Event Type: RTI World Meetings
Organiser: Round Table The Netherlands
Main Event Dates: 18–22 September 2024
LET’S MAKE IT ICONIC! The Dutch town of Maastricht played host to the The Round Table Internation (RTI) World Meeting in September 2024.
Instead of having one central hotel, many accomodations were used by Tablers. This led to moments were just strolling around the city and bumping into random Tablers from around the world. It truly felt that Round Table had taken over the city!
The event welcomed 1600 attendees, was organised by a convening team of 3 Tablers, supported by 3 Tables for a total of 48 Volunteers, required 110 meetings, 1500 goodie bags, 135 VISA letters, 291 Day-Tours, a “Gazillion” whatsapp messages, and 603 items being sold in the event’s shop.
20% of all the surplus was donated to Round Table Cares, with the remaining 80% going to the RTNL’s service project: Young and Parkinson (RTNL).
Summary Video
Pretours
Short notes on pretours organised
tours around ancient forts, explored the countryside on bikes (even venturing over the border into Belgium for the important job of comparing the Dutch and Belgian beers) and a much-needed relaxing breather on a river cruise serving the very best Dutch pancakes.
Wednesday Night
The main event started with a welcome party at the Kruisheren Hotel.
Thursday Night
The Thursday night party was preeced by a nation’s parade through Maastricht, blending different cultures together represented by a myriad of different flags! The Carnaval Party was hosted at Complex Maastricht, a premier nightclub and event venue.
Nation’s Night
The Nation’s Night, combined with a Dutch Party was hosted in the Muziekgieterij, where attendees wore National Outfits.
Gala
Hosted at the Chateau St Gerlach.
During the event, RTI Awards where handed out, and the new RTI Board 2024–2025 was presented.
Business
RTI Councilor’s Meeting and RTI AGM
The two meetings were held in Rebelle, a historic former 17th-century Augustinian Church. The meetings were chaired by the RTI Board 2023–2024.
The event was concluded with a banner exchange.
Motions
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- One motion to update text in rules: Approved
- Motion to give right of first refusal to RTBI to host RTI WM 2027: Approved
Elections
The AGM included elections for the Executive board, which resulted in a new Secretary and Vice President for the RTI board being elected.
Full minutes of the meeting can be found on Tabler.World.
Promotion of Event
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Ambassadors
The organizing committee appointed a number of Tablers from other associations as “RTI World Meeting 2024 Ambassadors.” These dedicated representatives were tasked with promoting the event, sparking excitement within their associations, and assisting potential attendees with any queries they might have.