PREVENTING DOPING IN PROFESSIONAL AND GRASSROOTS SPORT THROUGH EDUCATION AND INVESTIGATION

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1 Speakers, panelists and moderators PREVENTING DOPING IN PROFESSIONAL AND GRASSROOTS SPORT THROUGH EDUCATION AND INVESTIGATION January 2018, Sofia Anti-Doping Centre 1

2 Уважаеми участници, Contact info: Viktoria RACHEVA-SLAVKOVA Director of European Programmes, Projects and International Cooperation, Chair of the Working Party on Sport of the Council of the EU tel: ; mob: viktoria.slavkova@mpes.government.bg Ministry of Youth and Sports 1040, Sofia, 75 Vasil Levski Blvd. tel: press@mpes.government.bg mpes.government.bg twitter.com/bg_mys twitter.com/eu2018bg За мен е удоволствие да Ви приветствам на семинара Предотвратяване на употребата на допинг в професионалния спорт и в спорта за всички чрез образование и разследване, което е първото събитие от Българското председателство на Съвета на Европейския съюз в сферата на спорта в нашата столица София. Министерството на младежта и спорта на Република България постави борбата срещу употребата на допинг в спорта сред приоритетите на Българското председателство, защото темата за чист спорт и спазване правилата на честната игра е изключително важна за целия спортен свят. Важна роля за този приоритет изигра и работата на българския Антидопингов център. Борбата с допинга в спорта за високи постижения е до голяма степен част и от борбата с корупцията в спорта и е задължително спортните битки да се решават на терена, а не зад кулисите. Добрите резултати в борбата срещу употребата на допинг и разследването ще ни помогнат да запазим идеята на спортното състезание. От изключително значение за превенцията за употреба на забранени вещества е информираността и обучението на спортистите професионалисти и аматьори. А глобализацията на спорта изисква обединени усилия на всички нас и подобряване на програмите за обучение сред спортистите на базата на споделения опит. Когато говорим за употребата на допинг в спорта за всички обикновено става въпрос за млади хора, които се стремят да подобрят външния си вид, често увреждайки непоправимо организма си. За това е много важно да бъдат регулирани в максимална степен статутът на фитнес центровете, цензът на инструкторите, които работят в тях и продажбата на хранителни добавки за трупане на мускулна маса. През двата дни на семинара Предотвратяване на употребата на допинг в професионалния спорт и в спорта за всички чрез образование и разследване ще чуем мненията и опита на представители на Европейската комисия, WADA, Interpol и страните-членки за начините на предотвратяване на употребата на допинг в спорта. Ще разгледаме проблемите и успехите, които всички ние сме имали в работата си в последните години и се надявам това да ни помогне да се справим с новите предизвикателства в битката за чист спорт. Като член на Управителния съвет на Световната антидопингова агенция, аз съм горд, че на България се пада и отговорността да ръководи през първите 6 месеца на 2018 г. процеса по изготвянето и съгласуването на единна позиция на ЕС във връзка с прегледа на Световния антидопингов кодекс. Пожелавам ползотворна работа на всички участници в семинара и се надявам нашите гости да се почувстват като у дома си в българската столица София, която през тази година е и европейска столица на спорта. Красен Кралев, Министър на младежта и спорта Dear Participants, It is my great pleasure to welcome you at the Seminar Preventing Doping in Professional and in Grassroots Sport through Education and Investigation, which is the first event in the field of sport to be held in our capital Sofia under the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria puts the fight against doping in sport among the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency, as the topic for clean sport and fair play is of utmost importance for the whole sport world. The work done by the Bulgarian Anti-doping Centre strongly contributed to this topic. The fight against doping in elite sport is to a great extent part of the fight against corruption in sport and is vital to keep sport battles on the field, and not behind the curtain. The good results in the fight against doping combined with investigation would help us safeguard the idea of sport competition. Providing information and delivering education to professional and amateur athletes is of great significance for the prevention of doping. Globalisation in sport requires joint efforts and improvement of educational programmes for athletes based on shared experiences. When we talk about doping in recreational sport, usually it concerns young people that strive to enhance their body image, often harming their organisms. Therefore, it is vital to regulate to a maximum extent the status of fitness centres, fitness instructors licenses and the related performanceenhancing nutritional supplements market. During the next two days at the seminar Preventing Doping in Professional and in Grassroots Sport through Education and Investigation we would hear the opinions and experiences of representatives of the European Commission, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Interpol, Council of Europe and Member States in the fight against doping in sport. We would look at the challenges and successes that we had in our work in the recent years and I believe that this would help us tackle the challenges in the fight for clean sport. As a Member of the WADA Foundation Board I am proud that Bulgaria holds the responsibility to lead the process of coordinating and delivering of the common EU position in regard to the WADA Code Review Process in the first 6 months of I wish to all the participants at the Seminar a rewarding work and I hope that our guests would feel like home in the Bulgarian Capital Sofia that has the privilege of being the European Capital of Sport this year. Krasen Kralev Minister of Youth and Sports 3

