EBU: 93rd General Assembly scheduled to be held in December in Lausanne

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The 93rd EBU General Assembly is scheduled to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 5th and 6th.

The 93rd EBU General Assembly is scheduled to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on the 5th and 6th of December 2024. The EBU is set to welcome broadcasters from 56 countries along with their general directors and heads of international relations.

The EBU holds two assemblies a summer one and a winter one, the winter one is usually held in Geneva, this year it will be held exceptionally in Lausanne.

Officials representing the EBU’s  active have been invited to attend the assembly in order to meet up with their peers and network.

The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the EBU and possesses all powers necessary for accomplishing the Union’s objectives including the definition of the organization’s strategy and approval of its finances.

The Assembly meets twice a year: the summer session is open for all Members and Associates and is hosted by a Member organization; the December session is limited to Members and is held in Geneva.

The 93rd EBU Assembly will be held at the Millenium Conference Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland and will consist of 2 days.

  • During Day #1 Governance topics will be discussed incluiding the election of the nine Executive Board Members for 2025-2026. A presentation of the EBU Compass will also take place on the same day.
  • During Day #2 will entirely concentrate on high levels AI themed sessions.

A special reception will be held on 5th December 2024 for the General Assembly attendees.

About the EBU

The EBU is based in Geneva, Switzerland and is a global alliance of public service media (PSM). The European Broadcasting Corporation has 68 active members in 56 countries and 31 associate members in 19 countries.

The EBU’s main target is to secure a sustainable future for public service media, providing its members with world-class content: news, sports and music etc. The EBU also aims building on its founding ethos of solidarity and co-operation to create a center  for learning and sharing.

Mr. Noel Curran is currently the General Director of the EBU. The European Broadcasting Union is the organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest, an event it has been producing since 1956.

Source: EBU/ ESCToday
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