Privacy Statement 31 Mar 2022 8:39 AM (3 years ago)
International Play Association (IPA) Privacy Policy
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IPA World is committed to protecting your personal information.
We will always keep your information safe and it will only ever be used for the purposes we collect it. We will only keep information for as long as it is needed.
IPA World will always process all personal information lawfully and be fair and transparent in how we do this.
Our Privacy Policy tells you how IPA World as a ‘data controller’ collects and stores your information, why we need it and what we do with it.
We will never sell or share your information with marketing companies.
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Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
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Your right to object to processing – You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at secretary@ipaworld.org if you wish to make a request.
The type of personal information we collect
We currently collect and process the following information:
- basic personal information which may include your name, address, phone number and email address,organisation or area of work. This information ensures that we can fulfil our role as an International national charitable organisation by keeping you informed about children’s play.
- General photographs will be taken at IPA World or branch events . We will ask for permission to take or use specific photographs of you to promote our work or initiatives.
We will never collect more information than is necessary for the purpose you have provided it.
How we get the personal information and why we have it
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
As a member of IPA World, we will process your personal information to:
- Provide you with communications regarding your membership plus information on membership benefits, e-bulletins, publications, events, surveys and consultations. This information processing is necessary for the performance of the membership contract between us.
- Provide you with information on membership renewal dates and fees and process of payment.
When we share information on consultations, e-briefings, e-bulletins and publications, we will process your information to:
- Provide you with information regarding children’s play and sector topic information.
When you complete a survey, we will use your information to:
- Collate results from a survey – all comments and findings will remain anonymous but maybe shared or published in reports. This information is processed for the purposes of legitimate interests to improve the services provided by IPA World. When we do so, we will use Survey Monkey to collect your responses. Survey Monkey processes its information in the EU and in the US. Where it transfers the information out of the EU into the US, Survey Monkey is certified by the EU-US Privacy Shield. This Privacy Shield is inplace to protect your information if it is sent outside of the EU. You can read Survey Monkey’s privacy policy here. Information on the EU-US Privacy Shield can be found on the European Commission’s website.
When you join one of our branches or a branch facilitated by IPA World, we will process your personal information to branch administrators to:
- Provide you with information regarding arrangements for meetings, agendas, papers and other relevant information relating to the network. This is to ensure you receiverelevant information to pursue the aims of the IPA World branch.
- Facilitate the most effective communication within the branch, unless branch members request otherwise we will share branch members email addresses with the wider IPA World membership.
When we are organising conferences, and other IPA World events we will process your personal information to:
- Provide you with information about future events where you have given your consent to receivethis. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the email
When you attend an IPA World conference, event, branch meeting or training we will get your personal information to:
- Provide you with confirmation of your booking, venue details, access arrangements and process and record your payment.
- Send you an evaluation survey or feedback form to complete and return – this is to assessthe effectiveness and suitability of our events and to improve our services.
- Provide you with information about future events.
- Promote our events using photographs that may be taken. These photos will be usedto report on and share previous events and to promote similar future events. This processing is in our legitimate interests to share information.
When you use IPA World social media:
Social media posts or comments you send to us may be shared or re-tweeted publicly (e.g. via Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn).
IPA World does not collect, store or match handles to personal information unless you have given your consent. For example, you may have opted to receive information via social media, included a twitter handle with your personal details or chosen to follow us.
IPA World is not responsible for the privacy policies of these platforms and advises that you read the Privacy Policies of social media platforms before using them:
When you use IPA World website:
Your visit to our website will remain anonymous as none of the information collected is linked to any personalinformation. If you provide personal information through an online form or enquiry we will only process this for the purpose that you provided it.
The website information collected is only used to assess popular pages and downloads. This helps us to continually improve our website and your experience.
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Our website contains links to other websites that we do not control. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of any websites not under our control and we do not endorse any of these websites, their services orproducts described or offered on such sites. We advise you to read the Privacy Policies of these websites before you use them.
