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General Assembly
The supreme gathering of LESA USA: branch reports, finances and decisions on the life of the Association.
AGM & Convention
Once a year, LESANs from every branch gather for three days of governance, worship, culture and sisterhood.
Next convention
LESA USA AGM & Convention 2027
LESA USA joins the global LESA body at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cameroon, and the General Assembly meets at a Convention in the USA, hosted each year by one of our branches. Dates, host city and registration details will be announced here.
- Dates
- To be announced
- Host branch
- To be announced
- Venue
- To be announced
Three days together
What happens at the convention
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Elections
The National Executive is elected at the AGM/Convention for a three-year term, renewable once.
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Worship
Prayer and Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, our patron, and in memory of departed LESANs.
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Awards
The Awards Committee announces those recognised for outstanding service to LESA USA.
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Culture & sisterhood
Branch performances — like LESA Houston’s famous “Ballet Sans Frontière” — gala and fellowship in the national uniform.
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Promoting LESA USA
Raising awareness of our causes in the host city and across the diaspora.
Hosting
How a convention comes together
After each AGM/Convention, a Convention Committee headed by the Publicity Secretary — with one member from every branch — works with the next host branch and its own convention committee to plan the three-day event.
Funding the national AGM/Convention is the joint responsibility of all branches and the National Executive.
Past gatherings
From our history
- Washington, DC2003 convention
- Houston, Texas2004 convention
- Wilmington, Delaware2015 AGM
- More to be added