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Member Detlef Kania Germany I Would Like to Thank You for the Mediation of the IPA Members in California International Police Association USA www.ipa-usa.org IPA NEWS JULY 2007 U.S. NATIONAL OFFICERS - I.P.A. President Viola Powrie E-mail: [email protected] Yonkers, NY P.D. Ret. 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Bob Killen Larry Kiceina Steve Livingston E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Pompano Beach P.D.Ret. Columbus OH PD Secretary General Richard Nevarez Treasurer Kevin Gordon E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] LAPD Ret. Mascoutah, IL P.D. Ret. USA IPA NEWS Arthur Troop 1914-2000 IPA Founder Bob Livoti, Region 5 member, Editor E-mail: [email protected] Harold SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION Litwin The USA IPA NEWS is published four times a year. Please submit all material for pub- Founder lication at least 30 days prior to the publication dates of the 1st of January, April, July of the and October. All photographs e-mailed should be in a JPEG format high resolution (at U.S. Section least 300 dpi). Photographs submitted by mail cannot be returned. The IPA reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication and all opinions expressed in the USA IPA NEWS are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the International Police Association, U.S. Section. We encourage all our members to send in articles, stories and information that would be of interest to our membership. 2 USA IPA NEWS July 2007 International Contents IPA Officers President Michael Odysseos Officer’s Reports: • Message from President Viola Powrie 5 1st Vice President • 1st Vice President’s Report 5 Daniel Condaminas • 2nd Vice President’s Report 6 2nd Vice President • 3rd Vice President’s Report 6 Signe Justesen • Secretary General’s Report 7 3rd Vice President IPA International • Treasurer’s Report 7 Julianna Papne Vegso President • Editor’s Report 8 Michael Odysseos Secretary General Articles John Waumsley IPA International • 2007 National Police Week Washington, D.C. 0 Assistant Secretary General Administration Center Website: • Australian National Police Memorial 11 Georgios Katsaropoulos www.ipa-iac.org • Memorial To Bill Kroeger 17 Treasurer • Lodging In Italian Monasteries 25 • My Gimborn Experience 28 Pierre-Martin Moulin US IPA Website Assistant Treasurer www.ipa-usa.org • Blue Angels 29 Romain Miny • What Is The IPA 31 • R8 Member Inducted Into Sports Hall Of Fame 33 • Don’s RV Corner 33 • Greetings From IPA Germany 34 • 2007 Service Through Friendship Award 35 Appointed U.S. Positions • IPA Collectible Coins 39 IPA Events Historian • 2007 National Police Collector Show 26 Harold Litwin • 2007 National Delegate Conference 37 • Supply Officer Regular Features Kevin Gordon • IPA Membership Application 13 E-mail [email protected] • IPA Hobbies and Collector Show News 14 • Accommodations/Discounts 16 IPA Youth Exchange Officer and • Classified Ads 21 U.S. Section Youth School Exchange Program • Events & Functions 23 Richard Nevarez E-mail [email protected] Regional Electronic Mail Network (REM-NET) On The Cover Mike Bazzell [email protected] Thanks to Viola Powrie Webmaster our National President who Tom Savoca - Email [email protected] supplied our cover photo of Handbook Coordinator the many police mounted Steve Livingston units that responded to National Police Week E-mail [email protected] in Washington, D.C. this year. The various International Commission for External Relations (ERC) mounted units present James Albrecht E-mail [email protected] were in the procession to the Candlelight Vigil at the Blue Knights Liaison National Law Enforcement Mike Ripsch E-mail [email protected] Officers Memorial held on NEC Recording Secretary May 13, 2007. USA IPA NEWS Julyl 2007 3 IPA- Over 310,000 Members In Over 50 Nations IPA Member Nations Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States. Sections in Foundation: Andorra, Botswana, Macau SAR and Serbia. Publishing Schedule Mailing Service Glossary USA IPA NEWS Regions can have a USA IPA NEWS IEC: International Executive Council Edition Submission Publish mailed to honorary members, supporters, (International Conference) 1st Quarter December 1 January 1 police departments, training centers, NEC: U.S. National Executive Committee 2nd Quarter March 1 April 1 or other locations for only $2 per year NDC: Natl. Delegate Council (Conference) 3rd Quarter June 1 July 1 (four issues) or US $16 for international PEB: Permanent Executive Bureau made 4th Quarter September 1 October 1 mailings. Contact Editor Bob Livoti up of International Officers The USA IPA NEWS is published