The IPA organization is run by a Board which is responsible for setting priorities and implementing the Association’s activities. The Board of Directors is composed of Company Representatives and consists of five Officers of the Association and in addition not more than eight other duly elected Company Representatives.Members of the Board are elected by the company members every year through a voting process to carry out the tasks of the Association for a period of one year. Board members can be re-elected for successive periods. The IPA Secretariat office support all relevant IPA activities, include developing and controlling association budgets and costs, developing effective communications between the IPA and government or third party organizations, supporting the IPA Board and Committees through organizing meetings and events, coordinating the annual IPA Convention and Exhibition, managing the IPA website, and liaising with and responding to the media.