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The governing bodies of the IOPC Funds meet two or three times per year. Ordinarily, meetings of the IOPC Funds governing bodies are held in person at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, which also houses the IOPC Funds offices. However, in the past, the IOPC Funds have had the pleasure of holding sessions of the governing bodies in Morocco (2011), Monaco (2008) and Canada (2007) at the kind and generous invitation of the respective Governments. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the refurbishment of the IMO meeting facilities, five meetings of the governing bodies were held remotely between December 2020 and March 2022.
Next meeting: Week of 28 April 2025
The next meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies will take place in person from Tuesday 29 April to Thursday 1 May 2025. A circular containing the invitation and provisional agenda has now been issued and further information can be found here. The meeting will be held both in person and with remote-passive participation via the IMO hybrid meeting facility. The meeting will include the following sessions:
1992 Fund Assembly — Twenty-ninth extraordinary session (92AES29)
1992 Fund Executive Committee — Eighty-fourth session (92EC84)
Supplementary Fund Assembly — Thirteenth extraordinary session (SAES13)
Summary of the November 2024 meeting
Read a summary of the key discussions and decisions at the last meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies.
Meeting Documents
Documents issued for IOPC Funds’ meetings are made available via the Document Services section, where delegates can also register for the meeting and access circulars, resolutions and documents for every meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies since 1978, including the full Records of Decisions.
Photos of the November 2024 meeting
View photographs taken during the November 2024 meeting below. For photos of the welcome breakfast and evening reception please click here.
Credentials
Member States are required to submit credentials in line with the governing bodies’ Rules of Procedure in order to actively participate in meetings. Full guidance is provided to States in circular IOPC/2023/Circ.6, but in order to assist States in avoiding common errors or oversights when preparing letters of credentials, the Secretariat has put together this simple instructional video. Any questions regarding the process should be sent to conference@iopcfunds.org.
Roles of the governing bodies
Read more about the roles and composition of each governing body.
Training for Delegates
An induction for representatives of States and international organisations holding observer status with the IOPC Funds will be held immediately prior to the extraordinary sessions of the governing bodies in April 2025, at the Funds’ headquarters in London. The Induction Course is open to all interested observer delegates; however, it is designed in particular to benefit those who are either new to the IOPC Funds or have little prior knowledge of the organisations. Observer delegates interested in participating in the Induction Course are kindly requested to register online by Monday, 7 April 2025. See circular IOPC/2025/Circ.4 for more information.
The IOPC Funds also run an annual induction course for representatives of the 1992 Fund Member States immediately prior to the regular sessions of the governing bodies, at the Funds’ headquarters in London. Delegates interested in attending this course are kindly requested to register their interest via email to the Secretariat at externalrelations@iopcfunds.org.
Chairs of the governing bodies
Read about the current Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the governing bodies.