In early June, law enforcement executives in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, welcomed the IACP to its 8th South American Executive Policing conference in Florianópolis, the state capital. The conference, one of a series of successful international conferences in that region, focused on Police and Society: Working Together for Public Safety. As in the past, the conference was well attended, attracting more than 500 police officials from various nations, including Brazil, Ecuador, several Caribbean countries, and the United States.