The PEN Secretariat provides organizational support and guidance to ensure that progress made by PEN-International over the 10 year active life of the program is sustained. The primary goal of the Secretariat is to promote the continued collaboration among PEN partners. Additionally, the Secretariat provides a communication link among partners to assure continuation of collaboration and ongoing professional and organizational development. The Secretariat also convenes occasional virtual, or face-to-face, international meetings to promote human resource development within and among.