16/9/2011
Background
Election procedure as stated in ISCA Statutes § 7
“The General Assembly shall elect the Executive Committee.
Nominations with acceptance by the nominal person of the position are valid only if they have been received by the President six weeks at least before the General Assembly
The President must forward these nominations to all General Assembly delegates four weeks before the General Assembly.”
Nominations received
By the deadline (10th of September) for nomination of candidates to ISCA Executive Committee ISCA has received the following nominations
President: Mogens Kirkeby (nominated by Danish Gymnastics Associations, Denmark)
Vice presidents: Herbert Hartmann (nominated by Deutscher Turner Bund, Germany)
Maria Luiza Souza Dias (nominated by Servico Social Comercio, SESC sp, Brazil)
Members (in order of longest serving, followed by date of nomination):
Jean-Claude Arnaud (nominated by Union Sportive de l’enseignement de premier degre USEP, France)
Liliana Ortiz de la Cruz (nominated by Compensar, Colombia)
Rado Cvetek (nominated by Sport Union of Slovenia)
Toni Llop (nominated by Unio Barcelonina d’Associacions Esportives, UBAE Catalonia, Spain)
Cheung Siu Yin (nominated by the Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China)
In case one or more of the nominees withdraw or are not elected, nominees can be taken from the floor.
Below, you will find a short description of the tasks of the Executive Committee as well as nomination letters and personal CVs/motivations of candidates (page updated as information is received in the ISCA office).
Executive Commitee tasks
Executive Committee – political leadership and strategic forum
The Executive Committee is the democratic base elected among and by the members. The Executive Committee is through the General Assembly given the day to day political leadership of ISCA.
Besides being the political leadership the Executive Committee is a strategic forum where experiences, trends and challenges for the sectors influencing on and relating to grassroots sport and physical activity are discussed among an international group of experts.
Executive Committee –main tasks
1) Strategic organizational decisions
• Activity and resource priority
Prepare, propose and discuss priorities of activity and resources for discussion at the General Assembly.
Extract from General Assembly discussions and decisions the priorities and suggest overall implementation and work plan.
• Structural decisions
Propose the most adequate and efficient organizational structure for discussion at the General Assembly.
Decide and implement the most adequate and efficient organizational structure regarding continental and sub-committees
2) Advocacy
• The Executive Committee is advocating for adequate attention to the grassroots sport and physical activity sectors towards members and external relations.
Provide members with international knowledge for national political advocacy.
Present evidence based knowledge, positions, projects and campaigns to relevant international external relations.
In collaborations with members present evidence based knowledge, positions, projects and campaigns to relevant national external relations.
3) Guidelines for and collaboration with the secretariat
• Guidelines for secretariat
The Executive Committee provides overall guidelines for implementation of activity and resources priorities and where relevant for the work of secretariat.
The Executive Committee requests reports and updates from the secretariat through the secretary general on the implementation of the priorities. The ongoing cooperation regarding projects will be organized in the Political Project Group, composed of Executive Committee members.
• Collaboration with the secretariat
The collaboration between Executive Committee and Secretariat is based on and respectful and open dialogue between Executive Committee members and staff members.
The primary relation is the Secretary General.
• The Executive Committee members assist and support the secretariat in identifying new sources and partners for funding
Nomination Letters
Find below the nomination letters of the candidates' organisations.
 | President Mogens Kirkeby nomination (PDF, 89.37 KB) |
| Herbert Hartmann nomination (PDF, 94.80 KB) |
| Vice President Maria Luiza Souza Dias nomination (PDF, 0.20 MB) |
| Rado Cvetek nomination (PDF, 0.31 MB) |
| Toni Llop nomination (PDF, 0.19 MB) |
| Cheung Siu Yin nomination (PDF, 0.63 MB) |
 | Jean-Claude Arnaud nomination (JPG, 0.13 MB) |
| Liliana Ortiz de la Cruz nomination (TIF, 24.26 KB) |
Motivation from candidates
Mogens Kirkeby
President of the International Sport and Culture Association since 2007.
