The IOC currently holds an annual session, or plenary meeting of the entire membership. In the past, IOC Sessions were held twice in the Olympic year, once at the site of the Olympic Games and once at the site of the Olympic Winter Games. Since the changing of the year of the Olympic Winter Games in 1994, however, the Sessions have been held annually, except for special sessions, although since the announcement in 1989 of the new dates of the Olympic Winter Games, biannual sessions have been held in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999 (3 sessions), and 2002.
There is confusion over the precise numbering of the IOC Sessions, due to controversy over two meetings in 1903 and 1912 which may or may not have been IOC Sessions. It is not precisely certain if the 1903 meeting ever actually took place, and although a meeting of IOC Members took place in 1912, it is unclear if that was an actual IOC Session. IOC researcher Wolf Lyberg of Sweden has studied the IOC Sessions in detail, publishing his 3-volume work, The History of the IOC Sessions (Lausanne: IOC, 1994), and also publishing a list of the sessions in his book, Fabulous 100 Years of the IOC: Facts-figures-and much, much more (Lausanne: IOC, 1996). A list of IOC Sessions is also published by the IOC in their annual guide, the Olympic Movement Directory, and they do not agree – basically they currently differ by the two sessions.
| Meeting | Venue | Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris (FRA) | 16 – 23 June 1894 | |
| 2 | Athina (GRE) | 4 – 14 April 1896 | |
| 3 | Le Havre (FRA) | 26 – 31 July 1897 | |
| 4 | Paris (FRA) | 21 – 23 May 1901 | |
| 5 | Listed by the IOC, but Lyberg concludes that it was never held. | ||
| 6 | London (GBR) | 20 – 22 June 1904 | |
| 7 | Brussels (BEL) | 9 – 14 June 1905 | |
| 8 | Athina (GRE) | 23 – 25 April 1906 | |
| 9 | Den Haag (NED) | 23 – 25 May 1907 | |
| 10 | London (GBR) | 13 – 17 July 1908 | |
| 11 | Berlin (GER) | 28 May – 1 June 1909 | |
| 12 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 11 – 13 June 1910 | |
| 13 | Budapest (HUN) | 23 – 27 May 1911 | |
| 14 | Basel (SUI) | 27 – 28 March 1912 | Listed by the IOC, but Lyberg concludes that it was never held. |
| 15 | Stockholm (SWE) | 4 – 17 July 1912 | |
| 16 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 8 April 1913 | |
| 17 | Paris (FRA) | 15 – 23 June 1914 | |
| 18 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 8 April 1919 | |
| 19 | Antwerpen (BEL) | 17 – 30 August 1920 | |
| 20 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 6 June 1921 | |
| 21 | Paris (FRA) | 7 – 10 June 1922 | |
| 22 | Roma (ITA) | 7 – 12 April 1923 | |
| 23 | Paris (FRA) | 25 June – 12 July 1924 | |
| 24 | Praha (TCH) | 26 – 28 May 1925 | |
| 25 | Lisboa (POR) | 3 – 7 May 1926 | |
| 26 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 22 – 27 April 1927 | |
| 27 | Amsterdam (NED) | 25 July – 3 August 1928 | |
| 28 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 – 11 April 1929 | |
| 29 | Berlin (GER) | 22 – 25 May 1930 | |
| 30 | Barcelona (ESP) | 25 – 26 April 1931 | |
| 31 | Los Angeles (USA) | 27 – 28 July 1932 | |
| 32 | Wien (AUT) | 7 – 9 June 1933 | |
| 33 | Athina (GRE) | 16 – 19 May 1934 | |
| 34 | Oslo (NOR) | 26 February – 1 March 1935 | |
| 35 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 11 February – 31 December 1935 | |
| 36 | Berlin (GER) | 30 July – 15 August 1936 | |
| 37 | Warszawa (POL) | 8 – 11 June 1937 | |
| 38 | Cairo (EGY) | 13 – 18 March 1938 | |
| 39 | London (GBR) | 6 – 9 June 1939 | |
| 40 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 6 September 1946 | |
| 41 | Stockholm (SWE) | 19 – 21 June 1947 | |
| 42 | St. Moritz (SUI) | 29 January – 8 February 1948 | |
| 43 | London (GBR) | 27 July – 12 August 1948 | |
| 44 | Roma (ITA) | 25 – 28 April 1949 | |
| 45 | København (DEN) | 15 – 17 May 1950 | |
| 46 | Wien (AUT) | 7 – 10 May 1951 | |
| 47 | Oslo (NOR) | 12 – 13 February 1952 | |
| 48 | Helsinki (FIN) | 16 – 26 July 1952 | |
| 49 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 17 – 20 April 1953 | |
| 50 | Athina (GRE) | 11 – 15 May 1954 | |
| 51 | Paris (FRA) | 13 – 18 June 1955 | |
| 52 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA) | 23 – 24 January 1956 | |
| 53 | Melbourne (AUS) | 19 November – 4 December 1956 | |
| 54 | Sofia (BUL) | 23 – 28 September 1957 | |
| 55 | Tokyo (JPN) | 14 – 16 May 1958 | |
| 56 | München (FRG) | 25 – 28 May 1959 | |
| 57 | San Francisco (USA) | 15 – 16 February 1960 | |
| 58 | Roma (ITA) | 22 – 23 August 1960 | |
| 59 | Athina (GRE) | 19 – 21 June 1961 | |
| 60 | Moskva (URS) | 5 – 7 June 1962 | |
| 61 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 16 – 20 October 1963 | |
| 62 | Innsbruck (AUT) | 27 January – 8 February 1964 | |
| 63 | Tokyo (JPN) | 7 – 8 October 1964 | |
| 64 | Madrid (ESP) | 6 – 9 October 1965 | |
| 65 | Roma (ITA) | 25 – 28 April 1966 | |
| 66 | Tehran (IRI) | 6 – 9 May 1967 | |
| 67 | Grenoble (FRA) | 1 – 5 February 1968 | |
| 68 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 7 – 11 October 1968 | |
| 69 | Warszawa (POL) | 7 – 9 June 1969 | |
