being referred...

The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (commonly known as the Registration Convention or Registration Agreement) was adopted...

In contract bridge, a convention is an agreement about an artificial call or a set of related artificial calls. Calls made during the auction phase of...

Chemicals Convention, 1990 is an International Labour Organization Convention. The convention was held on the 77th session of the International Labour...

four. The Reform Party held its 2008 National Convention in Dallas, July 18–20. At the national convention, Ted Weill of Mississippi was nominated to be...

A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties...

The Tampere Convention (fully entitled The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations)...

Conventioneers is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Mora Stephens (in her feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Joel...

The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings from December 15, 1814, to January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, where New England...

Republican National Convention, but his intra-party opponents organized the Liberal Republican Party and held their own convention. The 1872 Liberal Republican...

Dublin III Regulation; previously the Dublin II Regulation and Dublin Convention) was a regulation of the European Union that determined which EU member...

In the history of Sri Lanka, the Kandyan Convention (Sinhala: උඩරට ගිවිසුම, romanized: Udarata Giwisuma) was a treaty signed on 2 March 1815 between the...

have become a standard feature of United States presidential nominating conventions, and speeches by spouses of vice presidential nominees have also become...

the cause of ongoing economic depression. The 1896 Democratic National Convention repudiated the Cleveland administration and nominated Bryan on the fifth...

The Monticello Convention refers to several meetings held in 1851 and 1852 to petition Congress to split the Oregon Territory into two separate territories;...

The 2000 Green National Convention was held on July 23–25, in Denver, Colorado. The convention was convened by the Association of State Green Parties,...

annual three-day multi-genre convention held during July at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The convention was founded by Mark Phillips...

The Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, also known as the Space Liability Convention, is a treaty from 1972 that...

The Rotterdam Convention (formally, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in...

Annapolis Convention may refer to: Annapolis Convention (1774–1776), the Revolutionary War government of Maryland Annapolis Convention (1786), which led...

States presidential nominating conventions (the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention) typically end with a large balloon...

Åland was first imposed on Russia after the Crimean War through the Åland convention of 1856, which was incorporated as an appendix to the 1856 Paris Peace...

party leader can be challenged for the leadership at the party's biennial convention. The Ontario New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party...

the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (the Geneva Phonograms Convention), which...

Huizhanzhongxin Station (Chinese: 会展中心站), also known as Convention and Exhibition Center Station, is a station of Line 9 of the Tianjin Metro. It started...

manga convention (often called just anime convention) is a fan convention with a primary focus on anime, manga, and Japanese culture. Anime conventions are...

A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, or amendatory convention...

Democratic and Social Convention (French: Convention national démocratique et sociale, CNDS), sometimes referred to as the National Convention for Social Democracy...

The Klaipėda Convention (or Convention concerning the Territory of Memel) was an international agreement between Lithuania and the countries of the Conference...

exclusively by NATO. Renamed CinemaCon in 2011, the convention is NATO's only official convention of theater owners controlled by the organization itself...

often referred to as its framing, was completed at the Constitutional Convention, which assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between May 25 and...

The Nashville Convention was a political meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 3–11, 1850. Delegates from nine slave states met to consider secession...

The Hempstead Convention was a ten-day assembly where 34 delegates met starting on February 28, 1665, "to settle good and known laws" according to a letter...

The Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (French: Convention relative à la protection des personnes civiles...

The Hillsborough Convention was the first of two North Carolina conventions to ratify the United States Constitution. Delegates represented 7 boroughs...

This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Devised by Kit Woolsey, the convention is a defense against an opponent's one notrump opening;...

The HNS Convention (Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea Convention) is an international convention created in 1996 to compensate for damages caused...

Golaghat The Golaghat Convention was a historic national convention of the people of Assam, organised in Golaghat for 2 days from 13–14 October 1985....

The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as...

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, originally the Convention for Protection of the...

originally known as the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC Loop), is a car tunnel system that serves the Las Vegas Convention Center and area hotels. Operating...

The Convention of Kütahya, also known as the Peace Agreement of Kütahya, ended the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) in May 1833. At the convention, the...

by three international conventions: the 1926 Paris International Convention relative to Motor Traffic, the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and the...

The Convention of Chuenpi (also "Chuenpee", pinyin: Chuān bí) was a tentative agreement between British Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade in...

The United Nations Mercenary Convention, officially the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries,...

Baptist Convention may refer to: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., the oldest and largest denomination using this name National Baptist Convention of...

The Salisbury Convention (officially called the Salisbury Doctrine, the Salisbury-Addison Convention or the Salisbury/Addison Convention) is a constitutional...

