Past Conferences

Putting the 'International' in IAFIE

Annual Global Conference

Each year, IAFIE supports a robust, in-person international conference. Networking, best practices, current scholarship, and advances in methodology and education are the foci of the event. 

2004 (June) (Founding organizational meeting in Erie, PA) (immediately following a Mercyhurst intelligence colloquium)

2005 (no annual conference)

2006 (May)
Location: Tysons Corner/McLean, VA (held at Booz Allen HQ)
Theme: unknown (First Conference)

2006 (June)
Location: Erie, PA (hosted by Mercyhurst)
Theme: “Teaching Intelligence Studies” (Colloquium)

2007 (June)
Location: Tysons Corner/Mclean, VA (also at Booz Allen)
Theme: “Professionalizing Intelligence"

2007 (July)
Location: South Euclid, OH (hosted by Notre Dame College)
Theme: "Teaching Intelligence: Setting Standards" (Colloquium)

2008 (June)
Location: Monterey, CA (hosted by Naval Postgraduate School)
Theme: "Creating Intelligence Studies Education Programs and Academic Standards"

2008 (August)
Location: East Hartford, CT (hosted by University of New Haven)
Theme: "The Role of Research in Intelligence Studies" (Colloquium)

2009 (May)
Location: Adelphi, MD (hosted by UMUC now University of Maryland Global Campus)
Theme: "Teaching Intelligence" (first conference to feature an authors' roundtable)

2010 (May)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (hosted by University of Ottawa)
Theme: "Intelligence Education: A Global Phenomenon"

2011 (June)
Location: Washington, DC (hosted by Johns Hopkins SAIS)
Theme: "Current Challenges and the State of Intelligence Education"

2012 (May)
Location: Washington, DC (Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, hosted by National Intelligence University)
Theme: "Intelligence Education: Theory and Practice"

2013 (May)
Location: El Paso, TX (hosted by University of Texas El Paso)
Theme: "Expanding the Frontiers of Intelligence Education"

2014 (July)
Location: Erie, PA (hosted by Mercyhurst University)
Theme: "Varying Approaches to Intelligence Education" (10-year anniversary)

2015 (June)
Location: Arlington, VA (hosted by Marymount University)
Theme: "Preparing the Next Generation of Intelligence Analysts to Confront a Changing World"

2016 (June)
Location: Breda, The Netherlands (hosted by Royal Dutch Military Academy)
Theme: "Connecting Intelligence Education Communities: Europe, North America, and Beyond"
(first joint conference with European Chapter)

2017 (May)
Location: Charles Town, WV (hosted by American Military University/APUS)
Theme: "New Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Intelligence Education"
(first conference to feature a student poster session)

2018 (July)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (hosted by Macquarie University)
Theme: "Innovating Intelligence Education"

2019 (June)
Location: Queens, New York City, NY (hosted by St. John's University)
Theme: "Local to Global: Intelligence Cooperation and Education"

2020 (No conference held due to pandemic)

2021 (No conference held due to pandemic) (some virtual events hosted by Ecole Universitaire Internationale)

2022 (June)
Location: Treviso, Italy (hosted by École Universitaire Internationale)
Theme: "Working Wicked Intelligence Challenges" (second joint conference with EC)

2022 (October)
Location: Charleston, SC (hosted by The Citadel)
Theme: "Intelligence Education in a Contested World" (Only year to hold two major conferences)

2023 (September)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (hosted by Royal Danish Defence College in cooperation with Norwegian Defence University College)
Theme: "Futures of Intelligence in an Uncertain World" (third joint conference with EC)

2024 (June)
Theme: "Novel Intelligence Studies Learning Outcomes" (Virtual conference beaming from Washington, DC, and several other sites, celebrating 20-year anniversary)

2025 (September)
Location: Aranjuez-Madrid, Spain (hosted by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Theme: "Enhancing Intelligence Competencies for a New World of Threats" (fourth joint conference with EC)

2026 (June)
Location: Dahlonega, GA (hosted by University of North Georgia)
Theme: "The Convergence of AI, Cyber, and Intelligence on National Security Interests"
   

Current Membership

IAFIE has over 500 members representing the following locations across the globe:

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Korea
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States