Police World Edition 2 2013

International News

IPA Forge New Partnership with IACP While visiting Section USA for their 50th Anniversary in Washington D.C., International President, Pierre-Martin Moulin, took the opportunity of holding a meeting with Bart Johnson. Mr Johnson is executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The IACP is a worldwide organisation, with more than 20,000 members in more than 100 countries.

Details of all international events can be found on-line: www.en.ipa-iac.org/online-diary/en_diary-events.htm DENMARK Section Denmark is proud and happy to invite members to the 38th International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting which will take place in Copenhagen 17 – 22 September 2013 and a Friendship Week will follow 22 – 28 September. Accommodation is based at the Bella Sky Hotel: www.bellaskycomwell.dk/ Visit: www.iec2013.dk for further information and the registration form. ICELAND As part of the Section Iceland’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations , a midnight golf tournament has been organised on the 25 June, 2013. The event, which will include three nights’ accommodation and a sightseeing tour, will cost approximately 700 Euros. More information is available on the IPA Iceland website: www.ipa.is ITALY Section Italy - 1st Trophy Città di Andalo International 5 a-side Football Tournament will take place in Andalo – Trentino Alto Adige Region (Northern Italy), from 13 – 16 June 2013. Cost: 130 euro per team. Contact: giosabaipaancona@libero.it / www.ipa-italia.it Section Italy - 30th Anniversary of the foundation of the branch IPA Lignano Basso Friuli - 18 - 22 September. Cost: € 285,00 per person in double room. € 10,00 per night extra for single room supplement. Registration Deadline 30 June - deposit 100 € uro. Balance by 15 August. Contact: cortese.p@alice.it POLAND Section Poland Region Gdynia - is organising a football tournament 28-29 June 2013. Cost: 70 euro per team and 15 euro per person for the end of tournament banquet. Contact: karolswigonski@wp.pl SPAIN IPA Section Spain - Catalania - The Route II Catalan 600km Motorbike Tour - 5 October. For more information: e-mail: informacio@ipacatalunyainformacio.org or jlopezc@bcn.cat USA Section USA Region 57 - 9 Day ‘Dixie Fest’ Mississippi River Cruise aboard the American Queen, 15 June, 2013. Prices Start at: $2145 - IPA Special $100 off per cabin. For more information go to: www.ipa- uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event-Catalog/Social Call: 800-578-1479 or visit: www.usarivercruises.com OTHER EVENTS The 31st Annual LoJack World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament (WPIST) in the Netherlands takes place 7-11 October, 2013. This event has the full support of Section Netherlands. Contact: www.wpist.nl info@wpist.nl or visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event- Catalog/Sport/31st-World-Police-Indoor-Soccer-Tournament-/11360 XXI IPA World Congress 2015 - It has already been announced that the Cyprus Section will host the XXI IPA World Congress in Limassol Cyprus from 12 - 18 October, 2015 and it will be followed by a Friendship Week from 18 to 25 October, 2015. For more information visit: www.ipa- uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event-Catalog/IPA-Conferences

Pierre-Martin Moulin said, “ I was able to explain the IPA structure, our goals and our wish to develop synergies between the IACP and IPA. As police organisations, we have a common interest in recruiting new members from within the police force, and therefore developing a common network seems

Pierre-Martin Moulin and Bart Johnson

both logical and constructive. I would like to thank Mr Johnson for his time and I am looking forward to any future cooperation we will be able to develop between IPA and IACP.” The IPA International Professional Commission (IPC) will liaise with the IACP to further develop this relationship.

Virtual Global

Taskforce Section Poland President and International Professional Committee member, Arkadiusz Skrzypczak, took part in the Virtual Global Taskforce meeting in Abu Dhabi in December 2012 on behalf of the Permanent Executive Board (PEB). The Task Force, run by international law enforcement agencies, deals with online exploitation of children. Arkadiusz and Section UK member Jonathan McAuley ran an IPA information stand promoting the IPA to participants. Arkadiusz is pictured above with Major General Nasser Salem.

Efforts Recognised Kees Sal, the 3rd International Vice president, presented the Certificate of Merit, on behalf of the Permanent Executive Bureau (PEB), to the Arthur Troop Pipes and Drum Band. The award was in recognition of the unique partnership between the police, members of the IPA and the public that the band had fostered. The chair of the band, Douwe Witsen, and members of the band were very proud and visbly moved by the appreciation shown to them by the PEB and the IPA.

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