Educational background
Master of Science – Sport, organizational development and sport policies.
Exam. art. – Social science and international politics.
Copenhagen University, Denmark
I have been engaged in the development of ISCA since 1998 and seen our development from an idea to an operational organisation. In this period ISCA has - due to committed organizations and individuals - made it possible for “Sport for All” and recreational physical activity to climb the political agendas. I would like to contribute further to this process in the coming election period.
The ISCA membership is quite diverse. I see this diversity of the ISCA members as a strength, but also a clear symbol of that we do not consider the big, rich or developed organizations better than the smaller organizations struggling hard to improve the life of citizens around the world.
ISCA is an international organization, but to me also a mission – a mission to improve the life of people through “Sport for All” and recreational physical activity.
It is my hope, that you will give me the mandate to lead this mission as president of ISCA the next two years.
Herbert Hartmann
Professor (retired) for sport science University Darmstadt (Germany).
Main subjects of teaching and research: sport and education; historical and topical perspectives of sport development; quality management in organized sport; sport for senior citizens; health enhancing sport.
Involvement in organized sport: General Gymnastics-Board-member in the German Gymnastic Federation (responsible for senior-sport). Member of the expert-group of BAGSO (Federal Association for Senior Organisations). Vice-president of the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA). Active in different European Networks (Education; Volunteering; Active Aging).
Motivated through the good experience with “the shared leadership” and the successful progress in our work I’m highly motivated to serve ISCA to the best of my abilities further on.
Maria Luiza Souza Dias
My name is Maria Luiza and I am from São Paulo - Brazil.
My education background as well as my values put me in close proximity to sport.
I have always worked in the sportive area and my present position is the Regional Manager of Sports at SESC São Paulo and the coordinator of ISCA in Latin America.
SESC – Social Service of Commerce - is a private non-profitable institution of national scope with 432 branches in Brazil. In São Paulo State, 33 branches offer culture, sport and leisure to 1.626.250 members – workers of commerce and services companies as well as to the entire community.
We strongly believe that sports practice is important for the individual development once it naturally brings knowledge, the expansion of potentialities and straightens relationships.
In the area of Sport for All we occupy a leading position in the American Continent with the coordination of Challenge Day already multiplied to 4023 cities in 22 countries and the formation of the Pan American Federation of Sports for All - FEPADET.
As coordinator of ISCA Latin America Committee we are concentrating efforts to promote its values and mission which are of extreme importance to move people, encourage leadership and build healthier communities.
In the institutional context, I am sure that tracking the large steps of ISCA to build international network among people, cultures and organizations of different sectors of society it is not an easy task but I am motivated and prepared to contribute with this important mission while vice president of this association.
Rado Cvetek
I was Initiator of 1ST EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF SPORT FOR ALL, which was organized in cooperation with two international sports organizations: ISCA and CESS.
As member of EC ISCA and EC CESS I have strove that Sports Union of Slovenia has become an important partner in forming the policy of sport for all in the European Union and a supporter of the development of sport for all in Southeastern Europe. The Union will further enhance its partnership cooperation with key world, European and national organizations for sport for all, e.g. International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA), Cofederation of Europenne Sport Sante (CESS), Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations (DGI) and Unione Itliana Sport per Tutti (UISP) from Italy. The Union also plans to take the initiative to establish an informal alliance of key, competent and relevant national organizations for sport for all from Southeastern Europe.
I was important facilitator between Sports Union of Slovenia and UBAE in the establishment of an international company ŠUS EUROFITNESS.
As executive director of Sports union of Slovenia I was active and involved in ISCA activities trough projects: PATHE, 100 MILLION MORE EUROPEANS ACTIVE IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY 2020, EuroVolNet, SANTE, Sport and Cultures in Dialogue, MOVE2010, SPORT CITIZEN FORUM…
I would like to stay close to decisions that will be made on international level in Sport for All and bring new dimensions and energy for future cooperation.
