General assembly

The general assembly is responsible for any revision of the constitution and the general regulations of the international shooting sport.

It consists of the administrative council, the honorary members, and no more than two delegates from each national member federation.

The general assembly meets every two years at the location of the World Championships and Olympic Games or at a location chosen by the executive committee by unanimous vote.

The general assembly elects the ISSF officers - president, secretary general and four vice presidents - members of the executive committee, members of the administrative council, chairmen of the committees, and the auditors.

One national member federation, representing all shooting sports, has two votes and may be represented by one or two delegates. Two national member federations, representing one country, have one vote and one delegate each.

The general assembly is responsible for any revision of the constitution and the general regulations of the international shooting sport.

1907 ISSF Founding and 1^st General Assembly

Actions taken at the 1^st ISSF General Assembly in Zurich began with the approval of the Constitution drafted by Daniel Mérillon, the first ISSF President. This formally established the L’Union Internationale des Fédérations et Associations nationals de Tir (International Union of National Shooting Federations and Associations).

ISSF General Assemblies, 1907-2008

The ISSF, 1907-1915

No.	Year	Location	Occasion	ISSF President	ISSF Secretary General
1	1907	Zurich, SUI	ISSF Founding and 11th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
2	1908	Vienna, AUT	12th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
3	1909	Brussels, BEL	13th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
4	1909	Paris, FRA	Extraordinary Assembly	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
5	1910	Loosduinen, HOL	14^th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
6	1911	Rome, ITA	15^th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
7	1912	Biarritz, SUI	16^th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Georges Léfèvre
8	1913	Camp Perry, USA	17^th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Georges Léfèvre
9	1914	Viborg, DEN	18^th Int. Matches	Daniel Mérillon	Georges Léfèvre

1907 The meeting in Zurich where the ISSF was founded is recognized as the 1^st ISSF General Assembly because the delegates agreed to form a union, adopted a Constitution, approved shooting regulations and elected a President.

Reestablishing The ISSF, 1921-1939

No.	Year	Location	Occasion	ISSF President	ISSF Secretary General
10	1920	Paris, FRA	Special Assembly	Daniel Mérillon	Paul Colas
11	1921	Lyon, FRA	19^th World Championships	Daniel Mérillon	Paul Colas
12	1922	Milan, ITA	20^th World Championships	Daniel Mérillon	Paul Colas
13	1923	Camp Perry, USA	21^st World Championships	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
14	1924	Riems, FRA	22^nd World Championships	Daniel Mérillon	Florimond Lermusiaux
15	1925	St. Gall, SUI	23^rd World Championships	Jean Carnot	Florimond Lermusiaux
16	1927	Rome, ITA	24^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	Florimond Lermusiaux
17	1928	Loosduinen, HOL	25^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	Dr. Jean Macaigne
18	1929	Stockholm, SWE	26^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	Dr. Jean Macaigne
19	1930	Antwerp, BEL	27^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
20	1931	Lwow, POL	28^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
21	1933	Granada, ESP	29^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
22	1935	Rome, ITA	30^th World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
23	1937	Helsinki, FIN	31^st World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
24	1939	Lucerne, SUI	32^nd World Championships	Jean Carnot	André Parmentier
Interim between General Assemblies					Eduard Jung, FRA

Rebuilding And Expanding The ISSF, 1946-1979

No.	Year	Location	Occasion	ISSF President	ISSF Secretary General
25a	1946	Stockholm, SWE	Refounding Meeting	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
25b	1947	Stockholm, SWE	33^rd World Championships	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
26	1948	London, GBR	XIV Olympic Games	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
27	1949	Buenos Aires, ARG	34^th World Championships	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
28	1952	Oslo, NOR & Helsinki, FIN	35^th World Championships & XV Olympic Games	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
29	1954	Caracas, VEN	36^th World Championships	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
30	1955	Bucharest, ROM	Extraordinary	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
31	1956	Melbourne, AUS	XVI Olympic Games	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
32	1958	Moscow, URS	37^th World Championships	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
33	1959	Milan, ITA	Extraordinary	Erik Carlsson	Karl August Larson
34	1960	Rome, ITA	XVII Olympic Games	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
34	1962	Cairo, EGY	38^th World Championships	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
35	1964	Tokyo, JPN	XVIII Olympic Games	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
36	1966	Wiesbaden, FRG	39^th World Championships	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
37	1967	Bologna, ITA	Extraordinary	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
38	1968	Mexico City, MEX	XIX Olympic Games	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
39	1970	Montreux, SUI	Extraordinary	Dr. Kurt Hassler	Ernst Zimmermann
39	1970	Phoenix, USA	40^th World Championships	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
40	1972	Munich, FRG	XX Olymic Games	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
41	1974	Thun, SUI	41^st World Championships	Dr. Kurt Hasler	Ernst Zimmermann
42	1976	Montreal, CAN	XXI Olympic Games	Georges Vichos	Ernst Zimmermann
43	1978	Seoul, KOR	42^nd World Championships	Georges Vichos	Ernst Zimmermann

1946 The delegates at the post-World War II refounding meeting did not regard this as an official General Assembly since actions taken at the meeting were to be confirmed by the 1947 General Assembly.

1952 Four meetings of the General Assembly were held in 1952; they are counted as one assembly.

The Modern Era of the ISSF, since 1980

No.	Year	Location	Occasion		ISSF President	ISSF Secretary General
44	1980	Mexico City, MEX		XXII Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
45	1980	Moscow, URS		Extraordinary, to approve new Constitution	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
46	1982	Caracas, VEN		43^rd World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
47	1984	Munich, FRG		XXIII Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
48	1986	Suhl, GDR		44^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
49	1988	Madrid, ESP		XXIV Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
50	1990	Moscow, URS		45^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
51	1992	Barcelona, ESP		Pre-Olympic Test XXV Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
52	1994	Milan, ITA		46^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
53	1996	Atlanta, USA		Pre-Olympic Test XXVI Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
54	1998	Barcelona, ESP		47^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
55	2000	Sydney, AUS		Pre-Olympic Test XXVII Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
56	2002	Lahti, FIN		48^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
57	2004	Athens, GRE		Pre-Olympic Test XXVIII Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
58	2006	Zagreb, CRO		49^th World Championships	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
59	2008	Beijing, CHN		Pre-Olympic Test XXIX Olympiad	Olegario Vazquez Raña	Horst G. Schreiber
60	2010	Munich, GER		50th World Championships

Organisation

The President

Executive Committee

Administrative Council