On the following pages, we set out some personal statements on the IPBA from the present, past and in some cases future senior officers of the organisation and from some of the other IPBA members who have agreed to share their thoughts on the organisation. These statements show the diversity of members the IPBA has from a variety of jurisdictions and the slightly different perspectives each has on the IPBA. All combine, however, to see the IPBA as being a very important organisation for cultural and professional exchange and friendships.