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. The 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.
IPCC Structure
- Worldwide members (Permaculturists):
- Are responsible for regional and supraregional networking and information about the iPC’s
- Work together as the IPC-Council
- One or more co-ordinators to facilitate and make things happen
- The former IPC-host directors operate as advisors
Coordinators & members per Region
| Position: | Name (in alphabetical order): | Living in: |
| Current Coordinator since March 2025: | Finlay Stevens-Hunt | Sweden |
| Current IPCC members: | ||
| Padma Koppula | India | |
| Trish Allen | New Zealand | |
| Margarethe Holzer | Austria | |
| Huii Chiang | Taiwan | |
| Aimee Fenech | Spain | |
| María Páez | UK | |
| Michael Commons | Thailand | |
| Finlay Stevens-Hunt | Sweden | |
| Former Coordinators September 2015 – 2024: | ||
| Candida Shinn (2021-2024) | Portugal | |
| Annaïk Le Net (2021-2024) | France | |
| Xavier Bruzaud-Grille (2021-2024) | Thailand | |
| Margarethe Holzer (2015-2021) | Austria | |
| John Nzira (2015-2021) | South Africa | |
| Former IPCC members: | ||
| Xavier Bruzaud-Grille | Thailand | |
| Annaïk Le Net | France | |
| John Nzira | South-Africa | |
| Maria Prieto | Spain | |
| Govinda Sharma | Nepal | |
| Candida Shinn | Portugal | |
| Pavlo Ardanov | Ukraine | |
| Keri Chiveralls | Australia | |
| Monica Ibacache | USA | |
| Ayouba M Kamara | Liberia | |
| Maria Marasigan | Philippines | |
| Rim Mathluti | Tunisia | |
| Dorian Simon Meslet | France | |
| Kaavya Reddy | India | |
| Stuart Richard Muir Wilson | Australia | |
| Nicholas Mutuku Syano | Kenya | |
| Wesley Rowe | USA | |
| Rodolfo Sandoval | Venezuela |
Duties & Tasks of the IPC-Council
1. Ensure a website is maintained 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. Working with potential hosts to put together a viable application and guiding them through the process. Potential hosts need to be then present at the current IPC and share what they are planning in a general session. The IPCC then will decide using a points based decision matrix on who will host the next IPC.
5. Promotion & crowdfunding
Promote crowdfunding campaigns for scholarships for delegates from developing countries.
6. Selection of Scholarships
The council currently does not maintain a scholarship process.
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.
Scholarship stories
In early 2015, 238 individuals backed a crowdfunding project for a scholarship fund, raising ₤ 24,255. Lots of hundreds more assisted make this happen by arranging, providing rewards, and publicizing the message. The scholarship fund made it possible for permaculture specialists from all over the world to come together in the UK for IPC UK organized by Permaculture Association UK.