It was in the gardens of La Mamounia that the 2026 National Convention was held, from 6 to 8 March. Three days paced by the work of the committees, the Companions' workshops, and the ceremonies that seal both the year just past and the one now beginning.
More than two hundred delegates, drawn from the Kingdom's four Tables and from several international delegations, made the journey. In an atmosphere at once studious and fraternal, each came to champion the projects of his Table and to take part in the Circle's broad orientations.
From the opening session, the tone was set: a working convention rather than a ceremonial one. Several weeks in advance, the delegates had received the committee reports, so that every debate could begin from common ground and the assembly's time could be devoted to making decisions rather than discovering the files.
A tighter road map
The delegates of the Kingdom's Tables adopted a road map focused on three priorities: the founding of new Tables, the training of young Companions, and the strengthening of service work for the benefit of local communities.
Each Table pledges to sponsor at least one project of public interest over the year, and to open its doors during discovery evenings intended for prospective candidates.
The committees also examined internal governance. A new mentorship framework will now link each young Companion to an elder, so as to pass on the spirit of the oath beyond the statutes alone. The measure, long awaited, was welcomed by a broad majority of the assembly.
The question of the Tables' pace likewise took up a good part of the exchanges. Should rapid growth be favored, at the risk of diluting the movement's spirit, or should progress be cautious, one Table at a time? The Convention came down for the second path: better a solid Table than one more nameplate.
Service at the heart of the debates
If the Round Table cultivates friendship, it is service that remains its engine. The delegates reviewed the actions carried out over the past year: blood-donation drives, after-school tutoring in the neighborhoods, the renovation of a clinic in Tangier, the sponsorship of orphanages.
For 2026, the ambition is to bring these initiatives together under a shared national program, while leaving each Table free to act as close as possible to its own territory. An inter-Table solidarity fund was voted to amplify the most ambitious projects.
Several Tables presented their flagship projects. Casablanca detailed its partnership with a network of neighborhood schools; Rabat, its program supporting young graduates; Marrakech, the renovation of a reception center. So many examples that fed the discussions and inspired the most recent delegations.
To pass on, to train, to welcome
The training of Companions stands out as the year's great undertaking. A cycle of workshops — public speaking, project leadership, association management — will be offered to all the Tables, led by elders and, on occasion, by outside speakers.
The welcome extended to new candidates was the subject of particular attention. The delegates recalled that one does not enter the Round Table through casual co-optation, but at the end of a path of discovery in which both sides learn to know one another before any commitment.
A fraternity beyond borders
The international delegations present recalled that the Moroccan Table is part of a worldwide network. Twinning exchanges were sketched out with European and African Tables, opening the way to cross-visits and shared service projects.
“What binds us is not an organization, it is an oath,” one foreign delegate summed up, to applause. The phrase, in a way, set the tone for the closing ceremony.
The oath, now and always
Beyond the operational decisions, the Convention recalled the spirit that founds the Circle: “adopt, adapt, improve.” The closing ceremonies saw the induction of fourteen new Companions, under the gaze of the elders.
A date has been set for the next assembly, to be held in a city still kept secret — faithful to the tradition of a movement that loves to cultivate surprise as much as loyalty.
