convene

1. V-T/V-I If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes. 召集 (会议); 召开[正式]

Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David. 去年8月份，他在戴维营召集他最亲近的顾问开了一次会。