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International Olympic Academy Participants Association

International Olympic Academy Participants Association. Summary. What is the IOAPA? What does the IOAPA? How can I get involved? Current situation and future possibilities. International Olympic Academy (IOA).

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International Olympic Academy Participants Association

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  1. International Olympic Academy Participants Association www.ioapa.org

  2. Summary • What is the IOAPA? • What does the IOAPA? • How can I get involved? • Current situation and future possibilities www.ioapa.org

  3. International Olympic Academy (IOA) • Founded in 1961 in Olympia, Greece, following the original idea of Pierre de Coubertin • IOA Mission: To function as an International Academic Centre for Olympic Studies, Education and Research www.ioapa.org

  4. IOAPA Timeline • 1985/86/87: Idea during IOA Young Participants Sessions • 1989: IOAPA foundation. First Session held at the IOA • Difficult first years but now an active network worldwide: 800 members from more than 100 countries www.ioapa.org

  5. What does the IOAPA? www.ioapa.org

  6. Mission Statement To foster an international and multicultural Olympic fellowship of IOA past participants,providing tools and resources to facilitate Olympic education and support Olympism worldwide www.ioapa.org

  7. IOAPA Objectives • To: • Offer its members continuous education and engagement in the Olympic Movement • Support the IOA and other branches of the Olympic Movement • Run an effective network • Provide relevant information to its members www.ioapa.org

  8. IOAPA Activities I • IOAPA Sessions: • Conference at the IOA every 2 years • Winter Sessions • Hans Van Haute Fund • Support the IOA: • Pilgrimage to Olympia • Assist other branches of the Olympic Movement: • Volunteering at the Games • Country Co-ordinator Network www.ioapa.org

  9. IOAPA Activities II • Mailgroup • Website: www.ioapa.org • Arete Newsletter • Support new IOA participants • Reunions at the Olympic Games • Participating in the Torch Relay www.ioapa.org

  10. How do I get involved? www.ioapa.org

  11. IOAPA Membership • Open for every participant of any of the IOA official sessions • Lifetime membership • Regular membership: 40 Euros fee www.ioapa.org

  12. “National IOAPAs” IOA IOAPA NOA “National IOAPA” • Similar objectives as IOAPA at national level • Provide knowledgeable volunteers for the NOAs and the NOCs www.ioapa.org

  13. Current situation and Future possibilities www.ioapa.org

  14. IOAPA Partners • International Olympic Academy • International Olympic Committee • International Pierre de Coubertin Committee • International Society of Olympic Historians www.ioapa.org

  15. Future Possibilities • Recommendation of IOC 2000 Commission report: “to search for ways to better involve the 70,000 IOA graduates and all former Olympians in educational programmes for the Olympic Movement” • IOC Recognition www.ioapa.org

  16. Summary • What is the IOAPA? • What does the IOAPA? • How can I get involved? • Current situation and future possibilities www.ioapa.org

  17. Success is not and end but a means to aim higher. Pierre de Coubertin www.ioapa.org

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