THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRES MARCH 2015(REV)

HOSTING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IAPTC BRIEFING THE ASSOCIATION THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOSTING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE OTHER IAPTC INFORMATION (This briefing has been prepared in such a way that a briefer can select modules and then add individual slides depending upon the purpose of the briefing and the audience). The briefing focuses first on the Association itself; a bit of background and structure. It then explains the main activity of the IAPTC – its annual conference and the many elements. A third module explains the responsibilities and other aspects of hosting an annual conference. The final module touches upon 3 other elements – the Secretariat, the Consolidation and Development Committee and the Annual Training Award

(History and Structure) THE ASSOCIATION (History and Structure) Let’s begin with the Association

THE FIRST IAPTC - 1995 The PPC was founded by Canada’s Pearson Peacekeeping Centre and the inaugural meeting was held at the PPC site in Cornwallis Nova Scotia in the summer of 1995 – there were some 21 participants The purpose at the time was to bring together a number of like-minded institutions simply to exchange ideas and programs related to peacekeeping education and training, and to explore possibilities for exchanging instructors. Since then the IAPTC Annual Conferences have grown in size, complexity and utility and recently have been averaging some 150 to 200 participants, and the program has become much more sophisticated - it is more than just an exchange of program information.

IAPTC TODAY The main activity of the Association, the annual conference, now requires a much larger venue – with an auditorium and several other large rooms. It also requires space for a large dispaly for the ‘Ideas Bazaar’ (which will be explained later); and the membership has expanded to countries in every corner of the world. New ideas have been introduced and the program for the annual conference is flexible and able to respond to the needs of the membership - This annual conference rotates between 4 principal regions of the world, with countries and organisations volunteering to host

CREATE CONDITIONS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE NETWORKING AND COOPERATION IAPTC OBJECTIVES INFORM ON PEACE OPS POLICY MATTERS PROMULGATE UNDERSTANDING OF UN (AND OTHER) TRG STANDARDS, AND ENCOURAGE ADOPTION IDENTIFY EMERGING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FLOWING FROM RELEVANT POLICY MATTERS PROMOTE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE AMONG TRAINING INSTITUTIONS REGARDING TRAINING METHODOLOGIES PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INSITITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURES (CIVILIAN, MILITARY AND POLICE) CREATE CONDITIONS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE NETWORKING AND COOPERATION NETWORKING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS & BEST PRACTISES; UNDERSTANDING OTHER PROFESSIONAL CULTURES; AND PROMOTING COOPERATION AND OTHER JOINT POSSIBILITIES The objectives of the Association are quite simple, and the main one is shown here in red at the bottom of this pyramid. This is why the Association was originally formed and, since then, specific objectives have been elaborated and approved by the membership. (allow time for reading top 6 blocks) Top 6 blocks are the objectives as found in the Articles of Association and as listed on the web-site A key intent however is to keep the conferences flexible and informal. It is intended that participants be free to share experiences and best practises, and not be constrained by government polices. Indeed it is NOT a forum for the presentation and explanation of government polices.

