| 27 02 2017 
 
 Dear Colleagues,   It is our pleasure to invite you to the OISTAT World Congress and World Stage Design July 1-9, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled on 18:00 of June 30, 2017, by invitation. World Congress is at 13:00-18:00 on July 3, 2017 and 13:00-16:00 on July 4, 2017. WSD2017 team provides visa application assistance, for more information please see attached document Getting to Taiwan.   World Congress Registration Please be sure to submit registration form https://goo.gl/forms/RHthdyx7kVfelgmE2  before February 28, 2017 if you 1. Wish to attend OISTAT World Congress (July 3-4) and/or 2. Wish to book your accommodation via WSD2017 team.
 
 
| June 30 | 18:00 |  
| Opening Ceremony (by invitation) |  
| July 1 | 10:00 |  
| Exhibition Opening |  
| 10:00-12:00 |  
| Executive Committee Meeting |  
| July 3 | 13:00-18:00 |  
| 1. Organizational Reports |  
|    1.1 President Report – Louis Janssen |  
|    1.2 HQ Report – Wanjung Wei |  
|    1.3 Financial Report – OISTAT Treasurer |  
| 2. Introduction of President and EC Candidates |  
|    2.1 President Candidates (10 mins each) |  
|    2.2 Executive Committee Candidates (5 mins each) |  
| 3. Presentation of Candidate Centre & Vote |  
|   Presentations: 10 mins each for Candidate Centre   3.1 Associação Portuguesa de Cenografia/   Portuguese Association of Scenography (Portugal)   3.2 Asociación OISTAT España/ Association OISTAT Spain (Spain) |  
| 4. Reports of OISTAT Chairs |  
|    4.1 OISTAT Architecture |  
|    4.2 OISTAT Education |  
|    4.3 OISTAT Performance Design |  
|    4.4 OISTAT Publication and Communication |  
|    4.5 OISTAT Research |  
|    4.6 OISTAT Technology |  
| 5. Statutes Revision & Vote |  
| July 4   | 13:00-16:00 |  
| 6. WSD2021 Proposals |  
| 7. New Business |  
| 8. Election of President and Executive Committee |  
| July 5   | 10:00-13:30 |  
| OISTAT Performance Design Meeting |  
| 14:00-16:00 |  
| OISTAT Publication & Communication Meeting |  
| OISTAT Education Meeting |  
| OISTAT Costume Design Group Meeting |  
| 16:30-18:30 |  
| OISTAT Architecture Meeting |  
| OISTAT Technology Meeting |  
| 19:00 |  
| Awards Ceremony |  
|    World Stage Design |  
|    Theatre Architecture Competition |  
|    Technical Invention Prize |  
|    Honorary Member of OISTAT |  
| July 6   | 10:00-12:00 |  
| OISTAT Research Meeting |  
| 14:00-16:00 |  
| Executive Committee Meeting |  
| 16:30-18:30 |  
| Executive Committee / Governing Board Meeting |  If you have questions on World Congress, please contact Headquarters headquarters@oistat.org. If you need help regarding accommodation and visa, please contact WSD2017 team at info@wsd2017.com. |