International Conference on Men's Issues
The International Conference on Men's Issues, usually know as ICMIs 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 has been held annually since, with the exception of 2015 & 2022.
While the conferences are run by MRAs, presenters are drawn from a wide pool and have included politicians and other public figures. The conferences tend to focus on men's issues rather than anti-feminism.
To date, all ICMI conferences have been held in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia or India.
Conferences
The table below show previous and planned future conferences and is sorted left-right in the order in which information is released.
| Number | Year | Region | Country | City | First Day | Last Day | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | North America | United States | St Clair Shores, MI | 26 June | 28 June | VFW Hall | The conference was originally planned to be at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Detroit Downtown - Fort Shelby however the original venue cancelled on short notice. The VFH Hall in nearby St Clair Shores stepped up to provide a venue so the conference could proceed. |
| 2 | 2016 | Europe | United Kingdom | London | 8 July | 10 July | ExCeL London | |
| 3 | 2017 | Oceania | Australia | Gold Coast | 9 June | 11 June | Albert Waterways Community Centre | |
| 4 | 2018 | Europe | United Kingdom | London | 20 July | 22 July | ExCeL London | |
| 5 | 2019 | North America | United States | Chicago | 16 August | 18 August | Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare | |
| 6 | 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. As a nod to the original venue the virtual conference used Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) as the official timezone. |
| 7 | 2021 | Virtual | --- | --- | 13 December | 19 December | Online | As a result of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary lead time to plan a face-to-face conference, ICMI21 proceeded as a virtual conference. The conference uses UTC as the official timezone. |
| 8 | 2023 | Asia | India | Pune | 30 September | 2 October | ||
| 9 | 2024 | Europe | Hungary | Budapest | 10 August | 11 August | TBA | |
| 10 | 2025 | Oceania | Australia | Sydney | TBA | Expected to coincide with IMD. Do not make any bookings until the conference location and dates have been confirmed. | ||
| 11 | 2026 | TBA | ||||||
| 12 | 2027 | TBA |
Organisers
The following individuals may organise ICMI conferences.[1]
| 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 J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI16 videos at J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI17 videos at J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI18 videos at J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI19 videos at J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI20 videos at J4MB Youtube channel
- Playlist of ICMI21 videos at J4MB Youtube channel