Dear IPS Member Friends: Please get ready for the IPS BoD 2026-2028 Elections that would start shortly online at 00:00 on April 6, 2026 (GMT) (ends at 23:59 on May 8, 2026 (GMT)).
Please remember: Your votes count!๐ณ๏ธ
[IPS Announcement]
EUROPYRO 2027- 50th IPS Seminar joint international conference in Reims, France on September 13-16, 2027
Abstracts due November 30, 2026
https://t.co/9RHHQrCTke
[Obituary] It is very sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Robert (Bob) Shortridge, Jr., aged 80.
May he Rest in Peace.
An obituary can be found at https://t.co/RTSxcmXI9l
IPS Breaking News
Results of the IPS BoD 2026-2028 Elections (no. of votes):
Presidentย
Dr. Magdalena Rusan (39)
2 Vice Presidents
Dr. Shingo Date (31)
Dr. Sebastian Knapp (25)
Dr. Davin G. Piercey (22)
Treasurer
โMr. Scott Hall (39)
Archivist
โDr. Ernst-Christian Koch (39)
IPS Breaking News:
The IPS Board of Directors 2026-2028 Voting has officially closed.
The election results would be sent to the Election Committee.
Please sit back and wait for the results.
Thank you very much for your votes!
Energetic Friends may probably be interested in the energetic and commemorative EUROPYRO 2027/50th IPS Seminar that would be held in Reims, France next September!โบ๏ธ๐๐งจ๐๐ซ๐ท
#europyro#ipsseminar#ips#internationalpyrotecnicssociety
https://t.co/9RHHQrCTke
IPS Friends planning to attend the upcoming 55th ICT Conference/49th IPS Seminar this June in Karlsruhe, Germany, would probably be interested.๐๐ฉ๐ช
https://t.co/oGkV8U9BcC
IPS News: 49th IPS Seminar rescheduled to be held jointly with 55th Fraunhofer ICT Conference on June 23-26, 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Abstract due March 13, 2026, and full paper due April 17, 2026.๐๐งจ๐๐ฉ๐ช
Sandia California marks its 70th anniversary, reflecting on its start in nuclear weapons projects and its evolution into a home for the renowned Applied Biosciences Laboratory and Micro and Nano Technologies Labs.
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IPS News: 49th IPS Seminar rescheduled to be held jointly with 55th Fraunhofer ICT Conference on June 23-26, 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Abstract due March 13, 2026, and full paper due April 17, 2026.๐๐งจ๐๐ฉ๐ช
IPS Member Friends:
Please send your nomination for new IPS BoDs to Dr. Smit, the IPS President, by email due next January 30, with information about the candidate and the reasons for nomination in 200 words or less, with a photo for our next Newsletter. Thank you very much!
IPS Member Friends: Please find in your mailing address the IPS 2025 Christmas Special Edition Newsletter that is out now.
We hope that you would Like it and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year 2026!๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