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Successful World Day of Physical Activity

11/04/2012

The World Health Organisation rates physical inactivity as the fourth leading cause of death in the world, with 3.2 million deaths recorded each year.  Most of these occur in middle and low income countries.

 

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Ban on Women Footballers Wearing Hijab to be Lifted

11/04/2012

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), consisting of FIFA and four British Home Associations, has agreed to lift the ban on headscarves being worn by female Islamic footballers, pending health and safety checks.  

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Let’s Move against Obesity

11/04/2012

 

In 2008, Michelle Obama, launched and initiative called Let´s Move!, a comprehensive initiative targeting a reduction in obesity rates by supporting children to be more physically active and eat more healthily.

 

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Budo for Peace

11/04/2012

Budo for Peace (BFP) is an organisation that works in the Middle East towards the inclusion of women, immigrants, youth with disabilities and youth-at-risk in sport.

 

Hosting, Organising and Celebrating the Olympics
International Olympic History Conference at the University of Rouen

11/03/2012

The University of Rouen, France will host an international conference in sports history. The conference, entitled Hosting, Organising and Celebrating the Olympics will be held October 29th to 31st, 2012.

 

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4th World Conference in Slovenia

11/03/2012

The 4th World Conference of the International Society for the Social Sciences of Sport (ISSSS) will be held September 19th to 22nd, 2012 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

 

Topics for the event will include:

  • History of sport and of social sciences of sport

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American College of Sports Medicine

11/03/2012

The 59th Annual Meeting and 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine by the American College of Sports Medicine will be held May 29th until June 2nd, 2012 in San Francisco, USA.

 

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Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education will meet in Tunesia

11/03/2012

The 6th World Congress of the Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education will take place October 1st until 3rd, 2012 in Hammamet, Tunesia. 

 

The theme of the event will be Education and Social Change: Towards a Real Human Development.

 

Creating Opportunities. Changing Expectations.
Conference of the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

11/03/2012

The 2012 conference of the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity will be held October 11th until 13th, 2012, in Birmingham, USA.

 

The theme of the conference will be Creating opportunities. Changing Expectations.

 

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Learning through Street Football

11/03/2012

On June 12, 2012, youth leaders from KICKFAIR partner organisations, Carlos Antonio Gonzales Bordon from the Centro para el desarollo de la intelegencia (CDI) in Paraguay, Gilbert Ndayambaje from Esperance in Rwanda and Moises Giusseppe Frigerio Huanquilen from Chigol in Chile, joined members of

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EASM 2012

11/03/2012

The European Association for Sport Management invites abstracts for the 2012 EASM conference, which will occur from September 18th to 21st, 2012 in Aarlborg, Denmark.

 

Deadline for abstract submission is March 26th, 2012.

 

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Hosting Play the Game 2013

11/03/2012

For the 8th World Communication Conference on Sport and Society, Play the Game call upon potential partners to host this event in 2013.

 

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2011 Peace and Sport International Forum

11/03/2012

The full report of the 2011 Peace and Sport International Forum is now available here

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Promoting Physical Activity in Socially Disadvantaged Groups

11/03/2012

 

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Preserving the Integrity of Sport

11/03/2012

UNESCO and the Federal Government of Germany are considering to jointly host the Fifth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS V).

 

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Deadline for Early Registration Coming up

11/03/2012

The deadline for Early Registration for the 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport is coming up.

 

Delegates who register prior to March 24th, 2012 may save up to GB£ 81.

 

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Increased Attention and Less Dementia-Related Death

11/03/2012

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is reporting that exertion positively effects children`s attention capacity.

 

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IPC President Awarded Humanitarian Award

11/03/2012

Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, has been awarded the 2012 Global Sports Development Humanitarian Award.

 

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World Day for Physical Activity 2012

11/03/2012

The 2012 World Day for Physical Activity will be held April 6th, 2012.

 

To find out about global activities and how to participate, please click here.

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FISU International Education Centre Created

11/03/2012

A FISU International Education Centre has been created in Kazan, Russian Federation.

 

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Masters in Olympic Studies, Education and Events

11/03/2012

The University of Peleponnese, Greece, with support of the International Olympic Academy, offers a Masters Degree Programme Olympic Studies, Olympic Education, Organisation and Management of Olympic Events for the 2012-2013 academic year.

 

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EU Grant for University of Pitesti, Romania

11/03/2012

The University of Pitesti, Romania, has received a grant of the Lifelong Learning Programme/Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Union to start a two year programme on wellness training as part of spa services.

 

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Position "Manager Services" available

11/02/2012

The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) is seeking applications for the position of "Manager Services" to be based in the Executive Office in Berlin, Germany.

 

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Taking Stock of Physical Education and Sport

11/02/2012

In January a UNESCO delegation was welcomed to Germany’s capital, Berlin to conduct a feasibility study of a bid to host the Fifth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS V).

 

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Sport... Inspiring a Learning Legacy

11/02/2012

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