Hosting a Future IPES Conference
Requirements for IPES Annual Conference Hosts:
(1) For an IPES meeting, the host selects the topic, the time, and the number of participants they would like to have. IPES contacts all countries in the world, international institutions, IPES Alumni, and all other possible sources to identify and send their experts/representatives on the topic to the meeting. However, we adhere to the host’s quota for the number of participants allowed. The IPES also conducts research to identify experts. All participants are encouraged to present a paper, give an oral presentation, join as a discussion participant on the topic, or participate in a poster session. Papers presented at the meetings are subject to editorial review and considered for inclusion in a post-conference volume of the IPES Book Series, Advances in Police Theory and Practice.
(2) The meeting lasts for 5 days, and the schedule is as follows: First day: Evening – reception; Second and Third Days: Full days of discussion; Fourth Day: Sightseeing and Cultural Entertainment; Fifth day: Morning sessions, summing up, award ceremony, and farewell dinner. There can be flexibility and variation in this format depending on the host’s convenience. Our policy is to work closely with the hosts on this issue as well as on all other matters.
(3) IPES meetings attract many countries from all parts of the world. Although we initially intended to limit each participating country to one representative, we have found over the years that some countries tend to send more than one delegate. The ideal number of participants is 60 to 120, since each panel is attended by each participant, and we move as a group attending each function during the days of the Annual Meeting. The hosts provide them with full hospitality free of charge. Further, the host provides IPES with an additional amount to run the secretariat for a year of preparation for the meeting and to cover all other expenses. Again, we would like to discuss all of this with our host before signing the formal hosting contract.
(4) The hosts can consist of several co-hosts; we welcome it. In Canada, the University of the Fraser Valley, the RCMP, the British Columbia Institute of Justice, the Vancouver Police Department, the Abbotsford Police Department, and the British Columbia Solicitor General’s Office formed a local organizing committee to host the past Eleventh Annual Meeting. We had the next IPES meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, in 2005. The Czech Republic Police Academy, a university-level, doctorate-degree-granting educational institution in Prague, hosted the meeting primarily on its own, with some assistance from the Ministry of the Interior. Thus, there are variations in hosting IPES annual meetings.
Past Conference Locations and Themes
- 2025 – BUDVA, MONTENEGRO – Innovative Policing for the Future: Empowering Leaders as Thinkers, Scientists, and Strategists to Build Smarter Policing Systems and Resilient Communities
- 2024 – THESSALONIKI, GREECE – Promoting the Rule of Law, Protecting Human Rights, and the Vulnerable Segments of the Society
- 2023 – MANAUS, BRAZIL – Policing, Rule of Law, Organized Crime, and the Environment
- 2022 – ALBANY, NEW YORK, USA – Integrating Science, Technology, and Higher Education into Policing: Interdisciplinary & International Perspectives
- 2019 – BELGRADE, SERBIA – Contemporary Police Challenges in Light of a New World and New Knowledge
- 2018 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – International Police Cooperation
- 2017 – LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Organized Crime & Terrorism: Policing Challenges for Local to International Level
- 2016 – WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Urban Security: Challenges for 21st Century Global Cities
- 2015 – PATTAYA (BANGKOK), THAILAND – Police Governance and Human Trafficking: Promoting Preventive and Comprehensive Strategies
- 2014 – SOFIA, BULGARIA – Crime Prevention & Community Resilience: Police Role with Victims, Youth, Ethnic Minorities and Other Partners
- 2013 – KERALA, INDIA – Policing by Consent: Theoretical Challenges and Operational Issues
- 2013 – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Global Issues in Contemporary Policing
- 2012 – NEW YORK, USA – Economic Development, Armed Violence, and Public Safety
- 2011 – SWEDEN – Contemporary Issues in Public Safety & Security
- 2011 – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Policing Violence, Crime, Disorder, & Discontent: International Perspectives
- 2010 – INDIA – Community Policing: Theoretical Problems and Operational Issues
- 2010 – VALETTA, MALTA – Tourism, Strategic Locations & Major Events: Policing in an Age of Mobility, Mass Movement and Migration
- 2009 – OHRID, MACEDONIA – Policing, the Private Sector, Economic Development & Social Change: Contemporary Global Trends
- 2008 – CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA – Police without Borders: The Fading Distinction Between Local & Global
- 2007 – DUBAI, UAE – Urbanization and Security
- 2006 – AYVALIK, TURKIYE – Local Linkages to Global Security and Crime: Thinking Locally and Acting Globally
- 2005 – PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Challenges of Policing in the 21st Century: A Global Assessment
- 2004 – VANCOUVER, CANADA – Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children
- 2003 – MANAMA – BAHRAIN – Police and Community
- 2002 – ANTALYA, TURKIYE – Police Education and Training
- 2001 – WARSAW, POLAND – Corruption: A Threat to World Order
- 2000 – EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, USA – Traffic Policing
- 1999 – HAYDARABAT, INDIA – Policing of Public Order
- 1998 – THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Crime Prevention
- 1997 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – International Police Cooperation
- 1996 – TOKYO, JAPAN – Organized Crime
- 1995 – ONEONTA, SPAIN – Challenges of Policing Democracies
- 1994 – PALACE OF NATIONS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police Challenges and Strategies