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EUSA
Conference 2013
The 2013 EUSA Conference, entitled “New Opportunities for
University Sport” was held in Funchal on the Island of Madeira,
Portugal on March 15, a day prior to the EUSA General Assembly.
The conference is a part of the
educational programme of the
European University Sports
Association (EUSA), and it
offers an opportunity for EUSA
members and partners to get
to know more about the work
and projects done by EUSA and
its partners, also inviting guest
speakers on topics related to
university sports.
Mr. Leonz Eder, EUSA
Vice-President opened the
Conference, welcoming the
participants and the speakers.
As the moderator of the
Conference, EUSA Secretary
General Mr. Matjaz Pecovnik
invited the first panellists on
the topic of the European and
International University Sports.
Mr. Henk Smit, EUSA Games
2014 Tournament Director
presented the concept and
updates of the 2nd European
Universities Games, which will
take place in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands in the summer
of 2014. The Activities of
the International University
Sports Federation (FISU) were
presented by Mr. Stefan Bergh,
FISU Vice-President, assisted
by Mr. Laurent Briel, Director
of Development and Special
Projects. FASU Secretary
General Mrs. Penninah Kabenge
presented the Federation of
African University Sports
(FASU), focusing on the history
of the federation, its activities
and plans for the future. The
last speaker in the first panel
was Mrs. Delise O’Meally, Vice
President of the Pan-American
University Sport Federation
(ODUPA).
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EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2013
EUSA
Conferences
and Projects