Dear Regional Directors,

I would like to share some news from the recent Executive Council and Continental Council meetings:

1. ESS report. The registration and scoring system was presented to the meetings. It was noted that registrations for the PCC/MR World Shoot and European Shotgun Championship are currently underway, and Regional Directors are actively working on athletes’ registration in the ESS. The registration to the Action Air World Shoot will be open within a week. The second slot allocation of the Handgun World Shoot will be done within the next couple of days.
2. It was discussed if members of a family team may participate in Level IV-V matches when one family member shoots in Pre Match and one family member shoots in Main Match. The request was from one of the Region due to the fact that one of the members officiates the match. The request was generally supported by the Continental Council and Executive Council members. It was proposed that a different type of medals is to be awarded to the family teams’ members.
3. It was also decided to establish World Cups and Continental Cups. The places and the years of the Cups are to be determined by IPSC. Requirements for the World Cups and Continental Cups will be published later.
4. The request to consider the increased price for the HWS was discussed by the meeting. It was noted that the prices for everything have grown within the last few years, so expenses for organizing and conducting competitions have increased. Also, at the General Assembly 2022 several RDs asked to cover all the travel expenses for the Range Officers and Assembly supported this proposal. The RO compensation increase led to an increase in Level IV-V competitions fees by an average of 8-9%.
5. The number of participants in squads for HWS was discussed at the meeting. It was decided not to change the number of the participants in squad at this World Shoot and keep it 8 people per squad as before. After this HWS it will be discussed again basing on the feedback from athletes.
6. The possibility for IPSC to become a member of CISM was discussed by the meeting. If some of the Regional Director have connection with CISM, please contact IPSC to assist.
7. The meeting was informed that TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption) Committee was established to be in compliance with WADA Regulations. Dr. Jimmy Barbuti, Regional Director for Romania was appointed as a Committee Chairman.

IPSC President
Vitaly Kryuchin
ipsc.org