Friday Oct 1: COPAC meetings (at The Club Financiero or The InterContinental) 10:00 - morning sessions 14:00 – lunch 16:00 - afternoon sessions 18:00 - wrap up and closing (can be reconvened on Saturday morning, if necessary) 21:00 - ACM Gala (All COPAC attendees and their guests are welcome to attend)

Saturday Oct. 2: Morning – finish any COPAC meeting issues not concluded on Friday, if necessary. Afternoon - The American Club of Madrid will arrange options for sightseeing. Since some of you may be leaving on Saturday, depending on when you would be leaving will determine how the day is planned.

Sunday Oct. 3 (optional): Morning: Rastro – Flea Market Afternoon: Farewell lunch (Paella?) Evening: Departures

Budget: Hotels - arrangements will be made individually by COPAC attendees. The American Club of Madrid is happy to recommend hotels. We have received special pricing from The Sol Melia Hotel Group for the following hotels: Tryp Menfis (4 stars), standard room, 2 persons, including breakfast: *108 Euro’s per night. Tryp Washington (3 stars), standard room, 2 persons, incl. breakfast: *95 Euro’s per night. *Single rooms run 7-8 euro’s less per room, per night and include breakfast. They can be booked by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Mention AAC Room Request). Rates can be extended for those who wish to arrive earlier than Sept. 30th or remain after Aug. 3.
Additional (estimated) costs: -Ten journey Metro/bus card, 9 euro’s - Tapas on Thursday night, 20 euro’s - Friday lunch, 15 euro’s - gala, 90 euro’s per person - guided visit to the Prado, 20 euro’s - farewell paella lunch, 25 euro’s each - dinner on Friday (included if attending the gala) or Saturday, 40 euro’s The American Club of Madrid is working on finding sponsors to defer some of the costs for this event and make it easier for all those that wish to attend.

We look forward to your attendance at The Association of American Clubs 8th Annual COPAC Conference! We request that you please inform us at your earliest convenience if you plan on attending. E-mails can be sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sincerely,
Bill Sharo



Mission Statement

The Association of American Clubs (AAC) is an alliance of American Clubs, Societies, and Associations worldwide that forms an international network providing an open forum for the exchange of institutional practices as well as extending reciprocal membership benefits to individual club members.

Member clubs of the AAC share the common goals of representing American spirit and culture, and fostering mutual understanding, respect and friendship between their respective host countries and the United States.

Membership Benefits

The Association of American Clubs brings together a growing number of American Clubs around the globe to provide an international network of contacts & resources that benefits Clubs on both an organizational and an individual level.

AAC membership benefits each Club by providing an open forum for the exchange of ideas and organizational practices providing a wealth of institutional knowledge. Clubs continually learn from the experiences and practices of other Clubs ways in which they can expand and enhance the overall quality of their own services, identify opportunities for financial growth and highlight methods to increase their profile both locally and internationally.

On the individual level, any member of a participating Club has an increasingly wide network of international connections available to him in his travels. Club Membership in the AAC effectively extends “Guest Member” status to all members of any Club in the AAC community. This enables any individual member to receive all member privileges at participating Clubs such as member discounts to activities and events and access to club facilities.

History of the AAC

The AAC was founded in 2003 by Jürgen Abel, President of the American Club of Hamburg and de facto Chairman of the AAC. The first Conference of Presidents of American Clubs (COPAC) was held in Hamburg, Germany, at which time the Reciprocity Agreement was celebrated and signed by 14 co-founding clubs on October 11, 2003. COPACs are held annually in the autumn and attendance has grown as American clubs and societies around the world join the association.

ALLAMO: The Alliance of American Organizations (Iberia)
Americans in Alsace
The Amsterdam American Business Club
The American Club of Antwerp
The American Club (in Auckland)
The American Society of Barcelona
The American German Business Club Berlin e.V.
The American Society of Bogotá
The American Club of Brussels
The American Club of Buenos Aires
The American Society of Cali
The American Club in Copenhagen
The American Club of the Costa del Sol (Fuengirola, Mijas, Benalmadena Chapter)
The American Club of the Costa del Sol (Estepona Chapter)
The American Club of the Costa del Sol (Malaga Chapter)
The American Club of the Costa del Sol (Marbella Chapter)
The American Club of the Costa del Sol (Nerja Chapter)
The American Society of El Salvador
The American International Club of Geneva
The American International Society of Grenoble
The American Club of Hamburg e.V.
The American International Society in Hamburg e.V.
The American Society of Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico)
The American Club of Lille
The American Club of Lisbon
The American Society in London
The Swiss American Society Lucerne
The American Club of Lyon
The American Club of Madrid
The American Society of Mexico
The Monaco-USA Association
The American Society of Monterrey
The American International Club of Nerja 
The American Club of Paris
The American Society of Panama
The American & Canadian Association of Perú
The Czech-American Club (Prague)
The American Club of Rio de Janeiro
The American Society of Rio de Janeiro
The American Club of the Riviera
The American International Club of Rome
The American Society of São Paulo
The American Society of South Africa
The American Club of Sweden (Stockholm)
The American Club Sydney
The American Society of Sydney
AIT International Club (Toulouse)
The American Club of Valencia
The New Zealand - American Association (in Wellington)
The American Club of Zurich

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