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2 PPC CANADA SOUTH AFRICA PPC CANADA ITALY MALTA NORWAY JAPAN ANNUAL CONFERENCES WERE HELD MID-YEAR Strengthen IAPTC First executive cttee planning session Planning session held at conference site Thematic Lunch Tables 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Ideas Bazaar begins Thematic groups begin ARGENTINA GERMANY GHANA INDIA CHILE SWEDEN NIGERIA CONCEPT OF SEMINAR THEMES BEGAN IN 2002 A brief historical overview – as mentioned the IAPTC was founded by Canada’s Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in 1995 2012 will be the 18th annual conference There have 17 different hosts in the 18 year period. In order to keep the concept alive, Canada offered to host for a second time in 1999 when there were no other offers to host. The ideal hosting arrangement, in keeping with the multifunctional nature if the Association, is to have a form of co-hosting – and the conferences with the red arrows each had more than one functional host The yellow bars indicate the period that the annual conferences have rotated between 4 regions of the world; prior to that the blue bar shows the European and Canadian hosts CLICK In a sense you might note that there has been actual rotation since 1998, but the current sequence actually began in 2000 prior to 2001 the annual conferences were held during the middle of the year – in June or July – since then it has been the normal practise to hold the conference in the latter part of the year. The concept of having some form of seminar and theme, as a basis for discussions, was introduced in Argentina in 2002, and maintained since then. (CLICK) A few other highlights: in 2003 it was decided to hold a planning session for the Executive Committee, hosted by the then Secretariat – PPC Canada In 2004 the Kofi Annan Centre offered to host the planning session at the actual conference site and this has been the practise ever since. In 2005 the PPC Secretariat proposed to replace the normal long series of information briefings with an Ideas Bazaar. The Ideas Bazaar was started in 2005, an opportunity for organisations to share education and training information, as well as introduce and promote new ideas in education and training (pedagogical or technological or subject specific). This has been a regular feature of the annual conference since 2005. The other new idea was to use the lunch period for organisations who wished to discuss a particular topic to do so at special marked tables. That idea proved very popular and was institutionalised in 2007 by offering time within the program for such ‘thematic discussions’ and has bene a feature ever since. In 2009 the first training award was presented, based on a new concept initiated in Sweden in 2007. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH USA FINLAND [BANGLADESH] INDONESIA BRAZIL (EUROPE) CONCEPT OF SEMINAR THEMES CONTINUES INDICATES CO-HOSTING (Civ and/or Mil, &/or Police)

IAPTC PARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE AN INTEREST IN PEACEKEEPING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING (No advocacy individuals or groups) NO FORMAL MEMBERSHIP MEMBERS ARE THOSE ATTENDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND REMAIN MEMBERS UP UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL CONFERENCE MAILING LIST IS MEMBERS/PARTICIPANTS FOR PAST 2 YEARS CONFERENCES PARTICIPANTS (individuals and organisations) FROM ALL ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE INCLUDED ON IAPTC WEB, UNLESS PARTICIPANTS WISH OTHERWISE The participation in the conference, and membership in the Association, is quite simple. We ask that participants have some form of interest, expertise and/or responsibility related to education and training for peace or crisis response operations. There is no formal membership – this means “no need to apply”, “no forms to fill” - simply register for an annual conference and participate Participants in an annual conference are automatically members for the year following that conference IAPTC information, including invitations to the next annual conference, will automatically be sent out to participants from the past 2 years Unless one stipulates otherwise, the Secretariat will automatically add participants names and organisations to the list of all participants who have attended annual conferences since the founding year - 1995

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENCY (Annual Rotation) Current Past Host Host Designate FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Annual Rotation) Civilian Military Police Other (Pedagogical) OTHER (Non-rotational) UN Representative Special Committee Chair(s) Special Advisor(s) Secretariat AFRICA ASIA/ PACIFIC AMERICAS EUROPE Commitment is on behalf of an organisation and NOT an individual The affairs of the Association, especially the planning and conduct of the annual conference, are managed by an Executive Committee – currently the 12 members shown in the 3 blocks above The two green blocks are rotational positions – positions that change every year. The most important feature within the green blocks is that each region has one representative in each of the top two blocks. This ensures geographic balance in the management of the Association CLICK This is the rotation for the green blocks there are 4 parts to the presidency – for example in 2012 – current President is the Americas (last years host the USA); the past is Asia, Bangladesh; host is Europe, Finland; and host designate is Africa Egypt) - The red block shows non-rotational positions although the Secretariat can rotate after a period but continuity is important for the Association. The final point is that volunteering to be a committee chair or a host is on behalf of an institution or organisation – and not and individual Secretariat - also a commitment by an organisation;

(Elements and the Program) THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Elements and the Program) The annual conference is the main activity of the Association, although there have been at least two occasions where other conferences were developed in the ‘spririt of the IAPTC’

