International Conference on Men's Issues
The International Conference on Men's Issues (ICMI) are a series of conferences organised by MRAs and held around the world to discuss issues facing men and boys. The inaugural conference was held in 2014, and since 2016 the conference has been held annually.
To date, all ICMI conferences have been held in the United States, United Kingdom or Australia. An ICMI conference is likely to be held in India in the near future.
On 4 Dec 2019 Paul Elam announced a change in the way that future ICMIs will be organised. Different regions will now be able to organise ICMI events independently which may allow for more than one ICMI event per year. ICMIs in Australia or New Zealand must be approved by AMRA, ICMIs in India must be approved by SIFF and ICMIs in Europe or North America must be approved by J4MB.[1] Organisers of ICMIs in the various regions communicate regularly and will seek to avoid any clashes between the conferences.
ICMI conferences are often met with hostility from feminists. This requires a gradual release of the particulars of the next conference. Information on the venue is often only released to conference attendees in the lead up to the conference and is only known publicly after the conference has concluded.
Conferences
The table below show previous and planned future conferences and is sorted left-right in the order in which information is released.
| Year | Region | Country | City | First Day | Last Day | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | North America | United States | Detroit | 26 June | 28 June | VFW Hall | |
| 2016 | Europe | United Kingdom | London | 8 July | 10 July | ExCeL London | |
| 2017 | Oceania | Australia | Gold Coast | 9 June | 11 June | Albert Waterways Community Centre | |
| 2018 | Europe | United Kingdom | London | 20 July | 22 July | ExCeL London | |
| 2019 | North America | United States | Chicago | 16 August | 18 August | Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare | |
| 2020 | Virtual | --- | --- | 19 November | 26 November | Online | As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the planned Sydney conference was cancelled and ICMI20 proceeded as a virtual conference. |
| 2021 | Virtual | --- | --- | 18 November | 21 November | Online | As a result of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary lead time to plan a face-to-face conference, ICMI21 will proceed as a virtual conference. |
| 2022 | North America | Canada | TBA | ||||
| 2023 | Asia | India | TBA | This conference is expected to be held in February 2023. Do not make any bookings until the conference dates have been announced. | |||
| 2024 | Oceania | Australia | Sydney | TBA | This conference is expected to be held in May 2024. Do not make any bookings until the conference dates have been announced. | ||
| 2025 | Europe | TBA | |||||
| 2026 | North America | United States | TBA |
Organisers
ICMI conferences can be organised by the following designated individuals:
| Region/Country | Organiser |
|---|---|
| Australia | Robert Brockway |
| Europe | Mike Buchanan |
| India | Anil Kumar |
| North America | Mike Buchanan |
See Also
External Links
- Playlist of ICMI14 videos at the A Voice for Men Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI16 videos at the A Voice for Men Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI17 videos at the An Ear for Men Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI18 videos at the An Ear for Men Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI20 videos at the An Ear for Men Youtube channel