Under the title “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” an International Sports Science Congress will be held in

Frankfurt, Germany, 4th – 5th of June 2009 during the International German Gymnastics Festival.

The deadline for the abstract submission has been prolonged until the 1st of April 2009

The Congress is a groundbreaking component of the International German Gymnastics Festival. In cooperation with international sports and science federations (DTB, TAFISA, ISCA, DOSB, dvs) and under the patronage of the International Council of Sport Science and

Physical Education (ICSSPE) the Congress will build a bridge between praxis and theory.

An international pool of speakers invites you to discuss topics like integration and migration, health promotion and education of children and youth

in sports. There will also be open sessions.
Already participants from 13 different nations have registered.
For more information and the submission of your abstracts see www.turnfest-congress.de

Keynote-Speeches

The president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Dr. Thomas Bach will deliver the welcoming speech, the German Olympic Academy will organize a panel discussion about the Olympic Education and the keynote speakers for the three main topics Health, Integration and Education are:

• Prof. Dr. Walter Brehm, University of Bayreuth - Health Sport: An effective concept for health promotion
• Dr. Tess Kay, Loughborough University - Integration and Migration – Gymnastics and Sports with and for Immigrants
• Ph. D. Don Sabo, Research Director for the Women’s Sports Foundation - Developing the resource of youth sports: Gender, Opportunity and Public Health
• German Olympic Academy (DOA) - The Olympic Values: A Guideline to a Sound Development of children and Youth?

International German Gymnastics Festival in Frankfurt/ Main

After 1880, 1908, 1948 and 1983, Frankfurt, a metropolis in the heart of Europe, will be for the fifth time your host for the International German Gymnastics Festival. From May 30th to June 5th 2009, the German Gymnastics Federation and the city of Frankfurt welcome you to the “Turnfest”.

We expect about 75,000 participants and more than a hundred thousand visitors from all over the world, under the motto, “we are building bridges” – “wir schlagen brücken”. There will be over 1,000 events inviting everyone to participate or to watch. The main area of the International German Gymnastics Festival will be at “Messe Frankfurt”, the city’s fair ground. An area of 70,000 m² with six exhibition halls, as well as the surrounding open-air arenas will be available for the Gymnastics Festival.

For the participants of the Turnfest-Congress we offer a variety of social programs. Experience the Gymnastics Festival with our guided Turnfest-to-go program on Wednesday, June 3rd, or visit the show of the National Danish Performance Team on Thursday, June 4th, or the final Stadium Gala at the Commerzbank Arena on Friday, June 5th.

Discover Frankfurt and the International German Gymnastics Festival while simultaneously meet and debate with sport scientists at the Turnfest-Congress! If you need any further information or assistance, please feel free to contact us or visit our website www.turnfest-congress.de.