14 Jan 2017
Read the first Interim Bureau Decision of 2017, which will be added to the Interim Bureau Decisions to be approved of at the Plenary 2017, Faro Portugal 28-29 January 2017. Follow the link here, or go to "About Us" IPC Bureau News - Interim Bureau Decisions.
25 Jan 2017
Wednesday 25th January 2017: The Delegates, Alternate Delegates, Official Observers and other attendees gather for the start of the Open Meetings prior to this year's 2017 Plenary. Manuel Almeida, Organiser and Portugala's delegate, welcomed everyone to the Open Meeting and reminded us of a few...
26 Jan 2017
Thursday 26th January 2017: This morning's agenda opened with the presentation by Italy for their Bid to host the Indoor Skydiving Championships in 2018. Yet another gift from a bidder, following the trinket box (traditional) from Bahrain, with a outline of their bid inside - chocolates from Norway...
27 Jan 2017
Friday 27th January 2017: Following two days of open meetings today was set aside for closed committee and working group meetings.
28 Jan 2017
Saturday 28th January 2017: Today is first of two days of the actual Plenary. Prior to our official business a number of invited guests were intoduced to the attendees and we listened to welcoming speeches by both the Mayor of Faro and the President of the Portuguese Federation of Parachuting, ably...
29 Jan 2017
Sunday 29th January 2017: We head into the second and final Plenary Session, but not before mentioning the superb Gala Dinner that the organisers arranged with Hotel Eva .Not only were we treated to a magnificent banquet but also a lively and entertaining traditional Portuguese dancing and...