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SPORT, LEISURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE

New philosophy of sustainable development
La nueva filosofía de desarrollo sostenible
Hовая философия устойчивого развития

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CONTENTS / CONTENIDO

No. Topic Page

01 Organization, status and membership 07
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02 Mission and economic sector 09
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03 Program 12
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04 Representative bodies & Human resources 15
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05 Project: Standards of sport and leisure infrastructure 17
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06 Project: Internet Platform “Sport Infrastructure Management” 19
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07 Project: MOVEment spaces, Erasmus+ Program, Collaborative Pertnerships 21
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08 Project: Active Voice, Erasmus + Program, Collaborative Partnerships
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09 Project: MPSI Evaluation system of investments and management of sport and
leisure infrastructure

10 Project: SMART, Sustainable Moulding of Articles from Recycled Tyres

11 Project: Innovative social management of sport and leisure infrastructure

12 Project: House of Sport - International sport industry networking system

13 Project: International School of Sport and leisure Infrastructure management

14 2018 Paris - International Conference Moving people - Moving Europe
Barcelona - MOVEment spaces international workshop
Celje - IASLIM Assembly meeting
Skopje - The National Consultation on swimming pools in FRY Macedonia
Plovdiv - MOVEment spaces International workshop
Rome - Active Voice EU Partners meeting
Kranj - Seminar: Stadion and football pitches management

15 2017 Cologne - IAKS Congress MOVE Congres and Active Voice / IAKS - IASLIM
Meeting / IASLIM and IAKS LAC Meeting / ETRA - IASLIM Meeting
Birmingham - MOVE Congres and Active Voice meeting
Wroclaw - MOVEment spaces Innovation lab
Copenhagen - MOVEment spaces project

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CONTENTS / CONTENIDO

16 2016 Tegucigalpa - Copan - El IV Congreso Continental IAKS LAC / La reunión 30
UNAH y IASLIM /
Tegucigalpa - Centro Olimpico Hondureño 38
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management 42
Tegucigalpa - Complejo deportivo Universitario UNAH Tegucigalpa 47
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management 51
Ljubljana - Conference Moving Europe - Moving people
Sofia - Active Voice International workshop
Ljubljana - Sport House Ilirija
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management
Birmingham - Active Voice Kick-off meeting
Birmingham - Small Heath Wellbeing Centre
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management

17 2015 Cologne - IAKS Congress
Barcelona - IASLIM International Workshop
Barcelona - Eurofitness Centers
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management
Kuwait City - Sport for all
Kuwait City - Sport centers in Kuwait City
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management

18 2014 Roma - Sulmona - SMART Project meeting
Warsaw - Sport Centers visits
Szczecin - Arena
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management
Brussels - European Commission sport-related industries meeting

19 2013 Barcelona - MOVE Congress
Rome - SMART Project meeting
Ljubljana - International school of sport and leisure infrastr. management
Novosibirsk - World Snow Forum
Novi Sad - Assembly of the Sport Center Association of Serbia

20 2012 Santiago de Chile - Conferencia IASLIM Cont. para América Latina y el C.
Seminario Int. de infraestructura y administración deportiva y recreativa
Torino - ETRA - IASLIM Artificial turf and sport facilities
Ljubljana - Sport center / Nature, playground for all people
Podgorica-Visits of sport centers & IASLIM National Board of Montenegro
Brussels - SMART Project Kick-off meeting
Ljubljana - Stadiums, football pitches and grass surfaces for sport &leisure

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CONTENTS / CONTENIDO

21 2011 Ipswich - Training course in Great Britain 57

Barcelona - Badalona - San Cugat - Conferencia Europea de IASLIM
Barcelona - Badalona - Seminario internacional: Asociación público-privada
en el deporte, el ocio y la infraestructura
Lipica - International seminars

Brussels - SMART Consortium Board meeting
Podgorica - IASLIM National Board of Montenegro meeting
Ljubljana - IASLIM - Russian federation of sport managers meeting

22 2010 São Paulo - La reunión entre los representantes de SESI in IASLIM 61

São Paulo - La reunión del Comité IASLIM para América Latina y el Caribe

Podgorica – Meeting of IASLIM and sport centers

Rijeka - IASLIM European Conference
Ipswich - Training course in Great Britain
Barquisimeto-La reunión de Comité IASLIM para América Latina y el Caribe
Barquisimeto - La reunión de los representantes de IASLIM y SESI
Caracas-Seminario:Administración de infraestructura deportiva yrecreativa

23 2009 Ljubljana - IASLIM European Conference 65

Ljubljana-International Seminar: Future of sport and leisure infrastructure
San Carlos-Conferencia IASLIM Continental para América Latina y elCaribe
Seminario int. de administración de infraestructura deportiva y recreativa

Maputo-IASLIM Seminar of sport and infrastructure management in Africa

Maputo - International Conference Tourism Investor Summit in Africa

24 2008 Quebec - World Leisure Congress 70
Quito - III Foro Mercosur Latinoamericano por la democratización del
deporte, la educación física y la recreación
Munich - IASLIM AGEDEM Project Group meeting

Bled - IASLIM Project group meeting
San Carlos - Foro Internacional de Gestión y Administración de
Instalaciones Deportivas

Munich - Sport Bussines Summit, Match making event »Brazilian and
European sports industry«

25 IASLIM Cities 73

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IASLIM

We are the World experts
in the sport, leisure and infrastructure

investment and management.
International Association of Sport and Leisure Infrastructure Management
La Asociación internacional de administración de infraestructura deportiva y recreativa
Международная Ассоциация управляющих инфраструктурой спорта и досуга

Associação internacional de gestão das instalações de esporte e lazer
Međunarodno udruženje upravljača infrastrukturom za sport i slobodno vreme

Mednarodno združenje upravljavcev infrastrukture za šport in prosti čas
Slovenski trg 5, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia ◊ T +386 41 393 111 ◊ F +386 1 300 7047

E-mail [email protected] ◊ Web site www.iaslim.org

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ORGANIZATION

Organization Organización

International Association of Sport and Leisure La Asociación Internacional de Administración
Infrastructure Management (IASLIM) is non- de Infraestructura Deportiva y Recreativa es
governmental and non-profit international una organización y movimiento, con el
organization and movement, for the purpose propósito de mejorar la administración de la
of promoting sustainable development and infraestructura deportiva y recreativa en todo
improving the management of sport and el mundo.  La Asociación no es una
leisure infrastructure, through out the world.  organización burocrática, con una estructura
The Association would not be a bureaucratic centralizada, sino una red de organismos
organization, with a centralized structure, but nacionales, organizaciones regionales y
a network of national, regional and continental continentales como parte de la estructura
conferences and committees as part of the internacional.  La Asociación es un
international structure.  Association as a movimiento que utiliza un espacio virtual con
movement will design a virtual space using la Internet, conferencias, la educación, la
the internet conferences, education, training formación y la consulta de programas. La
and consulting programs. Association aims to Asociación Internacional de Administración de
make commitments to the managers and to Infraestructura Deportiva y Recreativa aspira a
develop profession of sport and leisure hacer compromisos con los administradores
infrastructure management. de la infraestructura y desarrollar la profesión
de administrador de infraestructuras
Status deportivas y recreativas (d&r).

Legal status. The Association is registered at Estado
District Court Kranj, Slovenia, as
international association of institutions, El estado legal. La asociación internacional
under registration number 3477584000. está registrada en el registro comercial del
European Union’s Research Executive Tribunal de Distrito de la ciudad de Kranj,
Agency in Brussels, Belgium, has registered Eslovenia, como la asociación internacional de
the association as non-profit enterprise with instituciones, con el número de registro
PIC number 937815304. 3477584000. REA, Agencia Ejecutiva de
Investigación de la Unión Europea en
Membership Bruselas, Bélgica, registró la asociación como
la organización sin fines de lucro/ sujeto
International Association has 228 members comercial con el número PIC 937815304.
in 36 Countries. They are public institutions,
private companies, municipalities, Calidad de socio
universities, business schools, sport
associations, professionals, experts, national La asociación internacional cuenta con 228
and regional associations of infrastructure miembros de 36 países. Se trata de
operators, which manage and operate over instituciones públicas, comunidades locales,
5.000 sport and leisure facilities. Universidades, escuelas de negocios,
asociaciones deportivas, profesionales,
expertos, asociaciones nacionales y regionales
de administradores que administran más de
5.000 instalaciones deportivas y recreativas.

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MISSION

Mission Misión

Mission of the Association is the development La misión de la Asociación internacional es el
of network of public institutions, private firms, desarrollo de una red de instituciones
universities, research & educational públicas, empresas privadas, institutos de
institutions, ministries, regional and local investigación, instituciones educativas y
communities, which plan, build, manage and organismos de consulta, las comunidades
maintain sport and leisure infrastructure.  The regionales y locales que planifican,
main goals are: (1) sustainable development of construyen, administran y mantienen la
sport, leisure and infrastructure, (2) infraestructura deportiva y recreativa.  Los
introduction of “social” management, (3) objetivos principales son: (1) el desarrollo
implementation of new “green” technologies, sostenible del deporte, el ocio y la
(4) development of innovative programs for all infraestructura, (2) la introducción de la
people and (5) development of new types of administración social, (3) el uso de nuevas
entrepreneurship in sport and leisure business. tecnologías ˝verdes˝, (4) el desarrollo de
 Association will open a space for transfer of programas innovadores y (5) el desarrollo de
knowledge and experiences of planning, nuevas formas de iniciativa empresarial en el
building, managing and maintaining sport and sector del deporte y el ocio.  La Asociación
leisure infrastructure. ofrece un espacio donde se intercambiarán el
conocimiento y las experiencias de la
Sector planificación, construcción, administración y
el mantenimiento de la infraestructura d&r.
Sport & leisure infrastructure encompasses
facilities, communal infrastructure, water and Sector
power supply systems, waste management
infrastructure, transport systems, La infraestructura de deporte y recreación
communication and security systems and comprende las instalaciones, la infraestructura
other suppliers of goods and services for comunal, el agua y los sistemas de suministro
operation and maintenance of infrastructure. de energía, la infraestructura de gestión de
It includes all types of sport and leisure residuos, los sistemas de transporte,la
facilities.  There are millions of sport and telecomunicación y sistemas de seguridad y
leisure facilities and operators in over 200 otras infraestructuras, como por ejemplo el
countries around the World. Public suministro de bienes y servicios para la
institutions, private companies, sport administración y el mantenimiento de esta
organizations, municipalities and others infraestructura. La infraestructura d&r incluye
operate with infrastructure, serving public todos los tipos de instalaciones deportivas y
interests or doing business for profit. Public- recreaticas.  Millones de instalaciones y
private partnership is developing in some administradores de la infraestructura d&r y
countries. Managing infrastructure has recreativa en más de 200 países alrededor del
political, social and economic implications.  mundo. Las instituciones públicas, empresas
Sector of economy “sport, leisure and privadas, organizaciones deportivas, los
infrastructure” is huge and one of the fastest municipios y otros que están orientados hacia
growing sectors in the World economy.  la explotación de esta infraestructura, al
Future development of infrastructure will be servicio de los intereses públicos o hacer
closely connected with sustainable negocios con fines de lucro. Asociaciones
development of environment, new systems of público-privadas se están desarrollando en
social management, standards and algunos países. La administración de la
regulations of planning, (re)construction, infraestructura tiene influencias políticas,
management and maintenance of sociales y económicas.  El sector de la
infrastructure and innovative programs for all economía "el deporte, la recreacion y la
people. infraestructura” es enorme y uno de los
sectores más dinámicos de la economía
mundial.

