Handbook - International Bridge Press Association

IBPA’s last Handbook was produced six years ago. The
motivation for this latest effort came as IBPA was to
celebrate fifty years since its foundation at the European
Championships in Oslo as the European Bridge
Press Association. But the key to the book’s appearance
was the offer of Tjolpe Flodqvist of Sweden to act
as Editor, for which all members should be most grateful.
The initial target was to have this version on the
Internet only, but thanks to generous offers from Jannersten
Forlag to print the Handbook, and Generali to
cover the cost of postage to members we are able to
offer a printed version as well. Jannersten’s father, Eric,
was the founding Secretary, and Per and his wife Britt
has done much of the historical research that was
needed to complete the book. Flodqvist has also been
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
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given assistance by our President Emeritus, Tommy
Sandsmark, and Peter Hasenson of England has supplied
many extra photos. A number of members have
done proofreading, and each member has been invited
to proofread their own personal details on the Internet
file.
If some reader can supply any of the missing data it
is not too late to update the Internet version, so please
assist in this way if you can.
More than forty members attended our dinner at the
2008 European Championships in Pau to celebrate fifty
years. These included Jaime Ortiz-Patino, a founding
member, and Per, who had been present at the inauguration
as a boy.
At the World Championships following our foundation
the name was amended from European to International.
And at the 1 st World Mind Sports Games in Beijing
later this year we plan to give our wider membership
a chance to celebrate similarly.
Patrick Jourdain
IBPA President, August 2008