There are two categories of membership in AITA/IATA:
- Full Members (National Centres)
which officially represent amateur theatre in their countries.
National Centres have 6 votes at the biennial AITA/IATA General Assembly/World Congress.
national representative bodies that are working towards the establishment of a National Centre
or official representative organisations of an autonomous territory
Affiliate Members have 2 votes at General Assembly.
The annual membership fee for Full Members and Affiliate Members is as follow:
Full Member or Affiliate Member in HDI Category 1 (High) Country – 625 Euros
Full Member or Affiliate Member in HDI Category 2 (Medium) Country – 250 Euros
Full Member or Affiliate Member in HDI Category 3 (Low) Country – 25 Euros
You may check in which category your country is on webpage
To become a National Centre of its country any organisation first has to be accepted by the General Assembly as an Affiliate Member for at least two years, during that time be evaluated by the Regional Representative, and get full support of its own country. In case of no regional representative, a member of the Council is in charge of the evaluation.
The membership status is a subject to ratification by the General Assembly of AITA/IATA.
In addition to membership status any institution, festival, drama group or individual in any country can become an
Associates do not have any voting rights at the biannual General Assembly but they can attend and speak, they also have an access to festivals and events organised by AITA/IATA and regularly receive information from the General Secretariat.
The annual subscription fee is as follow:
Associate in HDI Category 1 (High) Country – 100 Euros
Associate in HDI Category 2 (Medium) Country – 50 Euros
Associate in HDI Category 3 (Low) Country – 10 Euros
You may check in which category your country is on webpage
Associates are registered by AITA/IATA Council.
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