Cosmopolitan International is a chartered not-for-profit civic service organization that was founded in 1918. It consists of some 70 clubs located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico with a total membership of over 2,000 persons. While Cosmopolitan's principle effort is directed at the fight against diabetes, its member clubs also support community service projects and charitable causes in the communities where they are located. The officers of Cosmopolitan International are members of the organization and are assisted by an Executive Director and staff.The organization is divided into seven regions referred to as Federations and each Cosmopolitan club, with limited exceptions, belongs to one of these seven federations. Each year all of the members of the various Cosmopolitan clubs are invited to attend the International Convention. The next annual convention will be held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 28 through July 31, 2010. Members of Cosmopolitan International also support the Cosmopolitan Diabetes Foundation, the charitable arm of the international organization which was founded in 1976, and its sister organization, the Cosmopolitan Foundation of Canada, which was registered in 1984.