The main theme of the 12th World Sport for All Congress is: Sport for All – for life.
It is widely recognised that Sport for All can benefit society in many ways, by improving health at all stages of life, promoting ethical values, facilitating integration, reducing financial costs due to the effects of physical inactivity and above all by providing enjoyment.
This Congress will focus on the needs of the young and ageing populations, the contributions of Sport for All to social justice, the impact of the new information technology and the initiatives of the National Olympic Committees, International sports Federations and sports organisations in general.
The main theme will cover five half-day sessions. Each session will be composed of a plenary session with presentations by invited speakers, followed by parallel sessions with free communications – oral or poster – focusing on one of the following sub-themes, either from a scientific, practical or policy-related viewpoint.
1. Physical activity for young people
a. New ways to activate young people to participate in sport for all
b. How can schools’ physical education programmes meet the needs of young people and promote their health?
c. Sports facilities: young people as a target group
d. Sport for All for young people with a disabilty
2. Role of Sport for All in the world of information technology
a. Does the IT-lifestyle lead to sedentarity and modern diseases?
b. Health and social costs of IT dominance/modern lifestyle - lack of physicality - in the modern world
c. How can Sport for All programmes be advanced using information technology?
d. What to activate – brain or muscle? Projections for the 22nd century
3. Sport for All’s responses to the challenges of ageing populations
a. Ageing or inactivity: which is the villain for functional deterioration?
b. How can Sport for All counteract the harmful effects of ageing and promote healthy ageing?
c. Sport for All programmes for elderly persons with a disability
d. Why physical activity for health: to add years to life or life to years?
4. Sport for All and social justice
a. Economic and social benefits of Sport for All
b. Sport for All as a vehicle to foster integration (of minorities, women, people with disability,
migrants, refugees and excluded social groups)
c. Sport for All: provision of opportunities and support
d. Promoting the Olympic values (excellence, friendship and respect) through Sport for All
5. Focus on the Olympic and Sports Movement’s Sport for All initiatives
a. Sport for All programmes of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs)
b. Sport for All programmes of the International Federations (IFs)
c. Multi-sectoral initiatives involving NOCs, IFs or sports organisations
d. Impact of major sports events on the development of Sport for All
Sports administrators, researchers, politicians, delegates of International Federations, National Olympic Committees, institutions and groups involved in sport for all from all over the world are kindly called to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations that address one of the five congress sub-themes.
The time allowed for the oral presentations is 15 minutes, which includes a 5-minute discussion.
Posters should be clearly legible from a distance of 2 metres and structured according to the general abstract guidelines. The maximum size for each poster is 90 cm (width) x 120 cm (height). Authors will be required to present their poster during the Congress, according to a schedule to be established.
Authors may submit no more than two abstracts, of which the Congress Programme Committee can select only one. The abstracts and the abstract submission forms, completed in accordance with the guidelines, must be received by the Congress Secretariat by
15th June 200815th August 2008. Abstracts received after this deadline will not be considered.
The Programme Committee will give notice on selected presentations as from 1st July 2008 1st September 2008. The Programme Committee will determine the method of presentation (oral or poster), which will be based on the author’s preference.
Please read these guidelines carefully before writing the abstract.
Abstracts and abstract submission forms should be submitted in electronic format. Authors who do not have access to the internet should send their abstract by fax.
Abstract guidelines are the same for both oral and poster presentations.
General information
1. The abstracts must summarise original work that has not been previously published.
2. It is helpful to download the model abstract from the Congress web site and replace the corresponding items.
3. The abstract should be submitted as a Microsoft Word (97, 2000 or XP) document. It can be sent with the online Abstract Submission Form or as an attached document via e-mail to the following address:
wsfac08@olympic.org.my.
4. Abstracts sent by fax should be typed on the official abstract form provided in this brochure. Please make sure you fill out the entire space available.
5. Abstracts should be typed according to the following detailed information.
6. The deadline for receipt of the abstracts by the congress secretariat is 15th June 200815th August 2008.
7. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Abstracts Book which will be distributed to the Congress participants on arrival in Genting Highlands. Only abstracts by authors duly registered by 30th September 2008 will be published.
Length
3,500 characters including spaces - without title, authors and institutions.
If the abstract includes a table, graph or photo, the text character count must be limited to accommodate the graphic elements.
Language
English or French.
Activate the automatic hyphenation programme.
Structure
Subdivide the paper into the following paragraphs: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion Introduction: background, purpose and scope of the study/project Methods: explanation of data collection and processing Results: summary of the results, in the form of text, graphics or tables Discussion: major findings and conclusions.
In the case of a review-type manuscript, the structure may vary accordingly.
Title
Arial 12 pt, lower case, bold, justified, single-spacing, 2 lines maximum, 6 pt after title
The title should be concise, but long enough to clearly identify the nature of the presentation.
Author(s)
Arial 10 pt, bold, alignment left, single-spacing, last name in capitals, 3 pt after author(s).
Order: LAST NAME First name Middle initial(s) of author 1, LAST NAME First name Middle initial(s) of author 2, LAST NAME First name Middle initial(s) of author 3, …
Middle initials are optional.
Underline the last name of the author giving the presentation
The list of authors should not include any reference to their academic or professional titles.
Institution(s)
Arial 10 pt, alignment left, single-spacing, 6 pt after the last institution
Order: Institution, City, Country
Use one single line for each institution.
Subtitles
Arial 10 pt, capital letters, bold, alignment left, single-spacing
Text
Arial 10 pt, justified, single-spacing, 6 pt after paragraph
Tables
Tables have to be included in the abstract file.
Table titles must be printed above the table.
For examples, see model abstract.
Graphs
Greyscale only
Graphs have to be included in the abstract file.
Figure legends must be printed below the figure.
For examples, see model abstract
References
Subtitle: Arial 9 pt, capital letters, bold, italic, alignment left, single-spacing
Text: Arial 9 pt, italic, justified, single-spacing
Keep references to a minimum, do not cite the title of the article, use journal abbreviations
All the references should be referred to in the text as in the model abstract or according to the following examples:
- … according to Faina et al (2001)
- … as Faina and Giovanni (2002) have proposed
- … as has already been reported (Faina, 1989)
Grant funding
Any acknowledgment of funding must be printed at the bottom of the abstract.
Deadlines and important dates
15th June 200815th August 2008
Abstract submission deadline
As from 1st July 2008 1st September 2008
Notification of abstract acceptance
Bodies responsible for sport for all in each country at national level (government agencies, sports confederations,
National Olympic Committees, etc.) are invited to present the situation of sport for all in the form of a country
report which will be displayed during the Congress in a dedicated section of the poster area.
All guidelines for abstract submission apply for country reports, i.e. an abstract must be submitted by
15th June 2008 15th August 2008 which, if accepted, will be published in the Abstracts Book. Authors will also be asked
to present their poster during the Congress according to a schedule to be established.
abstract_submission_form.pdf
