convenor

plural convenors

1. One who assembles people for an official or public purpose.

   With nearly 40 people, the team is getting too large to meet in anyone's apartment for support meetings. With difficulty we break into smaller groups meeting on different nights. Later called "pods," these groups of eight to ten people are facilitated by two convenors.

   1988 February 7, Marea Murray, “Battles Joined: Oddysey of a Lesbian AIDS Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 9

2. AustraliaNew ZealandUKA lecturer who takes on the mantle of managing a specific course.