ANNUAL CONFERENCE - COMPONENTS SEMINAR OPENING & CLOSING ACTIVITIES THEMATIC GROUP DISCUSSIONS FUNCTIONAL GROUP DISCUSSIONS MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GROUP DISCUSSIONS REGIONAL GROUP DISCUSSIONS SPECIAL TRAINING TOPICS IDEAS BAZAAR SOCIAL PROGRAM (NETWORKING) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOLLOWING YEAR HOST BRIEF UN UPDATE (& BILATERALS) HOST REGION UPDATE These are normal elements of an annual conference program, centered around a seminar but including many other activities. The seminar is the main activity. Seminar aside, this diagram, moving clockwise around it, is in rough order of The host (the green blocks) is solely responsible for the opening and closing ceremonies, and for a social program to facilitate the important networking objective. The UN is provided with time to brief – the UN sees this event as a wonderful opportunity to meet bilaterally with many centres that they would normally need to do business with. But it is NOT a UN conference – many are present who conduct operations under a regional organisation or NATO. Regional organisations and/or groupings also provide the conference with updates. There are several opportunities for discussions. Aside from the main seminar there are 4 possibilities for group discussions – thematic, functional, multi-functional and regional. Only activity above that is not normally formally scheduled is the multifunctional discussions. These occur naturally at many points during the conference – but time and a tight program preclude any formal scheduling. The thematic discussions (in brown) are topics that any organisation or individual would wish to be discussed, and are led and proposed by members The special training topics are current issues of interest to most of the expected participant list The Ideas Bazaar is an opportunity to exchange information between organisations and to introduce new methodology and technology. The annual general meeting occurs on the last day and is the ‘business’ part of the IAPTC - a chance for members to propose changes for future programs and to suggest themes for next year’s conference REGIONAL TRAINING UPDATES

DISCUSSION GROUPS FUNCTIONAL- Pure Civilian, military, police & pedagogical : Seeks functional views on issues (and/or discuss matters of mutual interest) MULTI-FUNCTIONAL – Mixed Civilian/Military/Police : Promote better understanding of others perspectives on issues THEMATICS – Topics proposed ( & led) by members : Allows discussion of specialised issues of interest to only some participants REGIONAL – Informal regional meetings: Preparing briefings on items of general interest to all regarding each region This slide simply elaborates the types of ways that the conference divides itself at certain times for group discussions. (READ THRU SLIDE) - Blue – multifunctional – is not normally formally scheduled but occurs naturally during plenaries, social activities, and other occasions

SPECIAL TRAINING ITEMS & THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS? ROOM 1 TOPIC 1 ROOM 2 TOPIC 2 ALL MEMBERS PLENARY ROOM 2 OR 3 SPECIAL TRAINING ITEMS, IN SEQUENCE MEMBERS SELECT TOPIC - MEET IN SEPARATE ROOMS ROOM 4 TOPIC 4 This slide simply depicts the difference between Special Training Items and Thematic discussions. The one presents and considers items of interest to the whole membership, while the other is more specialised and participants can pick and choose the items that are of interest to them and contribute to small group discussions on such items. ROOM 5 TOPIC 5 ROOM 3 TOPIC 3 ROOM 6 TOPIC 6

ROTATION BETWEEN REGIONS (since 2000) AFRICA ASIA/ PACIFIC AMERICAS EUROPE SOUTH AFRICA - 2000 GHANA - 2004 NIGERIA - 2008 (NONE) - 2013 JAPAN - 2001 INDIA - 2005 AUSTRALIA - 2009 BANGLADESH- 2010 & 2013 INDONESIA 2014 GERMANY - 2003 SWEDEN - 2007 FINLAND - 2012 [Italy, Malta, & Norway] This slide essentially repeats the rotation principle (and is not necessary if the opening module of slides on history and structure have been shown) ARGENTINA - 2002 CHILE -2006 UNITED STATES – 2011 BRAZIL - 2015 [Canada twice)

SAMPLE PROGRAM DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 ARRIVALS Seminar Brief next year conference Annual General Meeting Closing- Activities Opening- Activities Seminar Keynote(s) Seminar Thematic Discussions LUNCHES – functional, regional ? (UN update) Seminar Seminar Group Activities Special Training Items A normal length for a program appears to be 3 and ½ days This is a typical program by day (KEEP CLICKING) - seminar; group activities; closing day activities, the need to slot in the Ideas Bazaar (about 2 hours); the need for possible groupings during lunch – such as by functional group, or regional group, and also the need for some structured social program to keep the conference together for networking. It is also desirable to allow some free time for special bilaterals etc Ideas Bazaar (Scheduled at any time in program)? (Possible Social) (Possible Social) (Possible Free Time) (Possible Social)