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PROGRAM

Program Programa

Program of the Association includs education, El programa de la Asociación incluye la
training, consultancy, standardization, educación, consultoría, normalización,
certification, communication systems and certificación, sistemas de comunicación y la
organization of international conferences, organización de conferencias internacionales,
seminars and training courses. Association seminarios y cursos.  La Asociación establece
established partnerships and cooperates with una colaboración y cooperación con las
international and national organizations, organizaciones internacionales y nacionales,
governments, universities, business schools, gobiernos, universidades, expertos y
national associations of infrastructure profesionales, con la meta de alcanzar los
operators, experts and professionals for objetivos principales.
accomplishment of its main goals.
Financiamiento
Funding
Los ingresos de la asociación se generaron de:
The income of the Association derives from: (1) cuotas de los miembros,
(1) membership fees, (2) contribuciones de instituciones,
(2) contributions from institutions,
organizaciones, personas o empresas,
organizations, private persons and firms, (3) proyectos de generación de ingresos,
(3) income-generating projects, (4) actividades de marketing y
(4) marketing activities and (5) otras fuentes financieras.
(5) other financial sources.
La asociación financió proyectos con ingresos
Association has funded its projects with de concurso internacional y patrocinios de
contributions international tenders and empresas asociadas.
sponsorships from partner companies.
El programa de eventos se financió de
The program of events was funded in acuerdo con el plan y el acuerdo con los
accordance with plan and agreement with the organizadores de seminarios, cursos,
organizers of seminars, courses, conferences conferencias y otros eventos y socios del
and other events and project partners. proyecto. Estimada cantidad total fue de
Estimated total amout from 2008 to 2019 was €1.050.000. El esquema de financiamiento
€1.050.000. Funding scheme for the programs para el programa de eventos 2008 - 2019 se
of these events was based on ratio: IASLIM basó en la proporción de 14% IASLIM a 86%
14% and organizers-partners-sponsors 86% organizadores-socios-patrocinadores de los
of total costs and expenses of the events. costos totales de los eventos.

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REPRESENTATIVE BODIES & HUMAN RESOURCES

Conferences, Boards and Committees IASLIM National Board of Monte Negro
Human resources / Los Recursos humanos Podgorica, 24th February 2011.
Management / Dirección 39 public institutions and firms, which operate
sport and leisure infrastructure, established
The Association has decentralized structure National body fo the sport infrastructure.
with Regional and National Commitees and
Executive Boards. Regional IASLIM Committee for Africa
Executive meeting, Maputo, Moçambique, 26
Executive Board February 2009.
11th May 2017
The Board consists of the founding members, Administration / Administración
which established and registered the
Association. The organization was established Head Office / la Officina Principal
on 4th December 2008 and registered at Kranj, Slovenia
District Court of Kranj on 30th January 2009.
Professionals and experts /
SCAS Executive Board los Profesionistas y especialistas
Assembley, 22th December 2016 The organization outsources some of the
54 firms and public institutions established the services that are needed for effective
organization at the SCAS Assembley on 4th administration and implementation of the
December 2008. program, projects and events. Over 60
experts, software operators, designers,
Comité de Trabajo printers, financial managers, accountants,
Conferencia IASLIM Continental para América translators and others provide services:
Latina y el Caribe, Santiago, Chile, 4 de
diciembre de 2012. Los miembros de Brasil,  communication systems,
Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Uruguay,  internet services,
Guatemala, establecieron el Comité de  printing,
Trabajo.  graphic and electronic design,
 Spanish and Russian translations
European IASLIM Board  financial consulting,
Conferencia Europea de IASLIM, Badalona,  accounting services.
España, 15.11.2011. General Managers of
the firms and public institutions (105) from Lecturers / los Conferenciantes
Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Russia, Portugal, The lectures and presentation at the
Serbia, Croatia and Monte Negro, conferences, seminars, courses and study
established The Board at the conference in tours were conducted by professors,
Badalona. managers and experts, who are members or
partners of the Association. In total we’ve
Comité IASLIM para América Latina y el engaged 285 lecturers from 35 countries: 23
Caribe / Conferencia IASLIM Continental para University professors, 69 international experts,
América Latina y el Caribe, San Carlos, 92 managers and 74 professionals.
Venezuela, 29 mayo de 2009.
Los miembros de la organización (22) de Organizers of events / los Organizadores de
Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, eventos
Venezuela, Guatemala, establecieron el Over 250 members, volunteers and honorary
Consejo Regional en la conferencia en San co-workers participated in organization of the
Carlos. events, seminars, courses and conferences.

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PROJECTS

We conduct and participate
in the international research & development projects

introducing innovations and effective solutions
in the sport, leisure and infrastructure
investment and management.

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STANDARDS OF SPORT AND LEISURE INFRASTRUCTURE

Project started in 2008

Why do we need standards? Standards of sport and leisure infrastructure
management include:
They are needed because different subjects in 1. System of organization
society, in accordance with their specific 2. Programs and services
interests, differ very much in interpreting the 3. Infrastructure & technologies
basic elements of sustainable development of 4. Human resources
the environment and society, public interests, 5. Funding & marketing.
economy, physical culture and health. Based
on very different interests and interpretation Implementation
of the basic elements, states, cities, local
communities and sport industry, adopt their Members and partners of IASLIM and several
development plans, define priorities, build National associations, companies and public
infrastructure and fund public needs. So yes, it institutions, have adopted these standards
is very important to have standards for and implemented them during past several
transparency in identifying and determining years. They have used these standards as a
public interests and using limited public funds tool for:
efficiently for serving public needs.  effective planning of the social and

Research & Development economic development of cities and
regions,
Sport and leisure infrastructure standards  sustainable development of physical
(Evaluation system of sport and leisure culture, promotion of healthy lifestyle,
infrastructure investment and management) innovative programs, “green and low
were developed in the last decade (2008- energy” sport and leisure infrastructure,
2018) by the International association of sport  efficient investments in sport and leisure
and leisure infrastructure management infrastructure, and
(IASLIM) in cooperation with over 200  improvement and development of
professors, international experts, managers, management in sport and leisure centers.
professionals and officials from the Standards have become a tool for
Universities, ministries, municipalities, designers, investors, mayors of the cities
specialised companies, public institutions and and managers in the sports industry.
sport organizations from 40 countries.
The Future

Standards Standards are continuously updated and
evolving because environmental awareness
Evaluation system of sport and leisure (Rio, Kyoto, Paris), physical culture and health
infrastructure investment and management (EU Aqui Communitaire), urbanism and the
encompasses six evaluation fields: sports industry are constantly changing and
1. Status of the owners and operators of developing.

programmes and infrastructure Project management
2. Sustainable development of the natural
Planning and managing sport facilities is a
and build environment and society profession. Public authorities and investors
3. Socio-economic development / are often not aware of it and they build
»white elephants«, which are not useful
Sport industry for local communities, are not functional
4. Programs
5. Infrastructure 12
6. Management.

STANDARDS OF SPORT AND LEISURE INFRASTRUCTURE

for physical activity of the people and are  Officials in public institutions and
too expensive to operate efficiently. municipalities

The International Association of Sport and  Investors
Leisure Infrastructure Management  Managers of the firms and public
(IASLIM) in co-operation with members
and partners organize educational program institutions, especially in sport industry
“International school of sport and leisure  Professionals in specialized fields
infrastructure management”. With this  Managers of the clubs and associations.
program we provide the framework for
research, development, teaching and 13
implementing higher standards of physical
activity for health, sustainable urban
planning and investments, efficient
management of the sport, leisure and
infrastructure.

We invite you to join us in the future
endeavours and be part of the research,
development, education and
implementation of sustainable and more
efficient:
 of sport and leisure

infrastructure management,
 in sport and leisure

programs and infrastructure,
 of sport and leisure

centers and facilities.

For public officials, managers,
professionals and grassroot sport workers
in your city, together with our experts, you
can organize: (1) seminars about sport and
leisure infrastructure management
standards, (2) evaluation of investments
and management of sport infrastructure in
your city/region, (3) training courses about
management of sport centers in your
city/region (organization, programs,
facilities, technologies, human resources,
economy, funding, marketing).

Target groups

Standards and evaluation system are the tools
for more effective planning, sustainable
investments and efficient management of the
sport, leisure and infrastructure, for:

SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INTERNET PLATFORM
IASLIM
Project started in 2018

ipSPORTinfrastructureMenagement

Internet Platform “Sport Infrastructure 4. Infrastructure
Management” is an international research &  Types of facilities and outdoor areas
development project which aims to assure a  “Green and low energy” technologies
major step forward in presentation and  Innovations
promotion of economical investments and
efficient management of sport and leisure Project management
programs and facilities. It will connect
members and partners from 36 countries. The We shall invite members, partners,
project will start in 2018 and will continue Universities, R&D Institutes, cities and sport
over four years. organizations to participate in the project with
their organizational, financial and human
The Goal resources. Consortium will be formed.

The project goal is to design the internet Internet platform “Sport infrastructure
platform for research & development, management” is a long term project, which
promotion and implementation of: will engage over a four year period many
 Standards of sport and leisure stakeholders from the public institutions,
research community, local and regional
infrastructure management. communities, investor’s sector, sport
 Economical investments and efficient organizations and industry.

management of sport and leisure centers We invite you to join us in the effort to
and facilities, improvement of public restructure the sector of sport and leisure
funding, enabeling growth of sport industry infrastructure and make it more efficient and
and creation of new jobs. sustainable.
 Good practices (archive and consultancy) of
social inclusion planning and social Target groups
management of sport and leisure
infrastructure. Internet platform will make available the
 Transfer of knowledge and improvement of information, the knowledge and experiences
skills of the officials, managers and to many stakeholders:
professionals.
 Managers of the firms and public
Main areas of the internet platform institutions, especially in sport industry

1. Development  Professionals in specialized fields
 Sustainable natural environment
 Sustainable urban environment  Managers of the clubs and associations

2. Management  Investors
 Social management (professional and
non-profit)  Officials in public institutions and
 Public-private partnership municipalities

3. Programs  Researchers
 Types of the programs and services
 Innovations  Professors and students

 General public.

ipSPORT Menagement

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MOVEMENT SPACES

IASLIM Project started in 2017

MOVEment in urban spaces is a research & Main project objective
development project in the Erasmus + is to enhance innovation in the delivery of
Program, Collaborative Partnerships, Not-for- physical activity programmes in existing urban
profit European sport events, which started in spaces/facilities
2017.
Specific objectives are:
Background 1. To build the knowledge base for quality

The EU Physical Activity Guidelines from 2008 urban space physical activity programming
remain a cornerstone in EU sport and physical 2. To build capacities to enhance urban space
activity policy development, advocating a
cross-sector approach to promoting physical physical activity programming
activity (EU working Group, 2008). Building 3. To establish and run “Open Source
on the 2007 European Commission White
Paper on Sport it has been a direct influence Innovation Lab” as thematic network of
on the later Commission Communication organisations working in the field
Developing the European Dimension in Sport 4. To disseminate results and widen the
(EC, 2011), and subsequently the European impact of the project
Union Work Plan for Sport (20112014) and 5. To ensure quality in the coordination,
the European Union Work Plan for Sport monitoring and evaluation of the project
(2014-2017).
Project Partnes are:
The EU Physical Activity Guidelines  ISCA, International Sport and Culture

