IAPESGW News Archive
 

• IAPESGW is delighted to announce that Professor Rosa Lopez D’Amico has agreed to join the IAPESGW Executive Board as a Co-opted Member. Professor D’Amico is based in the Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador, Venezuela and is also a Board member of the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport.
   

• CAAWS In the Loop Latest newsletter - January 2008
   

• Australian WomenSport and Recreation Association newsletter
   

• International Olympic Committee World Conference on Women and Sport to be held in Jordan March 2008. More details here
   

• Demand for More Women in Leadership Positions and Improved School Physical Education

  • In the lead up to the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games 2008, ICSSPE President Gudrun Doll-Tepper demands that the Olympic Movement and International Sport Federations do more towards representation of women in leadership positions as most of the organisations still have not reached their self-declared goals. Gudrun Doll-Tepper also suggests that sport representatives should engage in the development of internationally valid quality indicators to strengthen school physical education, that are currently being developed by UNESCO with the support of ICSSPE.
    During her week-long stay in Beijing, Gudrun Doll-Tepper has met with, among others, Wang Wei, Vice President of the Chinese Organising Committee for the 2008 Games; Wu Shouzhang, Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee; and former IOC Vice President Kevan Gosper. During a panel discussion at this year's Beijing Forum, the four sport representatives discussed expectations that the different areas of sport, science and education have in relation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "Besides technically well-prepared Games, we wish for a broader embedding of sport in society. This includes women and health in sport as well as sport for all and physical education at school. I would welcome sport spreading its integrative power more into all areas of society", Gudrun Doll-Tepper elucidates her ideas.
    The panel discussion was part of the 3rd Beijing Forum, which this year looks at effects of large sport events on national and international development. The Forum's theme this year is "The Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for All - Reflections on the Civilization Modes of Humankind".
     

• Gender, Sport and Society Forum

  • The Gender, Sport and Society Forum (GSSF) established by Dr Emma Rich of Loughborough University, is an International group dedicated to scholars and students with an interest in social Issues in gender and sport. The forum aims to provide international links and foster accessible collaboration via the internet, and to provide a context through which to exchange dialogue about contemporary issues related to gender, sport and society. Whilst the forum uses the term 'sport' this is taken here to embrace the wider contexts of physical culture and pedagogy and invites discussion relating to all these areas. The forum hosts a number of resourses related to research on gender and sport, including lists of relevant journals, bibliographies and current research. It provides links to research centres, university courses, individual home pages of scholars, as well as up to date news of conferences and recently published papers and texts. The GSSF also has its own e-group and mailing list, designed to generate awareness about recent publications, forthcoming events/conferences (e-mailed directly to group members) and also provides a network for the discussion of key issues within the field of gender, sport and society.
    
    To join GSSF just firstly click on the link below:
    http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/gssf.html
    Then click on 'join or leave the list' to subscribe. Once you have joined, you can then post messages which will be sent to all other members of the group by emailing it to GSSF@jiscmail.ac.uk
    Alternatively you can email Emma Rich at E.J.Rich@lboro.ac.uk
     

• ICSSPE events calendar

• The latest Bulletin from the International Council of Sports Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) is now available to IAPESGW members. The Bulletin, which is published three times a year, provides a forum for ICSSPE members and other contributors to share news and experiences, raise issues for discussion, develop international and external links and promote events. IAPESGW is a member organisation of ISSSPE and as a result IAPESGW members can receive a free copy of the Bulletin. To receive a copy by email please contact Amanda Bennett on amanda.bennett@uksport.gov.uk  

  For further information about joining IAPESGW to receive the benefits of membership go to the Membership section of this website.