CONFERENCE (SEMINAR) THEME - GUIDELINES FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING (Based on proposals by members, decided and elaborated on by Executive Committee) OF INTEREST TO ALL GROUPS (Civilians, Military, Police) RELEVANT FOR ALL REGIONS OF INTEREST TO ALL LEVELS (International, national, missions/operations) RELEVANT FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (and Government Agencies and Academia) SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO KEY EDUCATION AND TRAINING CHALLENGES OF THE DAY BROAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY WITH SUB-THEMES These are guidelines for developing a conference theme – normally focused on the seminar The top red block is the main focus, and is normally in response to members suggestions CLICK The green blocks indicate the principal guidelines for developing a theme (ALLOW TIME TO READ)

PAST SEMINAR THEMES Training for peace operations: Are we meeting the need? 2003 Enhancing the effectiveness of peace operations through education & training 2004 2002 Civil-Military Coordination Training: Bridging the Gap The Integrated Mission Approach: Implications for education and training 2008 2006 Framing Training: Doctrine and Guidelines for peace operations 2007 Training for Peace: Cooperation and Coordination 2005 The Changing Nature of Peace Operations: Implications for education and training 2011 Training for missions with complex mandates 2009 2010 2012 Evolving Peace Operations: Challenges, Requirements & Possibilities for Education & Training Training together: Strengthening peace operations capacity through multi-disciplinary partnerships As noted earlier; the idea of a theme began in 2002 Prior to that time, conferences were essentially devoted to exchanging information on programs and on current developments in peacekeeping, including developments at the UN Two points of interest – a recurring theme over the years has been “doing things together” – 2002, 5, 6 AND 9. The other point is that the word “training” appears in every theme It is not limited to “UN training”; word UN does not appear in any theme; it is education and training for peace or crisis response operations under any regional organisation, such as the AU, and/or an international organisation such as NATO. The purple triangle is the current theme in 2012 Effective Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding: Challenges for the Training Community Coping with Change: Leveraging Regional Education and Training Capabilties for effective Multidimensional Peace Operations 2014 2015? 2013 Towards a Global Peacekeeping Training Architecture? TO BE DETERMINED

INFORMATION ON ORGANISATIONS - PROGRAMS, COURSES, RESEARCH IDEAS BAZAAR (Stress the dual purpose as indicated in the green box) INFORMATION ON ORGANISATIONS - PROGRAMS, COURSES, RESEARCH AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS, ADVANCES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTE TO PLENARY AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Consider proposing and leading a thematic discussion Organise a stand at the Ideas Bazaar Volunteer to chair a Functional Group for the following year Propose ideas for improving the IAPTC concept and/or the Annual Conference Consider Hosting a future Annual Conference Develop and propose a theme for the following year’s Conference CLICK TO GET 4 ARROWS ON BOTTOM – ONE AT A TIME Prior to, or very early in, Conference During Annual General Meeting Early in Conferencee

HOSTING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Timelines, Responsibilities, & Venue) Complex conference because of some 11 or 12 different components Hosting is flexible – dates, type of venue, daily timings, type of social and cultural activities are all up to the host. Key is to create an environment and platform for networking and informal exchange of views – the IAPTC encourages the exchange of personal and organisational experiences in education and training for peace and crisis response operations – it is NOT a forum to express or promote national or government policy. 150-200 is now a good planning figure for a conference

HOST – IMPORTANT TIMELINES (uses example of BRAZIL hosting in 2015) Offer to host 2 years ahead, during annual conference Immediately join Executive Committee Participate in Executive Committee Planning Conference, and the Annual Conference (learning process) 2018 & beyond 2017 2016 2015 Past Presidency (provide advice to new host and presidency) IAPTC Presidency Experienced contributor to annual conferences and advisor to new hosts and presidencies Host both the Planning Conference and Annual Conference 2014 Walk through slide - 4 year commitment to the process – a year as an observer of the process, a year as host, a year as Presidency and then a year as a key adviser as past presidency - host can, ideally, be a co-host arrangement, with civilians, military and police from the host country all involved 2013 2013