| 70 | Amsterdam (NED) | 13 – 15 May 1970 | |
| 71 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 15 – 17 September 1971 | |
| 72 | Sapporo (JPN) | 31 January – 1 February 1972 | |
| 73 | München (FRG) | 21 August – 5 September 1972 | |
| 74 | Varna (BUL) | 5 – 7 October 1973 | |
| 75 | Wien (AUT) | 21 – 24 October 1974 | |
| 76 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 May 1975 | |
| 77 | Innsbruck (AUT) | 2 – 3 February 1976 | |
| 78 | Montréal (CAN) | 14 – 19 July 1976 | |
| 79 | Praha (TCH) | 15 – 18 June 1977 | |
| 80 | Athina (GRE) | 17 – 20 May 1978 | |
| 81 | Montevideo (URU) | 5 – 7 April 1979 | |
| 82 | Lake Placid (USA) | 10 – 13 February 1980 | |
| 83 | Moskva (URS) | 15 July – 3 August 1980 | |
| 84 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 29 September – 2 October 1981 | |
| 85 | Roma (ITA) | 27 – 29 May 1982 | |
| 86 | New Delhi (IND) | 26 – 29 March 1983 | |
| 87 | Sarajevo (YUG) | 5 – 6 February 1984 | |
| 88 | Los Angeles (USA) | 25 – 26 July 1984 | |
| 89 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 2 December 1984 | |
| 90 | Ost-Berlin (GER) | 4 – 6 June 1985 | |
| 91 | Lausanne (SUI) | 13 – 17 October 1986 | |
| 92 | İstanbul (TUR) | 10 – 12 May 1987 | |
| 93 | Calgary (CAN) | 9 – 11 February 1988 | |
| 94 | Seoul (KOR) | 13 – 16 September 1988 | |
| 95 | San Juan (PUR) | 30 August – 1 September 1989 | |
| 96 | Tokyo (JPN) | 17 – 20 September 1990 | |
| 97 | Birmingham (GBR) | 13 – 16 June 1991 | |
| 98 | Courchevel (FRA) | 5 – 6 February 1992 | |
| 99 | Barcelona (ESP) | 21 – 23 July 1992 | |
| 100 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 24 June 1993 | |
| 101 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 20 – 24 September 1993 | |
| 102 | Lillehammer (NOR) | 7 – 8 February 1994 | |
| 103 | Paris (FRA) | 4 – 5 September 1994 | |
| 104 | Budapest (HUN) | 15 – 18 June 1995 | |
| 105 | Atlanta (USA) | 16 – 19 July 1996 | |
| 106 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 6 September 1997 | |
| 107 | Nagano (JPN) | 3 – 5 February 1998 | |
| 108 | Lausanne (SUI) | 18 – 20 March 1999 | |
| 109 | Seoul (KOR) | 17 – 20 June 1999 | |
| 110 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 12 December 1999 | |
| 111 | Sydney (AUS) | 11 – 13 September 2000 | |
| 112 | Moskva (RUS) | 5 – 7 September 2001 | |
| 113 | Salt Lake City (USA) | 4 – 7 February 2002 | |
| 114 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 28 – 29 November 2002 | |
| 115 | Praha (CZE) | 2 – 5 July 2003 | |
| 116 | Athina (GRE) | 9 – 12 August 2004 | |
| 117 | Singapore (SGP) | 5 – 9 July 2005 | |
| 118 | Torino (ITA) | 8 – 10 February 2006 | |
| 119 | Ciudad de Guatemala (GUA) | 4 – 7 July 2007 | |
| 120 | Beijing (CHN) | 5 – 7 August 2008 | |
| 121 | København (DEN) | 1 – 9 October 2009 | |
| 122 | Vancouver (CAN) | 10 – 11 February 2010 | |
| 123 | Durban (RSA) | 6 – 9 July 2011 | |
| 124 | London (GBR) | 24 – 26 July 2012 | |
| 124 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 4 July 2013 | Unnumbered extraordinary session. |
| 125 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | 7 – 10 September 2013 | |
| 126 | Sochi (RUS) | 4 – 6 February 2014 | |
| 127 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 7 – 9 December 2014 | |
| 128 | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | 31 July – 3 August 2015 | |
| 129 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 2 – 4 August 2016 | |
| 130 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 12 July 2017 | |
| 131 | Lima (PER) | 13 – 16 September 2017 | |
| 132 | PyeongChang (KOR) | 5 – 7 February 2018 | |
| 133 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | 8 – 9 October 2018 | |
| 134 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 25 June 2019 | |
| 135 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 – 8 January 2020 | |
| 136 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 – 17 July 2020 | Virtual meeting |
| 137 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 12 March 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 138 | Tokyo (JPN) | 20 – 21 July 2021 | |
| 139 | Beijing (CHN) | 3 February – 19 March 2022 | |
| 140 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 – 22 June 2023 | Extraordinary Session |
| 141 | Mumbai (IND) | 15 – 17 October 2023 |
Olympic Congresses are periodic gatherings of all the various bodies and individuals involved in the Olympic Movement. Until 2004, the Olympic Charter stated that they were to be held, in principle, every eight years at a place and date determined by the IOC. It is now no longer so specific, and simply states that it is held “… at intervals determined by the IOC.” Coubertin intended Olympic Congresses to be held from “time to time” to discuss the Olympic Movement. However, shortly after his retirement as IOC President, a gap of 43 years occurred from the 9th Olympic Congress until the 10th Olympic Congress in 1973. The Olympic Congress has no official power to make rules concerning the Olympic Games or to modify the Olympic Charter but only acts as a consultant to the Olympic Movement.
