National Delegates
2026 National Council Session
July 20–22, 2026
Washington, DC
Apply to be a National Council Delegate
Represent our council at the 57th National Council Session - Washington, D.C. in 2026. Applications are open through Jan. 12, 2025.
GET STARTEDEvery three years, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) holds a National Council Session—also known as NCS.
National Delegates are elected representatives of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, serving as voting members during NCS. The individuals in this role are responsible for engaging and gathering feedback from Girl Scout members in our council and determining the direction the Girl Scout Movement will take by debating issues and voting on proposals at the NCS.
Throughout their three-year term, delegates gather feedback from their council’s membership, learn about proposals, and act as their council’s voice by serving as voting members on the National Council. Delegates then share insights and report on actions taken by the National Council with their council’s membership at Annual Meetings and other council events.
The Current National Delegation Term runs February 2022 to February 2025. Applications to serve as a National Delegate for the 2025-2028 term will open on November 11, 2024. The next national convention is scheduled for July 20–25, 2026, and will take place in Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, which will be celebrating our country’s 250th birthday.
For details on how to apply to serve as a National Delegate for the 2025-2028 term, please email NCSinfo@gsgatl.org.
Every Girl Scout council is entitled to elect a delegation based on its girl membership. Our delegation includes National Council delegates and alternates. The duties of National Council delegates and alternates are to:
- represent our council as voting members of the National Council throughout the triennium (delegates only);
- complete training, which includes self-paced online modules and virtual and in-person sessions;
- participate in council-hosted preparatory meetings and input-gathering opportunities;
- register for and regularly connect on the delegate website for news and updated communications;
- consider the spectrum of opinions of adult and girl members from all parts of our council and across the Movement;
- participate in delegate webinars sponsored by GSUSA and provide decision-influencing input, as requested, throughout the triennium;
- attend all business meetings of the National Council and participate in the decision-making proceedings (delegates only);
- become educated in Robert's Rules of Order and parliamentary procedure;
- be fully prepared to vote on all business items, including proposals and the National Board of Directors slate; and
- engage with other delegates, gather feedback from delegate webinars and the National Council Session, and share learnings and insights with council members.
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