University of British Columbia
School of Human Kinetics
Thinking through the Games: Legacies, Communities and Inclusion:
Reflections on the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010
Symposium
The Liu Institute for Global Issues
University of British Columbia
November 1, 2006
PROGRAMME
Wednesday November 1, 2006
9- 9.15am WELCOME
University Dignitaries – Brian Sullivan – Vice President Students
Rob Tierney, Dean of Education
Bob Sparks, Director, School of Human Kinetics
9.15- 9.45am LEGACIES
Presider: Bob Sparkes, Director, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Marion Lay, President, 2010 Legacies Now.
The 2010 Legacy - The Promise of Legacies Now
9.45- 10.15
Presider: Patricia Vertinsky, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Larry Gerlach, Professor of History, University of Utah, USA (editor of Winter Olympics: From Chamonix to Salt Lake City)
Salt Lake City – Legacies of the 2002 Winter Olympics
10.15 -10.45 am
Presider: Wendy Frisby, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Cathy Priestner-Allinger, Executive Vice-President, Sport, Paralympic Games and Venue Management, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).
Vancouver 2010 –Canada’s Games
10.45-11 am COFFEE/TEA BREAK
11 -11.30 am Presider: Stephen Ward, School of Journalism
Speaker : Gertrud Pfister, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and President of the International Sport Sociology Association.
Media Legacies : The role of gender and nationality in Olympic coverage of the media
11.30-12.00 pm
Presider: Elvin Wyly, Department of Geography
Speaker:Ann Duffy, Program Director, Sustainability, VANOC.
Creating Sustainability Outcomes in the Planning, Convening and Legacy of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
12.00- 12.30
Presider: Theresa Jantzen, Development Officer, UBC Athletics.
Athletes Panel:
Speakers: Tricia C.M.Smith, Barnescraig and Associates, Brian Johns and Ashley McGhee.
12.30- 1.30pm LUNCH
(Students Poster Session – Right to Play)
1.30- 2.00pm SPORT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Presider: Bob Sparkes, Director, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Bruce Kidd, Dean, Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto
Advancing Social Justice through the Olympic Movement
2.00 – 2.30 pm
Presider: Brian Wilson, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Rob Van Wynsberghe, Assistant Professor, School of Human Kinetics, University British Columbia
Building Community – University Partnerships and the 2010 Olympics
2.30-3.00pm
Presider: Nikki Hodges, School of Human Kinetics
Speaker: Katherine Ringrose, Legacies Now
Community Legacies: Aboriginals and Inner City Youth
3.00- 3.30pm
Presider: David Sanderson, School of Human Kinetics
Carla Qualtrough, Director of Sport Tourism and Inclusion, Legacies Now 2010.
Disability, Inclusion, Equity and the Promise of the Paralympics
3.30- 4.00pm
Presider: Patricia Vertinsky, School of Human Kinetics
Discussion of Richard Cashman’s ‘The Bitter-Sweet Awakening: The Legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games’ (2006)
followed by audience questions to presenters / discussion on the development of research initiatives around Olympic legacies and social justice issues.
4 – 4.30PM RECEPTION HOSTED BY UBC – Office of the Vice-President Students
Information
• The Liu Institute for Global Issues multipurpose area can accommodate up to 150 theatre-style.
• The audience includes international sport sociologists attending the North American Sociology of Sport conference, UBC faculty and students, invitees from other colleges and universities in BC.
• The conference is organized and hosted by the School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia and supported by the office of the Vic-President Students
• Registration is free but seating is limited – please email Christiane.Job@gmail.com to register.
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