The specific rule in the Olympic Charter detailing the Olympic Congress is Rule 4, which reads as follows:
4. Olympic Congress
The Olympic Congress gathers representatives of the constituents of the Olympic Movement, at intervals determined by the IOC; it is convened by the IOC President; its role is consultative.
Bye-Law to Rule 4
- The Olympic Congress is convened by the President, upon decision of the Session, and organized by the IOC at a place and on a date determind by the Session. The President shall preside and determine the procedure.
- The Olympic Congress is attended by the members, Honorary President, honorary members and honour members of the IOC, the delegates representing the IFs and the NOCs; it may also include representatives of organizations recognised by the IOC. In addition, the Olympic Congress is attended by athletes and personalities invited in their individual or representative capacity.
- The IOC Executive Board determines the agenda of the Olympic Congress after consultation with the IFs and the NOCs.
To date, 13 Olympic Congresses have been held, with the last in København in 2009. As of 2016, there are no scheduled Olympic Congresses. In some cases, it is not even certain which meetings should be considered Congresses. In the early years of the Olympic Movement some Congresses doubled as IOC Sessions. Some purists do not consider the 1894 Sorbonne Congress as an Olympic Congress since the Olympic Games had not been re-established until the end of the meeting.
| Meeting | Venue | Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris (FRA) | 16 – 24 June 1894 | |
| 2 | Le Havre (FRA) | 23 – 31 July 1897 | |
| 3 | Brussels (BEL) | 5 – 14 June 1905 | |
| 4 | Paris (FRA) | 23 – 25 May 1906 | |
| 5 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 11 May 1913 | |
| 6 | Paris (FRA) | 15 – 23 June 1914 | |
| 7 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 7 June 1921 | |
| 8 | Praha (TCH) | 29 May – 4 June 1925 | |
| 9 | Berlin (GER) | 25 – 30 May 1930 | |
| 10 | Varna (BUL) | 30 September – 4 October 1973 | |
| 11 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 23 – 28 September 1981 | |
| 12 | Paris (FRA) | 29 August – 3 September 1994 | |
| 13 | København (DEN) | 3 – 5 October 2009 |
The IOC Executive Board now conducts Special Meetings with both the International Federations and the National Olympic Committees, and has done so since 1946 (IFs) and 1952 (NOCs). The meetings with the NOCs occur biennially, while the IOC Executive Board usually meets twice a year with the IFs, once with the Winter Federations, and once with the Summer Federations.
| Meeting | Venue | Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 September 1946 | International Federations |
| 2 | Stockholm (SWE) | 16 – 17 June 1947 | International Federations |
| 3 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 April 1949 | International Federations |
| 4 | København (DEN) | 12 May 1950 | International Federations |
| 5 | Wien (AUT) | 4 May 1951 | International Federations |
| 6 | Oslo (NOR) | 13 – 16 February 1952 | National Olympic Committees |
| 7 | Helsinki (FIN) | 14 – 15 July 1952 | International Federations |
| 8 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 15 – 16 April 1953 | National Olympic Committees |
| 9 | Athina (GRE) | 10 – 13 May 1954 | National Olympic Committees |
| 10 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 5 May 1954 | International Federations* |
| 11 | Paris (FRA) | 11 June 1955 | National Olympic Committees |
| 12 | Paris (FRA) | 10 – 11 June 1955 | International Federations |
| 13 | Evian (FRA) | 5 – 6 June 1957 | International Federations |
| 14 | Evian (FRA) | 7 – 8 June 1957 | National Olympic Committees |
| 15 | Tokyo (JPN) | 16 May 1958 | National Olympic Committees |
| 16 | Roma (ITA) | 19 May 1959 | National Olympic Committees |
| 17 | München (FRG) | 23 May 1959 | International Federations |
| 18 | Athina (GRE) | 16 June 1961 | International Federations |
| 19 | Athina (GRE) | 17 June 1961 | National Olympic Committees |
| 20 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 February 1963 | International Federations |
| 21 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 15 October 1963 | National Olympic Committees |
| 22 | Tokyo (JPN) | 3 October 1964 | National Olympic Committees |
| 23 | Lausanne (SUI) | 12 April 1965 | International Federations |
| 24 | Madrid (ESP) | 4 October 1965 | National Olympic Committees |
| 25 | Roma (ITA) | 23 April 1966 | International Federations |
| 26 | Tehran (IRI) | 3 May 1967 | National Olympic Committees |
| 27 | Lausanne (SUI) | 27 – 28 January 1968 | International Federations |
| 28 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 3 – 5 October 1968 | National Olympic Committees |
| 29 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 June 1969 | International Federations |
| 30 | Dubrovnik (YUG) | 25 – 26 October 1969 | National Olympic Committees |
| 31 | Amsterdam (NED) | 9 May 1970 | International Federations |
| 32 | München (FRG) | 10 – 11 September 1971 | National Olympic Committees |
| 33 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 May 1972 | International Federations |
| 34 | München (FRG) | 20 August 1972 | National Olympic Committees |
| 35 | Wien (AUT) | 20 October 1974 | International Federations |
| 36 | Roma (ITA) | 16 May 1975 | National Olympic Committees |
| 37 | Montréal (CAN) | 6 October 1975 | International Federations |
| 38 | Barcelona (ESP) | 15 – 16 October 1976 | International Federations |
| 39 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 22 October 1977 | International Federations |
