The 2017 IJCA World Council Meeting will take place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Fraglia Vela of Riva del Garda in Italy (home of the 2018 J/24 World Championship). Make sure a representative from your NJCA plans to attend. The preliminary schedule includes a welcome drink on Friday, October 20 and dinner in town at local restaurants, ahead of the day-long meeting on Saturday, October 21. Attendees should send confirmation of their participation to the IJCA Class Office at director@j24class.org. As established in the IJCA regatta rotation, a country from a continent “Other than Europe or North America” will host the 2021 J/24 World Championship. The World Council will vote on the host at this meeting. Interested parties should submit a proposal by September 1, 2017 to director@j24class.org, following the IJCA Regatta Regulations posted at http://www.j24class.org/rules-regulations/regatta-regulations/.