On 14 January 2013, IDPP/COTELCO Executive Director and CIDP faculty member Dr. Derrick Cogburn held the first session of the Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Global Virtual Teams: Disability, Development, and Diplomacy practicum seminar course. This interdisciplinary course, held every Monday of the Spring 2013 semester via online real-time sessions, explores the rapidly expanding practice of geographically distributed collaboration in international organizations through virtual teams.

IDPP Regional Research Coordinator Mr. Pong Cruz was invited to present about the rights of persons with disabilities at the six-day Advanced Training Course for Trainers for the General Course on Human Rights held from 13-18 December 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was organized by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), of which IDPP faculty member Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree is the Thai Representative. Dr. Sriprapha joined Mr. Pong during his presentation on 17 December 2012.