The Physical Activity Guidelines include Association, Denmark, Project Leader
several passages and recommendations  IASLIM, International Association of Sport
regarding infrastructures for sport and
physical activity, including “…underlines the and Leisure Infrastructure Management,
need that specific sites, suitable and Slovenija,
appealing for open-air physical activity, are  DGI Facilities and Local Development,
present in any town or residential Denmark,
environment to stimulate and provide  LOA Denmark,
occasions for physical activity” .  The City of Paris, France,
“Regions and/or municipalities are responsible  Birmingham City Council, United
for the vast majority of public sport Kingdom,
infrastructure and they have a vital capacity  Barcelona Municipality, Institut Barcelona
to create favourable conditions for the Esports, Spain,
availability of sport to the entire community” .  Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria,
 Municipality of Wroclaw, Wroclaw Center
Overall objective for Social Development, Poland
is to encourage participation in sport and  UFOLEP, France,
physical activity, especially by supporting the  StreetGames, United Kingdom,
implementation of the EU Physical Activity  Fundation V4Sport, Poland,
Guidelines.  Eurofitness/UBAE, Spain
 BG Be Active, Bulgaria

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ACTIVE VOICE
IASLIM

Active Voice (the original name of the project  ECF: The federation is world’s largest, best
is SportVoice) project is research & known and most powerful international
development project in the Erasmus + cyclists’ advocacy and umbrella
Program, Collaborative Partnerships, Not-for- organization.
profit European sport events, which will
started in 2016.  EIN: The EIN became the world's largest
obesity and NCDs prevention network. The
The overall objective of the project is to build EIN is organized around its member CBPs
capacity in civil society organisations to with 3 platforms (scientific, ministries,
engage in active, cross-sector advocacy for public-private) to support the members
the implementation of the EU Physical Activity under the supervision of the Board of
Guidelines. The project seeks to establish new Directors.
bridges between EU policies and their impact
at the national and local level by actively  EUPEA: has a large network of European
engaging national and local members of large physical education associations; has
umbrella organisations. This two fold conducted extensive research into physical
approach, both top-down and bottom-up, is education and PE teacher education in
another innovative aspect of the project. Europe.

A very strong Consortium of European  IASLIM: has a platform for transfer of
Partners, with members, which operate at an knowledge and experiences of planning,
EU level spanning all 28 EU countries. building, managing and maintaining sport
 ISCA: has a large network of European- and leisure infrastructure.

based members that operate in community  Healthy Stadia: helps individual clubs and
sport settings; staff and partners who have governing bodies of sport to develop
had success in advocating for changes in appropriate health promoting policies and
sport and physical activity policy at an EU practices through health impact
level; professional project coordination. assessments and guidance documentation
at a consultancy level.

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MPSI EVALUATION SYSTEM

Project started in 2012

MPSI Evaluation system of investments University profesors, international experts,
and management of sport and leisure managers and professionals from specialised
infrastructure is innovative approach and institutions and firms, Universities, ministries,
methodology for analysing and evaluation of international associations, cities, local
investments and management of sport and communities and sport associations, from 35
leisure infrastructure. Evaluation results are countries, participated in these projects.
professional evaluations and recommendations
to the owners, investors, suppliers, operators, MPSI Evaluation System encompasses six
managers, users of the programmes and evaluation fields, which include 101 (+12)
buyers of the services. Evaluation results form evaluation indicators.
a base for sustainable and economical
deccisions about investments in the Research & development analyses and
infrastructure, programmes and cost efficient international comparisons of sport and leisure
management of sport, cultural and tourist infrastructure investment and management
centres. data, programmes and projects, resulted in
standard indicators of sport and leisure
Research and development infrastructure investment and management.

The concept and the content of MPSI The methodology of evaluation is subject of
Evaluation system was designed by economist examination, verification and development of
Jože Jenšterle. Innovative system of the elements of the evaluation system, fields
evaluation was developed gradually from 2008 of evaluation and evaluation indicators.
to 2014 through different related research and
development projects.

MovePlaySportIndustry ©

Owners Sport & leisure MPSI Recommendations
Investors Infrastructure Evaluation

Countries pIpInrnovroejvesjecetstmcttemsnet nt  Status of the owners and Sustainability
Regions sMsMyaysantsenatmegaemgsmesmenet nt operators of programmes Quality
Local communities and infrastructure Safety
Firms Accessibility
Entrepreneurs  Sustainable development Efficiency
Institutions  Socio-economic development Economy

Sport associations / Sport industry
 Programmes
 Infrastructure
 Management

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SMART Project 2012 - 2015
IASLIM

The SMART participants SME-AGs believe that
the starting point, upon which it is necessary
to build the future of tyre recycling, is to focus
on totally eliminating the pricy resins usually
integrated in the moulding process and
serving as rubber fragmented parts binders,
and to achieve recyclable products with
mechanical proprieties comparable to primary
rubber products, at least for what concerns
the performance to compression.

The sectors agreed upon by all of the
Consortium members are:

IASLIM has participated in the research and  Sports and leisure infrastructure
development project SMART, Sustainable management and maintenance: currently
Moulding of Articles from Recycled accounts for 39% of current markets for
Tyres, which was performed from 1.3.2012 to recycled tyre materials, including but not
30.4.2015. The research was funded by limited to sports surfaces, etc. These
European Commission Funding Scheme: FP7- markets can be expanded to include traffic
SME-2011-2: Research for SME associations control products for parking facilities, tile
under Grant Agreement No. 286465. for paths and matting and ramps for
storage areas among others, that are part
The Project was conducted by The of a majority of facilities.
International Consortium with ten members:
1. ETRA, European Tyre Recyclers  Construction and civil engineering which
will include surface transport tram and light
Association, France. rail systems.
2. IASLIM, International Association of Sport
 Industry, with anti-vibration mats and
and Leisure Infrastructure Management, containment pads as well as others.
Slovenia.
3. BPF, The British Plastics federation, Great  Agriculture, which will focus on livestock
Britain. protections.
4. ND, Norsk Dekkretur AS, Norway.
5. GRP, Gumiipex gumi reciklaza i proizvodnja IASLIM Managers offered expert knowledge
d.d., Croatia. and expertize in market analysis, definiton of
6. TEBAMIX, Zaklad badawczo-produkcyjny technical caracteristics, dissemination activities
Tebamix sp zoo, Poland. and axploatation strategy.
7. ADRIA, Adriatica Recciclagio e Ambiente
Abruzzo s.r.l., Italy. International partnership and co-operation
8. UNITV, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor was very successful. The Consortium has
Vergata, Italy. achieved all the project goals.
9. LABOR, Labor srl, Italy.
10. TI, Teknologistik Institutt As, Norvay.

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INNNOVATIVE SOCIAL MANAGEMENT

Project started in 2009

Innovative social management of sport For development of the project IASLIM
and leisure infrastructure established Project Consortium with 9 full
partners and 5 associative partners, from 9
The draft project »Innovative social countries: Slovenia, Spain, France, Italy,
management of sport and leisure Austria, Greece, Denmark and Turkey.
infrastructure«, was prepared in 2014 for
Erasmus Plus Programme by the expert team Planned Project results include:
of IASLIM, International association of sport
and leisure infrastructure management and  Elements of the new philosophy of sport,
contributions of ISCA, International sport and leisure and infrastructure
culture association, SPOLINT Institute, Sport
policy international, ETRA, European tyre  Proposals for efficient social management
recycling association and UBAE Barcelona. of sport, leisure and infrastructure

The main goal of the project is redefinition  Elements of Health Enhancing Physical
and redesign of “movement culture and sport Activity implementation
for all” with new philosophy, effective social
management and innovative programmes in  Proposals for innovative sport and leisure
sustainable multi-purpose infrastructure for programmes
better life, growth of sport industry and
creation of new jobs.  Survey of sport and leisure infrastructure in
European Union
Project encommpasses:
1. New philosophy of physical activity, sport,  Human resource, financial and
technological guidelines for sport and
leisure and infrastructure. leisure infrastructure standardization
2. Innovative social management of sport and
 Measures for growth of sport industry and
leisure infrastructure. creation of new jobs
3. Innovative sport and leisure programmes
 Educational, promotional and awarness-
for all people. raising activities
4. Standards of sustainable sport of leisure
 International conferences, seminars,
infrastructure. courses, meetings and workshops.
5. Sport industry growth and creation of new

jobs.

New Social Innovative
philosophy management programmes

Creation of Sport industry Sustainable
new jobs growth infrastructure

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HOUSE OF SPORT

Project started in 2008

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The House of Sport is a new concept of bilding
public awarenes of sustainable development,
promotion of healthy life, social management
of sport, leisure and infrastructure, education
and training, innovative programs, green
technologies, growth of sport industry and

creation of jobs.

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Programa2s0

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Project started in 2008

International school of sport and leisure La escuela internacional de la
infrastructure management administración de la infraestructura
reportiva y recreativa
The Association has developed new
comprehensive interdisciplinary training La Asociación ha desarrollado el nuevo
program for jobs and professions, which are programa educativo interdisciplinario para los
specific to managing sport, leisure and empleos y profesiones, que son específicos de
infrastructure, includes knowledge and la administración del deporte, de la recreación
business skills in planning, construction, y de la infraestructura, incluye conocimiento y
management and maintenance of sport and las capacidades empresariales en la
leisure infrastructure and programs. planificación, construcción, administración y
mantenimiento de la infraestructura deportiva
The programme encompasses  four fields of y recreativa y sus programas.
education /Sustainable development, Social
management, Infrastructure and El Programa abarca  cuatro campos de la
Programmes/,  eight modules / Sustainable educación /El desarrollo sostenible,
development, Infrastructure planning, Administración social, Infraestructura y
Operations and maintenance, Communal and Programas/,  ocho módulos /El desarrollo
technological systems, Programmes, sostenible, La planificación de la
Marketing, Management and Business infraestructura, Operaciones y
functions/ and  76 subjects. mantenimiento, Sistemas comunitarios y
tecnológicos, Programas, Marketing,
The Programme statistics from 2008 to 2015: Administración, Funciones de la empresa/ y 
 61 courses, seminars, study tours.  192 76 temas.
lecturers /University professors, international
experts, public officials and top professionals/. Las estadísticas del Programa 2008-2015: 
 2.479 students from the Universities, 61 cursos, seminarios, viajes de estudio. 
ministries, municipalities, public institutions, 192 profesores / profesores universitarios,
firms, sport federations and clubs from 35 expertos internacionales, funcionarios públicos
countries. y profesionales de primer nivel/.  2.479
estudiantes de las universidades, ministerios,
Scheme: Fields of education municipios, instituciones públicas, empresas,
federaciones y clubes deportivos de 35 países.

Esquema: Los campos de la educación

Sustainable development Infrastructure
Desarrollo Sustenible Infraestructura
• Social Management
ProPgroragmrammeass Administración Social
Programas

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REPORTS

In the past ten years
we (co)organized 89 international events,
conferences, seminars, courses and study tours

in 28 countries
with more than 4.500 participants,
managers, experts, professionals, public officials and students.