3 Speakers, panelists and moderators Speakers, panelists and moderators Krasen KRALEV Jens Nymand CHRISTENSEN Rafal PIECHOTA Herman RAM Krasen Kralev is the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Bulgaria, Member of the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency. He has graduated the First English Language School and the Medical University in Varna. In 1990 he specialised Management of Political Campaigns at the University of South Carolina (USA). He is one of the founders of the Federation of Independent Student Associations in Bulgaria in Mr. Kralev was a national long and middle distance athlete in period , national record holder of m for juniors and a bronze medalist of the Balkan Cross in 1986 and He was President of the Cherno more Footbal Club ( , ). Since 2010 he was President of the Futsal Commission to the Bulgarian Football Union until appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports. Mr. Kralev is a renowned expert in the field of public communications and founder of major companies for integrated marketing communications and internet media. He was elected as a Member of Parliament, representing political party GERB from Varna in the 43rd and 44th National Assembly. He served as Minister of Youth and Sports from November 2014 till January 2017 and entered into second term of office on 4th of May 2017 representing the Government of Mr. Boiko Borisov. On the 30th of October 2017 is appointed as an EU representative at the WADA Foundation Board. Liene KOZLOVSKA Liene Kozlovska (Latvia) works at the Council of Europe s Sport Conventions Division. She has been involved in the anti-doping activities since 1994, when she started coordinating Latvian anti-doping program. In the meantime, she also completed her studies and is a certified sports medicine doctor. She participated in the development of the national anti-doping policy based on the requirements of the Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention, which was adopted in For 10 years she led the Latvian NADO, ensuring implementation of the international standards governing the global fight against doping in sport at the national level. Since 2011 she is the programme manager of the Anti-Doping Convention of the Council of Europe. Jens Nymand Christensen is the Deputy Director-General for Education and Culture in the European Commission. He is Danish and holds a Master degree in Business Economics and International Economics. Jens Nymand Christensen has been working for the European Institutions since 1979, including as a Director in the Commission s Secretariat-General from 2003 to 2014, and previously as Member of Cabinet of Vice-President Henning Christophersen and Head of Unit for International Food, Veterinary and Phytosanitary questions. He has also headed the European Commission Representation in Denmark and was an Advisor at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EU dealing with the Convention on the future of Europe and the preparations of the Inter-governmental Conference drafting a Constitutional Treaty for the European Union. Dr. Uğur ERDENER Dr. Uğur ERDENER is IOC Vice President, WADA Foundation Board and Executive Committee Member. Graduate of Hacettepe University with medical degree in Ophthalmology. Uğur Erdener has become Associate Professor (1996) and Professor of Ophthalmology (2001) at the School of Medicine of the Hacettepe University. Afterwords he became the General Director and CEO of the Hacettepe University Hospitals and later, in 2007, he was elected Rector of the University and served until Sport is a significant aspect of Uğur Erdener s life. He served as the President of the Turkish Archery Federation for 23 years until He served as the President of the Word Archery Europe for five years and, in 2005, he became the first Turkish sportsperson to be elected as the President of an International Federation of an Olympic Sport: World Archery with membership from 162 nations and headquartered in Lausanne. He is the President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member. He also serves as an Executive Committee and Foundation Board Member of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Chair of the IOC Medical and Scientific Commission, also Chair of WADA Health, Medical and Research Committee. He was elected as the Vice President of the IOC in Erdener is Vice President of ASOIF and he represents the IOC in the new International Testing Agency (ITA). Rafał Piechota is the Chair of the European Ad Hoc Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA) since He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń where he also completed doctoral studies in law. He has been working for the Ministry of Sport and Tourism for 10 years. He has served as Director of the Department of Research and Sports Policy, as well as Deputy Director of the Department of Strategy and International Cooperation. Currently, he holds the position of Deputy Director of the Minister s Office. He supervises the Office s cooperation with the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and with the Parliament, as well as its work in the areas of access to public information, coordination of social research and the state s anti-doping policy. For the last 10 years, he has represented Poland in international organizations working in the field of sport, in particular those combating doping (the Council of Europe, UNESCO and WADA). In 2012, he was elected Vice-Chair and, in 2015, Chair of the European Ad Hoc Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA). In 2015 he was also elected member of the WADA s Finance and Administration Committee where he represents Europe. Since May 2017, he has been a deputy member of the WADA Executive Committee. He is the author of nearly 50 publications on sports law and has participated, as a national expert, in numerous research projects on combating doping in sport. Clément de MAILLARD Clément de Maillard is Captain in the French Gendarmerie nationale, and has been seconded to INTERPOL s General Secretariat, Lyon in He has been appointed as Criminal Intelligence Officer specifically dedicated to deal with the co-operation agreement signed between INTERPOL and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). He is currently the head of the anti-doping unit, in charge of doping related investigations in elite sports world, and performance enhancing drugs trafficking. Before joining INTER- POL, he has been working over 9 years within the French Gendarmerie, especially as head of a Tactical Surveillance Unit specialized in Serious and Organized Crimes and Terrorism. He is also PhD graduate in criminology (University of Lausanne, School of Criminal Justice, Switzerland), specialized in intelligence-led policing and criminal intelligence matters; he wrote several articles and publications in criminology. Herman Ram is the Chief Executive Officer of the Anti-Doping Authority the Netherlands, which is the National Anti-Doping Organization of the country. He has held this position since After working twelve years as a librarian, Herman Ram started his career in sport management in 1992, when