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1970s political backgrounds; conflict research; and the dawn of the age of communication. At the relevant events the focus was less on tactical aspects of police deployment; rather, much greater emphasis was placed on discussions of diverging opinions and the implications of certain positions for one’s own views of society, the profession, and people. To provide as many interested persons as possible with an opportunity to attend, even if they were from more distant areas, participation fees were kept to a minimum. In addition, a number of Sections decided to grant their Members financial subsidies towards participation fees and travel expenses so that, independently of the distance to be travelled, the maximum number of persons would have a genuine chance to make use of the educational opportunities presented. The success of the IPA seminars also affected the Association. Membership numbers had increased only very slightly until the mid-1970s and was initially limited largely to Members from North Rhine-Westphalia; true, already within the first four years of existence, the sole non-German Founding Member, the Netherlands, was followed by three additional European neighbouring sections: Denmark, Luxembourg, and Austria. In the second half of the 1970s the number of Members rose twofold and thus indicated that a development had at last come under way which led to mutual influence and acceleration. Under the pressure of circumstances in the early years, the staff of the Centre, whose numbers were steadily increasing, also became aware that they were creating something exceptional, and expressed this awareness in an extraordinary measure of personal dedication and attention. Shortcomings of the facilities and in the working conditions were more than made up for with skilful improvisation and individual effort. All of those gave rise to that special Gimborn ambience, exemplified by a very personal, indeed often very warm relationship between the staff of all areas and the participants. This grew even stronger when, contrary to the original plan for long-term co-operation with the then manager of the Schlosshotel, the Centre began catering meals itself, with a kitchen, kitchen staff, and dining room of its own. The “home cooking” – welcomed by the seminar participants – served in the years to come stood out from the canteen food of the time and the fast food that came into fashion later. “ „ Innovative on new ground The Gimborn ambience described above was further enhanced, as it still is today, by the uniquely secluded location of this tiny hamlet, pop. 24, with its ensemble of Castle, church, school, Schlosshotel, and manor farm. Subjective impressions in this exceptional setting proved to be tremendously influenced by the “atmospheric introductions,” since renowned, given by Artur Winkelmann at the start of the seminars: through the expert use of rhetoric and in brief theatrical sketches he would present the history of the Castle and its inhabitants in a vivid and amusing manner, going on to reiterate the idealism and devotion revealed by so many IPA Members in establishing and improving their conference centre. The strengthening ties with the IPA and the, now evident, steady rise in the number of IPA seminars with a decrease in third-party events were also connected with a decisive change in the composition of the Board.
In 1978 Hartmut Zantow was elected Chairman of the Board; together with Winrich Granitzka, Gerard de Nijs from the Netherlands (later: Ton Rutting), and Town Director Werner Knabe (later: Walther Dam Larsen from Denmark), the new Chairman brought the precarious founding phase to a successful close. This also included tapping the potential in the IPA which was, as yet far from being fully activated. and Klaus-Ulrich Nieder exchanged the scientific theories of Münster University for practical management in Gimborn. 1981 also marked another turning point as public funding of adult education reached a peak that would never be attained again, due to the hard times for public budgets which later years would bring. 1970s Prominent mention must be made of an idea that was keenly and successfully propagated by Hans Jansen: the “sponsorship actions,” which pusued and attained a variety of goals simultaneously. On the one hand, handing over sponsorship of the furnishings and equipment of rooms in the Castle and school took a sizeable load off the budget. On the other, this also helped establish Hans Jansen especially close and enduring ties between the Centre and its active Members. Taking on sponsorship provided a chance for IPA Friends from near and far to make a commitment and to show the tangible results of their activity to themselves and others. Within a few years, thirty rooms were being sponsored; they received modern, tasteful, and individual furnishings and gave each participant and guest the feeling that he or she was staying in a very special room. The definite end of the founding phase was also indicated by the implementation in 1981 of an amendment to the Statutes abolishing the prerogatives of the Founding Members in favour of equal treatment of all Members whenever they joined. The same year saw a personnel change in the management of the Centre. Wolfgang Häseker transferred to the Polizei-Führungsakademie in Hiltrup Modernization of the Castle’s interior is progressing Although in the 1980s the total volume of own educational events had to be heavily restricted, the proportion of IPA seminars could be enlarged greatly nevertheless by diversifying the range of topics on the programme; soon a point was reached when such seminars represented the greater part of events, a situation that has prevailed down to the present day. In this manner the IBZ gradually took on the shape of a professional institute for adult education. With that development, its reputation for qualified content and instruction, and the economic results, rested primarily on
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