police world Edition 3 2013

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NCM Photo Gallery Below is a small sample of images taken at the National Council meeting. They were taken by Vice President Ronnie Dukes and Secretary General Dave Taylor. To view more visit: www.ipa-uk.org/NCM-2013

Regions working on behalf of the members

Dressed for dinner

Enjoying the party

David Read

Denis Dunne and Stephen Crockard

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entrants and guests. It has been immensely pleasing to hear from IPA members who want to get involved – either as volunteers, hosts, competitors, and even tourists and supporters. As well as those members reported on in previous editions of Police World and web news, we shall be pleased to welcome ‘Stan the Panda’. Stan, the refurbished Morris Minor (see page 23) will be making an appearance at the Games to generate further interest in the National Police Memorial Day and the US Route 50 Road Trip taking place in 2015. Mark Kernohan UK Vice President Chair, IPA-WPFG Bronze Partner Committee

a party for IPA members who visit Belfast for the event. In addition, Region 2 (Northern Ireland) has put in place arrangements to provide hospitality to visitors. A lot of effort has been spent organising pre-event publicity – making members and the policing community aware of important milestones, such as closing dates for competition entries, information about sporting events etc. I did mention in my update in Police World Edition 2 that entries from competitors were being received at a slower rate than for some Games, owing to the security worries surrounding travel to Belfast. Unfortunately, that concern, combined with the economic downturn since the previous Games, has resulted in fewer

With weeks to go before the World Police & Fire Games (WPFG), IPA members are gearing up to welcome competitors and guests from across the IPA World . At the time of writing this article, the final touches are being put in place by the IPA-WPFG Bronze Partner Committee which has worked diligently on the IPA’s sponsorship package of the Games. Since the Bronze partnership package was confirmed by the Permanent Executive Bureau (PEB) last September, the committee has ‘trained’ in tandem with competitors to the Games – organising a promotional event to be held on the Games’s accreditation day, commissioning IPA- WPFG memorabilia and merchandise, and planning

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