What is IPC?

The Intercollegiate Pride Conference was first created in 2001 at the University of Florida as an opportunity to facilitate positive dialogue and provide networking opportunities between LGBTQIA student leaders. Now IPC caters to students across the Southeast region of the United States, serving multiple student populations and organizations.

IPC, hosted annually by the University of Florida, is designed to offer opportunities for students to learn more about how to create safer spaces in multiple social arenas (home, school, work, etc.), while simultaneously creating that safe space for students throughout the region to connect.

Who is the director?

Evan W. Lauteria, this year�s Intercollegiate Pride Conference Director, is a third year Religion major with a minor in Theories and Politics of Sexuality at the University of Florida. Evan works in the Career Resource Center at the University, teaches a section of UF�s First-Year Experience class for freshmen, and interns in LGBT Affairs in the Dean of Students Office. Evan is a founding father of Gainesville�s colony of Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bi, and progressive gentlemen, and currently serves on the fraternity�s Ad Hoc committee for Trans identity inclusion. Evan has provided workshops on Lesbian and Gay Representation in Interactive Media, Introduction to LGBTQ Identities 101, and LGBT concerns in the Job Search, and has served on multiple panels as a representative of gay and intersex identities.