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2018 PARIS
IASLIM

MOVING People - MOVING Europe The IASLIM Team has prepared two
Conference documents: (1) Standards of sport and
Paris, France leisure infrastructure of physical activity and
23 November 2018 health, investments and urban planning and
management of S&L infrastructure and (2)
The event was held in the French national Active Voice learning platform. Both
Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) in materials will be included in the final report.
Paris.
Study tour encompassed four MOVEment
At the plenary session the international spaces in Paris: Berges de Seine-Les Halles,
speakers focused on the latest developments République, Nation-Père-Lachaise and
in physical activity advocacy, such as the Stalingrad. Participants have met with two
WHO Global Action Plan for Physical Activity, local organisations: Belleville en vrai and
and follow up on the progress of the MOVE Glob’All Star.
Congress 2017 theme, the Human Right to
MOVE. Denis Masseglia, President of the Movement spaces Final meeting
French National Olympic and Sports Paris, France
Committee, Madeleine Delaperriere, Ministry 21 - 24 November 2018
of Sport and Arnaud Jean, UFOLEP President,
welcome the participants. Mogens Kirkeby, International Partners have discussed
ISCA President, has spoken about the project MOVEment spaces project learning
»Advancing the Human Right to MOVE«. Lea experience, ideas, tools and strategies, which
Samantha Nash Castro, WHO Europe, will enable implementation of the project.
presented WHO Europe Strategy for Physical Partners have evaluated the outcomes and
Activity. Jane Ashworth, StreetGames CEO, learnings from innovative programs in five
advocated for physical activity on the countries. They discussed the plan for the
national level. Michael Shiosaki, Director of future co-operation, sustainability of the
Planning and Development, Seattle Parks partnership and dissemination of the project
and Recreation explain the role of cities in outcomes.
promoting the Human Right to MOVE. mien
Combredet, Head of Legacy for the City of Active Voice Final meeting
Paris’ General Delegation for the Olympic and Paris, France
Paralympic Games & Major Sporting Events, 22 - 24 November 2018
has spoken about the question »Will Paris
2024 deliver a grassroots sport legacy?« Project partners from 13 countries have
Members of IASLIM have taken part at the discussed alliances and advocacy success in
panel discussion and exchanged ideas about five countries. They evaluated the future co-
the topic: Human Right to MOVE. operation, sustainability of the partnership
and dissemination of the project outcomes.

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2018 BARCELONA - CELJE - SKOPJE
IASLIM

Movement spaces International The National Consultation for
workshop swimming pools in FRY Macedonia
Barcelona, Spain Skopje, FYR Macedonia
22 - 24 September 2018 8 – 10 June 2018

The event was organized by the City of The Macedonian Governmental Agency for
Barcelona, UBAE and ISCA. National partners sport and youth, The Macedonian swimming
have presented innovative MOVEment federation and The International association
spaces programs in five countries: Paris of sport and leisure infrastructure
(UFOLEP), Wroclaw (V4Sport), Birmingham management, have organized national
(Streetgames), Barcelona (UBAE) and Plovdiv consultation for the officials of 36
(BG BeActive). Participants have discussed municipalities and sport associations across
implementation of the event »Fitness day«. the country.
Partners design monitoring scheme for the
impacts of the project. Darko Kaevski, Director of the Agency for
sport and youth has talked about the plans
International Association of Sport and and decisions of the Government for building
Leisure Infrastructure Management (IASLIM) 17 new swimming pools across the country.
present an application to ISCA Awards 2018 Jože Jenšterle, Secretary General of IASLIM,
with the innovative project »Slovenian presented standards of sport and leisure
Hayrack« for Outdoor Training Parks. This infrastructure management and international
project, as an example of good practice of experiences and good practices concerning
»exercise area«, will enrich and increase the indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Igor
familiarity with innovative sports and leisure Veličkovič, swimming coach, showed how
infrastructure as well as quality urban areas swimming clubs operate, how they use the
for physical activity programs. The project is facilities and what the costs are.
assigned to category of Green areas (parks
and other green areas). At the meeting after visiting several facilities
in the city, partners have spoken about
IASLIM Assembly meeting preparation of the national plan of
Celje, Slovenia, 27 July 2018 investments and management of the
swimmingpools in FRY Macedonia and future
The Assembly confirmed the founding co-operation.
members of the Association. After the
discussion members accepted amendments
to the Statute, program and financial plan for
2019.

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2018 PLOVDIV - ROME - KRANJ
IASLIM

MOVEment spaces Inspirational Active Voice EU partners meeting
workshop Rome, Italy
Plovdiv, Bulgaria 26 - 28 March 2018
30 May - 1 June 2018
International partners at the Active Voice
Events were hosted by the City of Plovdiv project have met in Rome to discuss and
and BG BeActive. Partners have met in conclude Active Voice Learning platform:
Plovdiv to take away ideas, tools and simulation of the flow of the learning
strategies to enable their organizations and process, missing details and key messages.
cities to develop MOVEment spaces. The Together with National partners they have
topics of the meetings were: (1) Ways to spoken about promotion, dissemination and
involve communities as equal partners in sustainability of the AV project. They decide
MOVEment spaces activities. (2) The creation about the start of the AV Learning platform,
of quality public spaces for contribution to test period and channels of promotion.
people's health, happiness, and wellbeing. Partners have recorded and filmed the
interviews with the statements about good
The methodology of the event in Plovdiv practices of advocacy.
included:
 External inspirational experts who IASLIM Project Team has developed: (1)
Active Voice learning platform and (2) Video
presented their views on the Place Making interview scenario. These two documents
and urban physical activity programs of encompass questions and solutions for the
tomorrow. following areas:
 Facilitation of a group works to identify  Definitions of physical activity, sport and
innovative solution and shared problems.
 Working with citizens to understand the infrastructure.
Place Making in Plovdiv.  HEPA. Health-enhancing physical activity
 Public funding
The IASLIM representatives developed and  Public-private partnership
presented elements of the standards of sport  Advocacy for physical activity of all people
and leisure infrastructure management of the
outdoor areas. for health (HEPA).

Seminar: Stadion and football pitches
management
Kranj, Slovenia, 13 March 2018

Together with ASCS and National Football
Federation we organized seminar: Stadium
and outdoor sport surfaces management and
maintenance.

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2017 COLOGNE
IASLIM

IAKS Congress leisure infrastructure management, 2)
Cologne, Germany Research, development and promotion of
7 - 10 November 2017 standards of planning, building, managing,
mainaining and using sport and leisure
IAKS was celebrating the 50th anniversary. infrastructure, 3) innovative evaluation
The congress panels were focussed on the system and best-practice internet platform to
following topics: ● Successful partnerships promote more social and capital return on
between sports and municipal governments investments and enable efficient
in staging sport events. ● Temporary and management and maintenance of sport and
modular infrastructure for sports venues. ● leisure infrastructure and 4) support of the
Trends in operating sports and regional organizations in Europe, Africa, Latin
entertainment venues. ● Major sports and America and Caribbean.
entertainment venues as generators for
urban development and redevelopment. ● Latin America and Caribbean
Innovative funding and delivery models for IASLIM and IAKS LAC Meeting
community sports and leisure projects. ● Cologne, Germany
Strategies for enhancing physical activities in 8 - 9 November 2017
the community. ● Activating urban spaces. ●
Trends in operating municipal and Dr. Jorge Ehlers from Chile, Arq. Augustin
community sports and leisure facilities. ● Garcia Puga from Argentina and Arq. Maria
Innovative solutions for community sports de Lourdes Sandoval from Mexico, discussed
and leisure facilities. ● Natural, hybrid and with Jože Jenšterle, Secretary General of
synthetic turf systems. ● IASLIM IASLIM, preparation of infrastructure
representatives atended the panels and development projects, training courses and
discussed the topics and cooperation with conference in Latin America.
speakers from Canada, Ireland and Poland.
ETRA - IASLIM Meeting
IAKS - IASLIM Meeting Cologne, Germany
Cologne, Germany 9 November 2017
7 - 8 November 2017
Dr. Ettore Mussachi, President of European
IAKS President Dr Stefan Kannewischer, Tyre Recycling Association, Bruno Marrabotto
Klaus Meinel, Director and Jože Jenšterle, And Jože Jenšterle from IASLIM, have
Secretary General of IASLIM, have discussed assesed R&D projects for development of
opportunities of the future cooperation in the innovative products from recycled rubber for
fields of: 1) training programs for managers sport infrastructure.
and professionals in the sector of sport and
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MOVE Congress IASLIM
Active Voice Project

Erasmus + Sport Collaborative Partnerships Erasmus + Sport Collaborative Partnerships

Birmingham, Great Britain Birmingham, Great Britain

4 - 6 October 2017 4th October 2017

The message from the participants of the Active Voice meeting was held in Birmingham
Congress was that the right to MOVE is a Conference and Events Center. The company
human right. inFocus has presented the guide: »7 steps to
measuring social change«. The guide
The Congress was organized by ISCA and presents scenarios with steps to measure
partners. The City of Birmingham hosted the social change:
event in the modern and innovative setting
in the city hall and in Bournville. IASLIM  Decide on your overall approach to
representatives (Hren, Pintar, Jenšterle) met measuring social change (whether to use
with a network of organisations and experts, monitoring, evaluation and/or research).
exchanged expertice and initiated future
partnerships and project cooperation.  Decide what to measure by exploring
mapping your programmes.
How to transform urban spaces, schools and
hard-to-reach communities, and reconnect  Select and/or develop indicators
adults and children with nature? that will identify what has taken
place as a result of running your
The sessions and presentations were activities.
included in the plenary sessions and
workshops:  Plan your data collection by
selecting the right data collection
• MOVEment Spaces: Reframing urban methods.
spaces for physical activity,
 Develop data collection tools (we
• ReMOVING Barriers - Getting it Right - focus on questionnaires in this
Engaging Hard-to-Reach Groups in guide) to collect high quality data.
Physical Activity,
 Collect and manage your data
• Me Time, Wellbeing Time, WILD Time! through effectively deploying data
Bringing physical activity back to nature, collection tools, ensuring the data
you collect is high quality and
• Active School Communities: Creating an secure, and selecting the right
active culture for every child and software for your organisation
advocacy, innovative programmes and
workforce development as crosscutting  Use the data you collect: effectively
topics. analyse and learn from your data
to improve the delivery of your
activities, your fundraising and

Your accountability.

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2017 WROCLAW
IASLIM

MOVEment spaces Innovation Lab likelihood of growth in membership,
Erasmus + Sport Collaborative Partnerships sustained activity and interaction beyond
Wroclaw, Poland project lifetime. This is fundamentally a
6 - 8 September 2017 platform of stakeholders that are committed
to sharing their experiences and learning
The main goal of the Innovation Lab in from each other, and that agree that this will
Wroclaw was to enhance innovation in the happen best by addressing organisation-
delivery of physical activity programmes in specific challenges by exploiting the diversity
existing urban spaces/facilities. Tatjana Hren of the network. In other words, it is based
was IASLIM expert in Poland. firstly, on the premise that ideas and
experiences should be shared for free (thus
Participants of the “Lab” have disscused and the “Open Source”). Secondly, the process of
designed project key areas: exchanging is very specific; namely by using
 Partnerships between municipalities and the collective resources of a group of peers
to address a very specific challenge brought
 Inclusivity: targeting the hard-to-reach on board by a member of the Lab.

