Guidelines

ITALYPAA Guidelines

Approved on 22 May 2025, revised on 23 May 2026. They collect the experience of previous conventions: how the Host committee is formed, how the Advisory Committee works, how the new city is chosen, and how the convention stays self-supporting through its own contributions, in line with the Seventh Tradition.

Contents

1. Facts, purpose and aims
2. Convention language
3. The Host Committee
4. Relationship between Advisory Board and Host Committee
5. Advisory Board or Advisory Committee
6. Board meetings
7. Selection of the new host city
8. Financial wellbeing of ITALYPAA
9. Non-discrimination and non-violence

Appendices: the Third Legacy Procedure, Bid Committee and convention bids, veto procedure, suggestions for evaluating host cities.

Bringing ITALYPAA to your city

Bids for the following year’s convention are submitted by Bid Committees. The Advisory Committee has the final say on the new host city and chooses it with the Third Legacy Procedure, also taking into account the consent of the convention’s participants. All bids receive equal consideration, whatever the size or location of the city. Details are in Appendix 2 of the guidelines.

Information: italypaa@gmail.com