The International
Probus Network (IPN), originally named the Informal Probus
Network was conceived and formed in July 1996 by Wilf Beer of The Woy
Woy Probus
Club Inc. of Australia. The initial idea was to form a series
of Chat Groups, whose members had the opportunity of meeting
together on the Internet, and discussing any matter among themselves
- excluding political or religious topics. A new kind of Probian Fellowship
on the Net! IPNA1 was formed in 1996, centred in Australia with
a nucleus of 14 Australian, Canadian and New Zealand Probians.
This Group did
provide a new opportunity for Fellowship on an International scale
and it wasn't long before Wilf Beer found himself forming other
Groups.
There are
now four groups operating, two based in Australia, one in Canada,
and one in the UK. By design each Group is international in composition.
We now have about 150 Probians participating who represent over
100 Probus Clubs from twelve countries throughout the world.
GROUP
STRUCTURE
Each Group
is limited
to 40 members plus coordinators, with a limit of 20
from the host
country and the balance coming from elsewhere in the world. There
are four main groups and three special interest groups - to view
the contact details for any of the IPN groups or Special Interest
Groups click on the one of the links in the menu bar below. Only
IPN Coordinators and Special Interest Group Leaders email addresses
are shown on these pages.
Joining
members are allocated to a particular "home" IPN Group
for induction, administration and for fellowship. New members
will undoubtedly take their first steps by communicating with
those in their own group. Members are encouraged to communicate
outside their
group boundaries and to join or start a specialist
group as they
wish.
IPN
COORDINATORS