 Stakeholder involvement and The expert group suggested that partners
democratisation of public space. invest time and the allocated budget in
creating a space, place, group on an already
The project has specific objectives: established on-line platform, such as
1. To build the knowledge base for quality LinkedIn. We propose to develop the
Innovation Lab as a professional LinkedIn
urban space physical activity group. Behind the Innovation Lab idea lies
programming. the philosophy of the partner group which is,
2. To build capacities to enhance urban that the value of networking and exchanges
space physical activity programming. on the European scale should be as much
3. To establish and run “Open Source about sharing and offering own experiences,
Innovation Lab” as thematic network of as it is about benefiting from the experience
organisations working in the field. of others.
4. To disseminate results and widen the
impact of the project. The Innovation Lab will be opened up for a
5. To ensure quality in the coordination, broader group of members, but will be
monitoring and evaluation of the project. tested by project partners themselves, each
of which will table a specific challenge they
Project partnes have decided to design an are facing. Based on the learnings from
Open Source Innovation Lab, instead of these tests, the final model of the Innovation
creating a loosely-structured network of Lab will be developed and deployed.
project partners that would have only limited
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2017 COPENHAGEN
IASLIM

MOVEment spaces Project MOVEment spaces Project
Erasmus + Sport Collaborative Partnerships Erasmus + Sport Collaborative Partnerships
Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
16 - 17 May 2017 22 - 24 February 2017

The Objective of the Project Partners The Project Kick-off meeting was aimed to
Meeting was to discuss, develop and define get to know each partner goals and
relevant tools and resources to facilitate the methodology of the project.
advocacy work of all involved organisations.
The tool(s) aims to help sport organisations Introduction by ISCA encompassed: (1) the
(national and local) to: (1) have a clear work plan and expected outcomes, (2) the
understanding of what advocacy is, (2) administrative and financial management,
understand how advocacy might support the (3) working methodologies, procedures and
work of NGOs and local communities and (3) communication. Project Partners were:
provide practical assistance in how to  City of Paris, France
actually undertake advocacy work.  Birmingham City Council, United Kingdom
 City of Barcelona, Spain
The partners have discussed MOVEment  City of Wroclaw, Poland
spaces tools in relation to the topics,  City of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
sustainability after the project ends, defining  ISCA, Denmark
the target group for tools and the levels of  IASLIM, Slovenia
the use of the tools (local, national,  UFOLEP, France
international).  UBAE, Spain
 DGI, Demnark
Type of tools were indicated on the  LOA, Denmark
brainstorming section. Stakeholders  Streetgames, UK
discussed »What kind of tools will we  V4Sport, Poland
develop?«.  BgBeActive, Bulgaria.

Examples: Partners have presented their projects and
 Advocacy in sport and physical activity. On the activities: (1) V4Sport and Wroclaw city,
Poland, (2) IASLIM, Slovenia, (3) UFOLEP
field tips and tricks (video, booklet, exercices, and City of Paris, France, (4) BgBeActive
games etc). and Plovdiv, Bulgaria, (5) LOA, Denmark,
 Communication, social media and positioning (6) Streetgames and Birmingham city, UK,
in HEPA advocacy (SoMe). (7) Presentation of UBAE and Barcelona
 PR toolkit. city, (8) DGI, Denmark.
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general. Se abordarán tanto experiencias en
el diseño participativo, la polivalencia de

El IV Congreso Continental IAKS LAC usos y multifuncionalidad de los espacios,
Tegucigalpa, Honduras como también experiencias innovadoras de
del 22 al 24 de octubre de 2016 planificación, gestión de recursos y
administración de los espacios.
La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Dimensión 02: La sostenibilidad en los
Honduras, UNAH, a través de la Facultad de espacios para la actividad física y recreación.
Humanidades y Artes y la Sección IAKS para Síntesis: El compromiso con el planeta en la
América Latina y el Caribe - IAKS LAC, proyección de espacios para la actividad
organizó el IV Congreso Continental IAKS física y recreación, basado en el cambio de
LAC, “Innovación, sostenibilidad e inclusión paradigmas y generación de conciencia en la
social en los espacios para actividad física y ciudadanía, a través de la aplicación práctica
recreación”, que se realizó del 22 al 24 de de los criterios de sostenibilidad. Se
octubre de 2016, en la ciudad de resaltarán experiencias tales como la
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. implementación o transformación de
espacios saludables [escuelas, parques,
El objetivo del congreso fue abordar e plazas, universidades, barrios, edificios, etc.],
intercambiar experiencias creativas e la autosostenibilidad y resiliencia de espacios
innovadoras locales en el contexto y edificaciones, la adaptación con el entorno
latinoamericano del espacio para la actividad natural, los espacios para la actividad física y
física y la recreación, enfocándose al papel recreación como medios para impulsar una
de estos espacios en la construcción de movilidad urbana sostenible.
sociedades más incluyentes y sostenibles, Dimensión 03: Inclusión social a través de
desarrollándose sobre tres dimensiones los espacios para la actividad física y
temáticas que se vinculan con la realidad de recreación.
los países latinoamericanos y con los Síntesis: El papel de los espacios para la
espacios para la actividad física y recreación: actividad física y la recreación como
innovación, sostenibilidad e inclusión social. mecanismos de reducción de vulnerabilidad
social, generando condiciones de inclusión
Dimensión 01: La Innovación Local En La social, convivencia y sentido de pertenencia
Gestión De Espacios Para La Actividad Física comunitaria. Se abordarán buenas prácticas
Y Recreación En Latinoamérica sobre construcción de espacios en zonas en
Síntesis: La gestión de los espacios para la riesgo social; niñez, juventud y actividades
actividad física y la recreación a través de la emergentes; empoderamiento y participación
innovación y creatividad desde lo local, comunitaria; transformación de zonas
resultando experiencias, proyectos degradadas; recuperación del espacio
ejemplares y buenas prácticas en: normas de público; convivencia y prevención de la
diseño y construcción, el uso de nuevas violencia.
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Conferencistas magistrales internacionales: La reunión UNAH y IASLIM
 Arq. Jorge Ehlers, Chile, Presidente IAKS Tegucigalpa, Honduras
26 de octubre de 2016
Latinoamérica y Caribe,
 Dr. Thomas Kettelkamp, Estados Unidos, Los representantes de la Universidad
 Lic. Jože Jenšterle, Eslovenia, Nacional Autónoma de Honduras y la
 Arq. Juan Andrés Hernando López, España Asociación Internacional han llegado a la
 Arq. Edler Castellanos, Honduras, conclusión de que la cooperación y el
 Arq. Jorge Muntañola Sanz, España, intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias
 Dr. Milan Hosta, Eslovenia, profesionales, están en el interés de ambas
 Ing. Carmen Lastenia Flores Santos, organizaciones.
La universidad y la dirección del Complejo
Honduras, deportivo Universitario necesitan
 Dr. Rubén Darío Duran, Venezuela, conocimientos especializados y la consultoría
 Dra. Gabriela Pastor, Argentina, para la implementación de las
 Dr. Pedro García Avendaño, Venezuela, recomendaciones.
 Arq. Alfredo Moreira, Uruguay. El proyecto de consultoría, que incluiría la
 Arq. María Lourdes Sandoval Martiñón, evaluación de las inversiones y la gestión de
la infraestructura en Complejo deportivo
Mexico. Universitario UNAH Honduras con
recomendación y asesoramiento de un
Presentación de resultados y Premiación del equipo de expertos con tres miembros,
Concurso Universitario de Diseño. duraría al menos 6 meses. La Universidad y
Msc. Julieta Castellanos, Rectora Universidad la Asociación firmarán un contrato de
Nacional Autónoma de Honduras y Arq. consultoría.
Rosamalia Ordóñez, Decana Facultad de
Humanidades y Artes UNAH, Coordinadora
Nacional IV Congreso Continental IAKS LAC.

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Centro Olimpico Hondureño Several sport halls enable good practice for
MPSI Evaluation of investment and indoor sports. The facilities and equipment
management, Tegucigalpa, Honduras are simple, but appropriate, and enable
25 - 26 de octubre de 2016 proper conditions for sport practice.
However, the facilities are not well
The Olympic Center has facilities for parctice maintained and need refurbishment renewal.
and preparation of athletes and national
sport teams of Honduras. The complex Baseball stadium is an event facility for
encompasses swimming pools for all acuatic games (20.000 spectators) and concerts
sports, several sport halls for indoor sports (40.000). The building, the pitch and
like volleyball, basketball, fencing, combat especially supplementary facilities need
sports, outdoor sportsgrounds for athletics, renewal and installation of modern
football and baseball. technological systems (information
billboards, lighting and sound systems,
Olympic Committee offices are located in a security systems, …).
new building and provide conditions for sport
administration and management of the
National sport teams and their programs.

The swimming pool complex includes Athletic and football stadium enables
olympic size pool and diving pool. The water conditions for sport practice and
management of the pools is not professional. competitions. The technological systems,
The technological systems are obsolete and stands and equipment are simple and not
not well maintained. The swimming pools appropriate for bigger (international) events.
with all technologies and accompanying The maintenance of the natural turf, stands
infrastructure should be reconstructed and and supplementary facilities should be
modernised. better. The stadium has children’s sport
playground. The programs at the stadium
include sport practice and competitions,
sport recreation and children’s play.

Sport Center Evaluation
Centro Olimpico Hondureño 45,25 %

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2016 TEGUCIGALPA
IASLIM

Complejo deportivo Universitario UNAH there has been little or no professional
MPSI Evaluation of investment and maintenance of the facilities and
management technological system in the past year, which
Tegucigalpa, Honduras will result in bigger future investments.
23 - 28 de octubre de 2016
The evaluation of investment and
The Sport Complex of the Natinal University management of the Sport Complex shows
of Honduras encompasses modern facilites that operations are not focussed in
with professional sport equipment and some sustainable development of the facilities and
technological systems. The sport center is programs. Organizational and business
new. There are three major facilities: documents should be prepared immediately
 central sport arena with indoor halls for so that the management would be able to
work effectively and economically.
diferent sport, conference and school Professionals should prepare innovative
activities, programs and services and start to market
 athletic stadiums and them. Some technological systems should be
 olympic size swimming pool. improved and put in use. Especially, water
management systems with microfiltration of
University Administration of the Sport the water, should be upgraded and should
Complex is in the process of: improve the quality of bathing water. The
 developing organizational structure, central arena and athletic stadium need
 hiring appropriate professional skilled additional equipment for sport and other
events. As part of the National University,
workers, the social management of the facilities and
 preparing business plan with funding programs should be introduced. The UNAH
Sport Complex should develop programs and
scheme, services in two main directions:
 designing programs and services,
 preparing the program of events,  school curriculum and improvement of
 developing marketing plan and activities, physical activities of all people.
 Prepare maintenance plan and train the
 sport industry and creation of new jobs.
workers.
Sport & Leisure Infrastrukture Evaluation
During the visit of the facilities and Palacio Universitario de los 58,45 %
inspection of the management and deportes
maintenance, the experts of IASLIM Estadio de atletismo 58,40 %
discovered that the management hasn’t have Centro Acuático Olímpico 41,20 %
a comprehensive plan of operations, skilled Pedagógico
professionals, competitive program and
effective maintenance of the facilities. In fact

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2016 LJUBLJANA - SOFIJA
IASLIM

The Conference Active Voice International Workshop

MOVING EUROPE - MOVING PEOPLE Sofia, Bulgaria

Ljubljana, Slovenija 17 - 19 October 2016
November 15th, 2016
To achieve significant progress in the
The topic of the Conference was “Towards implementation of the EU Physical Activity
smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”. Guidelines, the partners in the ActiveVoice
project defined civil society organisations,
Two projects, supported by the Erasmus+ which need to play a more significant role, in
Programme of the European Union, Active particular as advocates for the guidelines
Voice and PASS project, are building the towards national and local governments. To
capacities of civil society organisations to achieve this capacity the organisations needs
engage in active, cross-sector advocacy for to be developed in the area of advocacy on
Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) international, national and local level.
and the implementation of the EU Physical Organisations can make the leap based on
Activity Guidelines by carrying out a the value that small visionary organisations
transnational study and data collection on can produce greatness if they are given
physical activity in Europe. Both projects are guidance and support.
following the EU strategy 2020 on smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth. Research International Workshop defined:
shows that around 210 million European  Strategy. Definition of vision, input,
Union citizens are inactive. This situation
imposes economic costs of more than 80 outcome and impact of the project.
billion euros per year. Despite mounting  Leadership. Commitment to advocacy and
evidence of the danger posed by this
“physical inactivity time-bomb”, it appears advance in the mission. Sharing leadership
that decision-makers in Europe are not with recruiting board members with
aware of the situation. advocacy knowledge, and by building a
culture of support for advocacy.
The conference was addressing the state of
physical activity in Europe, initiated and  Partnership - Shared understanding.
facilitated the dialogue between European Defining the key groups, individuals,
and national stakeholders with the purpose policymakers or associations.
to increase the advocacy capacity of civil
society organisations involved in HEPA  Culture. The advocacy must be connected
promotion. IASLIM representative Jože with the project mission.
Jenšterle, presented public - private
partnership (PPP) opportunities in sport,  Sustainable funding. Fundraising plan to
leisure and infrastructure. support advocacy. Complimentary
engagement strategies. Opportunities for
engaging donors.

