General Assembly

VIP lunch 11:45–13:00·Doors open 13:00·Session 13:30–17:05

Time	#	Agenda item	Vote
13:30–13:35	1	Verification of compliance with the Statutes for holding the General Assembly (Art. 17, 24, 28)
13:35–13:40	2	Appointment of the new Vice Chairman: Rwanda, host of the 2028 World Congress (Art. 8, 25)
13:40–13:45	3	Nomination of new Member Countries and observers (Art. 6, 13, 14)	e-vote TBC
13:45–14:00	4	Activity report: Secretary General (Art. 10, 25)
14:00–14:15	5	Activity report: Chair of the Scientific Council (Art. 19)
14:15–15:05	6	Activity reports: Chairs of the Technical Commissions (Art. 19, 20)
15:05–15:15	7	Activity report: Reference Centre for International Humanitarian Law and Ethics (Art. 19, 20)
15:15–15:40		Break
15:40–15:55	9	Recommendations of the International Working Group (File No. 2)Col. Dr Farah
15:55–16:05	10	New Regulation of Internal Order (File No. 3) – vote in Session 2Deputy Secretary General
16:05–16:10	11	New structure of the Scientific Council – introductionSecretary General
16:10–16:20	12	Scientific Council candidacies and proposed composition – vote in Session 2Secretary General
16:20–16:30	13	Financial report 2025–2026 (Art. 29)Director of Finance
16:30–16:35	14	Appointment of 3 members to the Audit Committee (Art. 29)SG / Deputy SG
16:35–16:50	15	Budget 2027–2028 and new yearly fee calculation – vote in Session 2Director of Finance
16:50–16:55	16	Signature of official documents; thanks to Australia (new Honorary Chair) and the USA (Vice Chair)
16:55–17:00	17	Signature of membership documents for new Members and Observers (if required)
17:00–17:05	18	Call for a member country to host the 2030 World Congress – vote in Session 2

Lunch 13:15–14:30·Doors open 14:00·Session 14:30–18:00·Gala dinner

Time	#	Agenda item	Vote
14:30–15:30	19	Regional Working Groups: 2025–2026 activities and 2027 regional congresses (Art. 20)
15:30–16:20	20	Presentations by international organisations (to be decided)
16:20–16:45		Break
16:45–16:55	22	Discussion and vote: new Regulations of Internal Order	e-vote
16:55–17:05	23	Discussion and vote: new projects	e-vote
17:05–17:15	24	Discussion and vote: new composition of the Scientific Council	e-vote
17:15–17:25	25	Audit Committee report (Art. 29) – vote on discharge
17:25–17:30	26	Budget 2027–2028 (Art. 29) – vote	e-vote
17:30–17:35	27	New calculation method – vote	e-vote
17:35–17:45	28	Rwanda proposal for the 47th World Congress
17:45–17:50	29	Application to host the 2030 World Congress – vote	e-vote
17:50–17:55	30	Invitation to the 2030 World Congress: candidate country presentation
17:55–18:00	30	Closing of the General Assembly by the ICMM Chairman
Evening		Gala dinner