At the International Congress in Rome, the General Assembly ratified the amendments to the constitution. The changes, which have been proposed and under discussion for the last three years codify the evolution of the ILAE into a truly international organization. As all know the last several decades have witnessed an extraordinary growth in the number of national chapters, especially in Asia, Latin America and Africa, as well as in eastern Europe. The Executive Committee recognized some years ago that some regions had no real voice in the leadership of the League, and the changes made in the constitution and by-laws were focused on assuring representation of all regions in the Executive Committee. Although there has been a process for assuring a regional voice through special elections, there was a consensus to change the constitution to ensure that all regions had a seat on the Executive Committee and to improve the interaction between the Executive and the regional commissions.
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