he became Secretary general of the Royal Netherlands Chess Federation. In 1994, he moved on to the same position at the Netherlands Badminton Federation. He was founder and first secretary of the Foundation for the Promotion of Elite Badminton that was instrumental in the advancement of Dutch badminton. In 2000 he was appointed Secretary general of the Netherlands Ski Federation, where he focused, among other things, on the organization of large snowsports events in the Netherlands. During his time as Secretary general of these federations, Herman Ram had a special interest in Employer s policies and Conflict management, and he has contributed to these fields in several ways, including publications and lectures on these and related subjects. Since his appointment as CEO of the Anti-Doping Authority, he has developed a special interest in legal, ethical and managerial aspects of anti-doping policies, on which he has delivered numerous presentations and lectures. On top of that, he acts as spokesperson for the Doping Authority. Herman Ram is a member of a number of boards and committees, including the National Steering Group on Sport & Integrity of the Dutch NOC, the WADA NADO Working Group, and the Board of Directors of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations (inado). Herman Ram holds two Master s degrees, in Law and in Sport Management. Dr. Léa RÉGUER-PETIT Graduate of the University Paris-Dauphine (France) in International and EU Law, Léa Réguer-Petit is Doctor of Law. She wrote her PhD thesis on the The Way EU Law Apprehends Sanctions in the Field of Sports Activities. After five years working in the Legal Department of a sport national federation, she is now Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the French Antidoping Agency (AFLD). She has been involved in the writing of study manuals, notably Les droits protégés par la Convention européenne des droits de l homme ( Rights Protected by the European Convention on Human Rights ) and Procédures devant les juridictions de l Union européenne et devant la CEDH» (Proceedings before the Courts of the European Union and before the ECHR ), published with Gualino Lextenso. 4 5

4 Speakers, panelists and moderators Speakers, panelists and moderators Dr. Lars MORTSIEFER Mathieu HOLZ Rob KOEHLER Clifford COLLINS Lars Mortsiefer is Executive board member Nationale Anti Doping Agentur Deutschland (NADA), Bonn Holds PhD in law (Thesis: The fight against doping and data protection fundamentals and fields of tension University of Bonn Since 2013 is Head of Legal Expert Group of the Institutes of National Anti-Doping Organisations (INADO), the international organization of currently 60 national anti-doping organizations; Member of the T-DO Advisory Group on Legal Issues; Member of the T-DO Advisory Group on Compliance and Member of the Adhoc Group on Independent Hearing Panels. since 2012 Lawyer (Syndicus) and member of the working group sports law (German bar council) since 2010 Member of the executive board of NADA Head of legal department of NADA since 2009 Data protection coordinator of NADA since 2008 Legal advisor of NADA ( Implementing the WADA - Code into the German National Anti Doping Code) Legal Advisor at regional court Bonn. Since 2013 Head of the inado Legal Group. Former amateur football player. Mathieu Holz is Senior Officer in the French Gendarmerie. He has been working 11 years for the French Gendarmerie first as Deputy Head of a regional criminal investigations department. Then, in the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2009 between WADA and IN- TERPOL, he was seconded by the French Gendarmerie to INTERPOL s General Secretariat at Lyon, as Criminal Intelligence Officer in charge of anti-doping and performance-enhancing drugs trafficking. In September 2014, Mathieu joined WADA Intelligence and Investigations Department and was involved in Pound independent commission and then McLaren Independent Investigations. He is also coordinating WADA Anti-Doping Investigators Network gathering NADO, Ifs and INTERPOL project manager Clement de Maillard. Mathieu is based in Lausanne, WADA European Regional Office and works with a data analyst. Rob Koehler has been appointed Deputy Director General on 31 March Rob has been an integral member of WADA s staff since 2002; and, in his most recent role as Senior Director, Education & NADO/RADO Relations, was largely responsible for the advances made in initiating Regional Anti-Doping Organizations around the globe which includes the development of anti-doping programs in 16 regions in over 127 countries. Rob is also responsible for the oversight of all National Anti-Doping Organizations and global anti-doping education. Rob has been working in anti-doping field for over two decades. Prior to joining WADA he worked with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). During his tenure with the CCES, he was also responsible for managing doping control programs for major Games in Canada including the summer and winter Canada Games, the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Cliff Collins is currently the Programmes Director for EuropeActive. In the past few years he has been a member/observer at a number of EU Expert Groups including in good governance, the economic dimension of sport, human resources development and promoting health-enhancing physical activity and the European Skills Competencies, Qualifications, Occupations (ESCO) referencing for the fitness sector. He also represents EuropeActive at the DG SANTE Platform for Action for Diet and Physical Activity and at other high level groups. He has worked with EuropeActive for more than 9 years during which he has managed six major EU-funded projects including the European Week of Sport actions, the Action Learning for Children in Schools (ALCIS), promoting active and healthy ageing (PAHA) and a technical fitness qualification referencing project (SIQAF) for DG Employment, and is overseeing a major Erasmus+ project in anti-doping in recreation sport called FAIR. Previously he led a consortium of experts for the European Commission Study on Doping Prevention and earlier the preparatory action Fitness Against Doping. Current activities also include managing EuropeActive s European Affairs Programme and leads a team of officers in EuropeActive s office in Brussels. In January new EU projects are launched covering education and training in fitness and promoting active and healthy lifestyles. Previously he owned three fitness centres in the UK and won five national