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IPA COMMITTEES

The IPA maintains over 100 committees covering everything from membership to research, communication to action in the community. Find out more about the varied and important work of the IPA's 107 committees in this video, presented by Vice-President Adriana Prengler at the IPA's 53rd international congress here.

Development

These committees aim to ensure the vitality, uncompromising ethical standards and excellence of psychoanalytic training and training standards.

Committee List

IPA in the Community and the World

These committees aim to contribute to societal issues using psychoanalytic understanding and tools.

Committee List

Development-ING

The aim of this group is to expand the profession both within current and new geographic areas whilst maintaining high professional standards.

Committee List

Administration & Governance

These committees aim to ensure the efficient and effective management of the IPA as a corporate institution.

Committee List

Scientific

The mandate of these committees is to foster scientific development and learning, and the maintenance of high professional standards.

Committee List

Alphabetical list of IPA Committees

Committee Name	Group Name	Hidden
Addiction Sub-Cttee of the Mental Health Field Cttee	IPA in the Community	ADDICTION
Allied Centre Outreach Committee	Development-ING	ACOC
Analytic Practice & Scientific Activities Committee (CAPSA)	Scientific	CAPSA
Applicant Societies Committee (ASC)	Development-ING	APPLICANT
Appointments Committee	Administration and Governance	APPC
Asia Pacific Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	APCOM
Asia-Pacific Conference Programme Committee	Administration and Governance	ASIAPAC_CON
Board of Representatives	Administration and Governance	BOARD
Budget & Finance Committee		BUDFIN
Candidates Loan Panel	DEVELOPMENT	CAND LOAN P
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Committee (COCAP)	Scientific	COCAP
Climate Committee	IPA in the Community	CLIMATE
Clinical Observation Committee	SCIENTIFIC	CLIN OB PC
Clinical Research Sub-Committee	Scientific	CLINMETHSUBCOMM
Communications Steering Committee	Promotion	COM_MAIN
Confidentiality Committee	Administration and Governance	CONFIDENTIAL
Congress Local Arrangements (LAC) Sub-committee	Administration and Governance	CONG_LAC
Congress Programme Committee	Administration and Governance	CONG_PROG
Congress Working Group	Administration and Governance	CONGWG
Cooperation Committee - South Africa Allied Centre	Development-ING	CC_SOUTH AFRICV
Cooperation Committee - Tunisia Allied Centre	Development-ING	CC_TUNISIA
Coopetarion Committe - New Zealand Allied Centre	Development-ING	CC_NZ
Couple and Family Psychoanalysis Committee	Scientific	FAM AND COUPLES
Developing Committee for the MAP	DEVELOPMENT	DEVCOMAP
Development Committee for the British Foundation	Development-ING	DEVBRITFOUND
Development Committee for the Tel Aviv Group	Development-ING	DEVTELAVIV
Dues Advisory Committee	Administration and Governance	DWG
Early Congress Planning Group	Administration and Governance	ECPTF
East European Committee (EEC)	DEVELOPMENT-ING	EEC
Elections Committee	Administration and Governance	ELECOM
Ethics Committee	Administration and Governance	ETHICS
Executive Committee	Administration and Governance	EXCOM
History of Psychoanalysis Committee	Scientific	HISTORY
Institutional Issues Committee	Administration and Governance	TF_INSTITUTION
Inter-Committee Project on Child Abuse	Scientific	IC-CHILDABUSE
Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psa Committee	Development	TF_DICTIONARY
International New Groups Committee (ING)	Development-ING	ING
Investment Oversight Committee	Administration and Governance	IOC
IPA in Culture Committee	IPA in the Community	IPAINCULTURE
IPA in Education Committee	IPA in the Community	IPAINED
IPA in Health Committee	IPA in the Community	IPAINHEALTH
IPA in the Community and the World Steering Committee	IPA in the Community	IPAINCW_STEER
IPA in the Humanitarian Field Committee		IPAINHUMORGS
IPA/IPSO Relations Committee	Development	IPA/IPSO STANDI
IPSO Executive Committee	Development	IPSO EXCOM
Latin American Psychoanalytic Institute (ILAP)	Development-ING	ILAP
