SportAccord

SportAccord
Formation 1967
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Lausanne
Membership 87 International Sports Federations
Official languages English, French
President Hein Verbruggen
Website sportaccord.com

SportAccord (until April 2009 [1]): General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF); French: Association Générale des Fédérations Internationales des Sports (AGFIS) was formed to promote communication and cooperation among various international sports federations. Twenty-six such international sports associations participated in the founding of GAISF in 1967 in Lausanne; today more than 100 sports are represented. GAISF works closely with the Olympics movement. It is headquartered in Lausanne since 2009; It was headquartered from its founding in 1978 in Lausanne, in Monaco from 1978 until 2009.[2]

Contents

Federations Members

Associated members

List of GAISF presidents

The SportAccord International Convention

The premier conference of SportAccord is the annual SportAccord International Convention. It was established in 2003.[3]

SAIC Year Dates Host City Host NOC
1st 2003 May 12 - 16 Madrid  Spain
2nd 2004 May 15 - 20 Lausanne[4]  Switzerland
3rd 2005 April 16 - 20 Berlin  Germany
4th 2006 April 3 - 7 Seoul[5]  South Korea
5th 2007 April 22 - 27 Beijing[6]  People's Republic of China
6th 2008 June 2 - 6 Athens[7][8][9]  Greece
7th 2009 March 23 - 27[10][11] Denver[12][13]  United States of America
8th 2010 April 20 - 25[14] Dubai[15][16]  United Arab Emirates
9th 2011 April 3 - 8[17] London[18]  Great Britain
10th 2012 May 20 - 25[19] Quebec City[20]  Canada
11th 2013 TBD TBD TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ Chinese Olympic Committee. "GAISF rebranded as SportAccord". http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-04-02/1768812.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  2. ^ "History". Official Web site of SportAccord. http://www.agfisonline.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5148-175958-193176-38848-258712-custom-item,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  3. ^ "SportAccord International Convention". http://www.sportaccordconvention.com/#. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  4. ^ "Lausanne To Host 2004 SportAccord Convention". SportAccord. http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5035-143835-161051-46631-0-file,00.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  5. ^ "The World Meets In Seoul". Around the Rings. April 2006. http://aroundtherings.com/specialeditions/SportAccordApr2006.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  6. ^ "Countdown to Beijing". Around the Rings. April 2007. http://aroundtherings.com/specialeditions/SportAccord_Apr07.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  7. ^ "Athens hosted the most successful edition of SportAccord". Athens Convention Bureau (English). http://www.athensconventionbureau.gr/en/content/athens-hosted-most-successful-edition-sportaccord. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  8. ^ "SportAccord 2008 tightens focus on cities". Sport Business. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163938/sportaccord-2008-tightens-focus-on-cities. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  9. ^ "Athens Hosts Sixth Edition of SportAccord". Around the Rings. June 2008. http://aroundtherings.com/specialeditions/ATR-SportAccord-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  10. ^ "Sportaccord 2009 Kicks Off in Denver". Around the Rings. March 23, 2009. http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=31773. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  11. ^ "Denver Global Program (in .pdf)". SportAccord. http://saco.sc15.co.uk/pdf/globalprogdenver.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  12. ^ "Denver is first North American city to host SportAccord conference". Metro Denver. http://www.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/sport-accord.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  13. ^ "Around the Rings Special Edition - SportAccord Denver". Around the Rings. March 2009. http://aroundtherings.com/specialeditions/ATR-SportAccordMagazine-2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  14. ^ "Dubai Global Program (in .pdf)". SportAccord. http://saco.sc15.co.uk/pdf/globalprogdubai.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  15. ^ "Dubai to host SportAccord in 2010". Sport Business. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170481/dubai-to-host-sportaccord-in-2010. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  16. ^ "Around the Rings Special Edition - Dubai". Around the Rings. April 2010. http://aroundtherings.com/specialeditions/ATR-SportAccordDubaiMagazine2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  17. ^ "Registration opens for 2011 SportAccord Convention in London". london.gov.uk. October 4, 2010. http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayoral/registration-opens-2011-sportaccord-convention-london. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  18. ^ "London To Host SportAccord Convention". London Press Service. http://www.londonpressservice.org.uk/lps/creativedesign/item/128946.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  19. ^ "SportAccord Convention Selects Iconic Quebec Hotel". Around the Rings. June 22, 2011. http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=37258. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 
  20. ^ "SportAccord Convention 2012 Awarded to Québec City". Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance. http://www.canadiansporttourism.com/csta/index_e.aspx?DetailID=658. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
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