International Black Sea Club

The main IBSC managing body is the General Assembly that is held at least once a year in series in each of the member-cities. According to the Club’s Statute the Assembly accepts and makes changes in the Statute; accepts the annual balance, financial report and approves the budget for the next fiscal year; forms the Club’s policy by acceptance of the Club’s activity annual programs; chooses the Club’s Board and its Chairman, accepts the report on their activity; accepts new Club’s members; determines the rate of the entrance and member fees; makes a decision on the Club’s activity termination.

TheClub’s Board consisting of 13 persons, headed by Chairman of Board, which gathers not less than once in 3 months, carries out the following functions: develops perspective Club’s programs, discusses financial issues; solves operative questions; determines date, place of holding and the agenda of the next Assembly.

The Executive Directorate consisting of the Executive director and 3 assistants works during 3 years in the Club’s headquarters, cooperating with the local Clubs, created in cities-members according to the Club’s Statute.

The IBSC has also created the Business Council which consists of the business circles and Chambers of Commerce and Industry representatives of the IBSC cities-members, which are the real instrument of more professional approach and effective economic cooperation.

The Executive agencies develop Club’s perspective programs, solve financial issues, cooperate with the local clubs, created in the cities.

On 2 October 2011 Mayor of Azov Sergey Bezdolnyy (Russian Federation) was elected IBSC President for the period 2012-2014.