When you make a financial transaction with us:
As payments made to IPA World are via PayPal or BACS (Banks Automated Clearing Services) we do not collect or store card details.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
- Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting secretary@ipaworld.org
- We have a contractual obligation.
- We have a legal obligation.
- We have a vital interest.
- We need it to perform a public task.
- We have a legitimate interest.
How we store your personal information
Our information is stored using only secure software.
- Wild Apricot: We use Wild Apricot as our membership management software and for our information and direct marketing. This includes our e-bulletins, magazines, andinformation about publications, events, and consultations. Click here to read their privacy policy https://www.wildapricot.com/privacypolicy
- Microsoft: We use cloud computing software to do our work, provided by Microsoft. The information is processed in the UK. You can click here to see at which information centres.
- Mailchimp: We use Mailchimp to utilize surveys. Mailchimp is headquartered in the US, and is certified under the EU-US Privacy shield, which is designed to protect yourinformation if you live in the EU and your information is sent to the US. You can read Mailchimp’s privacy policy here. Information on the EU-US Privacy Shield can be found on the European Commission’s website.
We will never retain your information for longer than is necessary for the purpose it has been provided. If youhave consented to receive information regarding conferences, events, publications, training, workshops, surveys, consultations through email we will keep that information until you tell us that you no longer want to receive it. Every email contains an ‘unsubscribe’ link.
We keep membership information for three years from the time of the membership lapse. We will thendispose your information by deleting the data from the Wild Apricot database
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a
complaint to us by email at Secretary@ipaworld.org
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 ICO website:https://www.ico.org.uk
Landmark for Children’s Rights in Scotland 18 Mar 2021 6:41 PM (4 years ago)
16 March, 2021 – Edinburgh, Scotland
Tam Baillie (click on left photo to view video)
On 16th March 2021, the Scottish Parliament passed a bill incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots Law. This is a landmark moment in the long journey to have children rights better realised in Scotland. For years, the incorporation of the UNCRC in Scotland was something to be dreamt about, rather than become a reality. It marks the culmination years of campaigning on the part of many people to tilt the odds in favour of getting legislation into statute. We now have that, imbedding children’s rights in a way that has meaning, sustainability and matches the ambition of the convention, ratified by the UN back in 1989. Every positive action taken in respect of children’s rights: large and small; national and local; individual and collective, has contributed to this day – we should all free proud to be here sharing in the celebration.
However, the hard bit is about to begin. We have lots of examples of great legislation which hasn’t lived up to expectations because of partial implementation. Most of the UK representations to the UNCRC Committee through periodic scrutiny are about failures to make our legislation work in the way that it was intended. I am confident that there are sufficient safeguards in the monitoring of the legislation that we will be alert to when and where the implementation needs further emphasis to keep it on track. We are in good hands because of the growing culture of being guided by the knowledge, experience and wisdom of children and young people. Their involvement in implementation will keep it grounded in the reality of their lives and in the identification of those areas where we need a more robust approach.
We know it won’t be easy, we know there will be challenges along the way, but we also know the importance of honouring our duties to children by ensuring they have the best enjoyment of their rights that are enshrined in the UNCRC. In Scotland we now have improved chances of making it happen.
Tam Baillie
former Scotland Commissioner for Children and Young People (2009-2017), and current
Member of IPA Executive Board and Membership Officer
Blue lights illuminate the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the big moment.
Deadline Extended to 17 October 2020 for IPA Award! 8 Oct 2020 7:03 AM (4 years ago)
8 October 2020 SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to 17 October 2020
Download the revised editable application pdf.
August 2020
The International Play Association has created the IPA Special Award on the Right to Play in Times of Crisis so that people from around the world may share ideas on how to best help all children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, it is critical to ensure that adults understand the important role that play holds during times of crisis. It is also important to share the surging creative solutions growing worldwide that are intended to help children survive, cope and even thrive. This Special Award will help find and spread great ideas around the world.
DEADLINE: 17 October 2020
Download and fill out the Call for Submission
for this Special Award. There is a short turnaround time, so return your entry by 10 October 2020. 17 October 2020!
