Founding of a National Delphic Council

The Founding of a National Delphic Council is an undertaken of national importance and is no private issue.

Being aware of this national impact it is of utmost importance to invite respective personalities out of the field of arts and culture as well as politics and economy.

The legal form depends on the respective law of the country - guided by the aim as Public Benefit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). It is of most importance not to mix public benefit issues and for profit established organisations.

A National Delphic Council (NDC) therefore is not to be owned by an individual or company but has to serve the cultural and educational measures of a whole country.

The NDC is considered as a forum to serve state and private Institutions as well as individuals of the respective country within the field of:
The sustainable success of a National Delphic Council (NDC) is therefore mainly depending on the person, which takes the initiative in a country and invites to the very first meeting. To correct failings and organisational mistakes of the beginning at a later stage is very difficult.

The Way to Membership

The basic principles for the founding of a National Delphic Council (NDC) are the Statutes and Bye-Laws of the International Delphic Council. The respective extracts are part of these documents. Based on this principles the following way for membership in the IDC is granted:

Honoured and well-known public personalities of the respective country are founding - according national law - a National Delphic Council (NDC). The procedure to found a NDC could / should be carried out in following steps:

1. Research for a highly honoured and well-known Founding-Personality related to Arts, Culture, Youth, Politics, Education, Economy, and / or Tourism, able to invite successfully the decision makers of the country.

2. At this Information-Meeting those personalities should be present which would be interested to participate as founding member of the NDC. The success of a future NDC is directly depending on the acceptance within the society and the far-sighted "Founding mothers and fathers".

3. The founding of a National Delphic Council (NDC) should be established in that a structure which allows an organic growth and a national expenditure within a country.

4. The implementation of a NDC as public benefit Non-Governmental organisation (NGO) has to be carried out carefully, according the IDC Statutes properly registered according national legal requirements.

5. After registration of the National Delphic Council (NDC) a certified set of documents by a notary, i.e. statutes, registration, as well as the founding protocol (translated into English) has to be forwarded to the IDC.

6. After the reception of the documents they will be reviewed by the IDC and the official membership announced - as far as no objections are considered.

7. The most significant Rights and Obligations are stated in the IDC Statutes and the IDC Bye-Laws, i.e. to acknowledge the International Delphic Council as highest Authority, to participate in the Delphic Games / Junior Delphic Games every two years and its Membership Sessions, participation in Commissions and meetings as well the payment of the symbolic Membership fee.

National Delphic Councils (NDC's) - Responsibilities and aims

The NDC's are responsible at a non-governmental level of the Delphic Movement.

The NDC's
- are protecting the Delphic Statutes within their respective country;

- have the solo right to represent their country in regional, continental or worldwide multi-cultural or intercultural in competitions or performances, which are held under the patronage of the IDC

- have the authority to select the city, which seemed to be most qualified to bid for hosting the Games within a country.

- support the development of highest artistic achievements and spreading the arts.

- helping in the education of artists as well of administrators, teachers and jurors in the field of culture.

- fighting against any form of discrimination of cultures and arts of other peoples and regions.


Delphic Directorates (Pre-step of an NDC)

The Founding of a Delphic Directorate is permitted at regional level only within a country. There is the possibility of several directorates within a country. Together they can be part of a National Delphic Council.
Please request further information's at the head office.

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