Invitation 6th EWS Conference Paris "Women, Sport and Democracy"

On behalf of the Organising Committee, the President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee Henri Sérandour, and the Minister of Sports Jean-François Lamour, have immense pleasure in inviting you to Paris for the 6th European Women and Sport Conference, to be held at the C.N.O.S.F. from 23rd to 25th of April 2004.

Looking forward to personally welcoming you to Paris on this occasion.

Yours sincerely,

Jean-François Lamour

French Minister of Sports

Henri Sérandour

President CNOSF

Program

*Friday, April 23rd*
*10:00*	Official welcome and opening Chantal AMADE-ESCOT, EWS Chairwoman Henri SERANDOUR, President of French National Olympic and Sports Committee Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL, IOC member, Women and Sport Commission representative Brigitte GRESY, representing the French Minister for Parity and Equality in the Workplace Jean-François LAMOUR, French Minister of Youth, Sports and Voluntary Sector
*11:15*	Plenary session chaired by Bengt SEVELIUS (ENGSO President) EWS and the question of democracy: A challenge for the future Pr. Chantal AMADE-ESCOT, EWS Chairwoman Key note Lecture - Sport and Democracy Pr. Geneviève FRAISSE, European Deputy
*14:00 Workshops*	Balanced participation of women and men in decision-making 1a. Gender equality in national sports policies Speakers : Iva GAVEZ (Women and Sport Commission Chairwoman - NOC of Croatia) ; Nelli KOIVISTO (Finnish Sports Federation)
	1b. The role of European sports organisations and federations Speakers : Claude BERGERET (European Table Tennis Association - Vice President) Birgitta KERVINEN (ENGSO Vice-President)
	1c. Policies on sports facilities Speakers : François VIGNEAU (French Ministry for Youth, Sports and Voluntary Sector - Architect) Geraint JOHN (International Union of Architects)
	1d. Access to decision-making positions Speakers : Sabine RADTKE (Research assistant, Free University of Berlin) Béatrice HESS (IOC Woman Commission - IWG member)
*15:30*	Exhibition's private viewing on Women and Sport
*16:15 Plenary session*	Plenary session chaired by Maria ILIOUPOLOU (Greek Ministry of Culture - Sport Director General) Gender balance in sports organisations (directed by the CNOSF) Caroline CHIMOT (Paris-Sud University - Faculty of Sport Sciences) Women's access to decision-making positions: Proposals of the Inter-Ministerial working Group Brigitte DEYDIER (French Federation of Judo - Vice-President)
19:00	Cocktail Reception at the Paris City Hall
*Saturday, April 24th*
*9:00 Plenary Session*	Plenary session chaired by Etsuko OGASAWARA (IWG - Co-Chairwoman) Key note Lecture - Democratisation of acces to sport activity and sport organisations Pr. Berit SKIRSTAD, Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education
*10:00 Workshops*	Democratisation of access: A socio-economic perspective 2a. The influence of culture Speakers : Gül KESKINLER (manager "Start" Project) Elsa CROQUETTE (Toulouse University - Faculty of Sport Sciences)
	2b. The influence of social role and gender-based stereotypes Speakers : Mériem KERZABI (Women association, Sport, Culture, Mediterranean) Cécile MONTMASSON (Adidas France)
	2c. External financing and economical impacts on sports Speakers : Mona MEIJER (Swedish Sports Confederation) Annie COURTADE (Volley-Ball, RC Cannes - President)
	2d. Media coverage of female athletes Speakers : Pr. Laura CAPRANICA (Ass. Prof. - University Institute of Motor Sciences of Rome) Dr. Mojca DOUPONA (Ass. Prof. - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport)
*11:45 Special plenary*	Plenary session chaired by Makis CHAMALIDIS (UNESCO consultant) Key note Lecture - Topsport = Learning to loose ! Lydia La RIVIERE ZIJDEL, President of the European Women's Lobby
*14:30 Workshops*	3a. European policies on physical education Speakers : Margaret TALBOT (IAPESGW President) Michel FOUQUET (European Trade-union Committee of Education)
	3b. Education through sports and democracy Speakers : Kari FASTING (Prof. - Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education) Patricia LAMBERT (European Year of Education through Sport)
	3c. Advancement of women as trainers and coaches Speakers : Amanda BENETT (Co-ordinator of Equity, UK Sport) Béatrice PALIERNE (Table Tennis French Federation)
	3d. Role and influence of the family Speakers : Edit SCHLAFFER (Research centre for politics and Interpersonal Relations) Carla ANTUNIS (Portuguese Sport Organisation - Secretary General) *Workshop Synthesis*
*16:00 Plenary Session*	Plenary session chaired by John SCOTT (Council of Europe, Committee for Development of Sport - Chair) Allocution Viviane REDING, Member of the European Commission, Responsible for education, culture and sport
*16:15 Roundtable*	Women, Sport and Democracy : Perspectives on the future. Dominique LAURENT, Sports Director - Ministry of Sports André LECLERCQ, CNOSF Vice-President Marit MYRMAEL, Ex. Com. member of the European Olympic Committees Liese PROKOP, Vice-President of the Austrian Sports Federation
*19:15*	Gala diner at the "Cirque d'Hiver"
*Sunday, April 25th*
*9:00*	From 1995 to 2004: Monitoring progree towards equality Danièle SALVA, EWS General Secretary
*9:30*	Paris call for action - English and French Pr. Chantal AMADE-ESCOT, EWS Chairwoman Discussion chaired by Pr. Margaret TALBOT (IAPESGW - President)
11:00	From Paris to Vienna (show) New EWS Chair (Austria): Inaugural Speech
*12:00*	Closing of the 6th EWS Conference