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My friend Brewster Kahle at the Internet Archive has been convening a lot of things around a decentralized web to try to help get out of some of these problems.

From The Verge • Apr. 26, 2022

To make the states’ job easier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been convening for weeks, putting together guidance on who should be at the front of the vaccine line.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

The prime minister, who has returned to Downing Street from his constituency, has been convening a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2019

McGovern has been convening lawmakers for weeks to gather input, and the 12-page document is stamped throughout with invitations — “Your Idea Here” — for more input.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2018

A number of attendees had never met one another, and others had connected only briefly at one of the previous reunions that Lewis Smith has been convening since 1989.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2018