DEAR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS, themove2009 countdownhas been launched. In exactly one month the World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health and Citizenship will open its gates and welcome more than 250 congress attendees from more than 53 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Czech Republic,, Egypt, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom. REGISTER NOW!and become a part of the most extraordinary sport and culture event in 2009. MOVE2009 SPEAKERS The MOVE2009 Congress Consortium has been very privileged to secure the services of some of today's most internationally respected exponents in the field of urban planning, sport and leisure architecture, social change management, health, sport, citizenship and related disciplines. Among othersthe following speakers will address the MOVE2009 World Congress: Hans JürgenSchulke, Vice-President Deutscher Turner Bund (DTB) Gil Penelosa, Executive Director, Walk and Bike for Life Jan Gehl, Founding Partner, Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Carina Christensen, Minister of Culture, Alfred Rütten, Professor, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg MårtenHedlund, Founder and CEO, World Village of Women Sports John Bale, Professor Emeritus of Sports Geography, University of Keele
Christophe Mailliet, Executive Manager - Streetfootballworld Network, Streetfootballworld Bo Vestergård Madsen, Head of Analysis, the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities Jeff Risom, architectural engineer and urban designer, Gehl Architects Urban Quality Consultants Gar Holohan, Chairman, Aura Holohan Group, Ireland Jacob Kornbeck, European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture, Sport Unit Conrad Boychuk, Executive Board Member, International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities and Canadian Representative, UIA Sports and Leisure Working Programme Antonio Borgogni, Researcher, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Cassino, Italy Frederik Von Sperling, Project manager, Underground, Copenhagen Walter Feldman, Municipal Secretary of Sport, São Paulo Maria Luisa Zambon, President, Italian Network of Healthy Cities Luisa Lazzaroni, Member of the City Council of Bologna and Counselor Gerry Campbell, Sport Director, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, Former captain of the national Brazilian football team, Co-founder of Gol de Letra Foundation, and President of Athletes for Citizenship (AtletaspelaCidadania's) Brazil Lone Leth Larsen, Board member of European Citizen Action Service and Director of the Danish Cultural Institute, Benelux, Brussels Colin Miège, Vice-President Sport et Citoyenneté, France Ian Mckenzie, Director, International Union of Architects Sport and Leisure Programme Rene Kural, Director, Centre for Sport and Architecture Mikael Colville-Andersen, Director, Copenhagen Cycle Chic Randy Rzewnicki, Project Manager, European Cyclists Federation LiaGhilardi, Director, Noema Research and Planning Ltd. Bianca Hermansen, Architect, Centre for Sport and Architecture Lars Bo Andersen, Researcher at the University of Southern (SDU) MOVE2009 PROGRAMME UPDATES The MOVE2009 Congress programme is updated on a regular basis. Keep up with the latest programme by visiting the congress website at: http://www.move2009.org/index.php/programme
VENUE The MOVE2009 World Congress will be hosted in the newly built conference centre of Northern Europe s most innovative sports meeting facility DGI-Byen, providing tremendously inspirational settings for the congress. The congress venue is located in very short distance to the DGI-Byen hotels. Tietgensgade 65 1704 Copenhagen, The link below will lead you to the Congress venue: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=da&geocode=&q=dgi+byen,+tietgensgade&sll=55.745666,12.5354&sspn=1. 351153,3.510132&ie=UTF8&ll=55.671341,12.573338&spn=0.037658,0.132093&z=14&iwloc=A LANGUAGE The MOVE2009 congress proceedings and congress documentation will be available in English only. Presentations and discussions will equally be handled in ENGLISH ONLY.
HOTEL BOOKINGS Please make sure to book your hotel. All DGI-BYEN HOTELS provide special rates for the MOVE2009 World Congress participants. You can make your reservation with one of these hotels while using the BOOKING CODE MOVE2009. Have a look at the different hotel options at the MOVE2009 website: http://www.move2009.org/index.php/registration/dgi-byen-hotels Further preferential deals have been negotiated with the ARP-HANSEN HOTEL GROUP. Please, find the hotel details and the BOOKING FORMS on the MOVE2009 website: http://www.move2009.org/index.php/registration/other-hotels Other useful hotel booking sites: EXPEDIA:http://www.expedia.com/daily/hotels/default.asp?rfrr=-383 VISIT COPENHAGEN:http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/ HOTELS IN DENMARK:http://www.hotels-in-denmark.dk/copenhagen-hotels-denmark.asp EUROPE CITIES: http://www.europe-cities.com/en/571/denmark/copenhagen/hotels/ We recommend choosing a hotel near by the conference facility to avoid lengthy transportation.
CONGRESS FEE The congress fee for the four day congress includes: admission to all presentations, congress materials, congress program, welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks and the closing dinner on Saturday night. The congress fee does not include travel and accommodation. Paymentafter 07/09/2009 Student package 190 Full package 250 2 - Day package Restricted to Thursday & Friday programme 1 - Day package Restricted to Thursday or Friday programme If you are accompanying a participant but will just be present at the lunches and dinners 200 120 160 Bank information Receiver : MOVE2009 Congress Name of Bank : SYDBANK Address : KIRKE PLADS, DK-6200, AABENRAA Swift code : SYBKDK22 IBAN no. : DK9770300000304881 Payment of The MOVE2009 congress should be made well in advance of arriving in Copenhagen to ensure proper registration and admission to the congress venue. Participants that require an official receipt of payment may request one from the MOVE2009 secretariat. QUESTIONS In case you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at: INFO@MOVE2009.ORG Read more about the congress at WWW.MOVE2009.ORG
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS International Sport and Culture Association ISCA European Confederation Sport and Health CESS European Cyclists' Federation ECF Streetfootballworld International Union of Architects Sport and Leisure Programme - UIA S&L NATIONAL PARTNERS Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities LOA Centre for Sports and Architecture CIA Realdania MOVE2009 DONORS City of Copenhagen European Commission - Citizenship Programme Danish Year of Sport 2009 Sport Event Realdania Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities - LOA