SportAccord

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SportAccord
TypeSports event organisation
Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
President
 Uğur Erdener
Website www.sportaccord.sport

SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolved Global Association of International Sports Federations. [1]

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SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in the business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing.

SportAccord’s flagship event is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, which was originally launched in 2003.

In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annual International Federation (IF) Forum, a closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations.

Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including the World Combat Games, World Mind Games, and World Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines. [2] [3]

SportAccord has taken on and manages the .sport domain and the sustainability.sport platform, previously owned by GAISF. [4]

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit

SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area, a themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events.

The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 International Sport Federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport.

Editions:

SAICDatesHost City
1st12–16 May 2003 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain
2nd15–20 May 2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne, Switzerland (#1) [5]
3rd16–20 April 2005 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany
4th3–7 April 2006 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea [6]
5th22–27 April 2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China [7]
6th2–6 June 2008 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece [8] [9] [10]
7th23–27 March 2009 [11] [12] Flag of the United States.svg Denver, United States [13] [14]
8th20–25 April 2010 [15] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16] [17]
9th3–8 April 2011 [18] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom [19] [20]
10th20–25 May 2012 [21] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quebec City, Canada [22] [23]
11th26–31 May 2013 [24] Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia [25]
12th6–11 April 2014 [26] Flag of Turkey.svg Belek, Turkey [27]
13th19–24 April 2015 [28] Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, Russia [29]
14th17–22 April 2016 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne, Switzerland (#2) [30]
15th2–7 April 2017 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus, Denmark [31]
16th15–20 April 2018 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand [32]
17th5–10 May 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia [33]
18th7–11 April 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham, United Kingdom [34]

Stakeholders

The SportAccord Stakeholders represent more than 120 International Sport Federations and host their Annual General Assemblies at our World Sport & Business Summit.

The President and all the Members represent SportAccord’s stakeholders and are elected for 4-year mandates. [38]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "SportAccord structural changes on track to fulfil commitments given to the global sporting community". SportAccord . 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Multi-sport Games- SportAccord". Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "SportAccord Takes Over Organizing of World Combat Games". SportsTravel . 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ivo Ferriani: Time for a new chapter in the history of GAISF and SportAccord". Inside the Games . 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lausanne To Host 2004 SportAccord Convention" (PDF). SportAccord. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "The World Meets In Seoul" (PDF). Around the Rings . April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Countdown to Beijing" (PDF). Around the Rings . April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Athens hosted the most successful edition of SportAccord". Athens Convention Bureau (English). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "SportAccord 2008 tightens focus on cities". Sport Business. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Athens Hosts Sixth Edition of SportAccord" (PDF). Around the Rings . June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sportaccord 2009 Kicks Off in Denver". Around the Rings . 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Denver Global Program (in .pdf)" (PDF). SportAccord. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Denver is first North American city to host SportAccord conference". Metro Denver. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Around the Rings Special Edition – SportAccord Denver" (PDF). Around the Rings . March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  15. ↑ "Dubai Global Program (in .pdf)" (PDF). SportAccord. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Dubai to host SportAccord in 2010". Sport Business. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Around the Rings Special Edition – Dubai" (PDF). Around the Rings . April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "Registration opens for 2011 SportAccord Convention in London". london.gov.uk. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "London To Host SportAccord Convention". London Press Service. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "Around the Rings SportAccord Special Edition" (PDF). Around the Rings . April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "SportAccord Convention Selects Iconic Quebec Hotel". Around the Rings . 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "SportAccord Convention 2012 Awarded to Québec City". Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "The ATR SportAccord 2012 Special Edition". Around the Rings . 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  24. ↑ "Saint Petersburg to host 2013 SportAccord Convention". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  25. ↑ Around the Rings Special Edition about 2013 SportAccord Convention Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ↑ "SportAccord convention 2013 draws record attendance" . Retrieved 15 June 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  27. ↑ "Conferences Convention – SportAccord 2014 to Turkey" . Retrieved 15 June 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  28. ↑ "Dates for 2015 SportAccord International Convention in Sochi announced". 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Sochi to host 2015 SportAccord International Convention". 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Where Sports Meet". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  31. ↑ "SportAccord Convention 2017 awarded to Aarhus in Denmark". 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  32. ↑ "Bangkok awarded 2018 SportAccord Convention". 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  33. ↑ "Gold Coast to host 2019 SportAccord Summit". 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  34. ↑ "Birmingham to host 2024 SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit as event returns after five-year absence". 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  35. ↑ "SportAccord 2020 Cancellation Statement". Around the Rings . Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  36. ↑ "SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Ekaterinburg Rescheduled for May 2022". GAISF . 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  37. ↑ "SportAccord summit in Yekaterinburg cancelled following Russian invasion of Ukraine". Inside the Games . 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  38. ↑ "Executive Committee". SportAccord . Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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