| 40 | Abidjan (CIV) | 31 March – 1 April 1977 | National Olympic Committees |
| 41 | Athina (GRE) | 15 – 19 May 1978 | International Federations |
| 42 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 March 1979 | International Federations |
| 43 | San Juan (PUR) | 29 – 30 June 1979 | National Olympic Committees |
| 44 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 April 1980 | International Federations |
| 45 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 April 1981 | International Federations |
| 46 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 21 September 1981 | National Olympic Committees |
| 47 | Sarajevo (YUG) | 2 – 3 December 1981 | Winter IFs |
| 48 | Los Angeles (USA) | 4 February 1982 | Summer IFs |
| 49 | Los Angeles (USA) | 20 January 1983 | National Olympic Committees |
| 50 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 June 1983 | International Federations |
| 51 | Sarajevo (YUG) | 7 February 1984 | Winter IFs |
| 52 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 May 1984 | Summer IFs |
| 53 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 9 November 1984 | National Olympic Committees |
| 54 | Calgary (CAN) | 28 February 1985 | Winter IFs |
| 55 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 May 1985 | Summer IFs |
| 56 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 February 1986 | Winter IFs |
| 57 | Seoul (KOR) | 25 April 1986 | National Olympic Committees |
| 58 | Seoul (KOR) | 18 August 1986 | Summer IFs |
| 59 | Lausanne (SUI) | 13 February 1987 | Winter IFs |
| 60 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 April 1987 | Summer IFs |
| 61 | Calgary (CAN) | 12 February 1988 | Winter IFs |
| 62 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 April 1988 | Summer IFs |
| 63 | Seoul (KOR) | 16 September 1988 | Summer IFs |
| 64 | Wien (AUT) | 9 December 1988 | National Olympic Committees |
| 65 | Courchevel (FRA) | 25 January 1989 | Winter IFs |
| 66 | Barcelona (ESP) | 27 April 1989 | Summer IFs |
| 67 | Beograd (YUG) | 27 April 1990 | Summer IFs |
| 68 | Barcelona (ESP) | 7 June 1990 | National Olympic Committees |
| 69 | Lillehammer (NOR) | 12 December 1990 | Winter IFs |
| 70 | Barcelona (ESP) | 17 April 1991 | Summer IFs |
| 71 | Courchevel (FRA) | 7 February 1992 | Winter IFs |
| 72 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 6 May 1992 | Summer IFs |
| 73 | Acapulco (MEX) | 7 November 1992 | National Olympic Committees |
| 74 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 December 1992 | Winter IFs |
| 75 | Atlanta (USA) | 19 March 1993 | Summer IFs |
| 76 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 December 1993 | Winter IFs |
| 77 | Lillehammer (NOR) | 11 February 1994 | Winter IFs |
| 78 | Paris (FRA) | 22 June 1994 | Summer IFs |
| 79 | Paris (FRA) | 29 August 1994 | Winter IFs |
| 80 | Atlanta (USA) | 16 December 1994 | National Olympic Committees |
| 81 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 5 April 1995 | Summer IFs |
| 82 | Karuizawa (JPN) | 7 December 1995 | Winter IFs |
| 83 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 March 1996 | Summer IFs |
| 84 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 October 1996 | Winter IFs |
| 85 | Cancún (MEX) | 17 November 1996 | National Olympic Committees |
| 86 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 22 May 1997 | Summer IFs |
| 87 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 December 1997 | Winter IFs |
| 88 | Sydney (AUS) | 30 April 1998 | Summer IFs |
| 89 | Sevilla (ESP) | 5 June 1998 | National Olympic Committees |
| 90 | Lausanne (SUI) | 14 December 1998 | Winter IFs |
| 91 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 March 1999 | Summer IFs |
| 92 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 April 2000 | Winter IFs |
| 93 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 April 2000 | Summer IFs |
| 94 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 27 May 2000 | National Olympic Committees |
| 95 | Lausanne (SUI) | 15 – 18 May 2001 | Summer IFs |
| 96 | Salt Lake City (USA) | 7 February 2002 | Winter IFs |
| 97 | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | 25 May 2002 | National Olympic Committees |
| 98 | Lausanne (SUI) | 27 August 2002 | Summer IFs/Winter IFs |
| 99 | Madrid (ESP) | 15 – 17 May 2003 | Summer IFs/Winter IFs |
| 100 | Athina (GRE) | 27 February 2004 | National Olympic Committees |
| 101 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 May 2004 | Summer IFs/Winter IFs/GAISF |
| 102 | Paris (FRA) | 22 August 2004 | IAAF only |
| 103 | Helsinki (FIN) | 8 August 2005 | IAAF only |
| 104 | Osaka (JPN) | 24 August 2007 | IAAF only |
| 106 | Moskva (RUS) | 17 April 2009 | ANOC General Assembly |
| 106 | Berlin (GER) | 13 – 14 August 2009 | IAAF only |
| 107 | Moskva (RUS) | 9 August 2013 | IAAF only |
| 108 | Beijing (CHN) | 21 August 2015 | IAAF only |
| 109 | London (GBR) | 4 August 2017 | IAAF only |
| 110 | Tokyo (JPN) | 22 – 22 July 2021 | Meeting with ASOIF |
| 111 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 7 June 2023 | Hybrid meeting re the International Boxing Association. |
The Executive Board (EB) is the main decision-making body of the International Olympic Committee. The Executive Board was created on 1 October 1921, when the IOC President, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, realized that he was unable to keep up with the demands of running the IOC all by himself. The original five members were as follows:
It is interesting to note that the IOC President, then Coubertin, was not actually considered a member of the original EB. This was not to change until 1927.
