The Senior Fellows who lead each conference are among the most eminent in their fields. A conference lasts for eight days, study tours somewhat longer, with a maximum of 25 participants to ensure informality and depth of discussion. Guest speakers as well as Senior Fellows make presentations. Participants are not required to deliver papers but have opportunity to give talks. Informed general interest in the subject is as important as professional expertise.
All conferences are in English.
The fellowship of those who have attended the conferences is some 850 in number, drawn from nearly 100 countries worldwide. The Trust seeks in a variety of ways to continue the debates begun at conferences, and to help maintain and extend the network of contacts. There is a Trust magazine, Trust News and Journal , to which Fellows contribute news and articles. The Trust has no political affiliation. We welcome participants from across the democratic political spectrum, a diversity also present among our trustees and senior advisers .