Submissions will be judged by an independent jury and shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their project in a special webinar and in a special issue of PlayRights Magazine.
Winners will be announced on 20 November 2020 – International Children’s Day.
IPA Special Award on Right to Play in Time of Crisis 24 Aug 2020 6:19 AM (4 years ago)
8 October 2020 SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to 17 October 2020
Download the revised editable application pdf.
August 2020
The International Play Association has created the IPA Special Award on the Right to Play in Times of Crisis so that people from around the world may share ideas on how to best help all children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, it is critical to ensure that adults understand the important role that play holds during times of crisis. It is also important to share the surging creative solutions growing worldwide that are intended to help children survive, cope and even thrive. This Special Award will help find and spread great ideas around the world.
DEADLINE: 17 October 2020
Download and fill out the Call for Submission
for this Special Award. There is a short turnaround time, so return your entry by 10 October 2020. 17 October 2020!
Submissions will be judged by an independent jury and shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their project in a special webinar and in a special issue of PlayRights Magazine.
Winners will be announced on 20 November 2020 – International Children’s Day.
Play In Lockdown 23 Aug 2020 11:17 AM (4 years ago)
PLAY IN LOCKDOWN
An international study of government and civil society responses to COVID-19 and their impact on children’s plan and mobility
23 August 2020
The International Play Association (IPAworld.org) is pleased to release a global study, Play In Lockdown, that aims to provide baseline information on the impact of measures promoted by the COVID-19 pandemic on the play and mobility of children, as well as to make international comparisons, and to gather emerging good practice information. Written by independent researcher and IPA member Tim Gill along with the President of the International Play Association, Robyn Monro Miller the report is available here to download.
ACCESS TO PLAY IN CRISIS (APC) 7 Apr 2020 7:22 AM (5 years ago)
Click below to download IPA’s Access to Play for Children in Crisis Situations reports. Watch this space for new materials coming out soon for parents and caregivers dealing with COVID-19.
APC TOOLKIT
IPA ACCESS TO PLAY IN SITUATIONS OF CRISIS TOOLKIT
IPA ACCESS TO PLAY IN SITUATIONS OF CRISIS TOOLKIT (UKRAINIAN TRANSLATION)
Доступ до ігор для дітей у кризових ситуаціях
(Two-page spread version; See printable link below)
PRINTABLE VERSION: bit.ly/IPAPlayinCrisisToolkit-UKR
APC SYNTHESIS REPORT
IPA APC Research Synthesis Report A4
Important Free Download for Everyone 1 Nov 2018 9:13 AM (6 years ago)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.28.issue-2
IPA is delighted to announce that this special play issue of Children, Youth and Environments will be available to everyone for download from November 1 to 15, 2018. For the two-week period only access will be free of charge.
Children, Youth and Environments
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018)
TABLE of CONTENTS
Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue
Realizing Article 31 through General Comment 17: Overcoming Challenges and the Quest for an Optimum Play Environment1-11
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey
Blueprints for Progress
Peer-Reviewed Article
From Policy to Play Provision: Universal Design and the Challenges of Inclusive Play
Helen Lynch, Alice Moore, and Maria Prellwitz 12-34
Reports from the Field
Championing and Implementing the First Inclusive Play Space in Hong Kong
Chris H.C. Yuen 35-45
The Community-Based Revitalization of the Ridgecrest Accessible Neighbourhood Playground in Sudbury, Canada 46-57
Nicole Marie Yantzi, Joscelyne Landry-Altmann, Arthemise Camirand-Peterson
Street Play in the Revitalization of Low-Birthrate Communities: Playborhood Street Tokyo 58-66
Hitoshi Shimamura
The Rise of Adventure Play Provision in North America 67-77
Joan Almon and Rusty Keeler
Review
Cities Alive: Designing for Urban Childhoods, by ARUP’s Foresight, Research and Innovation and Integrated City Planning Teams – Reviewed by Adrian Voce 78-81
Blending Nature in the Everyday
Peer-Reviewed Article
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Play and Inquiry on a Nature Playscape
Sue Schlembach, Leslie Kochanowski, Rhonda Douglas Brown, and Victoria
