Vancouver 2010 is on the horizon and while excitement about the Games continues to build, debate surrounding the ethics of the IOC is also heating up. To facilitate these discussions, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Physical Education and Health is hosting “Olympic Reform: A Ten Year Review” running May 19-20. This conference will bring together a panel of experts, including Richard W. Pound and Sam Ramsamy of the International Olympic Committee, AthletesCAN’s Ann Peel and journalist Andrew Jennings, to address the issues and controversies related to today’s Olympic Movement. Professor and Academic Associate Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago John MacAloon and Professor Jeap-Loup Chappelet of Public Management at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration will also attend the conference.
The conference will examine the implementation of 49 reforms recommended by the IOC 2000 Commission, appointed to address scandals including the Salt Lake City bribery revelations and the IOC’s seeming indifference to the Tour de France doping scandal.
“With the Vancouver Games just around the corner, the timing of this conference couldn’t be better,” says Bruce Kidd, dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health and a conference participant. “We are thrilled to have so many esteemed speakers join us to engage in this critical inquiry.”
A full list of conference participants and an updated program is now available at the conference website: http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform/index.php