IPSUSA, Inc. was formed in 1996 by members of the Steering Committee of the International Pyrotechnics Seminars. The purpose of the corporation is to coordinate and host biennial International Pyrotechnics Seminars and related events of the International Pyrotechnics Society to be held in the USA.

     The International Pyrotechnics Society sanctions pyrotechnic seminars, which are held at various locations around the globe, provided the organizers of individual seminars meet the sanctioning requirements defined in the International Pyrotechnics Society Constitution and by-laws. International Pyrotechnics Seminars, USA, Inc. (IPSUSA) is the legal entity that currently organizes and sponsors a seminar in the United States in alternate years, which historically have been in even-numbered years.

     Originally, seminars in the United States were hosted by the Denver Research Institute from 1968 through 1978. From 1980 through 1996, the IIT Research Institute hosted the seminars. IPSUSA hosted the 1998 biennial International Pyrotechnics Seminar in Monterey, California, the 2000 Seminar in Grand Junction, Colorado, the 2002 Seminar in Westminster, Colorado, the 2004 and 2006 Seminars in Fort Collins, Colorado, and will host the 2008 Seminar in Fort Collins, Colorado and future International Pyrotechnics Seminars in the United States.