SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) July 3, 2001




                               CONVERA CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                    Delaware            000-31989                 54-1987541
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(State or other                      (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S.
jurisdiction of incorporation)                                    Employer
                                                                  Identification
                                                                  No.)



                          1921 GALLOWS ROAD, SUITE 200
                             VIENNA, VIRGINIA 221826
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 761-3700



Item 5.  Other Events

     Convera Corporation (Nasdaq: CNVR) has scheduled its 2001 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders  for  Thursday,  September 13, 2001 to be held at 10:00 A.M. at the
Reston Hyatt, 1800 President Street, Reston, Virginia 20190 in Room Lake Anne A.
Convera  expects to mail its proxy  materials for the annual meeting on or about
August 13, 2001.





                                    SIGNATURE



     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                    CONVERA CORPORATION



                      By:      /s/ Patrick C. Condo
                                   Patrick C. Condo
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:  July 3, 2001