Cultural convention

The legal term Cultural Convention

The European Cultural Convention is an international treaty opened for signature by the Council of Europe in Paris on 19 December 1954. Its signature is one of the conditions for becoming a participating state in the Bologna Process and its European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The term Convention is used as a synonym for an international legal treaty.

The term used otherwise

Cultural Convention is an IASAS event, in which delegates from all six IASAS schools meet at one designated location in order to celebrate their art.

Cultural Convention divides into two: "Art and Music" to which a convention is held in one school, and "Dance, Drama, Technological Theater, and Forensics/Debate" which meet in another. The music delegation includes choir, strings, band and pianists. Forensics events include Original Oratory, Oral Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Impromptu. In the past few years, students who specialize in the technological side of theater also go to the convention. Cultural Convention is different from most IASAS events primarily because it is not of a competitive nature, and only delegates dealing with Forensics/Debate can receive medals for outstanding speeches. The event usually takes place in the first week of March, and is about four days long.