On February 1, 2024, an IACP staff member attended the Swatting & Hoax Bomb Threat Activity Meeting hosted by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) and the Secure Community Network (SCN) in Washington, DC. At the meeting, law enforcement association executive leaders and SMEs discussed operational and policy challenges regarding the alarming rise of swatting and hoax bomb threat activity in the U.S.

On April 18, 2024, the Global Policing team met with a delegation of police officials from Brazil to discuss the role of the IACP in enhancing professionalism in police agencies. The visit was arranged by the Meridian International Center through the U.S. Department of State funded International Visitor Leadership Program. The delegation included police leaders from six police agencies representing Maranhão, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, and Cariacica.

The week of May 6, 2024, IACP Global Policing Director Matt Langer participated in an International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) panel to discuss resources and helpful information as it relates to the ongoing demonstration challenges on campuses around the world. IACP resources were provided to attendees.

From May 13-17, 2024, Vince Hawkes and members of the Global Policing team supported President Wade Carpenter, 2nd-Vice President David Rausch, and 4th-Vice President Will Johnson at the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) Annual General Meeting and Conference in Belize City, Belize.  

From May 8-9, 2024, the Global Policing team supported IACP President Wade Carpenter and Parliamentarian Ken Carpenter at the National Association of Federal Police Commissioners (ADPF) International Symposium on Security in Brasilia, Brasil. In addition to their presentation at the symposium, the IACP delegation met with Rodrigo Fernandes, Brazil Federal Police Commissioner and IACP South America World Region Chair, and executive police leaders from state and federal police agencies in Brazil, to discuss future engagement opportunities.

On May 6-11, 2024, the IACP conducted a site visit to Guayaquil & Quito, Ecuador as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to deliver trainings on Safe and Effective Roadside Checkpoint Operations. IACP staff attended high-level meetings with the new Director of Operations for the Municipal Transit Authority of Guayaquil and the Commander of the Ecuadorian Transit Commission.

From April 25-27, 2024, the IACP Spring Governing Body meeting was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. IACP’s World Regional Chairs were in attendance for the meeting.

From April 14-17, 2024, IACP was represented at the Leadership in Counterterrorism Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.