awards for excellence for service delivery and in management. As a UK Government adviser he had a major influence on the development of the technical standards for exercise professionals, and for the quality management of fitness clubs. He holds a masters degree in architecture, and has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Yves RANÇON Yves RANÇON is deputy head of Unit for public protection, promotion of health, prevention of doping in the French Ministry of sports. He is in charge of both prevention and fight against doping and especially of the draft model law on doping subject, the representation of France in the international meetings (Unesco, AMA, CAHAMA, EU), the development of the national plans or policies on these issues, the facilitation of the networking between the actors of antidoping system at the national level. * The order of speakers follows the Agenda. Joseph de PENCIER Joseph de Pencier is the founding CEO of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations ( Joseph is a former Senior Counsel of the Canadian Department of Justice. He began his anti-doping career as junior counsel representing the Government of Canada at the Dubin Inquiry into the Ben Johnson positive at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. On loan from the Department of Justice, in he was Legal Counsel to the Canadian Centre for Drug-free Sport, and from , General Counsel to the Canadian Centre of Ethics in Sport and Director of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program. Joseph has been a member of the International Paralympic Committee s Anti-Doping Committee since 2006 (and has attended six Paralympic Games), and a member of the Anti-Doping Judicial Panel of World Rugby starting in He has served the international federations for cycling (UCI) and for baseball (IBAF) in a similar capacity. He is also the Chair of the anti-doping tribunals of several members of SportAccord. He has served on the World Anti-Doping Agency s Legal Committee, and has been Chair of the Advisory Group on Legal Issues for the Monitoring Group of the Council of Europe s Anti-Doping Convention. He has also been a member of five WADA Independent Observer missions (the chair of four of them). Bart van der SLOOT Bart van der Sloot specializes in the area of Privacy and Big Data. He also publishes regularly on the liability of Internet Intermediaries, data protection and internet regulation. Key issues are the recently adopted General Data Protection Regulation, international data flows, especially between Europe and the United States, and data leaks. Bart van der Sloot has studied philosophy and law in the Netherlands and Italy and has also successfully completed the Honours Programme of the Radboud University. He currently works at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society of the University of Tilburg, Netherlands. Bart formerly worked for the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam, and for the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) (part of the Prime Minister s Office of the Netherlands) to co-author a report on the regulation of Big Data in relation to security and privacy. Bart van der Sloot is the general editor of the international privacy journal European Data Protection Law Review. And board member of the European Human Rights Cases. Bart van der Sloot is also the coordinator of the Amsterdam Platform for Privacy Research (APPR), which consists of about 70 employees at the University of Amsterdam who in their daily teaching and research activities focus on privacy-related issues. Graeme STEEL Graeme Steel commenced as CEO of inado on December 1, He was responsible for establishing the anti-doping programme in New Zealand beginning in He was CEO of Drug Free Sport NZ from 1994 to He has served on 4 WADA Independent Observer teams 2 as the Chair. He has represented Oceania on the WADA Foundation Board and Executive Committee. Prior to working in anti-doping he was a high school teacher for 10 years. He represented New Zealand in Volleyball between 1973 and

5 Speakers, panelists and moderators Speakers, panelists and moderators Paulina TOMCZYK Prof. Susan BACKHOUSE Dr. Vassilis BARKOUKIS Verica MANCE Since 2018 Paulina Tomczyk is the General Secretary of EU Athletes, the European federation of player unions and athlete associations, representing more than athletes from different sports. Previously working as EU Athletes Policy Officer ( ), she was responsible for advocating and implementation of policy, and representing the organization at different European fora (European Union, Council of Europe and EPAS, European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sport and Active Leisure and others). She has been involved in the management of European-wide collaborative projects, including PROtect Integrity (match-fixing) and SWAFE (gender equality in sport). Paulina is the co-author of An Assessment of the Monitoring Practices of European National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs), published by EU Athletes in She is also the member of the Executive Committee of World Players Association and the Bureau member of the EPAS Consultative Committee. Paulina holds Master s Degrees from Law (University of Gdansk, Poland), International Public Law (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France) and European Studies (Aix-Marseille Université, France). A former high-level athlete, she has a black belt (1st DAN) in judo and had been a member of Polish national team for several years. Mila TAFRADZHIEVA Mila Tafradzhieva has graduated the MA program Media-Communication- Culture in European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) in cooperation with the University Sophia Antipolis in Nice (France) and the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Sofia (Bulgaria). In the end of 2013 she began her career in the field of Anti-doping as junior expert in the Anti-doping Programmes Department of the Bulgarian Antidoping Center. Since then, she has been conducting the anti-doping education (multi-media presentations, discussions and surveys) for all national athletes, athlete support personnel, federation officials and parents. In order to develop further the anti-doping educational sessions Mila has been performing statistical analysis and has adopted the surveys accordingly. Furthermore, she has translated the new WADA quiz in Bulgarian language for increasing the variety of learning methods and supporting the Outreach campaigns of BUL-NADO with