SportAccord International Convention is a five-day gathering of 1500 leading representatives from international sport. The annual convention is held in a different country each year and encompasses the Congress and General Assemblies of over 100 international sports federations and their related associations. Its mission is to offer the sports community a powerful opportunity to come together on a global scale, in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment, to build relationships, share knowledge and develop ideas.

Organisers

SportAccord International Convention was created and is owned by SportAccord (ex-GAISF), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of International Olympic Winter Federations (AIOWF).

About

SportAccord International Convention was originally launched in 2003 as a way for the Associations and the International Sport Federations to increase efficiency by holding all of their annual meetings at the same time and place, and also as a commercial platform whereby the sports industry could have 'one-stop-shop' access to all the world governing bodies and their key decision-makers. With this in mind an Exhibition and a Conference were created to encourage networking and knowledge sharing.

It is a convention unlike any other as it is owned and endorsed by the International Sports Movement itself. Over the past 7 years, this Week has become one of the key fixtures on the international sporting calendar. But the event itself has now evolved into a SportAccord Community…. a diverse group of people from across the sports spectrum, and from all over the world, who value this unique opportunity to learn, to grow, and most of all to share - not only their varied experiences, but the cumulative wealth of knowledge everyone brings with them to our annual gatherings.

SportAccord International Convention receives the full support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its President, who agreed to organise the spring meetings of the IOC Executive Board at each convention to date. In addition to its Executive Board Meeting, the IOC hold their annual joint meetings with SportAccord, ASOIF and AIOWF during the International Convention annual gathering.


Next Edition

Since 2003, when the convention took place in Madrid, the event has been held in Lausanne, Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Athens and Denver, allowing attendees to experience the culture and hospitality of colleagues all over the world, and event-owners to visit cities and venues interested in hosting sporting events. In 2010, the event will be held in Dubai, April 26 - 30, 2010.