Servas General Assembly occurs every 3 years. This global meeting takes about 25 main decisions, elections and appointments. It assesses the state of the Servas world to make improvements. In 2009, the General Assembly will be held south of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Watch for the registration form, additional details and fees, soon.     Pre Registration Form available on WWW.SIEXCO.ORG Servas seeks leaders. If you are interested in being nominated to any of the positions, please contact the Nominations Committee. nomination@servas.org As you know, the next General Assembly of Servas International will be held in Argentina in September this year. In the past, a number of national groups were provided financial assistance by Servas International to enable them to send their National Secretary or other authorised representative to participate in the General Assembly. However, this year SI may be in ...   

Long before the internet, decades before Hospitality Club, Couchsurfers, and all of the other hospitality organizations, there was SERVAS, the first worldwide peace-through-hospitality network.  Founded in 1949 by WWII conscientious objector Bob Luitweiler as a way of healing some of the wounds of the war, SERVAS has quietly continued its peacemaking mission right up to the present day.  Members work to break down the stereotypes and misconceptions that lead nations to fight one another, by simply visiting and getting to know members from other countries and cultures, one conversation at a time.  “All over the world there are small groups and individuals who are working for a Society based on Creative Vocation, Non-Violence and Social Responsibility.” -Bob Luitweiler Bob continued to believe that our only hope to turn us away from the greed that is destroying our ...