Annual Event
Each year, 40 new participants are selected from a large depth and breadth of intellectual and influential society on both sides of the Atlantic. At the start of each year, each existing member can nominate people in the general age range of 28 to 40. The nomination processes are different in the U.S. and UK. The UK nominees are interviewed and tested: there are competitive debates, management games and personal presentations; U.S. nominees must submit letters of recommendation and have a separate process.
Once selected, the Delegates attend the centerpiece of the British-American Project, its annual conference, held in November each year and alternating between the U.S. and the UK. In November 2009, this gathering took place in Edinburgh. The theme was “From Abundance to Scarcity – Sustainability and Development in the 21st. Century”. In November 2010, the conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the of-cited place of the organization's beginnings. At this conference the British-American Project celebrated its 25th Anniversary.
The overarching aim of the yearly conference is to provide a wide range of stimuli to provoke thought and debate, to inform and challenge, and to foster greater understanding between participants about competing views on a topic, and of course there are discussions on the similarities and differences between the two countries’ attitudes to the issues addressed during the conference.
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