 Measurement of impact. Criteria for
planning and evaluating the advocacy.

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2016 LJUBLJANA
IASLIM

Sport House Ilirija Ljubljana

MPSI Evaluation of investment and
management
November 14 - 16th, 2016

Fitness center has variety of equipment.

Dressing rooms are functional and spacious.

The House is joint venture project of Sport Locker rooms enable confortable baggage
Union Slovenia and Eurofitness, which have handling and clothes.
reconstructed and modernised the fourty
years old sport hall. The House has diversity Cycling hall and indoor swimming pool.
of physical, social, spiritual and mental
services for healthy life of all people in local Entrance system is simple and effective.
community, youngsters, women, recreational
sportsmen, elderly people and people with The facility has economical and functional
special needs. On 4.000 m2 the facility layout of premises, modern and well-
encompasses spa center with swimming maintained equipment and requisites and
pool, cycling hall, multipurpose hall for team state-of-the-art technological systems.
sports and organized physical practice, two
finesses, rehabilitation center, restaurant, Sport center Evaluation
beauty center, dancing school and outdoor Sport House Ilirija Ljubljana 76,60 %
playgrounds. Customers can find many
amusing and useful programs for their well-
being and healthy life style.

The House is professionally managed and
offer friendly social environment to the
people and associations in local community.
The concept of marketing the House’s
programs is Club memberships and social
management of the programs and facilities
with local population. The programs are well
attended.

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2016 BIRMINGHAM
IASLIM

Active Voice Kick-off meeting There is a need to take the next step from
Birmingham, Great Britain words in a document - from good intention
3 - 5 February 2016 to actions. There is a need for that various
sectors and stakeholders for a push - and
ActiveVoice Project Kick-off meeting was advocacy is one of our tools.
held in Birmingham City Council House, from
February 2 to 4, 2016. Conclusions

Participants. European Partners: (1) ECF Mission of the project. ● ActiveVoice Project
(European Cyclists’ Federation), Belgium, (2) will build active tools for a Sustainable Active
EIN (EPODE International Network), Belgium Europe. ● Project Partners will activate the
/ France, (3) EUPEA (European Physical voice and visibility of Health Enhancing
Education Teachers’ Associations), Physical Activity. ● Project Partners will
Switzerland, (4) IASLIM (International develop creative advocacy and open
Association of Sport and Leisure international partnership.
Infrastructure Management), Slovenia, (5)
European Healthy Stadia, United Kingdom. Other conclusions:
National Partners: (1) BG BE Active, Bulgaria,  Action plan was accepted.
(2) V4Sport, Poland, (3) UFOLEP, France, (4)  Responsibilities (and working days) of EU
Social Cooperative Enterprise Greenways,
Greece, (5) Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti, partners were defined.
Italy.  Budget was updated.
 Communications with European
Agenda
Commission were defined.
Advocacy can be a powerful tool to get a  Collection of good examples with short
topic on the agenda or to initiate the step
from intention to action. description of the elements. Small groups
meeting (online) to discuss good examples
The Health Enhancing Physical Activity and research actual level of progress in
(HEPA). Over the last decade, countries have implementing the European Union Physical
discussed and formally adopted several Activities guidelines in 5 selected EU
guidelines, charters and strategies within the countries. All partners contribute to the
field of HEPA. The collaboration within the Collection of good examples (March-May).
theme HEPA has taken place within the  Selection of 10 good examples (June).
European Union, WHO and UNESCO. These  Communication plan.
inter-governmental bodies have produces  Pilot studies in Poland, Bulgaria and
several documents and agreements which France.
underline the importance of HEPA.
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2016 BIRMINGHAM
IASLIM

Small Heath Wellbeing Centre deprivileged people, minorities and especially
MPSI Evaluation of investment and muslims (women).
management
Birmingham, United kingdom Each year 250.000 visitors have practice and
4 February 2016 participate the programs in the centre.
Yearly budget for the operations and
Birmingham Wellbeing Service provides maintenance of the centre is around 400.000
residents with the opportunity to be healthy pounds. The staff of the centre consists of
and get active for free. It includes 30 employees. It includes receptionists, life
programmes and activities in leisure centres, guards, swimming and football coaches and
in parks and across the city through projects maintenance workers. 15 of them are
such as the Big Birmingham Bikes employed on regular bases.
Programme. It includes a range of activities
to improve health and wellbeing among the The centre was build in the sixties. It has
population, especially children and families,
older people and people with specific needs. worn-out buildings with outdated

Small Heath Wellbeing Centre is one of the technological systems.
26 community centres in Birmingham that
provides these programmes and services. Jerry Cooke, the manager of the centre, has
The centre encompasses: ● three outdoor pointed out that they need additional funding
big football pitches with artificial turf, ● two (app. 25%) and more skilled employees
outdoor cage playgrounds, ● indoor big sport (additional 10), for the future development
hall, ● four badminton courts, ● three of the programs and higher quality of
squash playgrounds, ● dancing hall, ● three services for the local people. The centre
fitness gyms for women and mixed needs investments in ● additional outdoor
customers and ● swimming pool (25 x 12 m) playfrounds, ● the replacement of artificial
with six lanes. Facilities have special turf on the football pitches, ● reconstruction
equipment for the children. of the swimming pool and ● new sport
equipment.
The programs and services in the centre
includes: ● school physical activities Evaluation has showed an average sufficient
programs (6 hours each working day), ● fulfilment of standards of investment and
programs for the children, ● wellbeing management of sport and leisure
services, ● fitness classes, ● recreational infrastructure in the centre.
programs and ● practice in various sports.
Small Heath is industrial degradated area. Sport Center Evaluation
The centre provides different programs for
Small heath Wellbeing Centre 58,75 %

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2015 COLOGNE - BARCELONA
IASLIM

IAKS - IASLIM Meetings IASLIM International Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Cologne, Germany 14 - 16 October 2015

28 - 29 October 2015 Sustainable social management of sport,
leisure and infrastructure, was the main topic
Representatives of IASLIM participated at of the International Workshop, which was
IAKS Congress in Cologne. Jože Jenšterle, held at Eurofitness Center Perill in Barcelona.
General Manager of IASLIM and Klaus Mr.Gil Modroño, President Fundació UBAE,
Meinel, Secretary General of IAKS, welcomed the participants.
International Association of Sport and
Leisure facilities held a meeting, where they Topics and lecturers:
have discussed interests of the Associations  Sport Industry
and evaluated the opportunities of project
cooperation and partnership. The Xavi Estevé, Manager of ESP Indescat,
Associations will co-operate in preparation of Catalan Sports Cluster
IAKS Congress 2017. IASLIM will prepare  Social management of Eurofitness & UBAE
proposals for the Congress Sessions: (1) Sport Centers in Barcelona
Sport and leisure infrastructure standards Toni Llop, Area Director of sports clubs
and (2) MPSI Evaluation of sport and leisure Eurofitness Group in Barcelona
investment and management. IAKS Board  Public - private management of Szczecin
discussed these proposals. Development of Arena in Poland
the partnership encompasses professional Zbigniew Klonowski, General manager of
relations and engagement of international Trias Group Warsaw, Poland
experts, managers, professors and specialists  The House of Sport - International Sport
in the research & development project of Industry Networking System
new programs and standards in the sector of Jože Jenšterle, General manager of the
sport, leisure and infrastructure. Jože International Association of Sport and
Jenšterle, General Manager of IASLIM had Leisure Infrastructure Management
meetings with members of IASLIM and IAKS,
about organization of the events: Participants of the International Workshop
have visited several sport centers in
 Jorge Ehlers Hödar, conferences in Barcelona and Mataró, which are operated
Honduras and Santiago de Chile,  Agustin by UBAE.
Garcia Puga, seminar in Buenos Aires, 
Zbigniew Klonowski, fair and congress in
Warsaw. Common interest of partners is
growth of sport, leisure, industry and
creation of new jobs. IASLIM representatives
visited partners and firms at FSB Fair in
Cologne (SMG, Elan, Duol).

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2015 BARCELONA
IASLIM

Eurofitness Centers Barcelona The services encompass:
MPSI Evaluation of investment and
management  Design, construction and management of
Barcelona, Spain efficient, comfortable and modern
15 - 16 October 2015 facilities, which are adapted to particular
needs of club members & consumers.
UBAE is Sport Club Association in Barcelona,
which set up a firm Eurofitness, which  Customer made & trendy sports programs,
operates 13 sport centers in three countries. fitness and wellness for all people.
This is a new model of professional
management of sport and health.  Management (ISO 9000 in 2002) focused
in sustainability, efficiency and quality.
Eurofitness Clubs have 55.000 members and
customers of the programs they provide.  Training center with certified higher
Customers evaluate the programs and vocational studies (instructor of sports and
services with an 8. Innovative programs physical activities, special courses).
were designed for children, youth, women
and elderly people. The centers have  IT technologies with business processes
110.000 square meters of spaces and offer and services, which provide an added
10.000 hours of services a month. Every year value to club members & customers and
eight (8) millions costumers use the services. get reliable indicators of management in
The firm has 400 specialised professional time at different levels.
staff and developed special equipment for
practice. The Eurofitness centers are technological
advances, have great capacity, easy
The Group Eurofitness is focused in accessibility and follow environmental and
designing, construction and management of social commitments. The centers offer 55
the facilities for sport practice, fitness and programs and services for children, youth,
wellness. Strategic goals are: women, elderly people and recreational
 Technological innovation of activities, sportsmen. The facilities include cardio
fitness and weight rooms, studios, paddle
services and facilities. courts, outdoor sport courts, indoor
 Quality of the service, education of multifunctional halls, outdoor and indoor
swimming pools, spa areas, whirlpools,
employees, management control, design steam baths, artificial sun, towel service,
of the activities and comfort of the clubs. physiotherapy and sport medicine centers,
 Internationalization. beauty services and more.
 Efficient management with viability of the
projects and balance of economic and Sport Center Evaluation
social value. Eurofitness Horta Barcelona 77,75 %
Eurofitness Perill Barcelona 78,40 %
Eurofitness El Sorrall Mataró 78,45 %
Eurofitness Can Dragó Barcelona 79,20 %

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2015 KUWAIT CITY
IASLIM

Sport for All in Kuwait and voluntary work sense.
Kuwait City, Kuwait Mr. Ahmad A. Al-Khazal, Deputy Director
7 - 12 June 2015 General for Sports Affairs at PAYS, presented
the plans of the Department for the future
The Government of Kuwait started with development of Sport for All and sport
»Sport for all« project and continues with infrastructure construction and management.
construction of sport centers. The Public Authority for Youth & Sports,
Department for Youth actively support
His Excellency Sheikh Salman Sabah Al promotion and support of young
Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, the Minister of generation to became international leaders
Information and the Minister of State for and implementation of measures to raise
Youth Affairs of Kuwait, invited IASLIM their academic and technical levels in their
Delegation to visit Kuwait and evaluate Sport field of specialty and coordination with
for all project, sport and leisure youth and sports associations. Very
infrastructure and prepare proposal for the important development task is education
transfer of knowledge and consultancy. and training of the officials, managers,
students and youth in sport associations.
During its stay from June 7th to June 12th,
2015, IASLIM Delegation held meetings with IASLIM Delegation and The Public Authority
the Minister and Officials at the Public for Youth and Sports (PAYS), organized a
Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS). seminar for the officials of the Ministry. The
seminar was held on June 10th 2015, in the
With development and implementation of conference hall of the Ministry.
the National Strategy and Action Plan, His
Excellency expects a rise of awarenes that 40
sport is important element of man’s health
and safety. Sport can contribute to
development of physical, psychological,
mental and social capabilities of people.

