Programme
Masters and Mentors 2009 - Meanings and Methods in Older Adult's Sporting Activities
August 10 - 11, Sibeliushall, Lahti, Finland
August 9th (Sunday)
| Sokos Hotel Seurahuone | |
| 18.00-18.30 | Meetings of symposiums and innovation session group chairmen |
| 18.30-19.00 | Meetings of symposiums and innovation session groups |
| 19.00-21.00 | Get together - cocktails |
August 10th (Monday)
| Chair Arto Tiihonen, PhD, Line Manager, The Age Institute (Chair of Scientific Committee) | |
| 9.00-9.30 | Opening ceremony Ilkka Viljanen, Member of Finnish Parliament (Chairman of Organizing Committee committee) Arto Tiihonen Ph.D., Line Manager, The Age Institute (Chairman of Scientific Committee) Official Welcoming Speech Raija Mattila, Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education |
| 9.30-10.00 | Keynote Speech Sports and Urban Culture - Reflections from Lahti Professor Antti Karisto, Ph.D. Department of Social Policy, University of Helsinki |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee |
| 10.30-12.30 | Symposia 1-2 Age and Functional Capacities Social and Cultural Meanings |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
| Chair Adjunct Professor, D.Sc. (Tech.) Helinä Melkas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti School of Innovation | |
| 13.30-14.30 | Keynote Speech Psycho-social Perspectives on Commitment, Maintenance and Performance in Masters Sport Professor Bradley W. Young, Ph.D. School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa |
| 14.30-15.15 | Coffee |
| 15.15-17.00 | Innovation session All innovation session presentations (main language English, partially in Finnish) Chair Tapani Frantsi D.Sc. (Econ) |
| 19.00-22.00 | Conference Dinner at Sibelius Hall Please remember to register for dinner when registrating for conference. |
August 11th (Tuesday)
| Chair Adjunct Professor, D.Sc. (Tech.) Helinä Melkas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti School of Innovation | |
| 9.00-9.05 | Opening speech |
| 9.05- 9.45 | Keynote Speech Counselling Older Adults to Sport Activities Mirja Hirvensalo, Ph.D. Department of Sport Sciences and Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä |
| 9.45-12.00 | Symposia 3-4 Innovations in Promoting Sporting Activities Support & Services |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
| Chair Arto Tiihonen, PhD, Line Manager, The Age Institute (Chair of Scientific Committee) | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Keynote Speech Planning, Practice and Performance in Sport: Coaching Athletes through the Ages Professor Jim Denison, Dr. Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta |
| 14.00-15.40 | Concluding Innovation session (Coffee and refreshments during the program available) Discussions, Summaries and panel Keynote Speakers, Chairmen, Others Chair Tapani Frantsi D.Sc. (Econ) |
| 15.40-16.00 | Closing Ceremony Chair Arto Tiihonen and Chair Ilkka Viljanen |
| 17.30- | Farewell Party Sokos Hotel Seurahuone |
August 12th (Wednesday)
| 16.00 - | Post congress tours |
Registration and information will be open every day during the conference (open daily one (1) hour before the programme starts and to the end of daily programme.
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Lahti Science and Business Park Ltd reserves the right for changes in programme.
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