The World Science Festival is a science convention.
A convention , 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 some common interest . A science festival is a festival that showcases science and technology with the same freshness and flair that would be expected from an arts or music festival . The World Science Festival is an annual science festival produced by the World Science Foundation , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit organization headquartered in New York City .