The International Police Executive Symposium (IPES) brings police researchers and practitioners together to facilitate cross-cultural, international and interdisciplinary exchanges for the enrichment of the policing profession. It encourages discussions and writing on challenging topics of contemporary importance through an array of initiatives including conferences and publications.
Past Meetings
Below is a list of the previous meetings ordered by year, with links to related photo and media for each event. Click on the name of the country to view pictures, short videos, and documents pertaining to that meeting. NOTE: Videos can require a great deal of time to download before playing can begin, so please be patient after clicking on the video. Feel free to download as much media as you like!
2018 - VIENNA, AUSTRIA
THEME: International Police Cooperation
HOST: In Cooperation with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
2017 - LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
THEME: Organised Crime & Terrorism: Policing Challenges for Local to International level
HOST: Liverpool John Moores University
2016 - WASHINGTON, DC
THEME: Urban Security: Challenges for 21st Century Global Cities
HOST: The George Washington University
2015 - PATTAYA (BANGKOK), THAILAND
THEME: Police Governance and Human Trafficking: Promoting Preventative and Comprehensive Strategies
HOST: The Royal Thai Police Association, The Royal Thai Police, and Shinawatra University
2014 - SOFIA, BULGARIA
THEME: Crime Prevention & Community Resilience:
Police Role with Victims, Youth, Ethnic Minorities and Other Partners
HOST: Hosted by IPES and the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior
2014 - TRIVANDRUM (KERALA), INDIA
THEME: Policing by Consent: Theoretical Challenges and Operational Issues
HOST: Hosted by the Kerala Police Department
2013 - BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
THEME: Global Issues in Contemporary Policing
HOST: Hosted By The Ministry of Interior and The Hungarian National Police
2012 - NEW YORK, NY, USA
THEME: Economic Development, Armed Violence and Public Safety
HOST: In Cooperation with United Nations Dept of Economic & Social Affairs NGO Branch
2011 - KARLSKRONA, (BLEKINGE COUNTY), SWEDEN
THEME: Contemporary Issues in Public Safety & Security
HOST: Hosted by The Blekinge Technological Institute
2011 - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
THEME: Policing Violence, Crime, Disorder, & Discontent: International Perspectives
HOST: Hosted by IPES
2010 - KERALA, INDIA
THEME: Community Policing: Theoretical Problems and Operational Issues
HOST: Hosted by the Government of Kerala and the Kerala Police Department
2010 - VALLETTA, MALTA
THEME: Tourism, Strategic Locations & Major Events:
Policing in an Age of Mobility, Mass Movement and Migration
HOST: Commissioner John Rizzo and Malta Police
2009 - OHRID, MACEDONIA
THEME: Policing, the Private Sector, Economic Development & Social Change:
Contemporary Global Trends
HOST: Ministry of Interior, Republic of Macedonia
2008 - CINCINNATI, OHIO – USA
THEME: Police Without Borders: The Fading Distinction Between Local & Global
HOST: Cincinnati Police Department & Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
2007 - DUBAI
THEME: Urbanization and Security
HOST: Dubai Police
2006 - TURKEY
THEME: Local Linkages to Global Security and Crime: Thinking Locally and Acting Globally
HOST: Turkish National Police
2005 - THE CZECH REPUBLIC
THEME: Challenges of Policing in the 21st Century: A Global Assessment
HOST: The Czech Police Academy
The Ministry of the Interior
The Czech Republic
2004 - CANADA
THEME: Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children
HOST: Abbotsford Police Department
Canadian Police College
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
University College of the Fraser Valley
Vancouver Police Department
2003 - BAHRAIN
THEME: Police and Community
HOST: Kingdom of Bahrain
2002 - TURKEY
THEME: Police Education and Training
HOST: Police of Turkey
2001 - POLAND
THEME: Corruption: A Threat to World Order
HOST: Police of Poland
2000 - EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - USA
THEME: Traffic Policing
HOST: Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety
1999 - INDIA
THEME: Policing of Public Order
HOST: Andhra Pradesh Police, Hyderabad, India
1998 - THE NETHERLANDS
THEME: Crime Prevention
HOST: Dutch Police, Europol
1997 - AUSTRIA
THEME: International Police Cooperation
HOST: Federal Police in Vienna, Austria
1996 - JAPAN
THEME: Organized Crime
HOST: Kanagawa University
1995 - SPAIN
THEME: Challenges of Policing Democracies
HOST: International Institute of the Sociology of Law, Basque Country, Spain
1994 - SWITZERLAND
THEME: Police Challenges and Strategies
HOST: Canton Police, Geneva, Switzerland
| Year | 2014 – July 27-31 |
|---|---|
| Country | SOFIA, BULGARIA |
| Theme | Crime Prevention & Community Resilience: Police Role with Victims, Youth, Ethnic Minorities and Other Partners |
| Host | Hosted by IPES and the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior |
| Year | 2014 – March 16-21 |
|---|---|
| Country | Trivandrum (Kerala), India |
| Theme | Policing by Consent: Theoretical Challenges and Operational Issues |
