Who are the Member States and how are they represented at the CDMA?
According to CDMA regulations, all countries of the Americas that apply for membership and comply with the Williamsburg Principles agreed upon in 1995 are members of the CDMA. Member States are those that participate in all Conference activities and, as a whole, adopt the decision that guide the actions of the Conference. Each Member State will be represented at the VIII CDMA by an official delegation comprising of the Minister of Defence or his/her representative, his/her spouse, as well as two official delegates. Delegates participate in the CDMA on behalf of their respective countries, intervening in the debates and exchanging ideas during the sessions through their addresses, proposals and opinions. Each delegation will have a Head of Delegation, who will have the right to participate and vote at the plenary sessions. The Head of Delegation is responsible for signing the minutes and other documents of consensus upon the conclusion of the sessions and he/she is the only delegate who
