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The National Association of Taurine Clubs of America---NATC---is an
umbrella organization that includes most of the American taurine clubs. Since
1963, the NATC has held an annual congress in different cities of the United
States, Mexico, France or Spain. The goals of the annual convention are to deal
with business matters related to the organization; to offer members and guests
the opportunity to immerse themselves in multiple taurine events; and to
promote the connection and rapport among its members, as well as between them
and the aficionados and taurinos from the place where the convention is taking
place. It is customary that each year one club among the NATC member clubs
takes the responsibility of organizing the congress.
The NATC 2008 Congress was hosted by the New York City Club Taurino in
Logroño, Spain, last September. There it was agreed that the same club would
again host the NATC 2009 Congress in Malaga, Spain, during the taurine feria of
that city in the month of August.
Since then Lore Monnig,
President of New York City Club Taurino, has been very busy organizing the
program for the congress. 
From the information sent to MMDT by Lore Monnig we
highlight the most important features of the program for the congress.
New York City Club Taurino
has chosen the typical Andalusian city of Malaga as the site for NATC
Convention, not only because of its traditional taurine feria, but also because
the many amenities and tourist attractions that this historical Mediterranean
city has to offer the visitors.
The convention will start on Sunday, August
16, 2009 and ends on Saturday, August
22, and it will be taking place
at the same time that the traditional feria of that city is being held. The
highlights of the feria program are the corridas de toros that, with star
billings, are held daily during more than half of the month.
The price for attending the
Convention is $2,009
per person (the price is calculated at
the euro exchange rate of 1.50 dollars per euro) and includes a stay seven nights at the luxurious Malaga Palacio, tickets for seven corridas, daily buffet breakfasts,
a visit to the town of Ronda, an opening drink, and a closing Gala Awards Dinner, a tour of Malaga, lunch at the
Parador overlooking Malaga, and some other taurine, social, and tourist activities. The price does not include the
round trip fare to Malaga.
Anyone who has attended any
of the conventions of the National Association of Taurine Clubs of America can
testify that these well organized congresses offer American aficionados a
unique occasion to immerse themselves in multiple taurine events, which usually
are not within the reach of regular aficionados traveling independently. The 2009
NATC Congress at Malaga will not be an exception, since it promises to be
another great convention that will leave a lasting memory in the minds of the
participants.
If you are interested in
attending the convention, to obtain the details of the above general
information, contact Lore Monnig, at NYCCTUSA@aol.com