Sin Yin Cheung
Prof. Sin Yin Cheung is professor and program coordinator of Master of Social Sciences in Sport and Leisure Management at the Department of Physical Education at Hong Kong Baptist University. She received her master’s and doctoral degrees in Physical Education from Springfield College, MA. U.S.A.
As a prolific researcher, she has written over 65 refereed publications as well as authoring 15 books and book chapters. She has received research and teaching development grants in excess of HK$5.3 millions and has delivered over 170 keynoted, invited, professional, and scholarly presentations around the world.
Prof. Cheung has been widely recognized for her excellence. She was the recipient of the Medal of Honor (MH) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for her outstanding service in the Sir David Trench Fund Committee and valuable contribution to the promotion of gymnastics in Hong Kong.
Furthermore, she was inducted as the Honorary Research Fellow at the Dr. Stephen Hui Research Centre for Physical Recreation and Wellness. In America, she was inducted as a Senior Fellow by the American Leisure Academy and a Research Fellow by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). She had also been listed as an International Who’s Who of Professionals by the Who’s Who Historical Society as well as the Who’s Who in Hong Kong.
As a previous gymnast herself, Prof. Cheung has a passion for gymnastics. She is the Chairperson of the Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong and has fulfilled different roles in the world of gymnastics such as international judge, head of delegation and executive committee member of the Asian Gymnastics Union.
Finding tremendous satisfaction in her career choice, Prof. Cheung plans to continue her current capacity and promote wellness through leisure, physical education and gymnastics both locally and internationally.
Jean-Claude ARNAUD
I am Jean-Claude ARNAUD
Member of USEP National Director Committee and responsible of International life for more than ten years. USEP (Union Sportive de l’Enseignement du Premier degré) is under the umbrella of Ligue de l’Enseignement which is a very old popular education association created in 1866. USEP was created in 1939. It’s one of the biggest scolary sports federation of France with more than 850 000 members distributed in more than 10 000 associations of public schools. USEP is a sports, educational and citizen movement. Its activities take place in and around primary schools.
I am elected in the ISCA Executive Committee for 2003 and I wish to continue to devote my energy to ISCA. ISCA is indispensable to development of grassroots sport. Also, the support of ISCA greatly facilitate the relationship with other associations members of ISCA and permit to fabricate international links in a very short time.
Create ISCA was a great challenge for our predecessors, now we have to continue its development in the world. Being elected, i would contribute to participate at this great adventure.
Liliana ortiz De La Cruz
My name is Liliana Ortiz De La Cruz and I am from Colombia, South America. I have been a member of ISCA Executive Committee for the past ten years. This is the fourth time I present my name for election. I want to continue on the Executive Committee for the next period and move forward with the work done so far.
My request is based on a combination of several factors that I consider important for the projection of ISCA in Colombia and South America:
1. As an ISCA member, I have gained representation in both the private and public sectors within cultural, health, sports and recreational organizations. This representation opens doors and builds alliances to continuing and developing more projects. Our organization ISCA is now very well recognized in this region.
2. Similarly, the programs developed or supported by ISCA in Colombia have been successfully accomplished with a huge impact in the massive population improving their quality of life, building institutional linkages and social connections. 3. I think I have gained enough confidence to continue promoting ISCA and its philosophy between the different sectors and organizations which validates my work as an ISCA member.
4. The work I do in my professional field is closely related to the one I do as an ISCA member. The company I lead develops educational and recreational projects regarding sensitive issues for the community as, among others, prevention and health promotion, unwanted pregnancy in adolescents, physical inactivity and healthy lifestyle. Therefore, I would like to ask for your vote in order for me to continue representing ISCA as a member of the Executive Committee for the year 2011 to 2015.
Thank you.
Yours Truly,
Liliana Ortiz De La Cruz