Liaison Committee - Assn. for Psychoanalysis (Netherlands)	Development-ING	LC_NETHERLANDS
Liaison Committee - Freudian Society of Mexico City	Development-ING	LC_MCFREUD
Liaison Committee - Goiania Psychoanalytic Society	Development-ING	LC_GOIANIA
Liaison Committee - Lebanese Association	Development-ING	LC_LEBANON
Liaison Committee - Northern Ireland Psychoanalytic Society	Development-ING	LC_NI
Liaison Committee - Psychoanalytic Society of Leon	Development-ING	LC_LEON
Liaison Committee -Taiwan Psychoanalytical Society	DEVELOPMENT-ING	LSTPS
Liaison Committee • Portuguese Nucleus of Psychoanalysis	Development-ING	LC_PORTUGAL
Membership Engagement Communications Sub-Committee	Participation	COM_MEM_ENGAGEM
Migration & Refugees Sub-Committee		MIGRATION
Monitoring Committee - St. Petersburg Group	Development-ING	MC_STPETERSBURG
Monitoring Committee -Belarus	DEVELOPMENT-ING	MONCOMBEL
Monitoring Committee • Ecuador	Development-ING	MONECUADOR
Monitoring Committee • Moscow Psychoanalytical Association	Development-ING	MONMOSCOW
Nominating Committee (Central)	Administration and Governance	CEN NOM COM
Nominating Committee - European Region	Administration and Governance	EUR NOM Com
Nominating Committee - Latin American Region	Administration and Governance	LA Nom Com
Nominating Committee - North American Region	Administration and Governance	NA NOM COM
Outreach Communications Sub-Committee	Promotion	COM_SUB_OUTREAC
PMP Committee	Governance Groups	PMP
Prejudices, Discrimination and Racism Committee	IPA IN THE COMMUNITY	IPAPREDISRAC
Prizes And Awards Nominating Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	PRIZE
Psychoanalysis and Artificial Intelligence Sub-Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	TECHSUBAI
Psychoanalysis and Biotechnology Sub-Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	TECHSUBBIO
Psychoanalysis and Law Committee	IPA in the Community	PSA LAW
Psychoanalysis and Technology Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	TECH
Psychoanalysis and Technosubjectivities Sub-Committee	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	TECHSUBSUBJ
Psychoanalysis and the Universities Committee		PSYUNI
Psychoanalyst Emigration & Relocation Committee		PROFESS-OBS
Psychoanalytic Assistance in Crises & Emergencies Committee	IPA in the Community	PACE
Psychoanalytic Education Committee	Development	ED AND OV CTTEE
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Ageing Committee	Scientific	AGEING OF PAT
Publications Committee	Development	PUBS
Research Committee	SCIENTIFIC	IRB
Research Committee Liaison Group	Administration and Governance	RCLG
Research Grants Subcommittee	Scientific	RAB
RTP/Sandler Conference Subcommittee	Scientific	RTPSUBCOMM
Scientific Committee (SCIPA)	SCIENTIFIC	SCICOM
Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies Committee	Scientific	SEX- GENDER
Site Visit Committee - Georgia		SVCGEORG
Site Visit Committee - Maceió		SVCMACEIO
Social Media Communications Sub-Committee	Promotion	C0M_SOCMEDIA
Sponsoring Committe - Uberaba Study Group	Development-ING	SC_UBERABA
Sponsoring Committee - China Study Group	Development-ING	SC_CHINA SG
Sponsoring Committee - Marilia and Region Nucleus	Development-ING	SC_MARILIA
Sponsoring Committee - San Luis Study Group	Development-ING	SC_SANLUIS
Sponsoring Committee - Santa Catarina Nucleus of Psa	Development-ING	SC_FLORIANOPOL
Sponsoring Committee - Santiago Psychoanalytic Association	Development-ING	SC_SANTIAGO
Sponsoring Committee - São José do Rio Preto	Development-ING	SC_SAOJOSE
Sponsoring Committee - Slovakia Study Group	Development-ING	SC_SLOVAKIA
Sponsoring Committee - Ukraine Study Group	Development-ING	SC_UKRAINE
Sponsoring Committee - Vermont Study Group	Development-ING	VERMONTSC
Sponsoring Committee • Aragon Psychoanalytic Study Group	Development-ING	SC_ARAGON
Task Force Representation & Rotation	ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE	TFRR2
United Nations Sub-Committee	IPA in the Community	UN
Violence Committee		VIOLENCE
Virtual Library Committee	SCIENTIFIC	VLCOM
Website and Written Communications Sub-Committee	Promotion	COM_WEBSITE
Women and Psychoanalysis Committee (COWAP)	SCIENTIFIC	COWAP