Initially, the canton where the delegates met chaired the gathering, but in the 16th century, Zürich permanently assumed the chair (Vorort), and Baden became the sessional seat.
Inicialmente, o cantón no que se reunían os delegados presidía o encontro, pero no século XVI Zúrich asumiu a presidencia (Vorort) de forma permanente, e Baden pasou a ser o lugar de encontro.