What is an ITI World Congress?   Congress Sponsors  
         
 

Normally every two years the delegates of ITI members meet in a different city on the invitation of the National Centre of the country. The hosting Centre invites delegates and observers of all members and representatives of association with ITI.

International theatre associations in relation with ITI, national politicians, World Theatre Ambassadors, Nobel Prize Winners, the leaders of UNESCO, the UN and of other international organizations may be invited as guests or as observers to the Congress.

The Congress organizer provides the facilities for the General Assembly, Executive Council sessions and all the meetings of the Committees of ITI. The program of the Congress includes a number of artistic events – performances, workshops, work presentations, symposiums, etc. – showing the current performing arts of the host country as well as international collaboration of the Committees of ITI.
The Congress is the main event of ITI. While the General Assembly is an essential element required to fulfil the statutory obligations of the organization, the host country uses this reunion of theatre professionals from all over the world as window for their own theatre productions. The meeting is important for the formulation of new goals and benchmarks for the Executive Council and the various Committees of ITI. As a theatre organization the focus is necessarily on the performing arts and collaboration through these on all levels.
 

ITI is seeking corporate sponsors and private donors for a range of diverse projects, including the ITI World Congress in Xiamen, China from 19 to 24 September 2011, to be held at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Centre.  We estimate an attendance of 300 international delegates and 700 Chinese delegates for the congress, and an even wider reach to the local audience with 13 theatre and dance performances across several venues in Xiamen.

ITI is looking for cash sponsorship to contribute to the international travel of delegates from developing countries, guest speakers and artists participating in workshops and performances. We are equally keen to explore in-kind sponsorship for media, accommodation, refreshment, congress stationery and print material amongst others.

Sponsorship benefits include, but are not limited to:

-Acknowledgement on the ITI Congress website
-Acknowledgement and advertising opportunities in congress programme brochures
-Exhibition panels  in the Congress networking space

In addition, there is the possibility to develop bespoke benefits catering to the specific needs of each sponsor. For more information, please contact charlene.lim(at)iti-worldwide.org

 

  
 
ITI World Congress 1948–2008
Prague, Zurich, Paris, Oslo, The Hague, Dubrovnik, Athens, Helsinki, Vienna, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, New York, Budapest, London, Moscow, West Berlin, Stockholm, Sofia, Madrid, East Berlin, Montreal & Toronto, Havana, Helsinki, Istanbul, Munich, Caracas, Seoul, Marseille, Athens, Tampico, Manila, Madrid.
      
         
 

32nd ITI World Congress 2008, Madrid/Spain
The last Congress of the International Theatre Institute was held from 22nd to 27th September 2008 in Madrid, Spain. 275 delegates and theatre artists met in the Spanish Capital.