The make-up of the EB has changed over the years, with more and more members being added to it. The number increased to six in 1926, to seven in 1927, to eight in 1960, to nine in 1966, and to 11 in 1985. The number of Vice-Presidents has increased from one (beginning in 1921) to two in 1966, three in 1968, and four in 1989. The recommendation of the IOC 2000 Commission, enacted at the Extraordinary 1999 IOC Session, expanded the Executive Board to include 15 members. The current setup includes the President, four Vice-Presidents, six Members, and added representatives of the Summer IFs, Winter IFs, NOCs, and Athletes; thus adding four Members to bring the total to 15.
The EB meets several times a year, and also meets with the NOCs and IFs, usually annually since 1946 (IFs) and 1952 (NOCs). The EB decisions are presented to the full membership for ratification but these decisions are almost never overturned. Day-to-day decisions of the IOC are made by the President, who currently runs the IOC out his offices at Château de Vidy.
| Meeting | Venue | Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris (FRA) | 7 November 1921 | |
| 2 | Paris (FRA) | 12 – 23 July 1922 | |
| 3 | Roma (ITA) | 6 April 1923 | |
| 4 | Lausanne (SUI) | 13 – 15 October 1923 | |
| 5 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 November 1923 | Precise dates not known. |
| 6 | Paris (FRA) | 1 March 1925 | Precise dates not known. |
| 7 | Praha (TCH) | 24 May 1925 | |
| 8 | Paris (FRA) | 3 – 14 November 1925 | |
| 9 | Paris (FRA) | 7 – 8 March 1926 | |
| 10 | Den Haag (NED) | 31 July 1926 | |
| 11 | Brussels (BEL) | 4 – 5 January 1927 | |
| 12 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 21 April 1927 | |
| 13 | Paris (FRA) | 8 August 1927 | |
| 14 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 – 31 October 1927 | |
| 15 | St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 – 17 February 1928 | |
| 16 | Amsterdam (NED) | 24 July 1928 | |
| 17 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 April 1929 | |
| 18 | Vittel (FRA) | 24 July 1929 | |
| 19 | Berlin (GER) | 22 – 24 March 1930 | |
| 20 | Berlin (GER) | 25 May 1930 | |
| 21 | Paris (FRA) | 10 – 11 October 1930 | |
| 22 | Barcelona (ESP) | 24 – 26 April 1931 | |
| 23 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 June 1932 | |
| 24 | Wien (AUT) | 5 June 1933 | |
| 25 | Oslo (NOR) | 25 February 1935 | |
| 26 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 – 15 February 1936 | |
| 27 | Stockholm (SWE) | 2 June 1936 | |
| 28 | Berlin (GER) | 28 July – 8 August 1936 | |
| 29 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 December 1936 | |
| 30 | Cairo (EGY) | 17 – 20 March 1938 | |
| 31 | Brussels (BEL) | 17 May 1938 | |
| 32 | Brussels (BEL) | 3 September 1938 | |
| 33 | London (GBR) | 6 June 1939 | |
| 34 | London (GBR) | 21 – 24 August 1945 | |
| 35 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 6 September 1946 | |
| 36 | Stockholm (SWE) | 17 June 1947 | |
| 37 | St. Moritz (SUI) | 27 January – 7 February 1948 | |
| 38 | London (GBR) | 23 – 25 July 1948 | |
| 39 | Roma (ITA) | 26 – 30 January 1949 | |
| 40 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 – 20 April 1949 | |
| 41 | Paris (FRA) | 19 October 1949 | |
| 42 | København (DEN) | 11 May 1950 | |
| 43 | Lausanne (SUI) | 28 – 29 August 1950 | |
| 44 | Wien (AUT) | 3 May 1951 | |
| 45 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 August 1951 | |
| 46 | Oslo (NOR) | 11 – 18 February 1952 | |
| 47 | Helsinki (FIN) | 12 July – 2 August 1952 | |
| 48 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 14 – 16 April 1953 | |
| 49 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 January 1954 | |
| 50 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 May 1954 | |
| 51 | Paris (FRA) | 9 June 1955 | |
| 52 | Cortina d’Ampezzo (ITA) | 22 January 1956 | |
| 53 | Stockholm (SWE) | 14 June 1956 | |
| 54 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 4 October 1956 | |
| 55 | Melbourne (AUS) | 17 November 1956 | |
| 56 | Evian (FRA) | 3 – 4 June 1957 | |
| 57 | Sofia (BUL) | 21 September 1957 | |
| 58 | Tokyo (JPN) | 13 May 1958 | |
| 59 | München (FRG) | 22 May 1959 | |
| 60 | San Francisco (USA) | 12 February 1960 | |
| 61 | Squaw Valley (USA) | 23 February 1960 | |
| 62 | Roma (ITA) | 19 August – 10 September 1960 | |
| 63 | Athina (GRE) | 15 – 18 June 1961 | |
| 64 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 March 1962 | |
| 65 | Moskva (URS) | 3 June 1962 | |
| 66 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 February 1963 | |
| 67 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 6 June 1963 | |
| 68 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 14 October 1963 | |
| 69 | Innsbruck (AUT) | 25 – 26 January 1964 | |
| 70 | Lausanne (SUI) | 26 – 27 June 1964 | |
| 71 | Tokyo (JPN) | 4 – 16 October 1964 | |
| 72 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 13 April 1965 | |
| 73 | Paris (FRA) | 9 – 10 July 1965 | |