CO-HOSTS or SINGLE HOST HOST MODELS CO-HOSTS or SINGLE HOST SINGLE COMMERCIAL FACILITY SINGLE NON-COMMERCIAL FACILITY SEPARATE VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION MORE THAN ONE VENUE SEPARATE PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY FROM ADMINISTRATION In the black box at the top - Ideally the hosting should be joint – in keeping with the nature of the Association, but a single organisation hosting is also possible There are many types of possibilities for venues – the first, in blue, is to use a single commercial facility (CLICK to get first yellow box), as for this year in Finland Second is to use a non-commercial facility CLICK as we did at PPC Canada and the Police Academy in Baden Wurthenberg Germany This is to have separate facilities for the conference and accommodation - we have many examples, but usually based on a military facility venue CLICK We have had two conferences where the conference actually moved to a second venue CLICK for YELLOW BOX Also, one host has concentrated on the program while assigning detailed administration to an outside commercial agency CLICK for YELLOW BOX (FINAL CLICK for bottom arrow) - ..and any combination of these models, or other variants, is possible CHILE, INDIA GHANA, SWEDEN ARGENTINA, USA, JAPAN, NIGERIA BANGLADESH FINLAND AUSTRALIA CANADA GERMANY GERMANY SWEDEN INDONESIA AUSTRALIA AND ANY COMBINATION OR VARIANTS OF THE ABOVE

HOST RESPONSIBILITIES FORMAL/EXPECTED Conference Venue (Arrange) Accommodation Internal Transport (airport- hotel-venue-hotel-airport) Security CUSTOMARY Social program Keep costs to minimum Some (financial and other) support for speakers Host Planning Conference OTHER REQUIREMENTS Conference web site Issue conference invitations Participate in Executive Committee for 4 years Work closely with Presidency and Secretariat Produce conference report Clarify the difference between the 3 categories Top (brown) is expected when one offers to host; second tier (blue) has become customary support over the years – most hosts, especially recent hosts, have all done this. The degree and detail for each is normally developed at a Planning conference some 4 to 5 months in advance of the actual annual conference Third tier (green) is a list of less obvious but important requirements ALLOW TIME TO READ

(has no funds and no capability to manage funding) FINANCES PARTICIPANTS’ BASIC CONCEPT– “PAY AS YOU GO” (has no funds and no capability to manage funding) IAPTC Conference venue and support, internal transport, social program, possible speaker support HOST ‘PARTNERS’ CONFERENCE FEE? Main cost is venue No funds in the IAPTC so it is a ‘pay as you go’ event – participants pay for own travel and accommodation, and if required a small conference fee Proceeding clockwise through the blue boxes, in the top left is the reality that there are no central funds, that if the Association had any it would need a structure and staff to manage ‘international’ funding…and membership fees have been poposed many times but absolutely not agreed. The main cost for the host is all aspects of the venue, plus internal transportation. Host responsibility for any key speakers is sorted out at the Planning meeting Over the past few years a conference fee has been charged to cover certain costs such as refreshment breaks. Some countries who normally could not afford this ‘informal event’ work with other countries, with whom they normally partner in education and training, for financial assistance – but host tries to keep costs to minimum for all, especially accommodation

Sample program – Implications for venue Plenary Room 150-200 4 to 6 Breakout rooms for 25 to 40 Meeting Room 20-25 Large Display Area: 20-30 displays DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 ARRIVALS ECM ? Opening- Activities Seminar Keynote(s) Seminar Thematic Discussions Brief next year conference AGM Closing- Activities Set up Ideas Bazaar (as appropriate) LUNCHES ? ? ? ? (UN update) Seminar Seminar Group Activities Special Training Items A 3 and ½ day program – you have seen this slide with respect to the annual conference. Let us examine what it means in terms of venue requirements CLICK It is necessary to add in, in red here, the Executive Committee since it requires a space during the conference The dark blue blocks are sessions that are normally plenary, for up to 200 participants; grey is breakout rooms – for some 25 to 40 people each; red is a room for the executive committee. CLICK twice A display area for some 20 to 30 displays by individual organisations is required for the Ideas Bazaar Ideally lunches should be capable of allowing ‘groups’ to be separated – day one we normally try to group participants by function – military, civilian and police; and day 2 or 3 by region – Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe Ideas Bazaar (Scheduled at any time in program)? Executive Committee meeting - ECM ECM ECM (Possible Social) (Possible Social) (Possible) Free Time (Possible Social)