International Federations such as International Skating Union (ISU), International Fencing Federation (FIE), etc. Mila Tafradzhieva has also been giving a helping hand with a Project financed by UNESCO Fund for elimination of doping in sport Anti-doping Education versus False Self-affirmation ( ). She is carrying out the DCOs trainings. She has also composed the Manual for Doping Control Officers. Furthermore, Mila has issued the Athlete Biological Passport Strategy hematological module. Mila has initiated the report doping possibility by creating the Signals for doping violation button on the website of the Bulgarian Anti-doping Centre and by sharing this e-platform during the anti-doping education seminars. She is a member of the Result management commission of the Bulgarian Anti-doping Center. Susan Backhouse is Director of Research for Sport and Exercise Science, Leisure and Tourism, and Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University. Susan is internationally renowned for her research on the social psychology of doping in sport. Working in partnership with Sport s National Governing Bodies, International Federations and the World Anti-Doping Agency, the overarching motivation for this line of inquiry is to develop the evidence base to inform anti-doping policy and practice. In 2007 Susan was commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to undertake the first systematic literature review on the social psychology of doping in sport. Since then, Susan and her research team at Leeds Beckett University have established an interdisciplinary programme of research investigating the use of performance and image enhancing substances from multiple stakeholder perspectives (e.g., athlete, athlete support personnel, recreational user). In 2012, she was an invited member of the European Union Ad-hoc Expert Group on Doping in Recreational Sport, producing EU wide prevention guidelines. Susan convened the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Clean Sport Interest Group in Susan is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority, Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Jordan JOVTCHEV Jordan JOVTCHEV, Olympic Medalist, World Champion in Artistic Gymnastics, Club President. Jordan Jovtchev is 4-time Olympic medalist and participant in 6 consecutive Olympic Games in Artistic Gymnastics. He is also 4-time World Champion. He coached and trained in the USA for more than 10 years. Just after retiring from his legendary sports career he served as a President of the Bulgarian Artistic Gymnastics Federation for several years. Currently he is a president of Sport Club of Gymnastics and Street Fitness Street Workout Bulgaria. The Club acts as National Federation and is a member of World Street Workout and Calisthenics Federation. As a President of the club Mr. Jovtchev puts special emphasis in Education, including Anti-doping Education. Dr. Vassilis Barkoukis is Assistant professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, with a specialty in Coaching Track and Field. He earned his MSc in Coaching from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace. Dr Barkoukis finished his PhD at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on Human Performance and Health. He worked as athletics and conditioning coach for almost 20 years. In parallel he worked as a physical education teacher for 11 years in primary and secondary education. In 2013, he was appointed Lecturer at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with emphasis on Teaching Physical Education. In 2014 he became Assistant Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His research on doping involves the investigation of social cognitive approaches and the development of integrative models in better understanding doping behavior and the integration of this information in the development of effective anti-doping prevention interventions. He has published over 120 national (Greek) and international articles and book chapters (Google scholar h-index = 24) and served as the lead editor of the first book on the Psychology of Doping in Sport (Routledge) and as co-author of the first meta-analysis on the predictors of doping use in sport. Dr Barkoukis has participated in 6 WADA funded projects and a major multinational grant funded by the European Commission (Erasmus+) aimed to develop an anti-doping educational tool. At the moment, Dr Barkoukis is participating in three ongoing projects funded by IOC and five research grants funded by the European Commission (Erasmus+) aiming to further understand doping behavior in competitive and recreational sports and developing effective anti-doping education interventions. Olivier FONTAINE Olivier Fontaine is Policy Officer at Unit Sport DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission. He is an Engineer from the Faculté Polytechnique in Mons (Belgium) and holds a Complementary Master Degree in Management from the Solvay Business School in Brussels. After a 10 years career in the private sector, mainly in consulting, he joined the European Commission in He joined the Sport Unit in Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture in He is notably responsible for the promotion of public health through physical activity (HEPA) and anti-doping issues. He enjoys endurance sports in general and is a seven times marathoner. Verica Mance is project manager at Rijeka Sport s Association and general project manager of Just Sport, Erasmus+ Project. She served as General secretary of Rijeka Sport s Association from 2002 until She has been employed in companies as head of administrative sections; as Coach track and field, General Secretary an Rijeka track and field club; Project manager aimed at EU and developing projects; Partner project manager at IPA Si/Hr cross boarder component PTO ; Project manager at Si/Hr cross boarder project IRIS ; Member of many working groups for Ministry of sport and Croatian Olympic Committee; Member of Croatian Olympic Committee and Croatian Paralympic Committee as well as National sport association and regional and local sport based NGO bodies. She has participated as member of board and leading manager in all major international sport competitions held in Rijeka and in Croatia from She was head of the logistics and OC Secretary General for a number of major sport events during She graduated as a Physical Education teacher and holds specialisations in Public relation and public appearances training; Transnational training and cooperation activities; Cycle training