Foreword
No.47
May 2006
 
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President's Message

Since 2005, ICSSPE and its members and partners have been involved in various initiatives and projects focussing on the importance of physical activity and sport in the reconstruction process in areas affected by natural disasters. In my message in the last issue of the ICSSPE Bulletin, I reported on the activities that we are continuing in 2006. Already, in January 2006, we hosted a follow-up conference in Berlin where experts assembled to share their views on the specific need of people in South-East-Asia affected by Tsunami. I would like to thank all colleagues who are making contributions to these important activities and I would like to invite experts in different disciplines to join us in the development and implementation of action plans. We would also recommend that these issues be included in upcoming conferences and seminars to ensure a better knowledge base and awareness.
ICSSPE and many of our member organisations and institutions made an important contribution to the 2005 International Year of Sport and Physical Education. In an impressive ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York on 3 April 2006, the Final Report of the IYSPE was presented to UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, by his Special Adviser, Adolf Ogi. This document is available at
http://www.un.org/sport2005/resources/IYSPE_Report_FINAL.pdf
A more comprehensive report will be published soon including a full overview of projects and initiatives from around the world.
It is important to ensure that monitoring and evaluation procedures are put in place and criteria for sustainable effects are identified. At an international conference on “Sport and Development” in Cape Town, South Africa, in April 2006 these issues were discussed in detail and participants agreed that more efforts in this direction should be undertaken. There is a clear consensus by the international communities of sport, physical education and sport science that interdisciplinary dialogue should be intensified. This was also discussed at a number of other international events, including those held in conjunction with the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Just a few weeks ago, in May 2006, ICSSPE in partnership with the International Sport Lawyers Association (ISLA) and national partners, hosted an international conference on “Sport and Law” in Berlin, Germany. On that occasion, ICSSPE stepped onto new ground. The success of that event, during which current issues of athlete transfers, doping and manipulation of results were discussed, has lead to consideration of how to implement regular conferences on “Sport and Law” in the future.
The FIFA Football World Cup in Germany will receive world-wide attention. We have therefore included articles related to football/soccer in our current ICSSPE Bulletin. I hope you will enjoy reading these reports.
At the end of August and in early September 2006, members of the ICSSPE Board will assemble in Berlin for their board meetings and the ICSSPE General Assembly. This will be followed by an international conference commencing on 2 September 2006 focussing on talent identification and training of young athletes. Participants will be also given the opportunity to attend the International Athletics Festival in Berlin on 3 September 2006 in the Olympic Stadium.
I would like to invite you all to actively participate in our meetings and contribute to identifying new strategies for our work in the years to come! And I express my sincere thanks to each and every one of you for your continuous support and your hard work in achieving our aims and goals. This is greatly appreciated!

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper
President, ICSSPE




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