Claim: The World Science Festival is a science convention.
Evidence: The World Science Festival is an annual science festival produced by the World Science Foundation , a 501 -LRB- c -RRB- -LRB- 3 -RRB- non-profit organization headquartered in New York City.
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.
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.