Report on the IBSSA Bodyguard Training Seminar 30th May - 1st June 2003 Potenza / South Italy

The 4th IBSSA bodyguard training seminar was organised within 1 year by Mr. Enrico ROSA - Regional Representative of IBSSA for Basilicata and Calabria. Hotel "La Maddalena" was exclusively given for the disposal of the course and 2 special cars were also assured for Mr. Roberto DE RONZI master teachers lessons. Participants of the course were qualified for 1st and 3rd level.

The event was honoured by Prof. George POPPER, GCKM - Executive President of IBSSA and H.E. Prof. Rocco GIACALONE, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Head of the Ceremonial of the "International Parliament for Safety and Peace" (IPSP). Leaders of the local municipality, the Mayor of the city also visited the event and they offered new training facilities for IBSSA for permanent use. The proposal was warmly welcomed by IBSSA.

On the 30th May there was a very high level ceremony on the occasion that the respective leaders of IPSP and IBSSA signed the agreement on long-term cooperation. This act was a milestone in the history of IBSSA, as now IBSSA, its trainings and other activities are recognised by the World Parliament.

Mr. Jacob Dupont JORGENSEN (Denmark) the General Manager of the famous "Dupont design - defence system" and his Italian regional manager, Mr. Luigi TAFUTO also visited the event. They participated at master teacher Roberto GOBBI's shooting exercises and later introduced some of their high-level military and special units products. The Executive President invited them to Budapest for the II. "SEC-tember" IBSSA International Special Security Training Course, which will be held between 10 - 14 September 2003 in Budapest / HUNGARY.

The Italian course was a great success, thanks for the IBSSA Master Teacher "Super team"

• Prof. Giacomo Spartaco BERTOLETTI
• Mr. Roberto GOBBI
• Mr. Roberto DE RONZI
• Dott. Augusto TRINETTI from the Ministry of Interior, Expert of explosives.

For the high-level organisation thanks and congratulation to Mr. Enrico ROSA, who was organiser, student and instructor in the same time. Not easy job!

2nd June 2003, Budapest
IBSSA HQ