on EU funds; The financing of projects from EU and national funds. Dr. Nina MAKUC Nina Makuc is the Education coordinator at the Slovenian anti-doping organization from July She is responsible for: strengthening the overall compliance of SLOADO with the World Anti-Doping Code; executing tasks associated with the development of comprehensive Anti-Doping education program, with particular emphasis on prevention programs for young athletes; planning, managing and coordinating effective prevention programs with national sport federations and at national and international competitions and events; planning, managing and coordinating national anti-doping conference, seminars for sample collection personnel and anti-doping ambassadors; Participating at WADA ADO symposiums and other international Anti-Doping Seminars; supporting the overall work of SLOADO. She has a broad experience mainly in EU funded projects as project manager EADIn project, preplay and Just Sport. She graduated from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, study field: conditional training (2003), and holds postgraduate degree in Kinesiology science doctoral studies: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport (2011). She also has additional expert qualification: expert exam for professional workers in the field of sport: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Ljubljana (2004). 8 9

6 Agenda Agenda 24 JANUARY 2018 DAY 1, HOTEL MARINELA SOFIA Time Topic Speakers 12:15 Lunch Ambassador Restaurant 13:15 Registration 14:00 Welcome and introduction Krasen Kralev, Minister of Youth and Sport, Bulgaria, WADA Foundation Board Member Jens Nymand Christensen, Deputy Director-General, DG EAC, European Commission 14:20 Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener, IOC Vice-President, WADA Foundation Board and Executive Committee Member PART 1 INVESTIGATION AND DATA PROTECTION Study on data protection and anti-doping. Sharing data 15:10 Case study: how investigative work can expose doping 15:40 Coffee Break 16:10 Presentation: The fight against doping The partnership between WADA and Interpol Moderator Liene Kozlovska, Senior Project Manager, Anti-Doping Convention, CoE Bart van der Sloot, Senior Researcher, Tilburg Institute for Law Rafal Piechota Deputy Director, Ministry of Sport and Tourism, Poland Herman Ram CEO, Anti-Doping Authority the Netherlands Q&A Yves RANÇON, Deputy Head of Unit for public protection, promotion of health, prevention of doping, French Ministry of Sport Dr. Léa Reguer-Petit, Deputy Head, Legal Department, French Anti-doping Agency Clément de Maillard, Project Manager, Anti-Corruption & Financial Crimes Sub-Directorate, Interpol Mathieu Holz, Investigations and Intelligence Manager, WADA 25 JANUARY 2018 DAY 2, HOTEL MARINELA SOFIA Time Topic Speakers 9:30 Wrap-up of Day 1 PART 2 PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION 9:45 The role of anti-doping education and the development of an International Standard for Education and Information 10:45 Coffee Break 11:15 Roundtable Presentation of Erasmus + projects 12:15 Value-based education: Doping Antidote Moderator: Cliff Collins, Programmes Director, Europe Active Presentation by Rob Koehler, Deputy Director General, WADA Good Practices: Panel discussion with - Rob Koehler, Deputy Director General, WADA - Jordan Jovtchev, 6-time Olympic participant (4 medals), 4-time World champion in Artistic Gymnastics, Club President - Graeme Steel, CEO, inado - Prof. Susan Backhouse, Director of Research, Carnegie School of Sport - Paulina Tomczyk, General Secretary, EU Athletes Moderator: Olivier Fontaine, Sport Unit, European Commission - Verica Mance, Just Sport - Vassilis Barkoukis, SafeYou - Dr. Nina Makuc, PrePlay - Cliff Collins, The Forum for Anti-Doping in Recreational Sport Mila Tafradzhieva, NADO Bulgaria 12:45 Conclusions and closing Bulgarian Presidency 13:00 Lunch Ambassador Restaurant 16:40 Panel debate: how to implement cooperation between law enforcement - authorities and anti-doping authorities 17:40 Closing of Day 1 Mathieu Holz, Investigations and Intelligence Manager, WADA Clément de Maillard, Project Manager, Anti-Corruption & Financial Crimes Sub-Directorate, Interpol Dr. Lars Mortsiefer, Member of the Executive Board, Director Legal Department, NADA Germany Joseph de Pencier, founding CEO of inado 14:30 Optional: Cultural Program Sofia City Tour or Winter shopping 19:30 Welcome Dinner and Cultural program, Restaurant Bulgar 10 11

7 The language About Bulgaria Bulgarian is the language of the Bulgarian ethnic group which emerged in the period between the 7th and the 9th century AD when Slavic tribes together with the indigenous Thracians and Illyrians and the Bulgarians led by the khans Asparukh and Kuber established a new state. The adoption of Christianity helped to unite the Bulgarians in Misia, Thrace and Macedonia and facilitated the formation of the Old Bulgarian language. The Bulgarian language belongs to the big family of Indo-European languages and is a branch of the Eastern group of the South Slavonic languages. It is characterised by its lexical richness. Bulgarian has more than 200,000 words and their different forms are ten times more than that. The verb read itself has 52 different forms. Bulgarian has Slavic words as well as words from the classical languages and also from Russian, Turkish, Arabic and Western European languages. More than 5000 new words, phrases and idioms have entered Bulgarian only in the past decades. The holy brothers Cyril and Methodius and the alphabet The Bulgarian alphabet known as glagolitic was created by Constantine-Cyril The Philosopher. The glagolitic alphabet is a completely original graphic system in which every letter stands for a single sound and the letters for sounds with similar characteristics have similar graphic designs. Proof of that could be found in the so-called Salzburg memorandum from 871 which states that Methodius arrived in Pannonia with newly created Slavic letters. The Bulgarian word for alphabet (азбука) originates from the first two letters of the glagolitic alphabet az and buki. It is believed that the first learners of the new script memorised it in its text version Az, buki, vedi, glagolati! etc. which translates in modern Bulgarian as I know the letters and I can speak well. In present day, the glagolitic alphabet has been poetically described as the signs that speak because glagolati actually means speak. The second Bulgarian alphabet known as Cyrillic was created at