Thank you for your interest in hosting the 31st TAFISA World Congress 2029!

Before commencing the application process, ensure that you have all required documents ready for upload. These include:
  • Preliminary Congress scenario proposal (Bidding Dossier)
  • Congress Budget Forecast
  • Letter signed by the legal representative of the organization confirming your bidding for the 31st TAFISA World Congress 2029
  • Letters of support from your supporting bodies to your application (Ministry, local government, etc)
The Host for the 31st TAFISA World Congress 2029 will be elected by the 2026 TAFISA General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic. Applications to host the Congress 2029 must be submitted by 15 January, to be valid.

The applicant may invite, at its own costs, in person or remotely, TAFISA representatives for high-level meetings to support the building of its application, and acknowledges that TAFISA may support all Congress applicants in the same way and without discrimination.

Upon receipt of a complete and valid application form – along with attachments, TAFISA will contact your organization for further discussion including confirmation of contract conditions and site visit.
Following this and upon approval by the TAFISA Board of Directors, a pre-contract –which will only become valid if your application is elected by the TAFISA General Assembly, will be signed between TAFISA and your organization. Your organization will be designated an ‘official bidder’ to host the 2029 Congress.

The bidding ceremony for the 2029 Congress will take place at the 2026 General Assembly, to be held on 15 May 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of the 28th TAFISA World Congress. Organizations bidding to host the 2029 Congress will be asked to give a ten-minute presentation to the General Assembly to support their bid. Written documents and application packages may also be distributed.

Following the General Assembly and confirmation of the host nation and organization(s), the contract between TAFISA and the elected host organization(s) will become valid.

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