International Permaculture Convergence

International Permaculture Convergence Council

IPCC

IPCC, International Permaculture Convergence Council

Idea & Development

The IPCC (International Permaculture Convergence Council) was founded by the IPC-Support Group, which was created at the IPC in Motovun, Croatia, Europe in 2005.

Idea and development of the IPCC emerged from an intensive work period between the IPC in Cuba and the IPC in the UK (2013-2015) done by the FIPC (Friends of International Permaculture Convergences).

The IPCC was confirmed in September 2015, at the IPC-Convergence in the UK.

The IPC-Council

  • Aims for stability, consistency, quality and progression of the IPC’s development as important worldwide permaculture gatherings.
  • The International Convergences use different forms and formats, will have different focuses and will cover different needs, which might change and adapt over time.
  • The International Convergences will facilitate actions, discussions, workshops, and demonstrations according to the core permaculture ethics: earth care, people care and fair share

IPCC Structure

  • 7 worldwide members (Permaculturists):
    • Are responsible for regional and supraregional networking and information about the iPC’s
    • Work together as the IPC-Council
  • Three coordinators out of these members were chosen in December 2021 to replace the previous two coordinators chosen at the IPC-UK 2015
  • The former IPC-host directors operate as advisors

Coordinators & members per Region

Position:Name (in alphabetical order):Living in:
Coordinators Since November 2021
Xavier Bruzaud-GrilleThailand
Annaïk Le NetFrance
Candida ShinnPortugal
Current IPCC members:
Xavier Bruzaud-Grille
(since 2015)		Thailand
Padma Koppula
(since 2017)		India
Annaïk Le Net
(since 2017)		France
John Nzira
(since 2015)		South-Africa
Maria Prieto
(since 2016)		Spain
Govinda Sharma
(since 2016)		Nepal
Candida Shinn
(since 2018)		Portugal
Former Coordinators September 2015 – November 2021:
Margarethe HolzerAustria
John NziraSouth Africa
Former IPCC members:
Trish AllenNew Zealand
Pavlo ArdanovUkraine
Keri ChiverallsAustralia
Margarethe HolzerAustria
Monica IbacacheUSA
Ayouba M KamaraLiberia
Maria MarasiganPhilippines
Rim MathlutiTunisia
Dorian Simon MesletFrance
Kaavya ReddyIndia
Stuart Richard Muir WilsonAustralia
Nicholas Mutuku SyanoKenya
Wesley RoweUSA
Rodolfo SandovalVenezuela

Duties & Tasks of the IPC-Council

1. Preserve and deliver the IPC´s history Create and monitor an IPCC-Master website that:

  • includes the IPC´s archives
  • contains former hosts´ knowledge
  • collects and delivers information about past and ongoing IPC’s as well as important links.

2. Support and advice for hosts

  • Promotion for the IPC, especially in our local regions
  • Providing knowledge of former hosts
  • Being a discussion partner for organizational questions
  • Advocating the needs of the participants
  • Gather feedback after the event

The organization of the IPC is always up to the hosts. The IPCC is not responsible for the organization nor fundraising of such an event. The IPCC is supporting the host to fulfil the minimum requirement to host an IPC such as having a National Convergence after the election, having a PDC right before the event, and providing a tour of local projects before and/or after the event.

3. Feedback & Cooperation

Feedback to and cooperation to support the conveners of the individual International Permaculture Convergence (IPC) event held around the globe every 2 to 3 years.

4. Selection of the IPC-host

Selection of the IPC-host four to six years in advance. An application form for interested host countries will be provided at the IPCC Homepage.

5. Promotion & crowdfunding

Promote crowdfunding campaigns for scholarships for delegates from developing countries.

6. Selection of Scholarships

For delegates from developing countries together with funders and host. Working with the applications, being in contact with the applicants.

7. Report and election of the hosts

Report to the General Assembly of the IPC participants at the present IPC’s (at the Convergence) about the IPC-news in between the IPC’s. While the IPC is running, all the Convergence participants are invited to the presentations of the further host candidates. Voting is done by IPCC-members only.

8. Interval Decision

Decision about the interval between IPC’s in the future – together with the advisors (previous IPC-Host Directors).

9. Networking

In our local regions, as well as supra-regional.

10. Further Tasks

Further tasks in several groups within the IPCC.

International Permaculture Convergence Council

Contact address: council [at] internationalpermacultureconvergence.org

Contact

Contact address: council [at] internationalpermacultureconvergence.org