sep.10.2008
The 6th World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture, Under the motto "Sport and Education for the Now Generation", will take place in Busan (Korea) from 25 to 27 September 2008. Forum participants will also have the chance to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 4th Busan TAFISA World Sport for All Games on 26 September.
Topics to be discussed include :What is the educational potential of events like the Youth Olympic Games? How can we educate athletes for life after their sporting career? How can we discuss the doping scourge effectively with youngsters? And which are successful methods to implement nationwide Olympic education programmes for kids and young people in the countries of future Olympic Games? These and other topics will be addressed during plenary and parallel sessions.
Speakers will come from the Olympic family, governmental and non-governmental institutions, the United Nations system, universities and media groups. To get input from young people first hand, one session will feature only youngsters on the podium.
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) will be represented by secretary general Brian Lewis.
Lewis is chairman of the TTOC''s Olympic Academy,Education and Culture Committee(OAEC) and a member of the Pan American Sport Organization(PASO) Olympic Academies Commission.
The TTOC's participation is been funded by the International Olympic Committee(IOC) through its Olympic Solidarity programme.