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This is a particularly significant year because it not only marks the 100th anniversary of the Colt 1911 pistol, it also celebrates the 35th anniversary of International Practical Shooting Confederation.

This anniversary gives us a special opportunity to acknowledge the person most responsible for the initial development of practical shooting. He was, of course, a retired Marine Corps Colonel, Jeff Cooper. Col. Cooper maintained that "In order to understand the term practical shooting it is necessary to consider the question, 'What is the purpose of a handgun?'"

Our purpose, of course, is sport shooting. And for the purpose of keeping score, any model of handgun will do. But in order to formulate the basic principles of practical shooting, IPSC looked beyond keeping score to consider what characteristics of shooting are relevant.

Most will say speed or accuracy. However, a fast shot that misses is of little value and, likewise, a well placed shot that takes all day long is of limited importance. As for power, a fast shot that does little more than make a loud noise serves no real purpose. Which aspect is more important?

IPSC concluded that they are of equal importance. None is of any value without the others, therefore accuracy, power, and speed are the equivalent elements and Col. Cooper devised the acronym "DVC" from the Latin words Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas to denote this equivalence.

In those early years prior to IPSC there was no real organized form of shooting that combined these three elements.

With the defining notions of practical shooting set in place, it was the perfect fit for the Colt 1911. Shooters very quickly embraced it as the quintessential pistol. For most of the entire first half of IPSC's history, the dominant pistol was a polished, ramped, throated, Bo-mar adjustable, single-stack, .45 ACP, Colt Model 1911.

But then in the late 1980's, IPSC witnessed dramatic developments in equipment. It seemed as if overnight, the hi-capacity, double-column, compensated, hi-velocity pistols entirely took over the competition scene. The result was that there was no place left for the cherished "1911" that had been so instrumental in the growth and popularity of IPSC.

Well, with a little luck, and the approval of the Assembly, that may be about to change and IPSC matches will have a place to recognize the pistol that started us on the road as the world's most popular, challenging, skilled, and fun shooting sport.

This year also marks a milestone for this administration and it's accomplishments. However, as we so often learn in our personal and professional lives, the more we accomplish, the more we discover how much remains to be done.

Looking back on this administration, one of the very first things that we accomplished was to implement sound business practices including budgeting and the development of a business plan that had a clear vision for the future. This vision included permanent staffing and development of an infrastructure necessary to support IPSC. We began with a strict adherence to the IPSC constitution, annual audited financial statements, and an interactive IPSC website for our members to enjoy.

Once the stability of the confederation was established, we reached out to the shooting community and became actively involved in several international sports shooting organizations, where we continue today as members of the World Forum on Sport Shooting Activities (WSFA) and the European Sport Shooting Forum (ESF).

During these years we more than doubled our member Regions. We took IPSC shooting from 40 member Regions in 1996 to 89 member Regions today and this number is still growing every year.

We registered IPSC as a trademark and IPSC.org as a domain name. Through the Internet we implemented services and communications that had never been done before.

We started an international recognition program with IPSC President's Medals and, more recently, our Lifetime Achievement Awards.

We assisted Regions in strategic management of external threats to IPSC shooting.

We continue to build and streamline IROA resulting in well over 400 international Range Officers today.

We developed the on-line match registration and an on-line match sanction system.

We developed rule books for IPSC Rifle and IPSC Shotgun.

We developed and launched Production Division, Revolver Division, and propose launching a new Classic Division to create a home for the very handgun that was the foundation of our confederation.

We developed the match scoring system (WinMSS) and the IPSC Classification System (ICS).

We developed alternative revenue sources to allow financial stabilization fulfilling our promise never to raise any Regional fees.

We provided the freedom for Regional Directors to manage their Regional information on-line, as well as the ability to register their competitors for major competitions.

And the list goes on... But, at the end of the day, this is the past. It makes an important base, but it is yesterday. What really matters is a clear vision of today and the future.

It is no secret that I have the heart and soul of a shooter and that my vision has always been crystal clear. We want all IPSC shooters to be proud of themselves and proud of their sport. We want IPSC to be the best, most exciting, and most respected international shooting federation in the world, and together we can build the strong foundations for the future.

To this end and with your help, we have a three part plan to help fulfill the next stages of this vision.

Phase One actually began last year when we launched new IPSC website enhancements with design and image strategies in a social media world, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the Global Village.

Phase Two was started this year assisted by many Regional Directors as an on-line help for Regions to organize large matches from the first concept to the final cleanup. This program will include on-line automated Level III match sanctioning along with on-line competitor registration, and much, much more.

Recognizing that our 'image' plays an important part in meeting the challenges of the future, we launched a quarterly high-quality IPSC digital magazine IPSCWorld covering our competitions, match results, competitor equipment, new products, member profiles, IROA, etc. It is designed as a 'feel good' free magazine for our shooters to be able to share with family members, friends, other shooters, and the non-shooting public. We have plans to add new features regularly every year.

As the first two phases are established, the good news is that we will begin Phase Three by taking the same standardized structures and the same programs and tailor them for individual Regions to be able to use if they wish.

So you can see, the more we accomplish together, the more we discover how much can yet be done.

This is why I continue to need and to ask for your support. The future is here. It is bright and working together as a team we will meet the challenges.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

You're in the loop...
DVC
Nick

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