Members consider organs in their larger context, and their audiences, builders, case designs, construction, geographical distribution, history, marketing, physical attributes, sound, and voicing receive the emphasis of attention.
The society aims to be a ready resource for nonmembers seeking to discover the significance and potential avenues of restoration for instruments in their care.
The Tracker is published quarterly, and contains many illustrations, vivid color photographs, and reprints of historic photos.
Over the course of a week, attendees may attend numerous concerts in various venues in the convention's host city and its surrounding area featuring a wide variety of historic pipe organs.
[1] There is an emphasis on organs that have not been significantly altered, enabling listeners to gain an unadulterated appreciation of representative work of historic builders.