Assembly/AU/Dec.63 (IV) DECISION ON THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF FUTURE SUMMITS The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of the presentation on the framework for the Organization of future summits; 2. RECALLS its previous decision in July 2004 on the convening of two ordinary sessions of the Assembly every year; 3. DECIDES that the January sessions of the Assembly shall henceforth be held in the last week of January at the Headquarters of the Union, during which the Chairperson of the Assembly shall be elected; 4. FURTHER DECIDES that the January Session could be convened, on an exceptional basis, outside the Headquarters, by decision of the Assembly upon the recommendation of the Executive Council. However, such hosting shall not be linked to the Chairmanship of the Union; 5. DECIDES ALSO to extend the term of office of the Chairperson and the Bureau of the Assembly from July 2005 to January 2006; 6. APPROVES the following calendar for hosting of future Summits: 2005 - July - Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2006 - January July - The Sudan The Gambia 2007 - January July - Headquarters Ghana 2008 - January July - Headquarters Angola 2009 - January July - Headquarters Madagascar 2010 - January July - Headquarters Egypt