2012 – 9TH ANNUAL EAS CONFERENCE – LATVIA, RIGA

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The 9th Annual EAS Conference ‘East meets West’ was successfully held from the 13th – 15th September in Riga hosted by University of Latvia. The programme below contains presentations from several of the attendees, including Bart Ooijen from the European Commission and Tibor Kosla, President of the EAS network.

Delegates left the conference with positive feelings towards the future development of EAS within the Dual Career. The establishment of the ‘Bengt Nybelius Scholarship’ was introduced and discussed. Even though attended by a small number of 50 delegates compared to last years 100, it still proved a success and was influential to the improvement of the EAS Network.

Unfortunately the presentation from University of Mendelejeva was not shown throughout the conference as Golovina Vare Anatoljevna and Akulova Tatyana Nikolaevna were unable to attend, however we welcome you to view the content of this document University of Mandekejeva., please do not refrain from asking any further questions.

9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE – RIGA PROGRAMME & PRESENTATIONS

Thursday. September 13^th, 2012
Time	Programme
14 :00-15.00	Arrival and Registration in University of Latvia
15.00	Conference Start Tibor Kozsla, EAS President Welcome and Introduction
15.30	Arturs Visockis-Rubenis, Girts Mihelsons , University of Latvia, Latvia, Sports Teams System in the University of Latvia
16.30	Coffee Break
16.45	Duarte Lopes, ENAS President Actuality of the ENAS (European Network of Academic Sport Services)
17.00	Ilze Kalnina, Director Riga Distance Education Secondary School, Latvia
17.30	Ivans Klementjevs, Olympic Champion Deputy of Parliament, Chairman o Sport Sub-commision in the Commission of Education, Culture and Science, Latvia Sport, education and career
18.00	Elis Purins, Secretary General of Sports Federations Council of Latvia, Sports Federations Council of Latvia and its role in high performance athletes education.
18.30	Iveta Agleniece City Council of Riga, Department of Sport Sports school system in Latvia
19.00	Dinner in the University of Latvia

Friday. September 14^th, 2012
Time	Programme
09.00	Conference start
09.00	Hiromi Nakamura Department of Sports Information in Japan Institute of Sports, Japan Elite Student Athletes in Team Japan 2012
09.30	Ph.D. Ingrīda Amantova Latvian Student Sports Federation, Latvia
10.00	Assoc. Prof. Aija Klavina Latvian Academy of sport Education, Latvia Opportunities of Dual career in Paralympic sport
10.30	Assoc. Prof. Viacheslav Simonov Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Sport in Lomonosov Moscow State University
11.00	Coffee Break
11.15	Kristina Geraniosova, Hristo Petkov Aarhus University, Denmark The approach of the European Union towards dual career
11.45	Bart Ooijen, Policy Officer Sport Unit Directorate-General Education and Culture, European Commission Development of Eu guidelines on Dual careers of athletes
12.15	Vita Dindune Family, education and sport, parent of Athletes, Latvia
13.00	Lunch
14.00-17.00	Workshop “Family, education and sport” and “Importance of sports at the University”
17.00-20.00	Visit to the Olympic Sports centre and sightseeing programme
20.00	Social Dinner in restaurant

Saturday. September 15th, 2012
Time	Programme
11.00-12.00	EAS – General Assembly
12.00	Conclusion of Conference and Lunch
14.00-	Sightseeing programme will be proposed to the participants.