Dr. Humoud F.M. Alshammari, Deputy
Director General of the Department for Youth
at PAYS support future development of
educational system and organize programs
and activities for youth, which encompass
promotion of healthy life and sustainable
environment that enables youth to develop
physical and mental abilities, utilize free
time, improve creative skills, deepen
national identity principles, belonging

2015 KUWAIT CITY
IASLIM

Sport Centers in Kuwait City Tadamon Club Aquatic Center. The
MPSI Evaluation of investment and management will have to prepare measures
management for reducing consuption of natural resources
7 - 12 June 2015 and make water supply system, energy
supply system and other technological
The IASLIM Delegation visited sport centers systems more efficient and the aquatic
and its managers presented the programs, center more sustainable.
facilities, management and maintenance.
They prepared the preliminary overall MPSI Kuwait City Bowling Complex. The PAYS, the
Evaluation of the sport centers in Kuwait. center's management, firms and
entrepreneurs should invest time, knowledge
Sport Center Evaluation and money to develop competitive programs
37,05 % and services. The Bowling center, with the
Jaber Al-Ahmad International hotel, restaurants, shops and offices, should
Stadium 54,40 % have some impact on the growth of sport
industry and creation of new jobs in Salmiya.
Tadamon Club Aquatic Center
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Olympic Shooting
Kuwait City Bowling Complex 54,10 % Complex. The PAYS and the management,
should prepare a long term strategy for the
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed 55,15 % future development of the shooting range
Olympic Shooting Complex 71,15 % complex and investments.

Alsurra Model Sport Field Alsurra Model Sport Field

Kazma Sporting Club Center 61,15 %

Recommendations The Alsurra Model Sport Center is essential
part of implementation of Sport for All
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. The Strategy in Kuwait. It represents good
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium practice in satisfying general public needs
is National event infrastructure. In the future and expectations, in the first place children,
it will have to perform in line with it's status. youth and recreational sportsmen and
The PAYS will have to evaluate effectiveness reasonable spending of public money.
of management, maintenance efficiency,
yearly costs of operations and maintenance 41
and accept the measures for management
improvement. Managers and professionals
must have permanent professional training.

2014 ROME - SULMONA
IASLIM

IASLIM European Conference SMART Consortium - REA meetings
Roma Tre University, Italy Sulmona, Italy
22 - 24 October 2014 10 - 12 December 2014

The European Conference was taking Representatives of REA, Research Executive
place during the ISCA Congress at The Agency of European Commission Mrs. Ellen
Department of Architecture at Roma Tre Schraudolph and Mr. Christopher Drew, have
University, from 22 to 24 October 2014. met with SMART Consortium members:
ETRA, France, IASLIM, Slovenia, University
Topics Tor Vergata, Italy, Teknologistik Institutt AS,
• Report of the Association 2008-2014 Norway, Labor, Italy, Adria, Italy, GRP,
• Program of the Association 2015-2020 Croatia, Tebamix, Poland, British Plastic
• Growth of sport industry - Initiative of Federation and Norsk Dekkretur As, Norway.
They discussed the results of SMART project.
European Commission.
 Social management and employment Demo&Training meeting, M34, was held on
10th of December 2014 in order to show the
opportunities for young people. SME partners the press machine, the first
 The tyre recycling sector - Innovations for mould and the process for the moulding.
Consortium members ETRA, IASLIM,
sustainable growth. University Tor Vergata, Labor srl, TI, Adria
 SMART Project - Evolution of sport and srl, GRP, Tebamix, British plastic federation,
ND and REA.
leisure infrastructure.
On-site meeting, was held on 11th of
The most important conclusion of the December 2014. REA and Consortium
Conference was that representatives of members visited on site presentation of
international associations, sport centres, the press machine, the first mould and
companies and municipalities support the the process. REA representatives have
platform for European union policy to ensure stated that the prototype obtained with the
medium-long-term growth of sport industry. EDPM could be a patentable result. They
suggested to evaluate this option with
Attendees support of REA-IPR helpdesk. Consortium
Representatives, members and partners of of members discused the exploitation plan
IASLIM, International association of sport (including the “Joint Ownership agreement”)
and leisure infrastructure management, and the dissemination plan.
ISCA, International sport and culture
association, ETRA, International tyre
recycling association, managers of sport
centres, companies and municipalities from
Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Slovenia.

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2014 WARSAW

Pepsi Arena Stadion Narodowy w Warszawie
Warsaw, Poland The National Stadium Warsaw, Poland
Study visit - MPSI Evaluation Study visit - MPSI Evaluation
22 June 2014 22 June 2014

On 22 June 2014, IASLIM and IAKS Poland The National Stadium (Stadion Narodowy) is
expert group, with Zbigniew Klonowski, a retractable roof football stadium located in
President IAKS Poland, Jože Jenšterle, Warsaw, Poland. It is used mostly for
Secretary General IASLIM and Toni Llop, football matches and it is the home stadium
Area Director UBAE Barcelona and IASLIM of Poland national football team. The
member, visited Pepsi Arena / Polish Army stadium has a seating capacity of 58.145,
Stadium and The National Stadium in which makes it the largest association
Warsaw. They have examined the facility: football arena in Poland. Its construction
the football pitch, stands, auxiliary areas, VIP started in 2008 and finished in November
launges, tehcnological systems, parking 2011. It is located on the site of the former
places and entrances. 10th Anniversary Stadium, on Aleja
Zieleniecka in Praga Południe district, near
Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, also the city center. The stadium has a
known as Pepsi Arena (since 2011), is an all- retractable PVC roof which unfolds from a
seater, highest fourth category football – nest on a spire suspended above the centre
specific stadium. The venue is located in of the pitch. The retractable roof is inspired
Śródmieście district. It is the home ground of by the cable-supported unfolding system of
Legia Warsaw football club, who have been Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany,
playing there since 1930. The stadium and is also similar to the newly renovated
underwent a two-stage, complete roof of BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. The
reconstruction in the years 2008-2011. Only National Stadium hosted the opening match,
a small part of main building facade was a quarterfinal, and the semifinal of the UEFA
preserved from the old construction (with Euro 2012, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
another part being precisely reconstructed). The stadium is equipped with a heated pitch,
With space for 31.103 spectators it is the 4th training pitch, façade lighting, and
biggest football stadium in Ekstraklasa and underground parking. It is a multipurpose
the 6th biggest in the country. Pepsi Arena is venue, able to host sporting events,
equipped with a heated pitch, training pitch, concerts, cultural events, and conferences.
underground parking, sport bar, club The official stadium opening took place on
museum and other facilities. The stadium is 19.1.2012.
currently owned by the City of Warsaw.

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2014 SZCZECIN - WARSAW

Szczecin Arena IAKS - IASLIM meeting
Warsaw, Poland
MPSI Evaluation of investment and 24 June 2014,
management
The meeting between representatives of
23 June 2014 IAKS Poland and IASLIM was held on 24th
June 2014, in Polish Olympic Committee
On 23 June 2014, IASLIM and IAKS Poland bulding in Warsaw. Participants were:
expert group, with Zbigniew Klonowski, Zbigniew Klonowski, President IAKS Poland,
President IAKS Poland, Jože Jenšterle, Jože Jenšterle, Secretary General IASLIM,
Secretary General IASLIM, Norbet Rokita, Grzegorz Nowaczewski, CEO VP Plant and
Director KSO, Grupa Trias and Toni Llop, Andrej Rostowski, Member IAKS Poland.
Area Director UBAE Barcelona, IASLIM
member, visited the construction site of the Conclusions
new Szczecin Arena in Szczecin in Nort-west  IAKS Poland and IASLIM will be partners
Poland. They have closely examined the
facility and speak with construction and will collaborate in the fields of
education and training, research &
managers and representatives of investor. development projects and organization of
international events.
Together with construction managers and  In 2015 partners will organize seminar
representatives of investor, they collected “Sport and leisure infrastructure
and registered data for the evaluation of the management” and National Conference.
infrastructure, programmes and  Grzegorz Nowaczewski and Andrej
management of Szczecin Arena. Rostowski will prepare mailing list of the
operators and managers of sport centres
Sport Center Evaluation in Poland and organization of the seminar
Szczecin Arena 60,96 % 2015 (invitation, location, logistic), till
November 2014.
IASLIM international experts prepared MPSI  IAKS Poland members will participate at
Evaluation for Szczecin Arena in Poland. the IASLIM Conference on 25 October
Because of incomplete data the evaluation is 2014, in Rome, Italy.

stil inconclusive. The overall MPSI Evaluation
for Szczecin Arena is at 60,96 % out of
possible standard MPSI Evaluation value, of
100,00 %. The overall evaluation indicate
»Highly sufficient fulfilment of standards of
sport and leisure infrastracture investment
and management«. Project Group also
visited: (1) Athletic Stadium Szczecin, (2)
Velodrom Szczecin, (3) Swiming pool
complex in Szczecin and (4) Olympic

Committee Building in Warsaw.

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2014 BRUSSELS

European Commission for innovation, industrial competitiveness and
High-level informal meeting with sport- employment. Sport - related activities
related industries generate 3% of EU GDP and represent 3.5%
Berlaymont, Brussels, 21 January 2014 of the European workforce. The industrial
dimension of sport has been somehow
Agenda overlooked so far, and this is why Vice-
President Tajani decided together with
 The impact of the sports industry on the Commissioner Vassiliou to launch a joint
economy. initiative in order to better exploit the growth
and employment potentials of sport. This
 The competitiveness of sport-related meeting offers the opportunity to reinforce the
industry. link between sport-universities-and industry.
Vice-President Tajani stressed that the themes
 The platform for European union policy to to be discussed in this first informal meeting
ensure medium-long-term growth of sport will be further developed in September.
industry.
Androulla Vassiliou, The Commissioner for
 The European Week of Sport. Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
Commissioner Vassiliou stressed in her
Attendees introduction stressed the timely organisation
of this conference as the Commission is about
45 participants attended the meeting. They to enter a new phase of cooperation with
were representatives of Olympic Committees Member States and stakeholders in this area.
(3), Sports Federations (8), Sport-related She mentioned that a few days later, the
Industries (5), from sectors related to sport Commission would have tabled a Report on
(7) journalists (3), sports clusters (3), the implementation of the first multi-annual
European Space Agency (1), Academia and EU Work Plan for Sport serving as a basis for
research institutes (5). International managers the Council to adopt a new Work Plan defining
and experts came from Italy, France, priorities for the work in the field of sport for
Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Poland, The the coming years. One of the themes will be
Netherland, Spain, United Kingdom, the economic dimension of sport with
Switzerland and Romania. proposals for action. In addition,
Commissioner Vassiliou added that today's
Discussion (part) discussions could also feed into the on-going
preparations of a future European Week of
Antonio Tajani, The Vice-President welcomed Sport, which is planned to take place for the
the participants to this meeting which had as
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2014 BRUSSELS

