Delegates at the 2004 Convention held at California Poly Technic University deliberated and voted
on resolutions to address the issues of Environmental Sustainability and War.

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Delegate, Proxy Voting & Election of International Officers
Nominations are Now

The Convention also provides SWA members with the chance to experiment and engage with representative democracy and democratic decision-making. Prior to coming, delegates are encouraged to solicit proxy votes from those who cannot attend. Delegates need to first put together a statement discussing their views on the different dimensions of HIV/AIDS. These will be posted to the website with picture for members to review. Members who cannot attend are encouraged to designate their vote to the delegate who most represents their views. When delegates vote at the convention, they cast one vote for themselves and one for each of the proxies they have received. This allows all members to have a representation in the decisions.

At the Convention SWA members are also introduced to their new International Officers who are elected immediately prior to the Convention through an online election process. The Assembly Speaker and Assembly Vice-Speaker oversee the working of the different International Committees and are the bridge between SWA staff and members.

The Convention provides members with an opportunity to engage in different brainstorming sessions in order to come up with recommendations about different aspects of the SWA. The aim of the international committees is to discuss and propose new ideas and guidelines for the SWA Managing Team to consider in the organization of the SWA.  Delegates at this year's convention will form the following committees:

Issues and Action Committee
Responsible for proposing new ideas and establishing guidelines for presenting, discussing, researching and approving the issues presented, and selected by the General Membership. This Committee is also responsible for developing action plans on issues presented by the membership.

Convention and Events Committee:
Responsible for proposing new ideas and establishing guidelines for events and annual International Convention. This Committee may approve or reject proposed sites for the annual International convention.

To learn more about any specific aspect of the Convention, to inquire about ways of becoming an International Delegate, to run for International Officer, or to discuss logistical specifics of the Convention please email Alireza Hajihosseini at alireza@studentworldassembly.org.