The (Montreux) Convention regarding the Regime of the Straits, often known simply as the Montreux Convention, is an international agreement governing...

The Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, commonly called the Tokyo Convention, is an international treaty concluded...

The Yaoundé Convention was a convention signed in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the AASM (Associated...

Constitutional Convention of 1861–1863 was a constitutional convention held in the state of Missouri during the American Civil War. The convention was elected...

The World Constitutional Convention (WCC), also known as the World Constituent Assembly (WCA) or the First World Constituent Assembly, took place in Interlaken...

Horror conventions are gatherings of the community of fans of various forms of horror including horror cinema, goth lifestyle, and occasionally science...

The Akkerman Convention was a treaty signed on October 7, 1826, between the Russian and the Ottoman Empires in the Budjak citadel of Akkerman (present-day...

Convention (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃vɑ̃sjɔ̃] ) is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby Rue...

Constitutional Union Convention put forward former Tennessee Senator John Bell for president. After the 1860 Democratic National Convention adjourned without...

area is named after the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention, both signed in Schengen, Luxembourg. Of the 27 EU member states, only...

The 1991 Libertarian National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from August 29 to August 31, 1991. Andre Marrou of Alaska was chosen as the Libertarian...

original text related to this article: Treaty of Lhasa The Convention of Lhasa, officially the Convention Between Great Britain and Thibet, was a treaty signed...

The 2024 Libertarian National Convention was a political event to select the Libertarian Party nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 election...

The Games Convention (GC), sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention, was an annual video game event held in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002....

The 1861 Wheeling Convention was an assembly of Southern Unionist delegates from the northwestern counties of Virginia, aimed at repealing the Ordinance...

Parliament for Lambton West was to be nominated but sent a message to the convention declining. (Held on March 3, 1922 at the Foresters' Hall, 22 College Street...

cultures usually the first) is used in normal speech. Another naming convention that is used mainly in the Arabic culture and in different other areas...

DashCon (originally titled Tumbl-Con USA) was a fan convention catering primarily to users of the blogging platform Tumblr, with a particular emphasis...

Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (PAL) is an International Maritime Organization (IMO) legal Convention. The...

Democratic National Convention were unique from other United States presidential nominating conventions. Originally, the convention was scheduled to be...

The National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America is the highest governing body of DSA. Convention sets political priorities for the following...

The Convention of Tauroggen was an armistice signed 30 December 1812 at Tauragė (now Lithuania) between General Ludwig Yorck on behalf of his Prussian...

The Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft also called the Oslo Convention was an international agreement...

The Fisheries Convention or the London Fisheries Convention is an international agreement signed in London in relation to fishing rights across the coastal...

1638. The Triennial Convention became the Northern Baptist Convention in 1907, which was renamed as the American Baptist Convention from 1950 to 1972....

People's Convention (United Kingdom), a proposed UK 1940s convention People's Convention 2020, a virtual event in the US in 2020 This disambiguation page...

Organization Conventions contains 193 codifications of worldwide labour standards. International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions are developed...

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main...

The 2024 Green National Convention was a political event to select the Green Party of the United States nominees for president and vice president in the...

Convention Centre or International Convention Center may refer to: Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Kenya Cape Town International Convention...

The Prüm Convention (inaccurately known as Schengen III Agreement) is a law enforcement treaty which was signed on 27 May 2005 by Austria, Belgium, France...

The September Convention was a treaty, signed on 15 September 1864, between the Kingdom of Italy and the French Empire, under which: French Emperor Napoleon...

at the 1882 convention and the organization was renamed to the Prohibition Home Protection Party. However, at the 1884 national convention the organization...

which Taylor had led American forces to victory, the 1848 Whig National Convention nominated the popular general over party stalwarts Henry Clay and Daniel...

lists the presidential nominating conventions of the United States Whig Party between 1839 and 1856. Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent...

1848 convention may refer to: The Seneca Falls Convention The Rochester Women's Rights Convention of 1848 The 1848 Democratic National Convention The 1848...

an annual science fiction convention held from 1990 to 1998 in Rosemont, Illinois on Thanksgiving weekend. The convention was held at the Hyatt Regency...

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons...

Farpoint is an American science-fiction convention held since 1993 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The convention is fan-run, differentiating it from larger...

may also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms; however, only documents...

A constitutional convention was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines. A...

The World Science Fiction Convention, branded as Worldcon, is a science fiction convention and the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society...