Carr 82-101
Report from the Field
Living and Playing in Nature: Daily Experiences of Tupinambá Children 102-116
Christiana Cabicieri Profice and Léa Tiriba
Review
Under the Same Sky: Children’s Rights and the Environment, by the International Play Association, Scotland Children’s Parliament, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, and Terre des Hommes – Review by Michelle Templeton
117-118
Extending the Reach of Play
Peer-Reviewed Article
Children’s Coping, Adaption and Resilience through Play in Situations of Crisis
Sudeshna Chatterjee 119-145
Reports from the Field
“We just want to play”: Adolescents Speak about Their Access to Public Parks
Patsy Eubanks Owens 146-158
Why Do We Need Adventure Playgrounds in Rural Areas? The Revitalization Project of Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan 159-174
Mitsunari Terada, Mariia Ermilova, and Isami Kinoshita
The Right to Play of Children Living in Migrant Workers’ Communities in Thailand
Khemporn Wirunrapan, Prasopsuk Boranmool, Krongkaew Chaiarkhom, and
Sribua Kanthawong 175-186
Reviews
Access to Play for Children in Situations of Crisis Play: Rights and Practice—A Tool Kit for Staff, Managers and Policy Makers, by Martin King-Sheard and Marianne Mannello, edited by Theresa Casey – Reviewed by Mary Ann Rintoul 187-190
How to Grow a Playspace: Development and Design, Edited by Katherine Masiulanis and Elizabeth Cummins – Reviewed by Helen Woolley 191-193
Technology Is (Not) the Enemy
Peer-Reviewed Articles
State of Play: Methodologies for Investigating Children’s Outdoor Play and Independent Mobility 194-231
Christina S. Han, Louise C. Mâsse, Andrew Wilson, Ian Janssen, Nadine
Schuurman, Mariana Brussoni, and the Playability Study Research Team
Understanding the Nature Play Milieu: Using Behavior Mapping to Investigate Children’s Activities in Outdoor Play Spaces 232-261
Adina Cox, Janet Loebach, and Sarah Little
Editors’ Conclusion
Reflections on the Challenges to Providing Optimum Environments for Play
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey 262-273
Children, Youth & Environments Issue on Play free for IPA Members 29 Oct 2018 8:59 AM (6 years ago)
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT for MEMBERS OF IPA
**Current members of IPA may access special issue of Children, Youth & Environment Journal from 1-15 November 2018 (join IPA today or make sure your membership is up-to-date)**
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IPA is extremely pleased to announce the publication of the Special IPA Issue
of Children, Youth and Environment Journal: Unleashing the Power of Play:
Research from the International Play Association 20th Triennial Conference
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018). This CYE Journal features contributions selected from
the IPA 2017 World Conference. (See Table of Contents below.)
As a benefit to current IPA members, IPA is delighted to announce that the
special issue will be available to all IPA members from November 1 to 15, 2018.
For the two-week period only, access will be free of charge.
Special IPA issue of Children, Youth and Environment Journal: Unleashing
the Power of Play: Research from the International Play Association
20th Triennial Conference
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018)
Guest editors:
Janet Loebach, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Canada
Theresa Casey, International Play Association: Promoting the Child’s Right to
Play, Edinburgh, Scotland
John H. McKendrick, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow
Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
Introduction to the special issue
The 20th IPA Triennial World Conference held in Calgary (Canada) in 2017 was
attended by more than 700 delegates representing 30 countries. More than 400
presentations were delivered across four days. Following the conference, it
became apparent that there was a need to revisit the existing body of knowledge
on play in the physical environment—across a wide range of geographic and
socio-cultural contexts—to advance contemporary understanding of the key
issues that were constraining children’s opportunities to play. Drawing
inspiration from section six of General Comment No. 17, this special issue
of Children, Youth and Environments addresses four themes: Blueprints for
Progress, Blending Nature in the Everyday, Extending the Reach of Play, and
Technology Is (Not) the Enemy. The papers in this collection were selected from
presentations delivered by play researchers, advocates, designers, educators,
and practitioners at the IPA World Conference.