quarterly by the International Police Association (IPA), United States Section, Vol. 2007 July 2007 The opinions expressed in all byline columns are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the US section on the IPA. The ads contained in this publication do not necessarily reflect direct support or recommendation of the IPA. The editor grants permission for reprints of any article with the proper credit given to the author and/or publication. Police organizations that receive this paper and have their own publication, please include the National Reporter Editor on your mailing list. Unsolicited material may not be returned or acknowledged. The editor reserves the right to edit all material. Photos returned upon request. Print run 10-15,000 copies. The purpose of the IPA is to create bonds of friendship and cooperation among its members and police officers world wide. The IPA, United States Section, does not maintain any affiliations with political or labor organizations. The IPA motto is “Service Through Friendship.” For Ad rates contact: Editor Bob Livoti E-mail: [email protected] or see the US IPA Website: www.ipa-usa.org Send Address Article Submission Guidelines Change to: • We encourage readers to submit articles for publication but cannot guarantee that all articles will be published. Your Region • Articles should be 1 to 2 pages in length (500 to 1000 words) and to including photographs in a Jpeg format. Contact the editor before Diane submitting longer articles. MacGregor • It is preferred that articles be submitted as E-mail attachments National using Word or Wordperfect (PC format). Submission on a floppy Membership disk or CD-ROM or by typed letter is also acceptable. Secretary • A photo relating to the subject matter or author is requested. Photos will be returned only if requested. It is suggested that E-mail [email protected] copies of one-of-a-kind or important photos not be submitted. 4 USA IPA NEWS July 2007 Message From President Viola Powrie I am glad to see that Summer has finally come to my part of the world. I thought we would never see the end of the rain and cold weather. I hope that everyone survived the harsh weather and is ready for some summer fun. We have continued to progress with our membership and have sent out delinquent bills to those who had not paid by April 1st. As always, a few members who paid got bills as well and I apologize to them for the inconvenience, however this does sometimes clear up problems with addresses and lost checks. We are also continuing to send out membership cards, and if anyone who has paid has not received theirs please contact Diane MacGregor, membership secretary, who has the records and can straighten things out for you. Please don’t call me, I don’t have the records and will only have to refer you to Diane anyway. I recently attended Police Week in Washington, DC as I do every year. We presented IPA memberships to the TOP COPS award winners as we did last year. These officers are truly remarkable in their bravery and I am proud to offer them membership in our organization. I also had another opportunity to speak with John Walsh, honorary IPA member and host of “America’s Most Wanted”. He’s the only one who gives the Police Memorial air time during police week, and this year he participated in the Annual Blue Knight’s Law Ride, riding a motorcycle along with Robbie Knievel. Also while I was in DC, I had a meeting with Craig Floyd who is the Executive Director of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund. He’s the man who’s responsible for the Memorial and the Museum which is being built. He informed me that they hope to have part of the Museum open in 2009 and a formal opening in 2011. He was very interested in working with the IPA to promote both our organizations to law enforcement and we are going to be working together closely in the future. We are requesting that you support the NLEOMF by going to their Officer Roll Call page, for a donation you can create your own personal profile and share your experiences, this will be a permanent part of the Law Enforcement Museum. The Museum would like to have as many officers as possible create a profile so that they can be remembered by future generations. You can learn more by going to www.OfficerRollCall.org or calling (202) 737-3400. The Museum staff is also looking for items to be on display at the museum, they have a wish list of special items that they are looking for. You can get more info on how to donate at their website at www.nleomf.com Also, during Police Week, I met and had dinner with our members from Aruba who come to the memorial every year.
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