The Drury convention is a bridge convention, used to show a game-invitational major suit raise by a passed hand while guarding against a light opening...

The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)...

Management Convention (BWM Convention) International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC Convention) International Convention on Maritime...

throughout the world, thus saving time and resources. The International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) is a 1972 regulation by the Inter-governmental...

have been decided at state nominating conventions. Party convention (SCC) state presidential nominating convention votes: In 2012, Rocky Anderson won a...

annual four-day anime convention held during July at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The convention has been held in various...

Central Avenue. The convention center opened in 1967 as the Convention-Exposition Center. It was renamed the Albert B. Sabin Convention and Exposition Center...

radical Jacobin leader, Robespierre was elected as a deputy to the National Convention in September 1792, and in July 1793, he was appointed a member of the...

The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center, is a large convention center on Eleventh Avenue between 34th Street and 38th...

registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft. The registration...

McKinley on the first presidential ballot of the 1892 Republican National Convention. Cleveland defeated challenges by David B. Hill and Horace Boies on the...

Charlotte Tampa Nashville Las Vegas Baltimore The 2012 Republican National Convention was a gathering held by the U.S. Republican Party during which delegates...

international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a contracting...

1892 Populist National Convention was held in July 2–4, 1892, at the Omaha Coliseum in Omaha, Nebraska. The first national convention of the short-lived Populist...

"Shriners Convention" is a song written and recorded by American musician Ray Stevens. It is based on Stevens' experiences at an Atlanta hotel where an...

The Convention of the Left (CL) is an annual conference of British left, socialist, progressive and green parties and organisations, first held in Manchester...

nominating conventions of the 1952 United States presidential election (the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention) marked...

2004 Reform National Convention consisted of a nomination meeting held via teleconference May 10–11 2004, and a subsequent convention held at the Courtyard...

multigenre convention that has been held annually in Collinsville, Illinois and is hosted by St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd. It is the largest convention of its...

The Benzene Convention (C136) is an International Labour Organization standard adopted in 1971 which seeks to regulate exposure to benzene processes and...

Charlotte Tampa Nashville Las Vegas Baltimore The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 12–15, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland. The Annual National...

The Convention of Cintra (or Sintra) was an agreement signed on 30 August 1808, during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed...

The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (informally called the Espoo Convention) is a United Nations Economic Commission...

fiction convention is the gathering of fans of the speculative fiction subgenre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused...

contract bridge and particularly in duplicate bridge a convention card is a summary of the conventions and treatments that a particular pair is using. The...

The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention...

The PFI Convention was a multilateral treaty between the old and new member states of the European Union on the topic of fraud, and came into force on...

The United States has signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC); however, it remains the only United Nations member state...

The Convention of Pardo was a 1739 draft treaty between Britain and Spain. Signed by the negotiators on 14 January 1739, it was rejected by the British...

traditional large-scale convention were cancelled a few weeks before the convention. Primary venues of the downscaled convention that was instead staged...

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, or "MARPOL 73/78" (short for "marine...

Costa Rica. Four Baptist churches formed the Baptist Convention of Costa Rica in 1947. This convention labored in cooperation with the International Mission...

Many countries, cities or juggling clubs hold their own annual juggling convention or juggling festivals. These are the backbone of the juggling scene, the...

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally...

The Bamako Convention (in full: Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous...

Patent Convention (EPC) as a basis for a future EU Patent." Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Strasbourg Convention (1963) States...

the World Meteorological Convention of 1947, which formally established the World Meteorological Organization. The Convention entered into force on 23...

The Estrel Berlin in Berlin is Europe's largest convention, entertainment, and hotel complex, and with its 1,125 rooms the largest hotel in Germany. With...

The Customs Convention on Containers is a United Nations and International Maritime Organization treaty whereby states agree to allow intermodal containers...

legislation, common law, Crown prerogative and constitutional conventions. Conventions may be written or unwritten. They are principles of behaviour which...

leaders of the Liberal Party of Canada were not chosen at a leadership convention. Alexander Mackenzie (March 1873 – April 1880) and Edward Blake (May 1880...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention was a United States presidential nominating convention in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party...

visa policies. In 1990, the Agreement was supplemented by the Schengen Convention which proposed the complete abolition of systematic internal border controls...

The Convention of Moss (Mossekonvensjonen) was a ceasefire agreement signed on 14 August 1814 between the King of Sweden and the Norwegian government....

The Leeds Convention was a socialist meeting in Leeds, England, held on 3 June 1917. It was organised by the British Socialist Party and Independent Labour...

