How are potential Chief Range Officers Selected for a Course?
The selection process is simple. When a current Range Officer has accumulated a minimum of 28 match points that are already on record with IPSC Ontario and NROI Canada, the candidate is invited to attend a Chief Range Officer Seminar.
An email or letter is sent to all current Range Officers that meet this requirement.
In 2008 there were 34 potential candidates that met the requirements. We attempted to hold a course but had only three current Range Officers respond to the invitation.
For 2009 there are 56 potential candidates for Chief Range Officer, and an invitation has been sent to all those who are eligible.
Membership Renewals
Near the end of each year IPSC Ontario begins to receive membership renewals. However, many of you wait until much later in the year to renew. We're not sure why this is but it could be that some of you don't renew until the summer shooting season begins, or some of you may think your membership is due one year after you joined. In fact, membership in IPSC Ontario is from January 1st. to December 31st. each year, unless of course you were a new member joining after September 1st. In this case you also get the next year's membership included in your $60. membership fee.
For you new Range Officers this year, make sure you get your IPSC Ontario membership renewals in before December 31. If you've sent your blue provisional card in, you will get your "official" grey card only if you renew your membership.
The reality of it is that quite a few members wait until as late as July or even August to send in their renewals and this isn't good for a number of reasons.
IPSC Ontario needs your membership dues to function. With your money we purchase targets, patches, office supplies, Internet Web Services, SitRep, Black Badge Training Programs, NROI Training Programs and materials. IPSC Ontario even pays for the shirts that go to our Range Officers after they graduate from a Range Officer Seminar. Remember the great shirts the IPSC Ontario Team Members had these past few years? Yep, that's another place your money goes.
So please everyone, try to send in your IPSC Ontario membership renewals before the end of December this year. You'll not only be helping us, but you'd be helping yourselves as well.
Range Officer Shirts
It was brought to our attention that at a recent Level II match that only one or two Range Officials were wearing their Range Officer shirts. What's happened to the pride?
When you took part in your Range Officer course you might remember that we mentioned something about proper Range Officer attire, and at a minimum, that's your RO shirt. The only "officials" that don't have an RO shirt are those new officials that are working toward their 3 match points to become certified as Range Officers. Everyone else officiating should be wearing their shirt. How do you expect competitors to know that you're an official if you don't wear the shirt? This particular match was also trying to provide free refreshments to the RO's but since most of you weren't wearing your shirt the match staff didn't know who to charge for the drinks and some of them ended up paying. Too bad! How do expect anyone to know that you're working the match if you're not wearing your shirt?
Of course, there might be some of you that have sent in your "blue" RO card but have not received your RO shirt yet, and this we understand. If you don't have it, you can't very well wear it.
When you become Range Officers we provide you with your shirts for a good reason, we want you to wear them. In future, please wear your RO shirt when officiating at IPSC matches.
The selection process is simple. When a current Range Officer has accumulated a minimum of 28 match points that are already on record with IPSC Ontario and NROI Canada, the candidate is invited to attend a Chief Range Officer Seminar.
An email or letter is sent to all current Range Officers that meet this requirement.
In 2008 there were 34 potential candidates that met the requirements. We attempted to hold a course but had only three current Range Officers respond to the invitation.
For 2009 there are 56 potential candidates for Chief Range Officer, and an invitation has been sent to all those who are eligible.
Membership Renewals
Near the end of each year IPSC Ontario begins to receive membership renewals. However, many of you wait until much later in the year to renew. We're not sure why this is but it could be that some of you don't renew until the summer shooting season begins, or some of you may think your membership is due one year after you joined. In fact, membership in IPSC Ontario is from January 1st. to December 31st. each year, unless of course you were a new member joining after September 1st. In this case you also get the next year's membership included in your $60. membership fee.
For you new Range Officers this year, make sure you get your IPSC Ontario membership renewals in before December 31. If you've sent your blue provisional card in, you will get your "official" grey card only if you renew your membership.
The reality of it is that quite a few members wait until as late as July or even August to send in their renewals and this isn't good for a number of reasons.
IPSC Ontario needs your membership dues to function. With your money we purchase targets, patches, office supplies, Internet Web Services, SitRep, Black Badge Training Programs, NROI Training Programs and materials. IPSC Ontario even pays for the shirts that go to our Range Officers after they graduate from a Range Officer Seminar. Remember the great shirts the IPSC Ontario Team Members had these past few years? Yep, that's another place your money goes.
So please everyone, try to send in your IPSC Ontario membership renewals before the end of December this year. You'll not only be helping us, but you'd be helping yourselves as well.
Range Officer Shirts
It was brought to our attention that at a recent Level II match that only one or two Range Officials were wearing their Range Officer shirts. What's happened to the pride?
When you took part in your Range Officer course you might remember that we mentioned something about proper Range Officer attire, and at a minimum, that's your RO shirt. The only "officials" that don't have an RO shirt are those new officials that are working toward their 3 match points to become certified as Range Officers. Everyone else officiating should be wearing their shirt. How do you expect competitors to know that you're an official if you don't wear the shirt? This particular match was also trying to provide free refreshments to the RO's but since most of you weren't wearing your shirt the match staff didn't know who to charge for the drinks and some of them ended up paying. Too bad! How do expect anyone to know that you're working the match if you're not wearing your shirt?
Of course, there might be some of you that have sent in your "blue" RO card but have not received your RO shirt yet, and this we understand. If you don't have it, you can't very well wear it.
When you become Range Officers we provide you with your shirts for a good reason, we want you to wear them. In future, please wear your RO shirt when officiating at IPSC matches.
