President of ISCA, Mogens Kirkeby, talks to Jeanine Faivre, President of the FFEPGV - Fédération Francaise d´ Education Physique et de Gymnastique Volontaire - about health, prevention and civil society movements. See the interview here.

About FFEPGV
The FFEPGV is the first French sports federation to bring together both sports and health from its very foundation. It was established in 1888 and is today based on the management of good health through physical activity for all of its 560,000 members.

The strategy of FFEPGV focuses primarily on insuring that as many as possible benefit from this preventative approach. Training methods and techniques are constantly being renovated, updated and approved by the medical community. Read more about FFEPGV at the official website.

Thinking of going to the International German Gymnastics Festival 2009 - "Turnfest 2009"? Then read on!

The announcement in English for the festival is now online, with a wealth of information -  including everything that the international participant needs to know. The announcement contains practical information on registration, tickets, accommodation and how to get there. It also gives an excellent overview of the impressive range of activities taking place during the festival: events, tourism, games, group competitions and open activities, among others. A special section is devoted to international issues alone and highlights the International Sport Science Congress.

So enjoy while you lose yourself in the extensive (74 pages!) announcement on the festival. You will find everything you need to know here.

ISCA and CESS are proud to present the magazine Congress Review from the recent ISCA – CESS congress "Sport and Health: From Theory to Practice", which was held in Barcelona on 23-25 October 2008.

The overall aim of the conference was to transform international knowledge and experience into national development. Congress Review takes this aim one step further by presenting highlights from the conference and exploring in-depth some of the key topics, organizations and innovative projects presented at the conference. 

As a whole the magazine provides an informative and inspiring glimpse of how Sport for All organizations are currently tackling the challenges of health, social development and integration in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The magazine is now available online. Dowload the Congress Review here.

On the basis of national initiatives in the filed of Sport and Health, we can find out the power and energy of the representatives of South East European (SEE) countries for being active in Sport for All activities. The projects that are being carried out in individual countries show, as concretely as can be, that Sport for All knows no limitations. Different habits that arise from the tradition of certain societies enrich the movement of Sport for All, which is gaining importance and popularity in SEE as well.

The meeting in Belgrade is not just for SEE organisations, but also for other ISCA members and stakeholders with cooperation and interest in the region. Further information on the meeting here.

On November 19th, the collaboration between Nike and the social entrepreneurship support entity, Ashoka, launched yet another innovative competition seeking to highlight, engage and promote women's opportunities through the means of sports.

  
ISCA welcomes this low cost - highly innovative initiative and encourages members of the ISCA platform to submit, communicate and compete with their innovative and creative projects and programs.

THE PRIZE: The competition consists of three rounds and has its first deadline on February 11, 2009. The grand prize besides the free promotion provided by the Changemakers homepage is a cash prize worth of 5.000 US dollars.

ISCA furthermore encourages organizations as well as individuals to visit the website and comment on projects submitted. Central to the criteria of the competition is the aspect of innovation, social impact and sustainability.

We hope to see many Sport for All initiatives cheer for the girls to go ahead and wish you good luck! Read more about the competition here.

"International Cooperation" and "Balanced Attention Between Elite and Grassroots Sports" are two of the highlights of the recent interview between Euractiv.com and ISCA President Mogens Kirkeby. This interview has been published as the European Sports Forum concluded in Biaritz, France. Mogens Kirkeby, representing ISCA members, was a panelist at the Forum together with representatives of European non-governmental sport organisations (ENGSO), the European Paralympic Committee (EPC), and the European State Lotteries and Toto Association (EL).

The full interview with Mogens Kirkeby can be read here. http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/ngo-grassroots-sport-primary-active-citizenship/article-177413

Euractiv.com is a content development and content sharing media partner of ISCA.