Mogens Kirkeby takes over the President post in ISCA following the retirement of Anders Bülow who held the post for ten years. Mogens Kirkeby was nominated by DGI and elected without opposition during the annual General Assembly which took place on 25 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mogens Kirkeby has been the Secretary General of ISCA since 1998.

Regarding his election Mogens Kirkeby stated "Sport for All and popular culture plays an increasingly important role in our societies. Such an increasing importance leads to new challenges and demand for development of the organisations governing this sector. It is ISCA's goal to assist development for national Sport for All through international cooperation and partnerships. I am very much looking forward to be part of this development process as ISCA President."

The election of Mogens Kirkeby as full-time President follows the commitment of the Executive Committee to continue growing the quality and quantity of ISCA human resources in representing the Sport for All movement worldwide.

Mogens Kirkeby (DGI, Denmark) was the only newly elected Executive Committee member. Elizabeth Paoliello (UNICAMP, Brazil) was re-elected Vice-President. Jean Claude Arnaud (USEP, France) and Oldrich Lomecky (SOKOL, Czech Republic) were re-elected as Executive Committee members. The Executive Committee also welcomed a new Latin American continental chairwoman, Maria Luiza Souza Dias (SESC, Brazil), and the re-election of the ISCA Asia chairman, Mr Shanmugarajah (SEAGCON, Malaysia).

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50 presentations greeted over 100 delegates from 35 countries from around the world at the ISCA Congress 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Congress was held at the Prince Hotel and Residences from 25-28 October.  The overall Congress theme was Get Fit, Healthy and United Through Sport for All. 

As the Congress was held on the Asian continent for the first time, delegates had a good opportunity to be inspired and motivated by Asian and Malaysian approaches to the Congress themes. 

The Congress began with an Opening Gala hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sport.  Greetings were delivered by Dr. Han Tieru, WHO Representative for Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore.  Dato' Liow Tiong Lai, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia delivered the opening keynote address.  This address was followed by a presentation of an ISCA-Ollerup award by Uffe Strandby, Ollerup Principal.  The Deputy Minister graciously accepted two ISCA-Ollerup full scholarships for Malaysian youth to attend the long-term Youth Leader Education Training at Ollerup's International Academy.  These scholarships are worth a combined 18,000 USD. 

The two days that followed were packed with academic paper sessions, round-table sessions, forums and discussions on the main Congress topics of health and unity. The concluding plenary session saw seven persons in a 'lounge chair' discussion on greater solidarity and cooperation between sport for all organizations.  

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Play the Game, the fifth world communication conference on sport and society, was hosted from 28 October to 2 November by ISCA member UMFI in Reykjavik, Island. 220 delegates were engaged in numerous presentations and discussions on ways to end corruption in sports. Conference proceedings, including presentation video of ISCA President Mogens Kirkeby, can be found at http://www.thepulse2007.org/.

More information about Play the Game can be found at http://www.playthegame.org/

Physical Activity Towards a Healthier Europe (PATHE) is the name of the latest ISCA project to recieve public support. ISCA has signed a grant contract with the Public Health Executive Agency of the European Commission which is worth 258.000€ over a thirty month period. This grant equals 59% of the project budget. The remain costs will be shared by sponsors, ISCA and PATHE project partners. The core partners of PATHE are:

• Slovenian Sports Union (SUS)
• Unione Italiana sport per tutti (UISP)
• Union Sportive de l'Enseignement du Premier degré (USEP)
• Danish Gymnastics and Sports Association (DGI)

More information on PATHE can be seen at http://isca-web.org/english/news/iscasignsgrantcontractfor258000