Strong interest in IAKS presentations at ‘Träffpunkt Idrott’

Report by: Peter Ahlström, Head of Sports Strategy, City of Stockholm

The ‘Träffpunkt Idrott’ sports summit is Nordic's leading forum for public health through physical activity: a three-day conference with a total of 48 seminars. IAKS Nordic acted once again as co-organizer and gathered international IAKS experts on 12 March who shared their latest findings. The ‘international day’ saw presentations from Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. The conference is held every two years and attracts around 1,000 participants, including representatives from municipalities, sports organizations, politics, research, education, and manufacturers.

The Träffpunkt idrott programme was structured around five themes: 

• Sustainable facilities and spaces
• Human movement
• Innovation, technology, and digitalization
• Building pools for the future
• Active cities and communities – exploratory design

IAKS Nordic contributed to the program planning and provided lectures and workshops on the theme of ‘active cities and communities – exploratory design’. IAKS program sessions were well-attended and sparked many engaging conversations between seminar sessions.