IIC stands for "Igorot International Consulation." Proposed by Rex Botengan to a group of Igorot community leaders
in Los Angeles in 1994, it was endorsed by the group and subsequently adopted by BIBAK Inc., Los Angeles as a
BIBAK project. In September of the following year, the First Igorot International Consultation took place
in West Covina, California.
The original concept of an IIC was a periodic gathering of interested Igorot representatives all over the world "to consult on issues, interests, and concerns that are generally common to Igorots." It was deliberately titled, "Igorot" to bring into focus inhabitants of the Gran Cordillera Central, or the inhabitants of the BIBAK provinces of North Central Luzon, Philippines called "Igorots".
To date, there have been four Igorot International Consultations. The next one is scheduled for St. Louis, Missouri in the United States on July 1 - 4, 2004. It will be scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. If you are interested in volunteering or simply have questions about IIC-5, please contact Ed Abeya, Chair of the IIC-5 Planning Committee, at iic5@igorotglobal.org. To find out more about a specific Igorot Consultation, click one of the appropriate links below.