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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: October/November 2025
The next regular meeting of the IOPC Funds governing bodies is provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 20 October 2025. However, since there is now a large meeting taking place at the IMO building during the same dates which requires the use of the main hall, the Director is exploring with IMO whether it will be possible to reschedule the IOPC Funds’ meeting to an alternative date.
An announcement confirming the final dates is expected to be made in June and a circular containing the invitation and provisional agenda will be issued in July.
Summary of the April 2025 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 April 2025 meeting
View photographs taken during the April 2025 meeting below. For photos of the welcome breakfast 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
The IOPC Funds 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.