Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA)
APIPA was organized in 1988 through a memorandum of agreement that was executed by the heads of audit organizations of five Pacific island nations comprised of FSM, Palau, CNMI, American Samoa and the Marshall Islands. SInce its inception, APIPA has expanded to include public auditors from Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae, Guam, Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The conference provided the APIPA members the required continuing professional education for their audit and accounting personnel. It has also become and important forum for discussion and interaction among members and those involved in auditing and government financial management in the Pacific region.
APIPA's objectives:
- To establish an organized body to act as one voice in support of the goal of promoting efficiency and accountability in the use of public resources of emerging nations of the Pacific;
- To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, experience, problems, and the identification of solutions which are often unique to the Public Auditors in the Pacific;
- Sponsor auditing and accounting training workshops, in cooperation with established associations of the staff of member offices;
- Identify scholarship sources for Pacific Islanders in need of financial assistance to study auditing and accounting at the post secondary level; and
- Promote public awareness for the purposes of conducting audits of public resources
Each year the hosting of the conference rotates among member countries. Marshall islands hosted it in 1989, 1997 and 2004.
Hosts of APIPA COnferences:
2009 - 20th APIPA Conference, Guam
2008 - 19th APIPA Conference, CNMI
2007 - 18th APIPA Conference, American Samoa
2006 - 17th APIPA Conference, FSM
2005 - 16th APIPA Conference, Republic of Palau
2004 - 15th APIPA Conference, Marshall Islands
2003 - 14th APIPA Conference, FSM
2002 - 13th APIPA Conference, Guam
2001 - 12th APIPA Conference, CNMI
2000 - 11th APIPA Conference, American Samoa
1999 - 10th APIPA Conference, Republic of Palau
1998 - 9th APIPA Conference, FSM
1997 - 8th APIPA Conference, Marshall Ilands
1996 - 7th APIPA Conference, Guam
1995 - 6th APIPA Conference, FSM
1994 - 5th APIPA Conference, CNMI
1993 - 4th APIPA Conference, American Samoa
1992 - 3rd APIPA Conference, FRepublic of Palau
1991 - 2nd APIPA Conference, FSM
1990 - No conference held
1989 - 1st APIPA Conference, Marshall Islands
19th APIPA Conference, Saipan, CNMI (July 2008)
15th APIPA Conference, Majuro, Marshall Islands (July 2004)
