LJUBLJANA – The 2010 edition of the EUSA Convention, intended for the organisers of the European Universities Championships and the European Universities Games, took place in Bled, Slovenia between November 12 and 14, 2010.
Over 50 participants – organisers of next EUC events, technical delegates, medical commission members, EUSA Staff and invited observers participated in the event. They were greeted by Mr Alberto Gualtieri, EUSA President via online address and by Mr Leonz Eder, EUSA Executive Member and Treasurer, a.i. They stressed the importance of EUSA Conventions as EUSA is working hard to cooperate with the organisers to enable great events and thanked the technical delegates, medical commission members and EUSA Office for doing an excellent job and the significance of their contribution to the development of EUSA and its sports events.
Mr Matjaz Pecovnik, EUSA Secretary-General, briefly presented the European University Sports Association, its organisation and activities, focusing on the history and success of the European Universities Championships. In his presentation, Mr Pecovnik also illustrated the growth of EUSA sports events and the plan for the future.
Sports programme, rules and regulations were presented by Mr Adam Roczek, EUSA Sports Manager while Dr Haris Pavletic, Medical Commission Chairman, presented the medical commission and safety & health issues. The EUSA Volunteer programme, run by the EUSA Student Commission, was presented by Mr Andrej Pisl, EUSA Communications manager on behalf of EUSA STC, stressing the importance of volunteers in University sport.
The representatives of the Organisers of the European Universities Games, Mr Vicente Martinez Orga and Mr Rifaat Chabouk, presented the concept and preparations for the 1st European Universities Games, which will take place in Cordoba, Spain in 2012. This will be the first edition of the EUSA multi-sports event, where participants of the European universities will participate in 10 sports: beach volley, badminton, basketball, football, futsal, handball, rugby 7’s, volleyball, table tennis and tennis.
Mr Andrej Pisl, EUSA Communications Manager presented the EUSA online registration and accreditation system which was put in place in 2010 with the support of FISU, and will be used by the future organisers of the European Universities Championships.
EUSA invited the representatives of the 2010 European Universities Badminton Championship to present their championship as an example of best practice. On behalf of their organising committee, Mr Valentin Dupoey presented their experiences and pointed out the topics where special attention should be given to.
Representatives of the organising committees of the European Universities Championships 2011 presented their events to the participants. After the presentations, the participants enjoyed a sightseeing boat tour to the Bled island and a scenic walk by the lake.
Parallel workshops were organised for the organisers and the technical delegates to discuss the details of the championships. EUSA technical delegates also met for their internal meeting to discuss the technical aspects, rules and regulations and the plans for the future. At the same time, the Medical Commission met to discuss the medical matters and the recommendations for the organisers of the EUSA events.
In 2011, there will be 16 sports offered under the umbrella of the European University Sports Association (EUSA): Badminton in Thessaloniki (GRE), Basketball in Cordoba (ESP), Beach Volleyball in Malaga (ESP), Bridge in Wroclaw (POL), Football in Istanbul (TUR), Futsal in Tampere (FIN), Golf in Otocec (SLO), Handball in Rijeka (CRO), Judo and Karate in Sarajevo (BIH), Rowing in Moscow (RUS), Rugby 7s in Lille (FRA), Table Tennis in Madeira (POR), Taekwondo in Sofia (BUL), Tennis in St. Gallen (SUI) and Volleyball in Kragujevac (SRB). For details, please see www.eusa.eu.
(Source: Andrej Pisl, EUSA Communications Manager)
Mr. Pecovnik, Mr. Eder & Mr. Roczek