| Host | Hosted by the Kerala Police Department |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2013 – August 4-9 |
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| Country | Budapest, Hungary |
| Theme | Global Issues in Contemporary Policing |
| Host | Hosted By The Ministry of Interior and The Hungarian National Police |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2012 – August 5-10 |
|---|---|
| Country | New York, NY, USA |
| Theme | Economic Development, Armed Violence and Public Safety |
| Host | In Cooperation with United Nations Dept of Economic & Social Affairs NGO Branch |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2011 – August 10-14 |
|---|---|
| Country | Karlskrona, (Blekinge County), Sweden |
| Theme | Contemporary Issues in Public Safety & Security |
| Host | Hosted by The Blekinge Technological Instiute |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2011 – June 26-30 |
|---|---|
| Country | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Theme | Policing Violence, Crime, Disorder, & Discontent: International Perspectives |
| Host | Hosted by IPES |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2010 – November 2-6 |
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| Country | Kerala, India |
| Theme | Community Policing: Theoretical Problems and Operational Issues |
| Host | Hosted by the Government of Kerala and the Kerala Police Department |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2010 – March 14-19 |
|---|---|
| Country | Valletta, Malta |
| Theme | Tourism, Strategic Locations & Major Events: Policing in an Age of Mobility, Mass Movement and Migration |
| Host | Commissioner John Rizzo and Malta Police |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos Group Photo |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Country | Ohrid, Macedonia |
| Theme | Policing, the Private Sector, Economic Development & Social Change: Contemporary Global Trends |
| Host | Ministry of Interior, Republic of Macedonia |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos Group Photo |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Country | Cincinnati, Ohio – USA |
| Theme | Police Without Borders: The Fading Distinction Between Local & Global |
| Host | Cincinnati Police Department & Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure Photos |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Country | Dubai |
| Theme | Urbanization and Security |
| Host | Dubai Police |
| Links | Executive Summary Brochure |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Theme | Local Linkages to Global Security and Crime: Thinking Locally and Acting Globally |
| Host | Turkish National Police |
| Links | Executive Summary Participants List (PDF) Photos Presentations |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Country | The Czech Republic |
| Theme | Challenges of Policing in the 21st Century: A Global Assessment |
| Host | The Czech Police Academy The Ministry of the Interior The Czech Republic |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos Presentations |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Theme | Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children |
| Host | Abbotsford Police Department Canadian Police College International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy Justice Institute of British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police University College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Police Department |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Country | Bahrain |
| Theme | Police and Community |
| Host | Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos Presentations |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Theme | Police Education and Training |
| Host | Police of Turkey |
| Links | Executive Summary |
| Year | 2001 |
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| Country | Poland |
| Theme | Corruption: A Threat to World Order |
| Host | Police of Poland |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Theme | Traffic Policing |
| Host | Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos |
| Year | 1999 |
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| Country | India |
| Theme | Policing of Public Order |
| Host | Andhra Pradesh Police, Hyderabad, India |
| Links | Executive Summary Photos |
| Year | 1998 |
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| Country | The Netherlands |
| Theme | Crime Prevention |
| Host | Dutch Police, Europol |
| Links | Photos |
| Year | 1997 |
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| Country | Austria |
| Theme | International Police Cooperation |
| Host | Federal Police in Vienna, Austria |
| Links | Executive Summary |
| Year | 1996 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Theme | Organized Crime |
| Host | Kanagawa University |
| Links |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Theme | Challenges of Policing Democracies |
| Host | International Institute of the Sociology of Law, Basque Country, Spain |
| Links |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Theme | Police Challenges and Strategies |
| Host | Canton Police, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Links | Photos |
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