the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century at the Preslav literary school. Cyrillic consisted of 24 letters based on Greek signs and 12 letters similar to the glagolitic script which correspond to specific sounds in Bulgarian such as b, zh, z, sh, sht, ch, ts, etc. For a long period of time both alphabets were in use by Old Bulgarian men of letters until the 12th century when the more economic and easier to transcribe Cyrillic alphabet completely replaced the glagolitic one. As a result of the development of the Bulgarian language and after the introduction of several reforms implemented by laws in the 20th century, the modern Bulgarian alphabet has 30 letters. The Cyrillic alphabet is a Bulgarian contribution to world heritage. At present, more than 300 million people on two continents use it. That is why the great Bulgarian poet Ivan Vazov wrote at the end of the 19th century: We have also given something to the world, the gift to read to all Slavs. Photos by Ladislav Tsvetkov 13

8 About Bulgaria About Bulgaria History 681 The Beginning The establishment of a Bulgarian state by Khan Asparukh on the Balkan peninsula is one of the most remarkable political events in Europe in the 7th century after the Great Migration. 855 The Alphabet The first Bulgarian alphabet the glagolitical one, was created by the brothers Cyril and Methodius. At the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century a second Bulgarian alphabet is developed in Preslav, the Cyrillic alphabet. It consists of 24 letters based on the Greek script and 12 signs taken from the glagolitic script. Today nearly 15 million people around the world speak Bulgarian and the Cyrillic alphabet is the third official alphabet of the European Union. Read more 864 Conversion to Christianity The adoption of Christianity has a great historic significance for Bulgaria because it leads to the establishment of the Bulgarian church, the advancement of Slavic literature and the evolution from Khanate to Tsardom and a sovereign state in Europe The golden age This is how the rule of Simeon the Great is known. The books written in that period mark the beginning of the Old Bulgarian Literature. Simeon s victories on the battlefield help expand the territory of the Bulgarian state from the Black sea to the Aegean and the Adriatic. In analogy with the emperor of the Franks, Charlemagne, Simeon also remains in history as The Great Under Byzantine rule In 1014 the Byzantine emperor Basil II defeated the army of tsar Samuil and blinded captured soldiers. The Bulgarian tsar dies two months later and the internal conflicts for succession further weakened the Bulgarian state. Thus, at the end of 1019, Basil II managed to take control of the whole country and put an end to the first Bulgarian Tsardom Second Bulgarian Tsardom A Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine rule, led by the Bulgarian boyars Petar and Assen, marks the beginning of the Second Bulgarian Tsardom which during the rule of tsar Ivan Assen II expands and borders three seas. It is the most powerful state in South-Eastern Europe. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is also reestablished Under Ottoman rule Bulgaria is the first Balkan country which falls under the rule of the expanding Ottoman empire. The foreign occupation destroys all administrative, legal, fiscal, military, cultural and other institutions. The Orthodox Church, the Bulgarian elite and the entire state cease to exist Bulgarian National Awakening Due to the foreign occupation, the Bulgarian awakening also known as Renaissance starts only in the 18th century. Its beginning was heralded by the book History of the Slav-Bulgarians written by Paisius of Hilendar in The April uprising The April uprising ignites the revolutionary surge in the country. The extremely violent suppression provokes indignation in Europe and the United States. Writers like Victor Hugo and Fyodor Dostoevsky express their support for Bulgaria. Although unsuccessful to achieve its goals, the uprising is important because of the international reaction that follows The Liberation On 3 March 1878 a preliminary Peace Treaty of San Stefano is signed that puts an end to the war between Russia and Turkey which starts a year earlier. Bulgaria is recognised as an autonomous country. Only three months later, the Berlin Treaty signed by the Great Powers divides the country into Bulgarian principality, the autonomous region of Eastern Rumelia while Eastern Thrace, The Aegean region and Macedonia are returned to Turkey The Unification On 6 September 1885 rebels from Eastern Rumelia start the unification with the principality of Bulgaria with the consent of prince Alexander Battenberg. A new government which officially proclaims the unification is sworn in Independence On 22 September 1908 the Independence of Bulgaria is proclaimed with a manifesto issued by prince Ferdinand who assumes the title of tsar. This ends the dependent status of Bulgaria from the Ottoman empire, imposed by the Berlin treaty World War I Bulgaria takes part in World War I on the side of the Central Powers. The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine of 1919 imposes heavy sanctions on the country World War II After staying neutral in the initial stages of the war, Bulgaria joins the war in 1941 as a non-participating ally of Nazi Germany. The plans to deport the Bulgarian Jews are not implemented due to the opposition of Bulgarian politicians, priests and citizens People s Republic of Bulgaria After 9 September 1944 the monarchy is replaced by a government of the National front. In 1946 Bulgaria becomes a People s republic. The Bulgarian communist party imposes a totalitarian regime and nationalises industry while the land is united in cooperatives. Bulgaria falls under Soviet influence, among other so-called socialist countries The end of Communism The longstanding head of state Todor Zhivkov is ousted and a multiparty system is introduced. The Constitution of 1991 declares Bulgaria as a parliamentary republic with a one camera national assembly, directly elected president and guaranteed human rights and freedoms Bulgaria joins NATO On 29 March 2004 Bulgaria joins NATO after diplomatic efforts that last 14 years Bulgaria in the European Union Bulgaria chooses its European future and as early as 1990 applies for EU membership. The European Union treaty of accession is signed in 2005 and Bulgaria becomes a full member on 1 January Bulgarian presidency of the EU Council Eleven years after joining the EU, Bulgaria will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time. Madara Raider Interesting facts from the history of Bulgaria Thracians Many examples of ancient thracian art have been found on the territory of Bulgaria. Some of them are the Panagyurishte Treasure, the Valchitran Treasure, the Rogozen Treasure, the Vratsa Treasure, the Borovo Treasure and others. Thracian treasures have long attracted the admiration of the whole world, and they have been shown in many exhibitions on many continents. Some of them are particularly important and give extraordinary information about the ancient art. Valchitran Treasure Panagyurishte Treasure 14 15