| 74 | Madrid (ESP) | 5 – 8 October 1965 | |
| 75 | Roma (ITA) | 21 – 24 April 1966 | |
| 76 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 22 October 1966 | |
| 77 | København (DEN) | 11 – 12 February 1967 | |
| 78 | Tehran (IRI) | 2 – 8 May 1967 | |
| 79 | Lausanne (SUI) | 16 – 17 December 1967 | |
| 80 | Lausanne (SUI) | 26 – 27 January 1968 | |
| 81 | Grenoble (FRA) | 29 January – 5 February 1968 | |
| 82 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 – 21 April 1968 | |
| 83 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 30 September – 17 October 1968 | |
| 84 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 2 February 1969 | |
| 85 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 – 23 March 1969 | |
| 86 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 June 1969 | |
| 87 | Warszawa (POL) | 5 – 7 June 1969 | |
| 88 | Dubrovnik (YUG) | 23 – 27 October 1969 | |
| 89 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 February 1970 | |
| 90 | Amsterdam (NED) | 8 – 16 May 1970 | |
| 91 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 4 October 1970 | |
| 92 | Lausanne (SUI) | 13 – 15 March 1971 | |
| 93 | Moskva (URS) | 16 – 19 July 1971 | |
| 94 | München (FRG) | 9 September 1971 | |
| 95 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 12 – 17 September 1971 | |
| 96 | Tokyo (JPN) | 28 January 1972 | |
| 97 | Sapporo (JPN) | 29 January – 1 February 1972 | |
| 98 | Lausanne (SUI) | 27 – 30 May 1972 | |
| 99 | München (FRG) | 18 August – 11 September 1972 | |
| 100 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 5 February 1973 | |
| 101 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 – 24 June 1973 | |
| 102 | Varna (BUL) | 29 September – 2 October 1973 | |
| 103 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 11 February 1974 | |
| 104 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 3 June 1974 | |
| 105 | Wien (AUT) | 18 – 24 October 1974 | |
| 106 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 – 22 February 1975 | |
| 107 | Roma (ITA) | 14 – 16 May 1975 | |
| 108 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 – 23 May 1975 | |
| 109 | Montréal (CAN) | 4 – 6 October 1975 | |
| 110 | Innsbruck (AUT) | 30 January – 15 February 1976 | |
| 111 | Montréal (CAN) | 10 – 31 July 1976 | |
| 112 | Barcelona (ESP) | 13 – 17 October 1976 | |
| 113 | Abidjan (CIV) | 29 – 30 March 1977 | |
| 114 | Praha (TCH) | 13 – 14 June 1977 | |
| 115 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 – 20 October 1977 | |
| 116 | Tunis (TUN) | 25 – 26 January 1978 | |
| 117 | Athina (GRE) | 13 – 18 May 1978 | |
| 118 | Lausanne (SUI) | 30 – 31 August 1978 | |
| 119 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 – 30 January 1979 | |
| 120 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 10 March 1979 | |
| 121 | Montevideo (URS) | 3 – 6 April 1979 | |
| 122 | San Juan (PUR) | 26 – 28 June 1979 | |
| 123 | Nagoya (JPN) | 23 – 25 October 1979 | |
| 124 | Lake Placid (USA) | 8 – 15 February 1980 | |
| 125 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 April 1980 | |
| 126 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 10 June 1980 | |
| 127 | Moskva (URS) | 11 – 31 July 1980 | |
| 128 | Lausanne (SUI) | 30 – 31 October 1980 | |
| 129 | Los Angeles (USA) | 23 – 24 February 1981 | |
| 130 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 April 1981 | |
| 131 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 June 1981 | |
| 132 | Baden-Baden (FRG) | 20 – 30 September 1981 | |
| 133 | Sarajevo (YUG) | 2 – 4 December 1981 | |
| 134 | Los Angeles (USA) | 3 – 5 February 1982 | |
| 135 | Roma (ITA) | 25 – 30 May 1982 | |
| 136 | Madrid (ESP) | 10 – 11 July 1982 | |
| 137 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 13 October 1982 | |
| 138 | Los Angeles (USA) | 18 – 21 January 1983 | |
| 139 | New Delhi (IND) | 23 – 24 March 1983 | |
| 140 | Lausanne (SUI) | 31 May – 2 June 1983 | |
| 141 | Helsinki (FIN) | 5 August 1983 | |
| 142 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 25 November 1983 | |
| 143 | Sarajevo (YUG) | 2 – 18 February 1984 | |
| 144 | Lausanne (SUI) | 18 – 19 May 1984 | |
| 145 | Lausanne (SUI) | 28 – 29 May 1984 | |
| 146 | Paris (FRA) | 1 June 1984 | |
| 147 | Los Angeles (USA) | 22 – 23 July 1984 | |
| 148 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 7 – 8 November 1984 | |
| 149 | Lausanne (SUI) | 30 November – 1 December 1984 | |
| 150 | Calgary (CAN) | 26 February – 1 March 1985 | |
| 151 | Lausanne (SUI) | 28 – 30 May 1985 | |
| 152 | Ost-Berlin (GER) | 31 May – 6 June 1985 | |
| 153 | Lisboa (POR) | 15 – 18 October 1985 | |
| 154 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 6 December 1985 | |
| 155 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 12 February 1986 | |
| 156 | Seoul (KOR) | 22 – 24 April 1986 | |
| 157 | Seoul (KOR) | 16 – 19 September 1986 | |
| 158 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 11 October 1986 | |
