Police World Edition 1 2014

International News

IPA Section Israel - Best Practice At the recent IEC meeting Section Israel informed delegates of a new initiative in the Section which has encouraged more members to travel with IPA. Here is their report: In Malta, each delegation was welcomed by either the President or the Secretary General of the Section, and the visits included a reception at the police headquarters in Valletta. Almost 500 IPA Israel members visited Malta this year.

Details of all international events can be found on-line: www.en.ipa-iac.org/online-diary/ en_diary-events.htm BULGARIA Section Bulgaria 20th Anniversary Celebrations 4 June. For details visit: www.ipa- uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event-Catalog/Friendship- Weeks CANADA IPA Canadian Section Region 13 - 2014 Friendship Week 7 — 11 May. For details visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event-Catalog/ Friendship-Weeks GERMANY Section Germany Coburg IPA Branch 40th Anniversary 29 May — 1 June. For details visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Event-Catalog/ Friendship-Weeks Section Germany - Selm-Bork Branch Friendship Week 4 — 13 July. Visit: www.ipa- bork.de Section Germany Friendship Week - Potsdam to Munich 7 — 13 September. For programme details visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/ Event-Catalog/Friendship-Weeks MALTA Section Malta - 50th Anniversary Dynamic Tri- Gun Competition 16 October. Visit: www.ipa-uk. org/Event-Catalog/Sport POLAND The III International Football Championships will take place in Gdynia , 26 — 29 June. Visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Sport SPAIN Mallorca Football Tournament 8 — 12 May, 2014. For details visit: www.leon-media.com/ download/mallorca_2014_web.pdf or https:// protect.ole0815.de/mallorca_2014_web.pdf Section Spain - 12th International Soccer Championship . Tarragona branch are to hold the 20th Anniversary and the 12th International Soccer Championship for police - from 12 — 15 June, in Tarragona city. Places are limited to 32 teams. For more information on booking contact: ipatarragona@gmail.com SWEDEN Fairbairn WWII Fighting Methods Instructors Course will take place in Uddevalla, Sweden, 14-16 March. Contact: slavo@esds.se or visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Defensive-Tactics 1st IPA Sweden international cycle tour will take place in the south of Sweden on 23 August. Visit: www.ipa-uk.org/Event-Catalog/Sport USA The 2014 US National Delegate Conference and Friendship Week will take place on board the Norwegian Gem cruise line 4 — 11 October. For more information go to: www.ipa-uk.org/ Event-Catalog/Friendship-Weeks or contact: Steve@ipa-usa.org OTHER EVENTS XXI IPA World Congress 2015 - It has 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

Travelling as part of a delegation is now open to all IPA Israel members and in this way, instead of 100 members per year, over 1300 friends had the chance to venture abroad. Each IPA member was subsidised and received a gift card, allowing travel with a friend at a very low cost. Sections Malta and Romania were chosen as destinations in 2013. In each country, meetings with the local IPA sections and police were arranged, plus a reception with the President. More than 300 IPA Israel members were able to visit Romania with the help of this new programme. Founding Meeting International Secretary General, Georgios Katsaropoulos, and International President,

Preliminary visits of NEC members from IPA Israel ensured the coordination of the receptions and accommodation for delegates. IPA Israel is also promoting a plan to build eight suites in a Tel Aviv policeman’s house, which will enable individuals and groups accommodation at the standard of a luxury hotel in the heart of Tel Aviv. The project will be completed during the year and will upgrade the ability of Section Israel to host individuals as well as groups.

Read the full report at: www.ipa-uk.org/news

Pierre-Martin Moulin represented the Permanent Executive Bureau (PEB) at the Founding Meeting of IPA Section Montenegro. The meeting was attended by members of the sponsor Section Serbia as well as IPA Croatia, IPA Slovenia, Section in Foundation FYR Macedonia, representatives from the Albanian police forces, the Minister of the Interior and the Chief of Police of Montenegro.

Special Commemorative Stamps

To order the stamps, per sheet only, from IPA Netherlands Webshop: http://www. ipa-nederland.nl/nc/webshop/producten/ products_listing/relatiegeschenken/ postzegels/

In celebration of their Diamond Anniversary and as a fund raising initiative, Section Netherlands has produced a unique set of commemorative stamps depicting different IPA images. The collectors’ item will be sold at є10 per sheet with є4 going direct to the Stichting MS-research (Foundation to research multiple sclerosis). Limited to 5,000 copies, the sheet will be offered as a first day cover, specially designed by IPA Netherlands and stamped by PostNL.

Armenia Join the IPA Family International President Pierre-Martin Moulin welcomed Armenia to the IPA during their affiliation meeting. He said, “A warm welcome

to Armenia and all aspiring IPA countries! I am particularly pleased to know that several countries are following in Armenia’s footsteps and will shortly also become affiliated after the approval stages. Likewise, I am delighted that several ‘new’ countries have approached us and are motivated to join the IPA ranks.”

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POLICE WORLD Vol 59 No. 1, 2014