Previous ICF Congresses

The International Camping Fellowship encourages the creation and running of International Camping Congresses(ICC) in locations around the world on an approximate time frame of one every three years.

PURPOSE OF AN ICC

To provide a venue and opportunity for camp professionals, students, friends and retirees in camping to meet, network, discuss and exchange views.
To provide education in current trends and training on camping practices, of interest to an international audience, and applicable in all regions.
To enable the host country, through its local association and organizing committee, to present camping, camping practices and local culture that are of interest to visiting delegates and delegations.
To raise the profile of camping, generally, and in the host country, in particular, by presenting camping in the best light to both the media and the general public.

INTERNATIONAL CAMPING CONGRESSES

NAME	WHERE	WHEN
1^st ICF Congress	Toronto, Canada	February 1983
2^nd ICF Congress	Washington, USA *“Our Fragile World”*	February 1987
3^rd ICF Congress	Toronto, Canada *“KUMBAYAH”*	March 1994
4^th ICF Congress	St Petersburg, Russia “Nevsky Forum”	September 1997
5^th ICF Congress	Tokyo, Japan *“Creating a New Camping Culture”*	October 2000
6^th ICF Congress	Melbourne, Australia *“Beneath the Southern Cross”*	January 2003
7^th ICF Congress	Mexico City, Mexico *“Preserve the Treasure, Enrich Young Lives”*	October 2005
8^th ICF Congress	Quebec City, Canada *“Les couleurs de la vie”*	October 2008
9^th ICF Congress	Hong Kong *“Camping – Gateway to Quality Life”*	October 2011
10^th ICF Congress	Antalya, Turkey *“Let’s Camp for Peace”*	October 2014
11^th ICF Congress	Sochi, Russia *“Sharing happiness with children across the world”*	October 2017
Congress Canceled (Covid-19)	Beijing, China *“One World, One Camp”*	October 2020
12^th ICF Congress	Tarragona, Spain *“Fem Pinya – Come Together to Rise Higher”*	October 2023