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| Current Issues | No.64 June 2013 |

ICSSPE News
Ben Weinberg

MINEPS V: Promoting Good Governance in Sport

More than 500 delegates, including 50 leading politicians, sport officials and community representatives convened in Berlin from 28 to 30 May 2013 to promote integrity, equality and sustainability in international sport. Opened by the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, the conference addressed three important aspects:

- Access to sport as a fundamental right for all
- Promoting investment in sport and physical education programmes
- Preserving the integrity of sport.

In the preceding months, over 90 international experts from the sport world, governmental representatives, researchers and practitioners had contributed to the production of the event’s content. Coordinated by ICSSPE, three international working groups were established prior to the conference in order to collect and synthesise existing information and to develop recommendations based on current global trends.

The key messages of MINEPS V included calls for implementation of inclusive policies, quality physical education and equality in sport governance. Furthermore, the development of national visions for sport and physical education policies under consideration of the socio-economic benefits were put on the agenda. Ensuring critical examination of major sporting events and the bidding processes, as well as preserving the integrity of sport through adequate prevention measures, international coordination and appropriate policies added to the range of MINEPS’ objectives. The conference resulted in the Berlin Declaration.

ICSSPE’s Executive Director, Detlef Dumon, emphasised the tremendous efforts the experts put into working towards the declaration. Impressed by the commitment of all those involved, he pointed to the achievement of establishing communication across various regions, disciplines and areas of society, and concluded that “it is therefore all the more delightful to see how ICSSPE’s network has taken a strong role in facilitating exchange between politics, sport, science and society.”

International Conference on Securing Sport

ICSSPE supported UNESCO in their call to governments to take an active role in the fight against manipulation of sport competitions and to promote prevention measures for youth athletes to eliminate doping and match fixing. At the third edition of the International Conference on Securing Sport in Doha, which brought together 400 of the world’s leading sport security and integrity experts from 18-19 March, 2013, UNESCO took the opportunity to emphasise the key role that MINEPS V would play in strengthening international and multisectoral cooperation to the attending stakeholders. Amongst the panelists were Wilfried Lemke, Senior Adviser to the Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace, Khoo Boon Hui, former President of Interpol, and Stanislas Frossard, Council of Europe. ICSSPE manager Jennifer Wong, who was responsible for content development matters of MINEPS V, stressed that "it was reassuring to listen to the presentations and panel discussion as they affirmed that the contents of the draft declaration, particularly the section on sport integrity, have been developed in line with the most current views and international developments."

The conference was organised by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), a Doha based non-profit organisation committed to security, integrity and safety in sports. It was established three years ago and is funded by Mohammed Hanzab, ICSS President. It aims to become a global hub of expertise bringing together researchers and practitioners to develop and support event organisers, governments, bidding nations, infrastructure owners and sport associations, leagues and club.

Now Available: 6th Edition of the Directory of Sport Science

The 6th edition of the Directory of Sport Science is now available through the ICSSPE Website, both as electronic and print versions. While ICSSPE members receive a free copy and enjoy free access to the e-book, non-members can purchase the book online. The Directory of Sport Science is a unique reference tool for gaining insight into various sport science disciplines including Sport Biomechanics, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Sport History, Adapted Physical Activity, Physical Education, Sport Management and Sports Law. It is designed to be a resource for policy makers, administrators, professionals in sport and health sectors and is essential for every teaching library of sport science. Divided into fundamental academic disciplines of sport science and academic disciplines with professional orientation as well as multi-disciplinary thematic areas, it includes descriptions of the key functions, methodology, history, organisations, and resources of each discipline and thematic area.

Kari Keskinen, Chair of the ICSSPE Editorial Board, comments on the new edition, saying "The Directory of Sport Science is an exposition of the field of Sport Science, its structures and its academic disciplines and their sub-disciplines. The newly published 6th Edition updates general information and definitions of terms and practices, from the five previous editions that have been produced since 1998. The purpose is to disseminate up-to-date information about Sport Science. On one hand, the Directory is a general introduction to a single scientific domain which is a constantly developing and diversifying group of academic disciplines and multidisciplinary thematic areas of interest. On the other, the Directory encourages international cooperation between various fields of scientific activity throughout the world. ICSSPE is confident that the Directory of Sport Science will help to develop disciplinary and inter-disciplinary work in sport science, worldwide."

The 6th edition of the Directory of Sport Science has been edited by Margaret Talbot, Herbert Haag and Kari Keskinen together with a team of distinguished international scholars, and it has been produced under the management of Katrin Koenen. The book has been published by Human Kinetics.

Development through Sport: Seminar to take place from 18-23 October, 2013

Following in the footsteps of ICSSPE's previous events, this year's seminar on Inclusive Development through Sport in Communities and Crisis Situations is set to take place from 18 to 23 October, 2013 in Rheinsberg, Germany. Building on the recognition that in recent years the role of sport has been increasingly promoted and drawn upon with regard to social development, crisis management and community building, the seminar aims at providing theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for delivering psycho-social and physical activity programmes in social problem and crisis areas.

Further information regarding the programme, registration procedures and contact details can be obtained from our website.

Executive Board Elections

Elections to the ICSSPE Executive Board were held in July, 2012 during the General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland. The elected members are:

Margaret Talbot, re-elected President
Uri Schaefer, elected Vice-President Science
Wolfgang Baumann, elected Vice-President Programmes and Services
Susi-Käthi Jost, re-elected Treasurer
Walter Ho, re-elected Vice-President
Anneliese Goslin, elected Executive Board member
Jiang Zhixue, re-elected Executive Board member
Darlene Kluka, elected Executive Board member
Rosa López de D’Amico, elected Executive Board member
Claude Scheuer, elected Executive Board member
Each member holds a term from 1 January, 2013 – 31 December, 2016.
Retiring members are Herbert Haag, Speaker Associations' Board, Walter Mengisen, Vice-President and Victor Matsudo, Vice-President.

For more information and the complete list of Executive Board Members, please see the 'About ICSSPE' section of our website: http://icsspe.org/about/structure

Development through Social Media

The ICSSPE team believes that the positive use of Social Media can bring together individuals and organisations from the world of sport, science and education. This developing form of communication not only helps to spread stories of inspiring athletes and share new sport initiatives but also facilitates better communication and coordination between sport organisations and their sponsors.

“We see this as a challenge and as a chance to improve our visibility,” explains ICSSPE Executive Director Detlef Dumon. “Although this very fast method of communication requires a permanent output of relevant information, in exchange, it offers followers a dynamic exchange of events and activities as well as the opportunity to get in touch with the very diverse global community of sport and physical education.”

Through this new initiative, ICSSPE hopes to reach a wider audience while continuing to share new and exciting programmes, events and scientific articles in the field of physical education and sport. ICSSPE can now be followed on Twitter and Facebook.

http://www.icsspe.org/