| 159 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 13 December 1986 | |
| 160 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 13 February 1987 | |
| 161 | Lausanne (SUI) | 22 – 23 April 1987 | |
| 162 | İstanbul (TUR) | 7 – 8 May 1987 | |
| 163 | Lausanne (SUI) | 15 – 16 September 1987 | |
| 164 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 11 December 1987 | |
| 165 | Calgary (CAN) | 6 – 7 February 1988 | |
| 166 | Stockholm (SWE) | 25 – 28 April 1988 | |
| 167 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 26 July 1988 | |
| 168 | Seoul (KOR) | 11 – 12 September 1988 | |
| 169 | Wien (AUT) | 7 – 8 December 1988 | |
| 170 | Courchevel (FRA) | 22 – 24 January 1989 | |
| 171 | Barcelona (ESP) | 24 – 26 April 1989 | |
| 172 | San Juan (PUR) | 27 – 29 August 1989 | |
| 173 | Lausanne (SUI) | 6 – 8 December 1989 | |
| 174 | Beograd (YUG) | 24 – 26 April 1990 | |
| 175 | Barcelona (ESP) | 4 – 6 June 1990 | |
| 176 | Tokyo (JPN) | 13 – 16 September 1990 | |
| 177 | Lillehammer (NOR) | 9 – 11 December 1990 | |
| 178 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 March 1991 | |
| 179 | Barcelona (ESP) | 14 – 16 April 1991 | |
| 180 | Birmingham (GBR) | 10 – 12 June 1991 | |
| 181 | Berlin (GER) | 18 – 20 September 1991 | |
| 182 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 6 December 1991 | |
| 183 | Courchevel (FRA) | 1 – 4 February 1992 | |
| 184 | Sevilla (ESP) | 5 – 9 May 1992 | |
| 185 | Lausanne (SUI) | 14 June 1992 | |
| 186 | Barcelona (ESP) | 17 – 19 July 1992 | |
| 187 | Acapulco (MEX) | 4 – 6 November 1992 | |
| 188 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 9 December 1992 | |
| 189 | Atlanta (USA) | 16 – 19 March 1993 | |
| 190 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 – 21 June 1993 | |
| 191 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 18 – 20 September 1993 | |
| 192 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 8 December 1993 | |
| 193 | Lillehammer (NOR) | 11 February 1994 | |
| 194 | Paris/Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 26 June 1994 | |
| 195 | Paris (FRA) | 26 – 28 August 1994 | |
| 196 | Atlanta (USA) | 14 – 16 December 1994 | |
| 197 | Lausanne (SUI) | 25 January 1995 | |
| 198 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 2 – 4 April 1995 | |
| 199 | Budapest (HUN) | 12 – 14 June 1995 | |
| 200 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 September 1995 | |
| 201 | Nagano (JPN) | 4 – 6 December 1995 | |
| 202 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 6 March 1996 | |
| 203 | Olympia/Athina (GRE) | 5 – 6 April 1996 | |
| 204 | Atlanta (USA) | 10 – 14 July 1996 | |
| 205 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 10 September 1996 | |
| 206 | Cancún (MEX) | 14 – 16 November 1996 | |
| 207 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 5 March 1997 | |
| 208 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 19 – 21 May 1997 | |
| 209 | Lausanne (SUI) | 30 August – 1 September 1997 | |
| 210 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 4 December 1997 | |
| 211 | Nagano (JPN) | 30 January – 1 February 1998 | |
| 212 | Sydney (AUS) | 27 – 29 April 1998 | |
| 213 | Sevilla (ESP) | 2 – 3 June 1998 | |
| 214 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 August 1998 | |
| 215 | Seoul (KOR) | 15 – 17 September 1998 | |
| 216 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 13 December 1998 | |
| 217 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 January 1999 | |
| 218 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 4 February 1999 | |
| 219 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 – 19 March 1999 | |
| 220 | Seoul (KOR) | 13 – 16 June 1999 | |
| 221 | Athina (GRE) | 30 September – 4 October 1999 | |
| 222 | Lausanne (SUI) | 16 – 18 February 2000 | |
| 223 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 – 20 April 2000 | |
| 224 | Dakar (SEN) | 5 – 7 February 2001 | |
| 225 | Lausanne (SUI) | 15 – 18 May 2001 | |
| 226 | Moskva (RUS) | 9 – 12 July 2001 | |
| 227 | Edmonton (CAN) | 3 August 2001 | |
| 228 | Lausanne (SUI) | 11 – 12 December 2001 | |
| 229 | Salt Lake City (USA) | 1 – 3 February 2002 | |
| 230 | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | 25 – 27 May 2002 | |
| 231 | Lausanne (SUI) | 27 – 28 August 2002 | |
| 232 | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 26 – 27 November 2002 | |
| 233 | Lausanne (SUI) | 19 – 21 February 2003 | |
| 234 | Praha (CZE) | 28 – 30 June 2003 | |
| 235 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 25 September 2003 | |
| 236 | Lausanne (SUI) | 4 – 5 December 2003 | |
| 237 | Athina (GRE) | 27 – 29 February 2004 | |
| 238 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 – 19 May 2004 | |
| 239 | Athina (GRE) | 7 – 9 August 2004 | |
| 240 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 – 26 November 2004 | |
| 241 | Torino (ITA) | 10 – 11 February 2005 | |
| 242 | Berlin (GER) | 18 – 20 April 2005 | |
