CID Officers and staff

    CID officers are elected every four years at the General Assembly, where CID members vote (also by proxy, to ensure that all can vote). Names of members of the current CID Executive Committee are shown at   www.CID-world.org

    The current President of CID Prof Dr Alkis Raftis was born in Athens. He holds degrees from 4 universities and has learnt 8 languages. He has taught at 4 universities and has lectured in another 20. He has authored 22 books on dance, culture and management. He has edited 28 books, 8 CDs, 9 CD-ROMs and a bi-monthly review, as well as 50 websites at www.Raftis.org Dr Raftis has held top posts in industrial, banking and cultural organizations; he is president of the national Dora Stratou Dance Theater in Athens. He travels to another country each month to attend meetings of CID members. www.alkis.raftis.org

    The CID Headquarters deals with UNESCO and governmental organizations. You can meet there:
Countess Françoise de Caulaincourt, Commander of the Legion of the Arts, President of the Paris Section
Mr. Dr. Constantin Kontogiannis, Vice-President of the Paris Section
Call   +33 1 4568 4953  or  +33 1 4647 9791 for an appointment.

    The General Secretariat of CID is permanently in Paris. It handles contacts with UNESCO, embassies and governments.

    The Executive Secretariat is where the President is located, it will move to the new President’s country when another President is elected. It handles contacts with Members. It is currently housed in a 5-storey mansion in Plaka, the old town of Athens under the Acropolis, built around 1850.