IAP Assemblies approved by IAP Council* (
Constitution Article VI-Assemblies) include members of regional IAP Divisions and non-divisional members within a defined geographic area or may have links based on linguistic or cultural affinities. Assemblies engage in activities appropriate to their area for furthering the goals of the International Academy of Pathology as stipulated by the IAP Constitution. These activities include educational programs for under-served area pathologists, support for extra Divisional activities and also, where appropriate, convening an IAP Assembly Congress in alternate years to the global IAP Congress.