The International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF) was founded with a single, unifying vision: to promote the art and sport of baton twirling on a global scale. In November 2013 a combined meeting of the World Baton Twirling Federation (WBTF) and World Federation of National Baton Twirling Associations (WFNBTA) resulted in the structure of a union to organize an umbrella organization named the International Baton Twirling Federation.. The following officials were elected to positions: Sandi Wiemers, President; Beverly Johnson, Vice President; Jeff Johnson, Secretary General; Paul Rutten, Treasurer; Amy Arellano Williams & Moto Tsuchiya, Sport Administrators; Christine Bel, Paola DeMarchi, Darlene King, Dale White and Jackie Stewart, Technical Members; Martin Schuchmann, Veronique Tassy and Denise Pearse, Executive Committee Members at Large. The Executive created an initial project for the future by establishing a Grand Prix competition to be held August 10-11, 2015 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, CANADA, where competitors from both organizations will compete in Solo, Two Baton and Teams.
