[8] The IAPP offers a full suite of educational and professional development services, including privacy training, certification programs,[9] publications and annual conferences.

[12] The rapid growth was the result of increased demand for privacy expertise in the face of emerging laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

[18] The CIPP currently offers five areas of concentration, each focused on a specific region:[19] United States (CIPP/US), Canada (CIPP/C), Europe (CIPP/E), Asia (CIPP/A), China (CIPP/CN).

[9][10][20] For several years, a specialization in US Government privacy matters (CIPP/G) was offered but the program was terminated on September 30, 2018, and is presently inactive.

[25] In 2018, the IAPP initiated the PLS program, which is one of only 15 areas of legal specialization accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).

), is held in the Fall in a variety of locations (primarily on the West Coast of the US) and offers the best of privacy and security, with innovative cross-education and networking.

IAPP Data Protection Intensives[31] are held multiple times throughout the year in cities such as London, Paris, or Berlin.

These events cover operational privacy issues of specific interest to European data protection professionals.

IAPP ANZ Summit held in Sydney in October, covering topics particular to the Australia and New Zealand privacy community.