Sport, Education and Culture Conference

IOC
11/07/2012 15:50

The International Olympic Committee will host the 8th IOC World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture, in Amsterdam Netherlands, from November 25th to 27th, 2012. Registration will open mid-August.

 

Over two days, key topics in sport, education and culture will be reviewed, discussed and future action plans will be developed, with a special focus on youth. The key topics include future directions for sustainable education, the value of sport in society including the influence of family structure and socio-economic benefits, the cultural experience of sport, identities in sport, a review of the Youth Olympic Games, the impact of the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad, and continued work on the ´Giving Youth a Voice´ movement as a follow up from the 7th Conference in Durban South Africa in 2010.

 
In addition to the conference proceedings, there will be an education exhibition that aims to demonstrate the founding of Olympism based on culture and sport and the IOC 2012 Sport and Art contest awards.
 
 
Registration will open mid-August.