Organisational structure The organs of the CIC are the: General Assembly Executive Committee Council (Executive Committee members + Heads of National Delegations) National Delegations Divisions The activities of the CIC are streamlined into three Divisions: Members The CIC has over 1700 members in over 80 countries. Its membership consists of states, national and international organisations, individual members, as well as experts and sponsors, advocates of the CIC and sustainable use around the world. The CIC also has some 40 National Delegations, which are responsible for coordinating activities in their respective countries. State Members are representatives of states, government agencies or national public institutions. Association Members are representatives of national or international non-governmental organisations. Individual Members form the majority of CIC membership. Experts in the field of wildlife conservation and hunting contribute to the goals and objectives of the CIC through their special expertise. Young Opinion Members are less than 40 years old and promote the voice and opinions of the next generation. Sponsor members are representatives of the private sector committed to wildlife conservation and sustainable use. Headquarters The current President of the CIC is Philipp Harmer. The current Director-General is Sebastian Winkler. Working Groups Young Opinion (YO) The CIC Working Group – Young Opinion focuses on creating a global network of young conservationists under the age of 40 who are enthusiastic about wildlife and its sustainable management, in line with the views of the CIC. The YO was launched at the 48th General Assembly of the CIC in 2000. Today, under the guidance of Victoria Lamarche, President of the YO, the working group is promoting the values of the CIC through regular activities and events mainly focused on youth education and promoting game meat as a positive example of sustainable hunting. Several international events have been held since the foundation of the Young Opinion Working Group. An example is the annual assembly the "Global Youth for Sustainable Use" (GYSU) – a multiple day event including scientific symposia and cultural exchange. The first GYSU event took place in 2005, and has since been organised by delegations from various countries every year. One of the projects under the working group is the CIC Young Opinion Research Award – aimed at supporting researchers whose projects contribute to the sustainable use of wildlife for the benefit of natural heritage conservation. Thereby, the goal of the award is to promote scientific research in accordance