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TAFISA’s General Assembly in Budapest, Friday 16th October 2015
On the occasion of the 24th TAFISA World Congress in Budapest, the TAFISA General Assembly was held and key issues were subject to vote. The session was quite successful, boasting an impressive attendance with over 150 participants.
Notably, the GA was set to elect a new Board Member after Mrs. Malgorzata Szukalska-Wrona’s resignation. TAFISA is pleased to announce that after the vote, Hungarian Leisure Sports Association President Attila Czene was chosen to step in as TAFISA’s most recent Board Member.
Attila Czene, new TAFISA Board Member
The General Assembly also bore the responsibility of deciding what applications to validate for the 26th TAFISA World Congress in 2019 and the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games in 2020. Tokyo was elected to organize a successful, prestigious and magnificent 2019 Congress, while the GA approved of Lisbon to host a worldwide and outstanding event for the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games in 2020. More information on these events will be available soon.
26th TAFISA Congress in Tokyo, Japan (2019), contract signing
26th TAFISA Congress in Tokyo, Japan (2019), contract signing
Contract for the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games in Lisbon, Portugal (2020)
As per TAFISA’s statutes, the GA is a staple for applying members to fully enter the TAFISA family, which is proud to welcome amongst its ranks the 66 new approved members, thus increasing the TAFISA members base to a total of 282 members in 161 countries.
Finally, the GA approved of the following documents:
- TAFISA Statement on ‘Sport for All Participation – Benefits for Refugees’ – A paper on the refugees crisis, emphasizing the role Sport for All can and must play in tackling this current issue, helping include refugees in society
- TAFISA Traditional Sports and Games Resolution – A paper stating the key action of Traditional Sports and Games in spreading the values of physical activity, cultural diversity, peace and integration
- TAFISA Active City Development Strategy – A paper recognizing the importance of the urban setting to encourage physical activity, thus acknowledging and promoting Active Cities amongst its members and through its action
- TAFISA Code of Ethics – A code of ethics necessarily endorsed by TAFISA and its members regarding their action and decisions
All the GA documents (Agenda, Intro Notes, Adopted Resolutions…) are available here (PDF).