When you receive this Bulletin, the new year 2008
has already started. This is a good opportunity to reflect upon what has
been achieved during the last year, but more importantly, it is an appropriate
time to look to the future and to the new challenges in ICSSPE’s
work for 2008, which is not only the year of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games, but also the year of ICSSPE’s 50th anniversary!
ICSSPE will celebrate this anniversary with a special publication and
at many occasions which will culminate in the International Convention
on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport in Guangzhou from 1-5 August,
2008.
But first, let’s look back on our achievements of 2007.
On 25-26 May, participants in the Sports and Law Berlin 2007 Conference,
which was hosted by ICSSPE, ISLA, TAFISA and the LSB Berlin, listened
to a number of discussions concerning doping and corruption in sports.
These discussions were led by professionals respected in the fields,
including Laura Tarasti, Paul Marriott-Lloyd, Dr. Britta Bannenberg,
and Sylvia Schenk.
On 15 September, ICSSPE and the DKB-ISTAF hosted the 3rd Dimensions
of Performance seminar, titled “Elite Schools of Sport –
Learning to Win”. This seminar featured international speakers
who provided valuable information from the perspective of both administrator
and student-athlete.
For one week during 4-9 November, in the small town of Rheinsberg,
Germany, almost 100 delegates from 22 different countries experienced
the opportunity to meet other professionals working in disaster relief
and sport development, as well as academics in physical education and
social work. People gathered to discuss their experiences at ICSSPE’s
first international Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention seminar and
to learn about issues like culture and disability, as well as developing
physical activity programmes for a disaster setting.
Aside from hosting these events, ICSSPE published three books during
2007 and aims to top this in 2008. One publication, “Athlete First
– A History of the Paralympic Movement” is already available.
Those of you who have followed the progress of this publication will
understand how happy and proud I am to finally present this book to
you, authored by Steve Bailey.
This brings us up to 2008, with a wide range of activities, events
and publications planned.
Publications will include: a new Perspectives; a summary of the latest
developments in Physical Education, to be published in cooperation with
UNESCO; and the 50th anniversary publication. There is also our main
event, the International Convention Science, Education and Medicine
in Sport in Guangzhou (ICSEMIS) 1-5 August 2008, where all ICSSPE board
meetings and the General Assembly will take place. Aside from this,
we are preparing the 4th Dimensions of Performance seminar, to be held
on May 31. It will again be held one day before the DKB-ISTAF - one
of the biggest annual athletics events and part of the IAAF Golden League.
Following the success of the inaugural Sport in Post Disaster Intervention
seminar, a second seminar will take place, most likely again at the
beginning of November in Rheinsberg, Germany.
2008 also marks the year of major changes within ICSSPE. For me, it
will be the last year as its President and with me the Vice-presidents
as well as many Board members will be at least leaving their current
positions. There is no question though, that we will all stay as members
of ICSSPE and will always follow the developments of this unique organisation.
Elections will be held in Guangzhou and members will receive more information
in due time.
I am hoping to see many of you on the occasion of our upcoming events
and I thank you all, members, partners and friends of ICSSPE, for your
great support and contributions during 2007. May 2008 be both professionally
and socially rewarding to all of you.
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper
President ICSSPE
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President’s Message