first time in the autumn 2015. The concept for of sport and leisure infrastructure, will
this Week will be presented at a pledging represent important contribution to the growth
conference in June this year. The of sport industry. EC policies should design
Commissioner noted that from a sport and support sustainable development and
stakeholders' perspective the meeting was an social management of sport, leisure and
opportunity to better mainstream sport into infrastructure (inclusion of young people),
other EU policies and to reflect on how best to green and low energy technologies and
promote the economic importance of the sport innovative programs for all people.
sector and its potential to contribute to
Europe’s broader social and economic goals, Conclusions
as defined in the Europe 2020 strategy.
Antonio Tajani, The Vice-President of
Jože Jenšterle, Secretary General of IASLIM, European Commission concluded saying that
the International Association of Sport and the global competitiveness of sport should be
Leisure Infrastructure and Management, fostered by preserving what we already have
stressed the importance to approve at EU and by developing new areas of activity.
level common rules on the building and Innovation is therefore key, not only in
maintenance of large scale sport products and infrastructures, but also in sport
infrastructures. He deplored the fact that services. Finally he mentioned the need for
many "white elephants" (facilities expensive to more integration.
build and too big to operate) still exist in
Europe. He suggested that the Commission The Commissioner Tajani announced that
should consider possibilities of standardisation thematic groups on all the issues raised during
of planning, management, maintenance and the discussion would be created in order to
usage of sport and leisure infrastructures present an action plan for the sport-related
since too much public money is spent on it industries after the summer break. The VP
and local community cannot afford to maintain requested to all the participants to provide to
and operate these infrastructures. Mr. the DG their inputs and to nominate a
Jensterle also suggested a discussion about representative to be involved in the whole
the social management - professional non- process.
profit management of public infrastructures as
a way to support employment of young
people. Mr. Jensterle proposed to encourage
public-private-partnerships in building sport
infrastructures as they are often owned by
public authorities (over 80% of the
infrastructures) but usually used by private
clubs, associations, teams etc. For this to
happen it would be useful to define the public
interest; the general public preferred the
"physical activity" approach. Given that 50%
of Olympic facilities were closed, the
Commission could take steps to ensure that
public money would be spent more wisely.
Finally, he mentioned that sport
infrastructures should take into account the
needs of all groups - children, women, elderly
people, people with disabilities, etc., and not
only professionals. In the next decade
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ISCA - IASLIM Meeting professionals, experts, national and regional
associations of infrastructure operators, which
Barcelona, Spain, 16 - 18 October 2013 manage and operate over 5.000 sport and
leisure facilities. Toni Llop, Area Director of
Meeting of the representatives of The sports clubs Eurofitness Group, presented the
International Sport and Culture Association CESS Confederation, which has 32 member
(ISCA), Confederation Europeenne Sport et organizations from 17 countries and focuses
Santé (CESS) and The International on: Recognition of good practice and training
Association of Sport and Leisure Infrastructure of association leaders in physical activity
Management (IASLIM), was held on 18th promotion. Member of EU Platform and
October 2013, at 14.00 p.m. at the Centre de maintains close contact with other
Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) international organizations with the objective
in Barcelona, Spain. ● All Associations confirm of achieving recognition of physical activity
interests and expressed willingness to and sport as an expression in our society,
establish partnerships and cooperation for recognizing its values and attributions.
implementation of their programs and goals.
Mogens Kirkeby, President of ISCA, presented SMART Project Meeting
ISCA, which is a global platform open to Rome, Italy, 27 - 28 February 2013
organizations working within the field of sport
for all, recreational sports and physical The meeting, held in Rome on the 27th and
activity. Created in 1995, ISCA is today a 28th of February 2013, represented the official
global actor with its 130 member 1st Year Meeting of the research project
organizations, closely cooperating SMART (contract n. 286465) funded under the
international NGOs, and public and private FP7 by the European Commission. The
sector stakeholders. Its 40 million individual Agenda: (1) introducing the new partners in
members from 65 countries represent a the Consortium, (2) showing the project
diverse group of people active within youth, status overview, (3) showing to the SME–Ags
sport and cultural activities. Jože Jenšterle, and the SMEs the progress of the research,
Secretary General of IASLIM, presented (4) starting a proactive open discussion
IASLIM. The Association is a non- among the partners, (5) defining schedule of
governmental and non-profit international the project on technical activities in order to
organization and movement, for the purpose respect the official deadlines and (6)
of promoting sustainable development and SME-AGs and SMEs plan for using and
improving the management of sport and disseminating of the foreground.
leisure infrastructure, through out the world.
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Conclusions ● The meeting was closed on In 2013 International school encompassed five
scheduled and all the main topics and international seminars and professional
technical features planned in the Agenda were courses with the following topics: (1) Sport
considered and discussed with a good level of Arenas, (3) Stadiums and outdoor surfaces
participation and commitment provided by all for sport and leisure, (3) Swimming pools and
participants. ● Next Meeting: since the PO has baths, (4) Status of employees, labour
already asked us to give the availability for the relations and salaries, (5) Program
Review Meeting in September, the development and marketing.
Consortium agreed to held the next meeting in
the same date of the review. ● Availability for During the past years 1.656 students from 23
half of September for the review to be countries attended 50 seminars, courses,
provided to the REA. It was agreed to try to study visits and international conferences,
ask the officer to join the meeting in Rome. ● which make up the curriculum of International
Reviewer selected by REA and communicated school of sport and leisure infrastructure
to the Consortium on October 4th 2012 is Mr management. The program of school was
Christopher Drew. ● Even though the time for organized in 15 countries: United Kingdom,
claiming potential conflict of interest has Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
passed, in case of evident conflict we can Spain, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador,
inform the REA. ● In the coming days, a poll Mozambique, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.
will be opened to check the availability of each The association issued 33 publications and
partner for September (between the 10th and manuals.The structure of participants
the 20th of September 2013). encompasses managers of the companies and
public institutions, officials of local
International school communities, managers of sport
of sport and leisure infrastructure organizations, professors and students,
management representatives of Universities and business
Ljubljana, Koper, Kranj, Maribor, Slovenia, schools, other operators of sport and leisure
March, April, May and November 2013 infrastructure and managers in sport industry.

In 2013 International school encompassed five IASLIM and partners: Universities, business
international seminars and professional schools, research institutes, municipalities,
courses with the following topics: (1) Sport companies, Olympic committees, sport
Arenas, (3) Stadiums and outdoor surfaces for organizations and others, have invested in the
sport and leisure, (3) Swimming pools and period from 2005 till 2013 app. 520.00 Euros
baths, (4) Status of employees, labour in development and implementation of
relations and salaries, (5) Program educational program “International school of
development and marketing. sport and leisure infrastructure management”.

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2013 NOVOSIBIRSK

Всемирный Форум Снега Совета Федерации), Блеер А.Н. (член
Совета Федерации), Ващенко С.З.
Новосибирск, Россия, 17 - 20 января 2013г. (Президент Федерации), Аристова Л.В.
(Вице-президент Федерации), Изаак С.И.
17-20 января в выставочном центре (Исполнительный директор Федерации),
«Новосибирск Экспо центр» состоялся Йожэ Енштерле (Генеральный секретарь
Всемирный Форум Снега. Программа Международной ассоциации менеджмента
Форума включала три основных инфраструктуры спорта и досуга IASLIM).
направления: Международную выставку
«Индустрия зимних видов спорта и Совещание руководителей Федерации
отдыха», Международную выставку «Снег и спортивных менеджеров России
городское хозяйство», Международный (ФСМР), МВК «Новосибирск Экспо
конгресс «Экология северных территорий». центр» и Международной Ассоциации
Основная цель Форума снега – обсуждение менеджмента инфраструктуры спорта
вопросов создания комфортной среды и и досуга (IASLIM)
освоения северных и снежных территорий. Новосибирск, Россия, 19 января 2013 г.
Число участников Всемирного Форума
Снега составило 3 000 человек, в том числе Совещание представителей высшего
приезжих гостей - 400 человек. Всего во руководства ФСМР, МВК «Новосибирск
Всемирном Форуме Снега участвовали Экспоцентр» и IASLIM состоялось в субботу
представители 31 страны. Программа 19 января 2013 г. в 11 часов в помещениях
Форума включала три основных выставочного центра «Новосибирск
направления: Международную выставку Экспоцентр». Совещание проводилось под
«Индустрия зимних видов спорта и руководством господина Йоже Енштерле на
отдыха», Международную выставку «Снег и английском языке. Присутствовали: Г-н
городское хозяйство», Международный Максим Черешнев, Член совета директоров
конгресс «Экология северных территорий». МВК «Новосибирск Экспоцентр»; г-н Сергей
На Международной выставке «Индустрия Ващенко, Президент Федерации
зимних видов спорта и отдыха» были спортивных менеджеров России (ФСМР) и г-
представлены все последние достижения н Йоже Енштерле, Генеральный секретарь
производителей товаров и услуг для Международной Ассоциации менеджмента
зимнего спорта и отдыха. Особое внимание инфраструктуры спорта и досуга (IASLIM).
на выставке уделялось сфере зимнего Повестка дня: (1) Программа мероприятий
отдыха и перспективам развития отрасли на 2013 год, (2) Членство, сотрудничество
горнолыжных отелей в России и северных и партнерство организаций, (3) Всемирный
странах. Экспертами Международной Форум Снега - 2013.
выставки индустрии зимних видов спорта и
отдыха выступили члены ФСМР и ASLIM:
Таймазов В.А. (член Попечительского

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Посещение спортивных центров в Visit of Sport Center “Zarya”
Новосибирске, Россия, 18 - 20 января Novosibirsk, Russia, 18 - 20 January 2013
2013г.
A group of 28 managers and scientists,
18 и 20 января группа менеджеров и participants of World Snow Forum in
ученых, участников Всемирного форума Novosibirsk, visited Sport Center "Zarya" on
снега, проходившего в Новосибирске, 18 and 20 January 2013. Director of the
посетила спортивный центр «Заря». centre presented the facility, programs,
management and maintenance of the facility.
Директор центра представил группе Sports center "Zarya" is a modern and central
объект, программы, управление и sport facility in south-eastern part of
техническое обслуживание центра. Анализ. Novosibirsk. It provides excellent conditions
Спортивный комплекс «Заря» представляет for year-round sports training and
собой современный спортивный объект и competitions of youth. Recommendations.
является центром спортивной жизни юго- Municipality, operator and sports associations
восточной части Новосибирска. Комплекс should analyze the program of sport practice
круглый год предоставляет отличные and competitions, and adapt it to "sport for
условия для занятий спортом и проведения all", which includes children, youth, women,
юношеских соревнований. Рекомендации. disabled people, older people, professional
Муниципальные власти, управляющая groups and recreational sportsmen. Due to
объектом организация и спортивные climatic conditions the centre requires more
общества должны провести анализ outdoor surfaces covered with artificial grass
программы тренировок и соревнований и and sports flooring, which will increase the
адаптировать ее к программе «Спорт для annual capacity of their use. The operator
всех», которая охватывает детей, must ensure efficient operations and effective
молодежь, женщин, инвалидов, maintenance of sport centre program, quality
профессиональные группы и спортсменов- and safe services for users.
любителей. Климатические условия делают
необходимым большее число открытых Assembly of Sport Center Association of
площадок покрыть искусственной травой и Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia, 7 February 2013
спортивным покрытием, что позволит
увеличить годовой объем их The Assembly that was held in SBC Vojvodina
использования. Управляющая организация in Novi Sad, on 7 February 2013, was
должна проводить регулярное ежегодное attended by 52 general managers and
обучение персонала, обеспечить professionals from public institutions,
экономически эффективное использование companies, sport organizations and officials
и техническое обслуживание спортивного of local communities. The Assembly was
комплекса, а также предоставление chaired by Bratislav Ignjatović. Members of
качественных и безопасных услуг для the Association have accepted Report 2012,
пользователей. which emphasized excellent cooperation

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