1848 Colored National Convention was a convention held by free black men as part of the Colored Conventions Movement. The convention was held from September...

selected the 2,472 delegates that were sent to the Republican National Convention. Businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump won the Republican...

2000 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention for the Democratic Party. The convention nominated Vice President...

The Convention of Aguascalientes was a major meeting that took place during the Mexican Revolution between the revolutionary factions that had defeated...

international treaties, including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Provisions from the convention are incorporated in domestic law in many participating...

The launch of the newly restructured AAI occurred at the World Atheist Convention in Dublin, Ireland on 3 June 2011. AAI then described the organisation...

"The Convention" is the second episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's thirtieth episode overall...

sign of the State of registration in the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 1968. The allocation of codes...

The Joint National Baptist Convention, also known as the Joint Black National Convention, or National Baptist Joint Board Session, was initially a joint...

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants...

This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for defending against an opposing strong one notrump (1NT) opening...

Green conventions or green meetings are conventions which are conducted in ways which minimize the environmental burdens imposed by such activities. Green...

been determined by delegated conventions. (Held on August 16, 1905.) Thomas Walter Scott acclaimed (Note: this convention was held a few weeks before Saskatchewan...

Geneva Red Cross Convention, protecting hospital and ambulance crews. Between 1899 and 1907, many various and detailed Hague Conventions were issued that...

Florida and the 22nd-largest in the U.S. Orlando attracts tourism and conventions with major events and theme parks. It is the fourth-most visited city...

presidential nominating convention to select its presidential nominee for the 2016 United States presidential election. The convention was held in Bohemia...

The 1860 Democratic National Conventions were a series of presidential nominating conventions held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for president...

Party's 2020 presidential nomination. At the 2020 Libertarian National Convention he came in third place, receiving 206 delegate votes out of 1,026. Vermin...

as Overload NZ (formerly Doujin Overload), is an annual two-day anime convention focusing on doujin, Japanese pop culture, exhibitors and artists held...

The World Heritage Convention, formally the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is an international treaty...

Orlando Cleveland Philadelphia Houston The 2016 Green National Convention, in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States chose the party's...

treaties include the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Geneva Conventions, and the Rome...

The 1852 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from June 16 to June 21, in Baltimore, Maryland. It nominated the Whig...

anime convention held in Los Angeles, California, and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is...

The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and...

The Mississippi Secession Convention was held in January 1861 to debate and vote on secession from the United States. A majority of the delegates voted...

The Treaty of London or London Convention or similar may refer to: First Treaty of London (1358), a peace treaty between England and France which lapsed...

words or phrases. Walsh is a convention used in the card game of bridge in response to an opening bid of 1♣. The convention has its origins in the Walsh...

Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (French: Convention pour l'amélioration...

The Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or the Budapest Convention, is the first international treaty seeking...

During the 2024 Democratic National Convention (held August 19–22, 2024 in Chicago), Gaza war protests were staged by the "March on the DNC" coalition...

Arvest Convention Center (formerly the Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa Convention Center, Maxwell Convention Center, and Cox Business Convention Center)...

determine its leadership. These have all occurred by voting at delegated conventions. The results are listed below. (Held on November 6, 1919) R.G. Willis...

non-refoulement in the International Refugee Convention. The European Court of Human Rights, referring to the European Convention on Human Rights, has shown in a number...

The 1856 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from September 17 to September 18, in Baltimore, Maryland. Attended by...

delegations to the 2012 Republican National Convention in presidential primaries. The national convention then selected its nominee to run for President...

dramatically since the office was created during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Originally something of an afterthought, the vice presidency was considered...

National Conventions. These conventions are the presidential nominating conventions of the Democratic Party of the United States. Conventions whose nominees...

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on 20 March 1883, is one of the first intellectual property treaties...

The 2020 Libertarian National Convention delegates selected the Libertarian Party nominees for president and vice president in the 2020 United States presidential...

The 2008 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party where it adopted its national platform...

Democratic Convention" may refer to either of National Democratic Convention (South Africa), a political party in South Africa Democratic National Convention, a...

The Gastein Convention (German: Gasteiner Konvention), also called the Convention of Badgastein, was a treaty signed at Bad Gastein in Austria on 14 August...

and 1689 Convention Parliament (1399), for the English Convention Parliament of 1399 Convention Parliament (1660), for the English Convention Parliament...

under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization by the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization, signed at London...

The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit...

Muiderberg is a bidding convention in the card game bridge. It is a two-level preemptive opening based on a two-suiter with precisely a five-card major...

The Convention of Calcutta or Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1890, officially the Convention Between Great Britain and China Relating to Sikkim and Tibet...

