While we're all used to attending various trade shows and conventions for businesses, activists have conventions, too!

The Animal Rights annual convention is taking place August 10-14 in Washington DC.
Just like other groups they have an awards banquet, workshops, receptions and a banquet (I wonder what's on the menu?).

Some of the workshop topics are right out of PR School: Presentation Skills, Changing Behavior/feelings/beliefs, negotiating, mining the internet, conducting research, engaging the media, producing and airing videos and engaging ethnic minorities.

If you think these groups are not well funded, well organized and well trained, you'll be in for a big surprise.