The guest editors of this special issue of Children, Youth and
Environments would like to acknowledge the authors of the articles, field reports,
photo essays and book reviews making up the collection, and the outstanding
efforts of the editorial review team, representing IPA branches from around the
world.
IPA World President, Robyn Monro-Miller says, “we are delighted with the
collaboration between IPA and Children, Youth and Environments, which adds to
the already substantial legacy for play of the IPA Triennial World Conference,
2017. Our sincere thanks to the guest editors, authors and reviewers.”
Children, Youth and Environment Journal is a publication of Children, Youth
and Environments Network at the University of Cincinnati.
If your membership to IPA has lapsed, please renew before November 1st. We
are in the process of updating our database. If you are not a paid-up member you
will no longer receive PlayNotes and PlayRights Magazine.
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Children, Youth and Environments
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018)
ISSN 1546-2250
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unleashing the Power of Play: Research from the International Play Association 20thTriennial Conference
Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue
Realizing Article 31 through General Comment 17: Overcoming Challenges and the Quest for an Optimum Play Environment1-11
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey
Blueprints for Progress
Peer-Reviewed Article
From Policy to Play Provision: Universal Design and the Challenges of Inclusive Play
Helen Lynch, Alice Moore, and Maria Prellwitz 12-34
Reports from the Field
Championing and Implementing the First Inclusive Play Space in Hong Kong
Chris H.C. Yuen 35-45
The Community-Based Revitalization of the Ridgecrest Accessible Neighbourhood Playground in Sudbury, Canada 46-57
Nicole Marie Yantzi, Joscelyne Landry-Altmann, Arthemise Camirand-Peterson
Street Play in the Revitalization of Low-Birthrate Communities: Playborhood Street Tokyo 58-66
Hitoshi Shimamura
The Rise of Adventure Play Provision in North America 67-77
Joan Almon and Rusty Keeler
Review
Cities Alive: Designing for Urban Childhoods, by ARUP’s Foresight, Research and Innovation and Integrated City Planning Teams– Reviewed by Adrian Voce 78-81
Blending Nature in the Everyday
Peer-Reviewed Article
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Play and Inquiry on a Nature Playscape
Sue Schlembach, Leslie Kochanowski, Rhonda Douglas Brown, and Victoria Carr 82-101
Report from the Field
Living and Playing in Nature: Daily Experiences of Tupinambá Children 102-116
Christiana Cabicieri Proficeand LéaTiriba
Review
Under the Same Sky: Children’s Rights and the Environment, by the International Play Association, Scotland Children’s Parliament, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, and Terre des Hommes– Review by Michelle Templeton 117-118
Extending the Reach of Play
Peer-Reviewed Article
Children’s Coping, Adaption and Resilience through Play in Situations of Crisis
Sudeshna Chatterjee 119-145
Reports from the Field
“We just want to play”: Adolescents Speak about Their Access to Public Parks
Patsy Eubanks Owens 146-158
Why Do We Need Adventure Playgrounds in Rural Areas? The Revitalization Project of Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan 159-174
Mitsunari Terada, Mariia Ermilova, and Isami Kinoshita
The Right to Play of Children Living in Migrant Workers’ Communities in Thailand
Khemporn Wirunrapan, Prasopsuk Boranmool, Krongkaew Chaiarkhom, and
Sribua Kanthawong 175-186
Reviews
Access to Play for Children in Situations of Crisis Play: Rights and Practice—A Tool Kit for Staff, Managers and Policy Makers, by Martin King-Sheard and Marianne Mannello, edited by Theresa Casey – Reviewed by Mary Ann Rintoul 187-190
How to Grow a Playspace: Development and Design, Edited by Katherine Masiulanis and Elizabeth Cummins – Reviewed by Helen Woolley 191-193
Technology Is (Not) the Enemy
Peer-Reviewed Articles
State of Play: Methodologies for Investigating Children’s Outdoor Play and Independent Mobility 194-231
Christina S. Han, Louise C. Mâsse, Andrew Wilson, Ian Janssen, Nadine
Schuurman, Mariana Brussoni, and the Playability Study Research Team
Understanding the Nature Play Milieu: Using Behavior Mapping to Investigate Children’s Activities in Outdoor Play Spaces 232-261
Adina Cox, Janet Loebach, and Sarah Little
Editors’ Conclusion
Reflections on the Challenges to Providing Optimum Environments for Play
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey 262-273
For free access to this issue of CYE (from 1 – 15 November 2018):
Join IPA or renew your dues here:
http://ipaworld.wildapricot.org/Joinus
IPA Iran To Hold 2nd Play Conference 6 Feb 2018 8:08 AM (7 years ago)
IPA Iran will hold a 2nd play conference in Tehran on 28 February – 2 March 2018.