The Berne Convention (formally, the International Convention respecting the Prohibition of the Use of White (Yellow) Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches...

The 1865 South Carolina State Convention of Colored People was a statewide meeting of African American civil rights activists after emancipation and the...

Democratic Convention may refer to: Democratic Convention (France), a political party in France Democratic Convention (San Marino), a defunct political...

Convention City is a 1933 American pre-Code sex comedy film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Dick Powell, Mary Astor and...

Workingmen's Party of North America. The organization formed by this Unity Convention was known as the Workingmen's Party of the United States (WPUS), and the...

convention. Delegates to the national convention were usually selected at state conventions whose own delegates were chosen by district conventions....

National Convention was held at the Tammany Hall headquarters building in New York City between July 4, and July 9, 1868. The first Democratic convention after...

The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the...

This page lists the results of leadership conventions of the British Columbia Liberal Party, known since 2023 as BC United. Winners are listed first,...

Democratic Party leadership elections, more commonly known as leadership conventions, are the process by which the Canadian New Democratic Party elects its...

Libertarian National Convention, held on Memorial Day weekend from May 24 to 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Prior to the LP 2024 National Convention, 38 candidates...

Orlando Cleveland Philadelphia Houston The 2016 Republican National Convention, in which delegates of the United States Republican Party chose the party's...

The 1908 convention was the first convention of a major political party in a Western state. The city did not host another nominating convention until a...

following numbers are based on the ISBC (International Stadium Building Convention). These are confirmed but do not take into consideration extra seating...

fursuits, engaging with fellow furries on the internet and at furry conventions. Designs associated with the furry fandom are largely informed by American...

War across university campuses as well as at the Democratic National Convention, which saw police crackdowns on protesters, reporters, and bystanders...

National Convention was held at Sam Houston Hall in Houston, Texas, June 26–28, 1928. The keynote speaker was Claude G. Bowers. The convention resulted...

The Convention of Kuçi (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kuçit) was an interregional assembly held on July 14–15, 1614, in the area of the Kuçi tribe in the region...

Hustlers Convention may refer to: Hustlers Convention (house duo) Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album) Hustlers Convention, a compilation album by...

National Convention Center or National Convention Centre may refer to: Jinnah Convention Centre, Pakistan China National Convention Center, Beijing National...

the Republican Party elected delegates to the 1916 Republican National Convention, held June 7 to June 10, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois to choose the party's...

The Nairobi Convention is a partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector, working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region...

The Convention on Road Signs and Signals, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is a multilateral treaty that establishes...

victorious on the third presidential ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention by defeating Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver, Georgia senator Richard...

The District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) is a coalition of Baptist churches in or near the Washington, DC area. The DCBC is affiliated with the...

presidential nominating convention for the 1904 United States presidential election in Springfield, Illinois from July 4 to 6, 1904. The convention was held in the...

smaller states like Prussia. Britain and Prussia, in the Westminster Convention (16 January 1756), agreed that Britain would not aid Austria in a renewed...

Convention (also known as the Geneva Opium Convention or 1925 Opium Convention) is an international treaty signed at Geneva in 1925. The convention was...

The 1952 Progressive National Convention was held in July 4–6 1952 at the Ashland Boulevard Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois. The party ratified the 1952...

destination. DMOs are also known as tourist boards, tourism authorities or Convention and Visitors Bureaus. They primarily exist to provide information to leisure...

The Constitutional Convention at Herrenchiemsee (German: Verfassungskonvent auf Herrenchiemsee) was a meeting of constitutional experts nominated by the...

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba has held seven leadership conventions to select a party leader since its founding in 1961. In each instance, the...

Arcana is a long-running horror convention that bills itself as "a convention of the dark fantastic." Arcana is held annually in late September or early...

The 1872 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at Ford's Grand Opera House on East Fayette Street, between North...

primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1936 Republican National Convention held from June 9 to June 12, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio. Although many candidates...

electric utilities, water and wastewater, solid waste, and the Waco Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Heart of Texas Council of Governments is headquartered...

Philippine Constitutional Convention was held on July 10, 1934, in accordance with the Tydings–McDuffie Act. The Convention drafted the 1935 Constitution...

in June 2000) is the successor to the Lomé Conventions. One of the major differences from the Lomé Convention is that the partnership is extended to new...

Republican Party elected 1,308 delegates to the 1964 Republican National Convention through a series of delegate selection primaries and caucuses, for the...

the party's leadership races before 1990 were determined by delegated conventions. The leadership races of 1990, 2002 and 2004 were determined by a weighted...

Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed at Geneva, July 27, 1929. Its official name is the Convention relative...

The 2020 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that was held from August 17 to 20, 2020, at the Wisconsin Center in...

The 1888 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on June 19–25, 1888...

to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Guam Democrats also sent five unpledged superdelegates to the convention. Primary date: May 3, 2008 National...

48% to 41% and secured the delegates needed to lock the nomination. The convention met in New York City, and the official tally was: Bill Clinton 3,372 Jerry...

XYZ is a bidding convention in contract bridge. After opener's one of a suit (X), partner's one of a suit response (Y) and opener's 1-level rebid (Z) (a...

of Wad Ras. In 1863, France and Morocco signed the so-called Béclard Convention which expanded the protégé system to France's benefit, which in 1880 was...

National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf...

Nations, began the elaboration of a convention for the prevention and punishment of terrorism. Although the convention was eventually adopted in 1937, it...

The Convention of the North is an annual political and business convention held in the North of England. First held in 2018 in Gateshead during The Great...

Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous annual convention as the central focus of the event. They...

Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia, there were four additional conventions and an act confirming the neutrality of Switzerland, signed on the same...

delegate to a presidential nominating convention who is seated automatically. In Democratic National Conventions, superdelegates—described in formal party...

The 2020 Green National Convention (GNC) or presidential nominating convention was an event in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States...

In finance, a day count convention determines how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, mortgages, medium-term...

The Convention of Turin was a 1742 agreement between Austria and Sardinia signed in the Sardinian capital of Turin. It created a military alliance between...

The Green National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). Though the Green National Committee...

principles and issuing another call for a formal founding convention. Several regional conventions took place in 1875, merging the activities of local political...

1841 Liberty National Convention was held May 12–13, 1841 in New York City. Attended by more than 100 delegates of the fledgling Liberty Party (an abolitionist-oriented...

The fourth wall is a common convention in narrative drama in which a metaphorical, invisible, or imaginary wall separates performers (actors, dancers,...

The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before...

George Wallace to win the nomination. At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Johnson selected liberal Minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey as his running...

includes a wide range of activities such as conferences, congresses, conventions, forums, summits, exhibitions and trade shows, seminars, symposiums,...

elect the majority of the 4,233 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which was held from Monday, August 25, through Thursday, August 28, 2008...

Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed's son Ali is "Ali Mohamed Ibrahim". The naming convention used in Eritrea and Ethiopia does not have family names and surnames,...

A convention travel document may refer to either: a 1954 Convention Travel Document, issued under the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless...

People's Convention Party is a former political party in Ghana. It merged with the National Convention Party in 1996 and became the reformed Convention People's...

The 1896 Republican National Convention was held in a temporary structure south of the St. Louis City Hall in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from...

The 1888 Democratic National Convention was a nominating convention held June 5 to 7, 1888, in the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri...

Convention over configuration (also known as coding by convention) is a software design paradigm used by software frameworks that attempts to decrease...

International Wheat Agreement in 1995, comprises a Grains Trade Convention (GTC) and a Food Aid Convention (FAC). The IGA is administered by the International Grains...

by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...

the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre addressed the National Convention on 26 July 1794, was arrested the next day, and executed on 28 July. In...

The Convention of Vergara (Spanish: Convenio de Vergara, Basque: Bergarako hitzarmena), entered into on 31 August 1839, was a treaty successfully ending...

Constitutional Convention elections were held in Iran on 3 and 4 August 1979. The result was a victory for the Islamic Republican Party. There were 10...

government changed several times. On 21 September 1792, the deputies of the Convention, gathered for the first time, unanimously decided the abolition of the...

established under the Convention of November 12, 1884. The IBWC was created in 1889 as the International Boundary Commission by the Convention of 1889 between...

The Ouchy Convention was negotiated at Ouchy (Switzerland) in June 1932, but signed at Geneva on 18 July 1932 between the two BLEU countries (Belgium and...

Louisiana's constitution was adopted (adopted in Convention) during the Constitutional Convention in 1974, ratified by the voters of the state on April...

The 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for...

Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced...

Eric of Pomerania in 1429 and remained in effect until the Copenhagen Convention of 1857 (with the sole exception of Swedish ships between 1645 and 1720)...

Heroes Convention, or HeroesCon, is a comic book convention that takes place in June (often over Father's Day weekend) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The...

These settlements are in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and in breach of international declarations. In a 2024 advisory opinion...

Democratic Party to select delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 election. The...

The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by...

Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). A revised Convention, the Vaduz Convention, was signed on 21 June 2001 and entered into force on 1 June...

delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. While at the convention, Ellsworth played a role in fashioning...

very well-respected soft law, and often express guiding principles; and conventions that are multi-party treaties that are designed to become legally binding...

The translation convention is a storytelling device in which the spoken language of a film or television program is changed for easier consumption and...

The 1996 U.S. Taxpayer Convention was held August 15–16, 1996, at the Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, California. It saw the party nominate Howard Phillips...

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is an international agreement that regulates treaties among sovereign states. Known as the "treaty...

The 1956 Republican National Convention was held by the Republican Party of the United States at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, from August...

the National Whistlers Convention, the first whistling convention in the world. Although mostly held in Louisburg, the convention was occasionally held...

enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. The Convention entered into force on November...

voted unanimously to authorize merger negotiations with NAM. The merger convention, held in Detroit on March 20–21, 1982, created DSA with a combined membership...

The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center located in the southwest section of Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. It hosts...

The International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children is a 1921 multilateral treaty of the League of Nations that addressed...

The 2000 Republican National Convention convened at the First Union Center (now the Xfinity Mobile Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 31 to...

The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against...

The ILO Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment C138, is a convention adopted in 1973 by the International Labour Organization....

The 1916 Progressive National Convention was held in July 1916, in conjunction with the Republican national convention. This was to facilitate a possible...

Convention Girl, also known as Atlantic City Romance, is a 1935 American comedy film starring Rose Hobart and featuring Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges...

of cooperatives. [citation needed] The first Citizens Party National Convention met in Cleveland, Ohio, in the Cleveland Plaza Hotel from April 10 to...

and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry is...

While admiralty law is adjudicated in national courts, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has been adopted by 167 countries and the European...

Snake case (sometimes stylized autologically as snake_case) is the naming convention in which each space is replaced with an underscore (_) character, and...

Prohibition National Convention was held at the Niagara Falls Armory in Niagara Falls, New York, on May 5–7, 1936. The convention nominated D. Leigh Colvin...

The Fugitive Slave Convention was held in Cazenovia, New York, on August 21 and 22, 1850. It was a fugitive slave meeting, the biggest ever held in the...

MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, RPG, and gaming communities...

Communication Conventions Manual (ICCCM or I39L short for "I", 39 letters and "L") is a standard protocol for the X Window System. It specifies conventions for...

shipwrecked, the Third Geneva Convention covers prisoners of war and the Fourth Geneva Convention covers civilians. These conventions were supplemented by the...

statelessness. The convention was originally intended as a Protocol to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, while the 1954 Convention Relating to...

and ensuring respect for the four 1949 Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims: the Convention for the Amelioration of the Wounded and Sick...

and biological weapons. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention and 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention seek complete elimination by all parties, but are challenged...

(OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, also called the OAU Refugee Convention, or the 1969 Refugee Convention, is...

missionaries. These churches founded their own convention: the Southern Baptist Convention. The Triennial Convention remained mostly (though not entirely) northern...

The Convention on Common Transit (CTC) is a treaty between the countries of the European Union and a number of other countries for common procedures for...

the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention, for the purposing of choosing a nominee for president in the 1920 United...

The Convention with the Cherokee was an 1816 treaty between Cherokee tribal leadership and the United States government. Signed in March 1816, the treaty...

a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership (or there is a temporary interim leader). The first convention was...

The Lisbon Recognition Convention, officially the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region,...

primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Republican National Convention held from August 15 to August 18, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bush...

advancements. The fighter aircraft are often designated by a specific naming convention based on the country of origin. The name usually consists of a letter...

meeting, that the party's future leadership would be decided by delegated conventions. (Held June 26, 1939) Harold Winch elected 56-11 (Held April 10, 1953)...

Eminem promoted the station in a 2004 mock national convention (the "Shady National Convention") at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, in which...

The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980, and entered into force in December...

The 1876 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Exposition Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 14–16, 1876....

The 1892 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from June 21 to 23, 1892. Former President Grover Cleveland, who had been the party's...

Anime Festival, colloquially known as "Manifest", was a three-day fan convention held in Melbourne, Australia. It focused on the art of anime and manga...

Sherman Compromise, was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation...

The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, consisting of 39 articles in French, was adopted...

Resisting the prospect of downscaling the 2020 Republican National Convention in compliance with state health measures in North Carolina, U.S. President...

Myriad Convention Center (and later Cox Convention Center) was a film production complex located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was formerly...

others simply choose it as a matter of style. In all of these cases, the convention is the same: Ólafur, the son of Bryndís, will have the full name Ólafur...

