2010 WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND SPORT, SYDNEY

The 5th World Conference on Women and Sport will be held from 20 to 23 May 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

The main conference venue will be the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre located in Darling Harbour, a deepwater cove of Sydney Harbour.  The Darling Harbour area is Sydney's most exciting tourism precinct, located on the waterfront within walking distance of the heart of the city.

The final day of the conference will be held in Sydney Olympic Park, home to the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  This final day also features a Women's Sports Festival celebrating women's participation and achievement in sport.

The 5th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport is organised under the auspices of the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) with the support of NSW Sport and Recreation, the University of Technology, Sydney the Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing and Sydney Olympic Park Authority.

The Sydney conference follows those conferences held in Brighton, U.K. (1994); Windhoek, Namibia (1998), Montreal, Canada (2002) and Kumamoto, Japan (2006).

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The upcoming IWG World Conference in Sydney will offer a unique opportunity for participants to share experiences, strengthen international connections and find ways to stimulate action at local, national and international levels. The Conference program will be designed to promote interaction, emphasise practical experience and explore ways to support positive change.

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