| 243 | Singapore (SGP) | 2 – 4 July 2005 | |
| 244 | Lausanne (SUI) | 26 – 28 October 2005 | |
| 245 | Torino (ITA) | 5 – 7 February 2006 | |
| 246 | Seoul (KOR) | 5 – 7 April 2006 | |
| 247 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 June 2006 | |
| 248 | Kuwait City (KUW) | 29 November – 1 December 2006 | |
| 249 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 8 February 2007 | |
| 250 | Beijing (CHN) | 24 – 26 April 2007 | |
| 251 | Ciudad de Guatemala (GUA) | 1 – 3 July 2007 | |
| 252 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 9 November 2007 | |
| 253 | Beijing (CHN) | 10 – 12 April 2008 | |
| 254 | Athina (GRE) | 4 – 6 June 2008 | |
| 255 | Beijing (CHN) | 2 – 3 August 2008 | |
| 256 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 12 December 2008 | |
| 257 | Denver (USA) | 22 – 27 March 2009 | |
| 258 | Lausanne (SUI) | 17 – 19 June 2009 | |
| 259 | Berlin (GER) | 13 – 14 August 2009 | |
| 260 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 11 December 2009 | |
| 261 | Vancouver (CAN) | 7 – 8 February 2010 | |
| 262 | Dubai (UAE) | 28 – 30 April 2010 | |
| 263 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 23 June 2010 | |
| 264 | Acapulco (MEX) | 23 – 25 October 2010 | |
| 265 | Lausanne (SUI) | 12 – 13 January 2011 | |
| 266 | London (GBR) | 5 – 6 April 2011 | |
| 267 | Durban (RSA) | 3 – 4 July 2011 | |
| 268 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 8 December 2011 | |
| 269 | Lausanne (SUI) | ||
| 270 | Québec City (CAN) | 23 May 2012 | |
| 271 | London (GBR) | 21 July 2012 | |
| 272 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 5 December 2012 | |
| 273 | Lausanne (SUI) | 12 – 13 February 2013 | |
| 274 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | 4 – 5 September 2013 | |
| 275 | Lausanne (SUI) | 10 – 11 December 2013 | |
| 276 | Sochi (RUS) | 3 – 4 February 2014 | |
| 277 | Antalya (TUR) | 9 – 10 April 2014 | |
| 278 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 9 July 2014 | |
| 279 | Montreux (SUI) | 22 – 24 October 2014 | |
| 280 | Monte Carlo (MON) | 5 – 7 December 2014 | |
| 281 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 26 – 28 February 2015 | |
| 282 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 9 June 2015 | |
| 283 | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) | 27 – 30 July 2015 | |
| 284 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 – 10 December 2015 | |
| 285 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 2 March 2016 | |
| 286 | Lausanne (SUI) | 1 – 3 June 2016 | |
| 287 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 31 July – 1 August 2016 | |
| 288 | Lausanne (SUI) | 6 – 7 December 2016 | |
| 289 | PyeongChang (KOR) | 15 – 17 March 2017 | |
| 290 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 10 June 2017 | |
| 291 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 – 10 July 2017 | |
| 292 | Lima (PER) | 10 – 12 September 2017 | |
| 293 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 7 December 2017 | |
| 294 | PyeongChang (KOR) | 3 – 4 February 2018 | |
| 295 | PyeongChang (KOR) | 24 February 2018 | |
| 296 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 May 2018 | |
| 297 | Lausanne (SUI) | 18 – 20 June 2019 | |
| 298 | Lausanne (SUI) | 2 – 3 October 2019 | |
| 299 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 5 December 2019 | |
| 300 | Lausanne (SUI) | 6 – 7 January 2020 | |
| 301 | Lausanne (SUI) | 3 – 5 March 2020 | |
| 302 | Lausanne (SUI) | 15 – 16 July 2020 | Virtual meeting |
| 303 | Lausanne (SUI) | 9 September 2020 | Virtual meeting |
| 304 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 October 2020 | Virtual meeting |
| 305 | Lausanne (SUI) | 25 November 2020 | Virtual meeting |
| 306 | Lausanne (SUI) | 27 January 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 307 | Lausanne (SUI) | 24 February 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 308 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 March 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 309 | Lausanne (SUI) | 21 – 21 April 2021 | Virtual meeting. |
| 310 | Lausanne (SUI) | 12 May 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 311 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 – 10 June 2021 | Virtual meeting |
| 312 | Tokyo (JPN) | 17 July 2021 | |
| 313 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 7 September 2021 | |
| 314 | Athina (GRE) | 16 – 16 October 2021 | |
| 315 | Lausanne (SUI) | 7 – 9 December 2021 | Virtual meeting. |
| 316 | Beijing (CHN) | 2 – 2 February 2022 | |
| 317 | Lausanne (SUI) | 18 – 19 May 2022 | Virtual Meeting |
| 318 | Lausanne (SUI) | 8 – 9 September 2022 | Hybrid Meeting |
| 319 | Lausanne (SUI) | 5 – 7 December 2022 | Hybrid Meeting |
| 320 | Lausanne (SUI) | 28 – 30 March 2023 | |
| 321 | Lausanne (SUI) | 20 – 22 June 2023 | |
| 322 | Mumbai (IND) | 12 – 13 October 2023 | |
| 323 | Lausanne (SUI) | 29 November – 1 December 2023 |