Play the Game is looking for partners who are interested in hosting the conference in 2009. It is envisaged that the conference will take place over five days between May and September 2009. It will be the 6th world communication conference on sport and society. Play the Game 2009 is expected to gather 300-400 leading media professionals, academics, sports officials, sports business executives and students from 40-50 countries worldwide.

Over the past 11 years, the conference has achieved a unique status as the only platform in international sport where qualified observers and high-ranking sports officials engage in unrestricted and constructive debates about the main challenges to modern sport. The task for 2009 is to further develop the form, content and legacy of the conference which in its previous editions has been met with enthusiasm by the participants, leaving a mark on their professional future and on the international sports agenda.

WHO CAN BE A CO-ORGANISER?
Co-organisers will be represented on the Programme Committee and be closely involved in all aspects of the conference planning. A co-organiser can be a sports organisation, a city, a media company, a university/education centre, a sports club or a combination of all. Also, well-organised groups of interested individuals will be considered.

As a first step in the selection process Play the Game kindly asks possible co-organisers to send a non-binding declaration of interest no later than Monday 18 February 2008 at 12:00 CET.

For more information about pre-requisites, duties and the selection procedure please go to the link below.

http://playthegame.org/Home/News/Up_To_Date/
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Jens Sejer Andersen ( Att. Director )

Aarhus  ( Denmark )

+45 20710701