Below is a list of previous General Assemblies and Congresses along with important links.
2024 - virtual
20 June 2024
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes (pending)
2023 - Belgium
28 June 2023, Brussels, Belgium,
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes (pending)
2022 - Spain
20 June 2022, Seville, Spain,
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes
2021 Semi-Virtual
29 June 2021, semi-virtual
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes
2020 Virtual
3 September 2020, virtual
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes
2019 (extraordinary) - Belgium
16 December 2019, Brussels, Belgium
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes
2019 - Rwanda
17 October 2019, Kigali, Rwanda
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Strategy Plan 2020-2030
Minutes
Conference highlights
2018 - Argentina
21 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Event page
Official meeting documentation
Minutes
2017 - Malaysia
17 November 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
event page
official meeting documentation
minutes
board election
conference highlights
2016 - Canada
Québec City
minutes
board election
official meeting documentation
2015 - Turkey
Antalya
event page
official meeting documentation
audited report
minutes
board election (President)
2014 - Canada
Québec City
board election
official meeting documentation
minutes
2013 - South Africa
Cape Town
event page
board election
official meeting documentation
minutes
2012 - United Kingdom - World Cooperative Congress
Manchester
summary of decisions
official meeting documentation
minutes
2011 - Mexico
Cancun
official meeting documents
minutes
2009 - Switzerland
Geneva
official meeting documents
minutes
2008 (extraordinary) - Italy
Rome
official meeting documents
minutes
2007 - Republic of Singapore
official meeting documents
minutes
2005 - Colombia
Cartagena
official meeting documents
minutes
2003 - Sweden
Oslo
official meeting documents
minutes
2001 - South Korea
Seoul
official meeting documents
minutes
1999 - Canada
Québec City
1997 - Switzerland
Geneva
1995 - Centennial Congress - United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom
ICA adopts revised Co-operative Principles and Values and adds a seventh principle, "Concern for Community". See Review of International Cooperation, published 1995.
official meeting documentation
1993 - Switzerland
Geneva
1992 - Japan
Tokyo
1988 - Sweden
Stockhom
1984 - Germany
Hamburg
1980 - Russia
Moscow
1976 - France
Paris
1972 - Poland
Warsaw
1969 - Germany
Hamburg
1966 - Austria
Vienna
1963 - United Kingdom
Bournemouth
1960 - Switzerland
Lausanne
1957 - Sweden
Stockhom
1954 - France
Paris
1951 - Denmark
Copenhagen
1948 - Czech Republic
Prague
1946 - Switzerland
Zurich
1937 - France
Paris
1934 - United Kingdom
London
1930 - Austria
Vienna
1927 - Sweden
Stockhom
1924 - Belgium
Ghent
1921 - Switzerland
Basel
1913 - United Kingdom
Glasgow
1910 - Germany
Hamburg
1907 - Italy
Cremona
1904 - Hungary
Budapest
1902 - United Kingdom
Manchester
1900 - France
Paris
1897 - Netherlands
Delft
1896 - France
Paris
1895 - United Kingdom
London