{"id":29,"date":"2025-06-27T15:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-gifted.org\/Conferences\/wcgtc27\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:06:08","slug":"about-the-wcgtc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world-gifted.org\/Conferences\/wcgtc27\/home\/about-the-wcgtc\/","title":{"rendered":"About the WCGTC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3210fe2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3210fe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b995a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b995a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366ac36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"366ac36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WCGTC consists of its Members, Executive Committee, Delegates from member countries, and a Headquarters that is located at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky USA. The World Council was founded over 35 years ago and hosts a biennial World Conference at a major international city during late July or early August in odd-numbered years. 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