Philadelphia Houston The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,...

of a political party at the party's national convention (also called a presidential nominating convention) to be that party's official candidate for the...

Professional sailors are also governed by regulations, including the STCW Convention. Polynesian navigators would sail to several islands east of New Guinea...

list of noteworthy gaming conventions from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during...

before the convention. This was the last election in which the Republican nominee was undetermined at the start of the party's national convention. Following...

The 1904 Democratic National Convention was an American presidential nominating convention that ran from July 6 through 10 in the Coliseum of the St....

An indirect presidential election (officially the 17th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 13 February 2022 to elect the next president of Germany...

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, otherwise known...

The 1888 Prohibition National Convention was held at Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana May 30–31. It nominated Clinton B. Fisk for vice president...

conformity with the Berne Convention, and in 1989 the United States further revised its copyright law and joined the Berne Convention officially. Copyright...

place on January 5, 2008, with 12 national delegates chosen by county convention delegates. A majority of the national delegates were won by former Massachusetts...

positive result was achieved. In 1932 the League of Nations drafted a convention to promote uniform duty-free admission for samples, but it was never implemented...

The Federal Convention, also known as the Federal Assembly (German: Bundesversammlung [ˈbʊndəsfɛɐ̯ˌzamlʊŋ] ), is, together with the Joint Committee, one...

women's rights convention to be organized by women. Held in Seneca Falls, New York, the convention is now known as the Seneca Falls Convention. The principal...

The complex consists of an auditorium, convention center and arena. The facility hosts numerous conventions, trade shows, exhibitions, live performances...

African Convention (French: Convention Africaine, CA) was a political party in French West Africa, originally formed at a meeting in Dakar on 11 January...

the Republican Party elected delegates to the 1920 Republican National Convention for the purpose of choosing the party's nominee for president in the 1920...

The Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents, usually known as the Tromsø Convention, was signed on 18 June 2009 in the Norwegian city...

The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16–18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the...

the National Baptist Convention (1.4%), the Progressive Convention (0.3%), the Missionary Convention (0.3%), Independent Conventions (less than 0.3%), and...

The Third Convention was a dissident group of Mexican Latter-day Saints (Mormons) who broke away from the main body of church authority in 1936 over a...

Constitutional conventions in Australia are significant meetings that have debated the Australian Constitution. The first two gatherings debated Federation...

The Convention of Royal Burghs, more fully termed the Convention of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, was a representative assembly which protected the privileges...

The United Nations has codified much of the law in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which defines different types of piracy...

Ramsar sites are protected under by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the...

National Conventions. The quadrennial convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Note: Conventions whose...

trigger for uprising was the exclusion of the Girondins from the National Convention after the Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793. Although they shared common...

National Convention nominated Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding for president and Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge for vice president. The convention was...

series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb of Kochi, India. Five...

article describes the calling conventions used when programming x86 architecture microprocessors. Calling conventions describe the interface of called...

model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü. Nyingchi Convention and Exhibition Center (Chinese: 林芝会展中心; Tibetan: ལིན་ཀྲི་ཧྲུའེ་ལམ་ཞིབ་འཛིན་ཁང་)...

The Convention of Milan, signed on 13 March 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession, was an agreement between France and Austria which ended the...

The Fishbein convention is a bidding convention in contract bridge developed by Harry Fishbein used to compete against a preemptive opening bid by the...

The 1936 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 23 to 27, 1936. The convention resulted in the nomination of President...

KOSHER and SHAKER. In the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) General Convention Chart, the double and the 2♣ overcall are allowed, but the 2♦ overcall...

United States presidential nominating convention. The two right-hand columns show nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere. Some of the nominees...

Abolitionists held a presidential nominating convention on April 1 and 2, 1840, at the City Hall in Albany, New York, and nominated James G. Birney of...

The 2008 Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center (now Grand Casino Arena) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from September 1, through...

While terror was never formally instituted as a legal policy by the Convention, it was more often employed as a concept. Historians disagree when exactly...

candidates include caucuses, internal selection by a party body such as a convention or party congress, direct nomination by the party leader, and nomination...

International standard ISO 2145 defines a typographic convention for the "numbering of divisions and subdivisions in written documents". It applies to...

treaty Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention), which...

The 1952 Republican National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 7 to 11, 1952, and nominated Dwight D...

radial line around the polar axis. (See graphic regarding the "physics convention".) Once the radius is fixed, the three coordinates (r, θ, φ), known as...