Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference
The PICP Conference is the annual forum through which collective PICP decisions are made, strategic direction is set each year, and major law enforcement issues are discussed.
The conference is open to all PICP members as well as key stakeholders and regional partners (invited as Observers). Part of the conference (usually half to a full day) is reserved for a members-only ‘retreat’ allowing for more private and in-depth discussions.
The 2019 PICP Conference will be held in American Samoa, 21-23 August.
PICP Conference 13-15 August 2018 Nauru
2019 – American Samoa
2018 – Nauru
2017 – Guam
2016 – French Polynesia
2015 – Niue
2014 – New Zealand
2013 – Cook Islands
2012 – Solomon Islands
2011 – Pohnpei, FSM
2010 – Brisbane, Australia
2009 – Papua New Guinea
2008 – Samoa
2007 – NZ (co-host on behalf of Niue)
2006 – Palau
2005 – Fiji
2004 – Tonga
2003 – Australia
2002 – Cook Islands
2001 – Samoa
2000 – New Zealand
1999 – New Caledonia
1998 – Fiji
1997 – Vanuatu
1996 – Nauru
1995 – Solomon Islands
1994 – American Samoa
1993 – Papua New Guinea
1992 – Sydney, Australia
1991 – New Zealand
1990 – Northern Mariana Islands
1989 – Canberra, Australia
1988 – Cook Islands
1987 – American Samoa
1986 – Kiribati
1985 – Samoa
1984 – New Zealand
1983 – Papua New Guinea
1982 – French Polynesia
1981 – Australia
1980 – New Caledonia
1979 – Cook Islands
1978 *
1977 – New Zealand
1976 – Nauru
1975 – Tonga
1974 *
1973 – Fiji
1972 – Solomon Islands
1971 – Tonga
1970 – Fiji
* No conference held in 1974 or 1978
Women’s Advisory Network Conference
The PICP WAN Conference is an annual meeting of delegates from each country’s WAN. Delegates meet annually to discuss WAN activities, strategies and undertake relevant training.
The 16th PICP WAN Conference will be hosted by the American Samoa Department of Public Safety WAN and the PICP Secretariat, 19-21 August 2019. The theme for the 2019 conference is Shaping our future WAN: 2020-2024 providing an opportunity for WAN Chairs to discuss and agree the 2020-2024 WAN Strategic Direction in a supportive and networking-rich environment.
Background
The PICP WAN conference is the primary decision-making mechanism in respect of PICP WAN activities and strategic direction. From 2004 till 2015 it was held annually, with members endorsing the move to a biennial conference from 2015 onwards.
WAN Conference 2018, Samoa
2018 – Apia, Samoa (Theme: Press for Progress – Diversity in the Pacific)
2017 – Guam (Theme: Unity within the Community: Using yesterday to prepare for tomorrow)
2016 – Tahiti, French Polynesia (Theme: For the Pacific, By the Pacific)
2015 – Auckland, New Zealand (Theme: Riding the wave – planning, courage, resilience, success)
2014 – Cook Islands (Theme: Leading change by creating effective leaders)
2013 – Vanuatu (Theme: What is an effective WAN?)
2012 – Guam (co-host on behalf of Federated States of Micronesia) (Theme: Pacific police women promoting change)
2011 – Papua New Guinea (Theme: Embracing partnerships to strengthen police service delivery)
2010 – Samoa (Theme: Ethics and integrity in the Pacific)
2009 – Cook Islands (Theme: Youth in the Pacific)
2008 – Brisbane, Australia (Theme: Future directions for women in Pacific policing)
2007 – Melbourne, Australia
2006 – Solomon Islands (Theme: Communicating with influence)
2005 – Fiji
2004 – Tonga (Theme: Working through partnerships – first steps)