2027 · Frankfurt

Programme

Published thin and filled in over time. Anything marked provisional can still move, so check back before you book travel around a single session.

Friday 30 July

  • 16:00

    Arrival and registration

    Confirmed

    Collect your convention pack and name badge at the Rheinhalle foyer.

  • 19:30

    Opening ceremony

    Confirmed

    Welcome by the host committee, prayers, and the presentation of clans.

Saturday 31 July

  • 09:30

    General assembly

    Confirmed

    Reports from the executive, the treasurer's ledger, and chapter reports.

  • 14:00

    Youth forum

    Provisional

    Second-generation members on language, identity and staying connected.

  • 19:00

    Cultural night

    Confirmed

    Wiya, War and Tang displays, Limbum praise songs, regalia parade.

Sunday 1 August

  • 10:00

    Thanksgiving service and closing

    Provisional

    Joint service, resolutions, and the handover to the next host chapter.

Timekeeping

House rules

Read these before you book travel around a single session. They exist because a hall that starts an hour late costs the association money and everyone else their evening.

  • Doors close when the session starts

    Latecomers are seated at the back between items, not walked to the front mid-speech.

  • The raffle is drawn at 09:05

    Entered only by people already in the room. One draw, no second chance.

  • One group photograph, at a fixed time

    Announced in the programme. There is no retake for people who arrive after it.

  • Gala seating is numbered by arrival order

    Accreditation time decides the table, not who asks loudest on the night.

  • The chapter with the best opening attendance is named

    Arrivals are timestamped at accreditation, so the count is real rather than an impression.

None of this replaces a chairperson starting on time with a half-empty hall. It only removes the excuses.

For businesses

Sessions and Gala Night are available for naming

A Gold package names one session of this programme. Platinum carries headline naming on the Gala Night, with a speaking slot at the opening ceremony. One Platinum place exists, and it closes on 31 March 2027.

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