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Editorial |
Happy New Year to all of you! After a very exciting and challenging 2008 with our ICSEMIS convention in China, the ICSSPE elections, lots of interesting and exciting conferences, seminars and co-operations, many new ICSSPE publications and events, but also with the tragic loss of our colleague Vincent Chew, we are now moving positively into a promising new year, hoping that it will be also exciting and challenging but still peaceful and optimistic. This Bulletin, number 55, will be the first with a President’s Message from Margaret Talbot - our new ICSSPE President – so we welcome her again as the new leader of ICSSPE. We are really looking forward to working with her and are excited to learn from her. This is also an opportunity to once again thank Gudrun Doll-Tepper - former ICSSPE President - for all the work she has done, for inspiring activities, for the enjoyable teamwork we shared, for her helpful support, for her positive feedback, for her encouragement and many cheerful moments! Aside from a whole new President’s Committee and many new Board Members in all ICSSPE Boards, which we warmly welcome, we also have a new team-member in the ICSSPE office: Claudia Stura is the successor of Vincent Chew and we are excited to have her join our team. Read more about Claudia’s background in the ICSSPE News section. The special feature of this Bulletin is “Recreation, Sport and Social Change in Sustainable Community Development”. This important and topical issue, thanks to Prof. Anneliese Goslin from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Darlene Kluka, Barry University, Miami, USA, has become an investigative summary of the complex and dynamic process of social change through sport and recreation. Contributions include ”Community Dance Programs for Older Adults – A Sustainable Solution“ by Gayle Workman, “International Coaching Standards for Sport and Development“ by Ken Black and “Muslim Women in Sport- A researchers Journey to Understanding Embodied Faith“ by Tansin Benn. In the Partner’s and Events, as well as Member’s News sections, you will get a good impression of what this year will bring us in the field of sport science: many interesting conferences, exciting international events and educational seminars. We also commence the year with a new publication. ICSSPE has just released the “Second World-wide Survey of School Physical Education” by Ken Hardman and Joe Marshall. The publication of this new report is again evidence of ICSSPE’s ongoing commitment to provide updated information on the state and status of physical education world-wide and hoping, that it can serve as a basis for decisions within governments and educational and sports organisations. Please read more in the ICSSPE News. The book is available from ICSSPE’s bookshop (www.icsspe.org). Please enjoy this issue of the Bulletin, as we aim to keep you up to date with our new initiatives, activities and publications. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome and we encourage you to inform us about your publications and events so we can share the information with all members. Simply contact me via kkoenen@icsspe.org. Best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2009! Katrin Koenen Publications and Scientific Affairs Manager http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 Editorial