The period to submit for the presidency of the International Observatory for Participatory Democracy (OIDP) during 2015 and coordinate the celebration of the 15th International Conference OIDP is open.

The city which coordinates the Conference shall also be appointed the President of the IOPD for that year. Likewise it shall undertake to defray financial costs, preparation of contents, event logistics in partnership with the Technical Secretariat, and to participate in IOPD activities which require the presence of the Presidency of the network.

Nominations may be submitted until May 10 oidp@bcn.cat via email. The headquarters of the Fifteenth Annual Conference and OIDP presidency will be decided during the next internal meeting members on June 3 in Canoas, and made public as part of the Fourteen Conference.

If your city is interested ever to hold the chairmanship of OIDP we recommend you to read the Rules of renewal the Presidency that are attached.