Annual Seminars
Since its founding in 1970, IPI ( formerly International Peace Academy ) has run a series of Annual Seminars designed to foster the professional development of practitioners, policymakers, and influential figures in the field of peace and security, with a particular emphasis on the needs and interests of the broader UN community. The annual seminars are residential workshops which take up a different topical theme each year, bringing in eminent speakers and scholars to engage with participants. The result of more than thirty years of IPI professional development activities has been the building of an impressive worldwide network of experienced policymakers and practitioners.
IPI’s longest-running series is its flagship Vienna Seminar, held annually since 1970 with a special focus on bringing military and civilian personnel together to address issues critical to their roles in peace operations and related conflict management activities. Please click here for additional information on the Vienna Seminar.
In 1996, IPI initiated an annual New York Seminar dedicated to the particular needs of the New York-based diplomatic community working in or around the United Nations. Please click here for additional information on the New York Seminar.
IPI has also collaborated with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on an annual Fellowship Program in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy.