Greetings from Petra Roth As the mayor of the city of Frankfurt, I cordially welcome all guests to MOVE 2010 European Congress on Sport for All and Health – A Strategic Partnership in our city. I am delighted that the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) is organizing this congress. Frankfurt, as a sporting city, offers a large variety of excellent options for our citizens to participate in Sport for All activities. Sport is a commonly accepted part of our lives, however doing sport and physical activity is not implicit. Often, and unfortunately, work and other leisure activities don’t leave enough time for additional sports activities. But sport is more than an leisure activity. It is an important factor for personal well-being, physically, mentally and socially. Therefore it is critically important to continue to promote and increase health through sports. I am delighted by the large number of initiatives from regional and national organisations aiming to promote and increase health through sport. Both the Congress organisers and myself are certain that the Congress will be a success and will help to build a network between and profile the current status of the relationship between health and sport. I wish all participants an enjoyable stay in our city, and a productive and informative Congress. Your Mayor Petra Roth Greetings from Petra Roth
The MOVE2010 consortium is most delighted to inform that the first speakers have confirmed their participation in the MOVE2010 European Congress on Sport for All and Health: a Strategic Partnership. At this point we are pleased to count: Ms Birgit Fischer - CEO of the insurance company BarmerGEK which focuses on health preventionMs Heine Parkunen - Healthy Cities Network; WHO Baltic RegionMr Jorma Savola - Leader of the EU “Healthy Sport Club” Project, Finnish Sport for all AssociationMr Pedro Velasquez – European Commission, Deputy Head of the Sport Unit among the most distinguished contributors to the MOVE2010 plenary sessions. We expect the congress to feature 50-60 national and international speakers and the organizing team will be able to inform about further speakers within the coming weeks.
On behalf of the Congress partners, International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA), Confederation of European Sport Santé (CESS), the European Sport For All Network (ESFAN, regional body of The Association For International Sport for All - TAFISA) and the Congress host, the German Gymnastics Federation (Deutscher Turner-Bund - DTB), we cordially invite YOU
As the mayor of the city of Frankfurt, I cordially welcome all guests to MOVE 2010 European Congress on Sport for All and Health – A Strategic Partnership in our city. I am delighted that the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) is organizing this congress. Frankfurt, as a sporting city, offers a large variety of excellent options for our citizens to participate in Sport for All activities. Sport is a commonly accepted part of our lives, however doing sport and physical activity is not implicit. Often, and unfortunately, work and other leisure activities don’t leave enough time for additional sports activities. But sport is more than an leisure activity. It is an important factor for personal well-being, physically, mentally and socially. Therefore it is critically important to continue to promote and increase health through sports. I am delighted by the large number of initiatives from regional and national organisations aiming to promote and increase health through sport. Both the Congress organisers and myself are certain that the Congress will be a success and will help to build a network between and profile the current status of the relationship between health and sport. I wish all participants an enjoyable stay in our city, and a productive and informative Congress. Your Mayor Petra Roth
This topic has been specifically chosen in response to the demand from colleagues in the Sport for All and health sectors to address critical issues to their development, such as creating successful campaigns, developing strategies for organisational and program development, networking at a city or local, national, regional and international level and recognising and developing quality Sport for All and health programs.
National and international speakers will present new strategies and understandings, as well as best-practice examples from and for organisations operating in the field of health enhancing physical activity.