The Annual Conference

The aim of the Annual Conference is to provide its members with a forum for discussion of specific topical issues related to peace operations, and to provide a venue for the Association’s Annual General Meeting. There have been thirteen of these to date:

1995 – Inaugural meeting hosted by the PPC in Nova Scotia, Canada
1996 – Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, Italy
1997 – Foundation for International Studies, Valletta, Malta
1998 – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway
1999 – Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, Canada
2000 – African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, South Africa
2001 – United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
2002 – CAECOPAZ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003 – Wertheim Police Academy, Germany
2004 – Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana
2005 – Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping, New Delhi, India
2006 – CECOPAZ, Santiago, Chile
2007 – Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 – National Defence College, Abuja, Nigeria
2009 – Australian Defence Force and Australian Federal Police, Sydney, Australia
2010 – Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Trg, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 – US Army Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), Carlisle, Pennsylvania (USA)
2012 – Crisis Management Centre (CMC), Finland
2013 – the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT),Bangladesh
2014 – The Indonesian National Defence Forces Peacekeeping Center (INDF PKC), Indonesia
2015 – The Centro Conjunto de Operações de Paz do Brasil (CCOPAB),Brazil
2016 – Peace Support Operations Training Center (PSOTC), Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017 – The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), Egypt
2018 – New Zealand Defense Force, New Zealand
2019 – The Peruvian Peacekeeping Training Center (CECOPAZ), Peru

25th Annual Conference of the IAPTC, Lima, Peru - 2019
The 25th Annual Conference of the IAPTC was held in Lima, Peru from 7 - 10 October 2019. The Conference was organized by the Peruvian Peacekeeping Operations Training Center (CECOPAZ) under the theme: "Training for Effective Peace Operations: Renewing Commitments and Advancing Partnerships".

​24th Annual Conference of IAPTC, Auckland, New Zealand – 2018
The 24th Annual Conference of the IAPTC was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 1 – 4 October 2018. The Conference was organized by the New Zealand Defense Force under the theme: “Innovative Capacity Building For Effective Peace Operations”. 



 
HOST COUNTRY:
EGYPT
The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA)
DATE:
11-14 September 2017 
CONFERENCE THEME:
Integrated Peacekeeping Training for Complex Environments

Detailed Program Title
Detailed Program Title

AGM Minutes of the 23rd Annual Conference
AGM Minutes of the 23rd Annual Conference



23rd IAPTC Annual Conference-Egypt- Ideas Bazaar


Day 1 - Plenary & Back Briefs


Day 2 - Plenary


Day 3 - Plenary & Back Briefs


23rd IAPTC Annual Conference-Egypt- Breakout Sessions
HOST COUNTRY:
New Zealand
The New Zealand Defense Force
DATE:
1-4 October 2018
CONFERENCE THEME:
 Innovative Capacity Building For Effective Peace Operations.

Summarized Report of the 24th Annual Conference
Summarized Report of the 24th Annual Conference

AGM Minutes of the 24th Annual Conference
AGM Minutes of the 24th Annual Conference

Pedagogy Report
Pedagogy Report
HOST COUNTRY:
Peru
The Peruvian Peacekeeping Training Center (CECOPAZ)
DATE:
7-10 October 2019
CONFERENCE THEME:
Training for Effective Peace Operations: Renewing Commitments and Advancing Partnerships

ECM Minutes
ECM Minutes

Review of the 25th Annual Conference (English)
Review of the 25th Annual Conference (English)

Review of the 25th Annual Conference (Spanish)
Review of the 25th Annual Conference (Spanish)
As decided by the Executive Committee during its extraordinary meeting on 2 July 2020, the 26th Annual conference is postponed to 2021, and will be organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT)


Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM
Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM

Presentation of the IAPTC Presidency
Presentation of the IAPTC Presidency

Guided by the results of the survey shared with the IAPTC members in June 2021, the EC members agreed to postpone the 26th Annual Conference and hold an IAPTC virtual Seminar titled "OVERCOMING TRAINING CHALLENGES IN THE COVID ERA – CRITICAL GAPS, BEST PRACTICES, HYBRID APPROACHES" on 9-10 November 2021.
Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM April 2021
Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM April 2021

Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM July 2021
Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM July 2021

HOST COUNTRY:
The Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) hosted the IAPTC 26th annual conference from 31 October to 4 November 2022 in-person in Bangladesh.


Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM April 2022
Minutes and decisions of the Extraordinary ECM April 2022

HOST COUNTRY:
Kenya.
 
The International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)
DATE:
6-10 November 2023.
CONFERENCE THEME:
"LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS IN TRAINING FOR COMPLEX PEACE OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTS"
 
Registration: Registration links will be sent to the organizations through their email address. Please contact this email: 27iaptc-query@ipstc.org
Minutes and Decision of ECM April 2023
Minutes and Decision of ECM April 2023


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Contact the IAPTC Secretariat: info@iaptc.org

About IAPTC

The International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) is an open and voluntary association of centres, institutions, and programs dealing with peace operations research, education, and training. It was initiated by Canada’s Pearson Peacekeeping Center (PPC) in 1995.
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