CONFERENCE HOST - PROJECT TEAM MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS Participate in annual conference year before hosting with a ‘representative team’, and thus work closely with current year host to identify requirements, challenges and issues Seek advice from others who have hosted under similar circumstances Conduct Planning Conference, normally at site of actual annual conference Establish web-site after planning conference; with information on program, venue, accommodation, registration, visa requirements, administration Work closely with the presidency and secretariat on program issues If space available, invite local NGOs, academics, officials, etc Develop Invitation letter PRIOR TO CONFERENCE Useful to have dedicated staff for Ideas Bazaar, Thematics, Social Program, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, etc Note-takers required for the conference report, (and as contributions to a ‘summary takeaway’ report) Rapporteurs to assist group discussion leaders Bus monitors Guides (if moving between locations) Offer internet access to conference Assist incoming host representatives – share experiences Develop outline conference report (detailed records/notes) DURING CONFERENCE (A slide to be introduced and then allow time to read)

OTHER IAPTC INFORMATION (Secretariat, Consolidation and Development Committee, & Regional Training Associations) Three other aspects of the Association worth noting

ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PRESIDENCY & HOST SUPPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT PPC CANADA – 1995-2005 CUNPK INDIA –2005- PRESENT INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PRESIDENCY & HOST SUPPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IAPTC WEB-SITE ARCHIVES RECORDS MEMBERSHIP/MAILING LISTS HISTORY IAPTC CONCEPT PREPARING ANNUAL CONFERENCE PREPARING EXECUTIVE CTTEE MEETINGS WORK WITH HOST ON CONFERENCE REPORT/RECORDS PREPARE AGM MINUTES MANAGE TRAINING AWARD SUPPORT EXECUTIVE CTTEE MEETINGS There have been only 2 Secretariats PPC and CUNPK There are 4 principal responsibilities for the Secretariat – It is the institutional memory of the Association, it provides advice and support to the presidency and host (and the remainder of the Executive committee), it supports the planning and conduct of the annual conference, and develops and manages the web-site The detail is shown for each of these responsibilities (ALLOW TIME TO READ)

CONSOLIDATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PURPOSE: To support Executive Committee by consolidating Association improvements, and developing concepts and material to support the planning and management of the annual conference and the Association in general (sample) ACTIVITIES: Development of an IAPTC Guide and briefing package; support for new Hosts; support to Presidency; contributions to annual conference program development and management; cooperation with Secretariat to manage Association business in-between annual conferences; promote IAPTC; fund honorary member The Executive Committee can be supported by specialised committees in order to carry out work in-between conferences. One such committee was formed some 4 years ago – the Consolidation and Development Committee. This slide shows its purpose and some sample activities. The committee is chaired by Folke Bernadotte Academy Sweden and the Chair is a member of, and participates in, the activities of the Executive Committee.

IAPTC REGIONAL DIMENSION AFRICA ASIA/ PACIFIC AMERICAS EUROPE APSTA (since 2002) AFRICAN PEACE SUPPORT TRAINERS ASSOCIATION EAPTC (since 2013) EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PEACE OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTERS AAPTC (since 2009) ASSOCIATION OF ASIA-PACIFIC PEACE OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTERS ALCOPAZ (since 2006) LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTERS

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRES For more information contact the IAPTC Secretariat or CDC Chair Jonas Alberoth (jonas.alberoth@folkebernadotteacademy.se) or Executive Committee Member David Lightburn (dlightburn@eastlink.ca) MARCH 2015 REVISED