An item on the agenda (often shortened as TOP) is a topic waiting with a meeting or a consultation of a committee for the negotiation.

In most cases a "“agenda"” (of to meet, for meeting meet) has more than about 5 TOPs. With very meetings officially running off is the usual sequence:

1. Statement of the presence
2. Statement of the quorum
3. Report of the chairman
4. "… technical topic 1
5. "… technical topic 2 etc.
6. Requests
7. Possible (resolution-free or spontaneous topics)
8. Date of the next meeting

With the invitation for meeting the participants are as a rule requested to bring in TOPs. They are set then - if no matters of procedure speak against it - on the final agenda.

If necessary for one or more items on the agenda a resolution is to be expected or, this final list of the TOPs must be sent around a fixed period before the meeting, so that the participants can prepare for the discussion. This period - depending upon the agenda - amounts to frequent 2 weeks. Items on the agenda the resolution character to have must designate the resolution article clearly. A usual item on the agenda like different can never make therefore an adoption of resolutions possible effectively.

During the meeting a TOP can be brought in in general only if its admission unanimously taken place and all loaded participants are present. Otherwise it becomes either

• for the next meeting set,
• or in front under "“possible"” discussed (no resolution permits to prevent around surprise effects).
• Also an announced TOP can be shifted by the majority:
  • Adjournment on a later date.

Furthermore the sequence of the individual items on the agenda at any time - for instance preferring can be changed because of earlier going of an important meeting participant on resolution of the meeting, or because the TOP is affected by another.

See also:

• Federal state parliament, conference, parliament, agenda, house regulation
• Presidency, party chief, minutes

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