(Tehran, Iran) On 28 February – 2 March 2018, IPA Iran and its partners will hold a second conference on active play and sport for children in Tehran. The registration deadline is 17 February 2018. http://irankidsplay.ir
This conference follows closely the highly successful first conference held 13 – 15 December 2017. The theme was active play and sports for children. Recorded messages were presented from current and recent IPA Board members as well as IPA’s “This Is Me” video on the importance of play. The keynote speech was given by Dr. Belma Tugrul on play in Turkey.
Judging from the photos from the first conference, it looks like the second conference will be an even bigger success!
IPA’s representative in Iran is Amin Gholami who is also director of this course.
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Board Election Ballots 2017 14 Jun 2017 6:01 PM (7 years ago)
IPA Executive Board Elections 2017
The IPA Executive Board Elections will be held at the IPA General Meeting, 15 September 2017, Calgary Convention Centre, Calgary, Canada.
The IPA Council of Representatives have received the following nominations:
- President: Robyn Monro-Miller (Australia)
- Vice President: Kathy Wong (Hong Kong)
- Secretary: Jonas Larsson (Sweden)
- Treasurer: Mike Greenaway (Wales)
- Communications Officer: Cynthia Gentry (USA)
- Membership Officer: Bradley Roberts (USA); Tam Baillie (Scotland); Meynell Walter (England)
- Development Officer: Sudeshna Chatterjee (India); Nik Dee Dahlström (Sweden)
The nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Officer, will be presented to the General Meeting 2017 for election.
Three nominations have been received for the post of Membership Officer, and two nominations for the post of Development Officer, therefore a vote will be held at the General Meeting for these positions. Members who cannot attend the General Meeting in person, and are not submitting a proxy vote, are entitled to vote by postal ballot. Postal voting forms can be downloaded below or by clicking on Membership Officer Ballot and Development Officer Ballot.
Notes
- Please read the candidates’ statements to inform your decision. The candidates’ statements were sent to members via Wild Apricot. Members may obtain the statements from your Branch or by emailing Secretary@ipaworld.org.
- You or your organisation must be registered as a paid-up member of IPA to be entitled to vote.
- If you are voting on behalf of a Group membership, you must be officially authorised to act on behalf of that Group.
- Group membership votes can be used only once – either by post, if no representative will attend the General Meeting, or in person or by proxy at the 2017 General Meeting.
- If you require any further information or guidance on voting please contact the IPA Secretary at Secretary@ipaworld.org.
Send completed and signed voting forms to arrive by 1 September 2017 to:
By e-mail attachment to Secretary@ipaworld.org with the voting form in the format of either: a digital form with embedded digital signature (a photograph of an original signature, not a typed font); OR a photograph of the signed form; OR a scanned, signed form.
Or by post to: IPA Secretary, C/o David Yearley, Unit 78, Shrivenham Hundred Business Park, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8TY
BALLOTS:
IPA Elections postal voting form Membership Officer GM 2017
IPA Elections postal voting form Development Officer GM 2017