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The ITI World Congress is a meeting for representatives of ITI centers from all continents.

The ITI organises its World Congress in collaboration with a national centre and a selected city, bringing together representatives of ITI centres from all continents.

In addition to the statutory section (the general assembly, committee meetings, networks, forums and project groups), each ITI World Congress has an artistic programme section with performances (local and international, international cooperation projects), an educational section (workshops, seminars, conferences) and special thematic events on global civil society and cultural policy issues. 

The founding congress of the International Theatre Institute took place in Prague in 1948. The World Congress was initially held annually, then every two years, and since 2011 every three years.

Germany hosted the World Congress in 1975 in West Berlin, 1983 in East Berlin and 1983 in Munich.