***English text below. Remove this message when translating, otherwise the page may be overwritten:*** In general, you can name your club in any way you want, with the following exceptions: The name must be written using the Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1) character set. The name must be unique within your state. If the name refers to a geographical area (such as a city), it must be unique within the country. Only clubs that meet physically within a certain city may include its name as part of the club name. For example, if your club meets in Paris, you may not have "Madrid Speakers" as your club name. The name of Public Interest and Corporate clubs must include or reference the organization in which they are embedded Advanced Speakers of IBM Paris 114 School Agora Speakers Advanced Speakers of Paris The name cannot contain copyrighted terms, except if it's a corporate club officially allowed by your company and the copyrighted term is a term owned by the company, and you have an explicit permission by the management to use it. For example, you cannot name your club "IBM Washington Speakers" unless you have official permission from IBM. The name cannot imply that it is somehow a representation of the whole organization or an official branch of Agora Speakers International. The following names, for example, would not be allowed: Agora Speakers Central Agora Speakers Headquarters Agora Leadership Institute Agora German Speakers Agora Speakers International Paris Official Agora Club Paris For the same reason, the name cannot include names of geographical areas bigger than a city (eg: "France", or "Europe" or "International"). You can, however, use the name of the city the club is in as long as there's no other club in your city with the same name. Agora Speakers France Agora Speakers Europe Students Agora Speakers International Advanced Speakers International Advanced Speakers France Globetrotters International Agora Speakers Paris The name cannot contain any kind of aggressive or hate speech directed at other groups of people. The name must not contain offensive terms and must comply with the local legislation on the naming of associations and companies The name cannot mislead as to the kind of activities that occur in the club or their accreditation or recognition. In particular, it cannot claim that it is a school, a university, or a similar educational institution. Note however that if the club belongs to such an institution, including its name is valid School of Leadership Paris Academy of Public Speaking Agora Debate University. Harvard University Agora Club The name cannot contain a statement of a political, religious, or ideological worldview (as this would imply that the club only accepts that kind of member, which in turn violates the neutrality principle). For example, the following club names are not allowed: Believe in God club Workers' rights Agora Club Climate Change Deniers Club Republican Speakers Left-Wing Speakers There is no requirement to have "Agora" in your club name. The following are all valid names: Advanced Speakers of Paris Paris Globetrotters Paris Spring Speakers Seine Speakers Green Hill Orators Science Thinkers If you want to have Agora in your club name, then it must be included without variations. You cannot pluralize or in any way alter the name: Agora Speakers Paris Paris Agora Speakers Agora Paris Agoras Paris Agoritos de Madrid Agoreans United In case of doubt, drop us a note at info@agoraspeakers.org