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OISTAT CENTRES

An OISTAT Centre should include and support the work of members from scenography, theatre architecture, technology, education, history and theory, and publications and related fields. Some Centres will not support the work of members in all of these theatre disciplines. In this case there may be more than one OISTAT Centre in a country or region. Pre-existing organisations that meet these criteria should seek membership as an OISTAT Centre.

Privileges

An OISTAT Centre can nominate one of their members as a candidate for president, the executive committee, the chairmanship of a commission or working group, and/or a voting delegate to the OISTAT World Congress.
An OISTAT Centre can appoint a voting-delegate to each of the Commissions and Working Groups.
Members of OISTAT Centres are also members of OISTAT.
OISTAT Centre members can participate in OISTAT activities as delegates to Commission meetings, be nominated for positions on the Executive Committee, be appointed by their Centre as its voting delegate to the OISTAT Congress, or attend any OISTAT events, including Commission meetings, Congresses, exhibitions, and seminars.
OISTAT Centre members can be elected to chair a Commission or Working Group (Costume, Lighting, and Sound Design).
OISTAT Centre members can submit designs for inclusion in an OISTAT sponsored Exhibition.
OISTAT Centre members can be a presenter at a Congress, Commission meeting or at Scenofest.

Benefits

Centres where there is active participation in OISTAT activities by its members gain an acknowledged place on international forums and their members gain information and opportunities to interact, network, and work with colleagues from throughout the world.
OISTAT activities provide Centre members with the opportunity to compare methodologies, practices, regulations, and techniques with those of other cultures, traditions, regions, and technologies. Centres are encouraged to announce their activities to all OISTAT members.
Centres are called upon to regularly host Commission, Governing Board or Executive Committee meetings. These meetings provide the Centre with the opportunity to draw upon the expertise of their professional guests to provide seminars or discussions on topics of particular interest to their own audience.
All Centre activities are enriched by the Centre’s participation with other Centres, through OISTAT.

Requirements:

An OISTAT Centre, as an organisation, should be legally registered, preferably as an association, in its country.
An OISTAT Centre will form a democratic structure with all officers and representatives offering themselves for re-election on a regular basis and in such a manner as may be deemed suitable by their membership.
An OISTAT Centre should be comprised of members of the different disciplines within OISTAT, and will elect or appoint delegates to participate in the work of the OISTAT Commissions.
An OISTAT Centre will hold regular meetings of its members.
An OISTAT Centre should enter into agreements of friendship, co-operation and co-ordination with other national and international organisations belonging to the same or related disciplines.

When there is more than one organisation in a country:

There may be more than one OISTAT Centre in a country. However, since the purpose of OISTAT is to foster communication between scenographers, theatre technicians, architects and others working in the technical disciplines of live theatre, it is the aim of OISTAT that these professions be supported by one or more OISTAT Centres.

APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Existing or newly formed organisations working in one or more disciplines may apply to become Candidate Members of OISTAT by presenting their application in writing to the Executive Committee and confirming their acceptance of, and adherence to, the OISTAT Statutes.
The Executive Committee will assess whether persons in that country who are active within the disciplines of OISTAT can, under the articles of association of that organisation, freely become members of the organisation.
The Executive Committee will assess the ability of that organisation to host international meetings (see Statutes).
The Governing Board may grant a successful applicant Candidate status.
Unsuccessful applicant Centres may appeal directly to the subsequent Congress.
The Congress will determine the success of a candidate’s application for membership.
The Congress shall decide whether a Candidate Centre will be granted permanent membership.