WORKSHOP K
Play the Game Symposium
– bringing change to the heart of sport
Play the Game is an international conference and communication initiative aiming to strengthen the ethical foundation of sport and promote democracy, transparency and freedom of expression in sport.
It is run by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies (Idan), an independent institution set up by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The task of Idan is to create overview over and insight into the field of sport, nationally as well as internationally.
During the EASM conference Play the Game will invite sports leaders, academics and practitioners to discuss some of the most urgent challenges in international sport. The latest Play the Game conference was held at the German Sport University Cologne in October 2011 under the theme Bringing change to the heart of sport.
We invite you to learn more about some of the critical issues for contemporary world sport that were highlighted and discussed in Cologne and to contribute to the ongoing debate.
The workshop will be run as parallel sessions open to all delegates. In each parallel session three speakers will give presentations of 15-20 minutes duration followed by an open debate between the audience and the speakers.
A range of high level speakers will be invited by Play the Game to speak at the workshop but paying delegates planning to attend EASM 2012 are invited to submit an abstract to the Play the Game symposium if they wish to be considered for the symposium.
Themes:
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Corruption and match-fixing: Will reforms work?
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Mega-events: A continued march of white elephants?
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Watchdog or lapdog? Perspectives of the International Sports Press Survey 2011.
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Promoting participation: Who can deliver?
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Youth waste: The illegal trade with underage sporting talent.
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Sochi 2014: Games for Putin or the People?
Convener:
Jens Sejer Andersen is the international director of Play the Game. He is a journalist by profession and the founder of the Play the Game initiative. He has been at the helm of all seven international Play the Game conferences since its start in 1997,
jens@playthegame.org
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