From 10th to 14th November 2011 TAFISA held its 22nd World Congress in Antalya, Turkey. During its General Assembly the ISA was officially accepted as an international member of TAFISA, the Association for International Sport for All.
Dieter Hussmann, ISA First Vice President, together with his wife Birgitt traveled to Turkey to represent the ISA at this prestigious event and witnessed the ceremony.
The five day congress offered a variety of workshops and speeches and provided many opportunities for active networking.
As you can see from the pictures below the Hussmanns were quite active and successful in promoting the game of Shuffleboard to many of the high calibre participants of the World Congress.
The picture shows Dieter Hussmann and Wolfgang Baumann, Secretary General TAFISA, together with Prof. Dr. Yasuo Yamaguchi from Kobe University who is on the Board of Directors of TAFISA, the Asiania Sport for All Association, the Japan Society of P.E. Health & Sport Sciences and the Japan Society of Lifelong Sport. He is also a Committee Member of Japan’s National Sport Council and Japan’s National Agency for the Advancement of Sport & Health.
Dr. Eva Suska, Vice President of TAFISA, welcomed Dieter Hussmann as the representative of the ISA.
Willi Lemke, the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon confirmed his strong support for the UN teams participating at ISA’s team tournaments. He promised to affirm this in an official letter to the ISA after his return to his office. Also on the picture is the Past President of the German National Olympic Committee, Walther Troeger. He is now an Honorary Member of the IOC.
Present at the World Congress: Prof. Heinz Zielinski from the Government of the State of Hesse, Germany.
The hosts of the 2012 TAFISA World Games in Siaulai, Lithuania, are looking forward to welcoming the 10 member delegation of the ISA.
One of the speakers: Danilo Miranda, Director SESC, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Attending the congress: Sam Ramsamy, IOC Chairman of Sport for All from the Republic of South Africa (RSA).
The Indonesian Sport for All delegation was awarded to host the 2016 World Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
Very open minded for Germany’s Shuffleboard issues: Walter Schneeloch, VP of the German Olympic Sports Confederation
Dinner table with the hosts of the 2015 World Congress in Budapest, Hungary and one of the founders of the World Games, Dr. Paul Höglund (SWE).
Received TAFISA’s Innovation Award: the Hungarian delegation.
By attending TAFISA’s World Congress the ISA has started to build up a strong network in the world of sports organizations through personal contacts of its participating representatives. This is another step in the recognition of Shuffleboard in the international sports family.
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