9 About Bulgaria About Bulgaria Gold from Varna Necropolis One of the most remarkable discoveries from the Thracian times on the Bulgarian lands is the sacred town of Pereprikon, which is located in the Rhodope Mountains near the city of Kardzhali. The place has been glorified by the people since the Stone Age. Gold from before years ago The Varna necropolis was discovered in 1972 in the region of Lake Varna and was dated at the end of the 5th - beginning of the 4th millennium BC. It is believed that the findings of Varna Gold are the oldest technologically processed gold in Europe and in the world, belonging to the so-called Culture Varna ( BC). The excavations have numerous graves with extremely rich finds. Among them are more than 300 objects of pure gold - sticks and hatchets, massive bracelets and ornaments, tiles cut into the shape of a bull. Even the beautiful ceramic pots were decorated with a gold inlay. Remarkable is the funeral of a leader-shaman with a golden rod and other emblems of the rule, also made of gold. Traditions and culture The Bulgarian culture has the incredible ability to bind people together. Various ethnic communities have coexisted on Bulgarian territory for centuries. This has taught Bulgarians to accept others, no matter if the difference is about religion or in culture. Bulgarians have always been open to the world and this is due to both geopolitical and historic reasons. Bulgarian culture has been receptive to new ideas and influences and the traditions reflect our basic values of tolerance, accepting other cultures and rejecting racism, xenophobia and antisemitism. This is clearly evident from the way Bulgarians celebrate holidays such as Epiphany (Iordanovden), Baba Marta, St George s Day etc. It is also reflected in traditional crafts such as the Chiprovtsi carpets, lace from Kalofer, cabochons from Tryavna. Bulgarian folklore The Bulgarian folklore is also closely related to the cultural development of Bulgarians and to the traditions of other Balkan people. It combines elements from the culture of ancient Thracians, Slavic and proto-bulgarian traditions. The Bulgarian traditions were strongly influenced by the adoption of Christianity and the establishment of the Bulgarian script. The Bulgarian music is very impressive with its harmonies, rhythm and dynamics. The most distinctive features of Bulgarian folk music are biphonic singing (Dvuglas) and asymmetrical meters (uneven beats). They are unknown to Western music and that is why Bela Bartok calls them Bulgarian beats. Some of the most famous traditional dances, such as rachenitsa, Elenino and Daichovo horo are in asymmetrical meter (uneven beat). The Bulgarian spoken folklore in its variety amazes with the richness of messages and artistic styles and the diversity of forms from fairytales to proverbs and fables. Bulgarian fairytales and legends reveal a specific perception of the world based on ancient myths and symbols and affirming universal values, such as fairness and honesty, respect of family and community, hard work and mutual help. Cultural heritage The coexistence of different peoples and the intertwining of their cultures has turned our country into a real treasure box. Nearly 40,000 cultural heritage sites are under the protection of the Cultural Heritage Act. 33 of them are archaeological reservation areas, 15,000 archaeological sites and 25,000 buildings and monuments of architectural and historic value. There are 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria, seven of which are cultural heritage sites and three of which are natural sites. The cultural ones are: Rila Monastery, Thracian tomb of Kazanlak, the rock carving Madara horseman, Thracian tomb of Sveshtari, rock churches of Ivanovo, the old Nessebar and Boyana church. The natural ones are: Pirin National park, Central Balkan National park and Srebarna Nature Reserve. Bulgarian museums and galleries preserve over 7,360,000 artefacts, among them the world-famous Panagyurishte gold treasure. The Bulgarian folk song Izlel e Delyo Haidutin, sung by Valya Balkanska, is travelling in space. Many Bulgarian singers perform at world opera stages. Musicians, artists, sculptors, architects, designers, actors contribute to world culture across the globe

10 About Bulgaria Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia Religion The freedom of religion is stipulated and guaranteed by the constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria. Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the constitution states that all citizens are free to worship and that the religious institutions are separate from the state. The constitution requires that the state provides all necessary conditions for every Bulgarian citizen to exercise his or her right to freely worship. It considers the right of religion together with the right of thought and conscience as basic human rights. The Eastern Orthodoxy is designated as the traditional religion in Bulgaria and its representative is the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is the prevailing religion in the country although the other two branches of Christianity Roman Catholicism and Protestantism are also represented. According to the latest census from 2011, 76% of the people who revealed their religious affiliation consider themselves as orthodox and around 1% - Catholics and Protestants each. The census shows also that 10 % of Bulgarian citizens consider themselves Muslim, all other religions are under 1 % and nearly one tenth of the population does not reveal any religious affiliation. The registered religions in Bulgaria are established world religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, as well as some eclectic religious movements dating from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Sources of information: eu2018bg.bg; The Shortest History of Bulgaria, Nikolay Ovcharov 18