NASSSblog: CONFERENCE: MOVE2009

the MOVE2009 countdown has been launched. In exactly one month the World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health and Citizenship will open its gates and welcome more than 250 congress attendees from more than 53 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom.

REGISTER NOW! and become a part of the most extraordinary sport and culture event in 2009.

http://www.move2009.org/index.php/programme

MOVE2009 SPEAKERS

The MOVE2009 Congress Consortium has been very privileged to secure the services of some of today's most internationally respected exponents in the field of urban planning, sport and leisure architecture, social change management, health, sport, citizenship and related disciplines. Among othersthe following speakers will address the MOVE2009 World Congress:

 Hans JürgenSchulke, Vice-President – Deutscher Turner Bund (DTB)

 Gil Penelosa, Executive Director, Walk and Bike for Life

 Jan Gehl, Founding Partner, Gehl Architects – Urban Quality Consultants

 Carina Christensen, Minister of Culture, Denmark

 Alfred Rütten, Professor, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

 MårtenHedlund, Founder and CEO, World Village of Women Sports

 John Bale, Professor Emeritus of Sports Geography, University of Keele

 Christophe Mailliet, Executive Manager - Streetfootballworld Network, Streetfootballworld

 Bo Vestergård Madsen, Head of Analysis, the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities

 Jeff Risom, architectural engineer and urban designer, Gehl Architects – Urban Quality Consultants

 Gar Holohan, Chairman, Aura Holohan Group, Ireland

 Jacob Kornbeck, European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture, Sport Unit

 Conrad Boychuk, Executive Board Member, International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities and Canadian Representative, UIA Sports and Leisure Working Programme

 Antonio Borgogni, Researcher, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Cassino, Italy

 Frederik Von Sperling, Project manager, Underground, Copenhagen

 Walter Feldman, Municipal Secretary of Sport, São Paulo

 Maria Luisa Zambon, President, Italian Network of Healthy Cities

 Luisa Lazzaroni, Member of the City Council of Bologna and Counselor

 Gerry Campbell, Sport Director, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

 Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, Former captain of the national Brazilian football team, Co-founder of Gol de Letra Foundation, and President of Athletes for Citizenship (AtletaspelaCidadania's) Brazil

 Lone Leth Larsen, Board member of European Citizen Action Service and Director of the Danish Cultural Institute, Benelux, Brussels

 Colin Miège, Vice-President Sport et Citoyenneté, France

 Ian Mckenzie, Director, International Union of Architects Sport and Leisure Programme

 Rene Kural, Director, Centre for Sport and Architecture

 Mikael Colville-Andersen, Director, Copenhagen Cycle Chic

 Randy Rzewnicki, Project Manager, European Cyclists Federation

 LiaGhilardi, Director, Noema Research and Planning Ltd.

 Bianca Hermansen, Architect, Centre for Sport and Architecture

 Lars Bo Andersen, Researcher at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

MOVE2009 PROGRAMME UPDATES

The MOVE2009 Congress programme is updated on a regular basis. Keep up with the latest programme by visiting the congress website at: http://www.move2009.org/index.php/programme

Find more information about the MOVE2009 World Congress attached to this mail or at www.move2009.org

Sincerely,

Jean-Luc Frast

Public Relations Manager

ISCA - International Sport and Culture Association

Tietgensgade 65 // 1704 Copenhagen // Denmark

Tel: +45 3329 8026 // Fax: +45 3329 8028

e-mail: jlf@isca-web.org // www.isca-web.org

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