|  | Foreword | No.51 September 2007 |

Editorial |
Welcome to another edition of the ICSSPE Bulletin. I first of all would like to let you know that the ICSSPE office has a new team-member: Vincent Chew is our new Communications and Marketing Manager. Originally from Canada, Vincent has a background in business and law, and has worked in sport administration and management with the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the Doha Asian Games and we are happy to have him here as part of our team. This edition of the Bulletin provides a special feature on “Physical Education in Early Childhood” and our editors, Prof. Dr. Richard Bailey, Roehampton University, and Prof. Dr. Alexander Woll, University of Constance, have prepared an interesting selection of articles to look at the theme internationally and from different standpoints. Many thanks to both of them for their interesting work! As well as the feature, we have included some up-to-date issues such as Oscar Pistorius, who is a double-leg amputee trying to qualify for the Olympics; an article on “Transparency in International Sport to defend the Olympic Spirit” by Sylvia Schenk, Senior Advisor for Sports, Transparency International; and “Unemployment effects of the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany” by Prof. Wolfgang Maenning, University of Hamburg. Preparations continue for our Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention seminar which will be held in Rheinsberg, Germany, in November. Speakers at the seminar have experience in dealing with recent disaster relief efforts including Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean Tsunami and conflict in Darfur, Sudan. We expect an international mixture of participants and are pleased that many people from developing countries have registered for the seminar. The participants come from a range of different disciplines including disaster management, medicine, physiotherapy, physical education and occupational therapy. ICSSPE is also preparing a practical handbook for participants that will include sections on disaster relief, the psychosocial effects of disaster and practical information on how to develop a sport and physical activity programme in a post-disaster setting. We are also happy to inform you that ICSSPE is releasing two new publications before the end of the year. Now available is “Children, Obesity and Exercise – Prevention, Treatment and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity”, edited by Andrew Hills et al. This publication provides sport, exercise and medical practitioners with a guide to manage youth obesity and its related issues. The second publication is “Athlete First – A History of the Paralympic Movement.” This book, written Steve Bailey, examines the history of disabled sport in relation to the Olympic Movement, and goes behind the scenes in discussions around inclusion of different disabilities and sports in world championships and the Paralympic Games. This book is scheduled to be available at the end of November 2007. Physical education practitioners and researchers are also invited to submit abstract applications and sign up for early registration to the 2008 ICSEMIS (International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport). Submissions must be received by the Scientific Community by the end of November 2007 and early registration at the reduced rate is available until 1 March 2008. Over 2,500 sport scientists and professionals from all disciplines are expected to attend the Congress, which will take place in Guangzhou, China in August 2008. Please find detailed information on all ICSSPE news under that section of the Bulletin. Enjoy surfing the Bulletin! Katrin Koenen Publications and Scientific Affairs Manager http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 Editorial