Four IPC Commissions Established

The IPC Management Committee approved the creation of four IPC Commissions to look into priority issues in Paralympic sport and the Paralympic Movement, at its meeting in January 2001.

The four Commissions are: Women in Sport, Sport for Athletes with Severe Disabilities, Ethics and Sport, and Development in Sport. Each Commission comprises four to six members, including experienced individuals from outside the Paralympic Movement, who each have expertise in the specific area. There will also be one member on each Commission from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Potential candidates have already been proposed by the IOC and will soon be confirmed.

All NPCs, Sports and IOSDs were given the opportunity to nominate candidates for the Commissions last year. The nominations received were then reviewed by the IPC President and Vice-President for Policy, Planning and Development, before they were eventually approved by the Management Committee.

The IPC thanks all who have contributed to this process, and warmly welcomes the members who have agreed to initially serve on these Commissions. Each Commission will hold its first meeting in May/June 2001 to begin preparing proposals and strategic initiatives for their respective area.