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of Sports Science and Technology) in Laus- anne; one of the four major and prestigious Swiss academic institutions and partner uni- versity of the IOC. Many open fields in this ambitious project have still to be developed, if the vision of the CSIT leadership to again or- ganise huge mass sports events within the CSIT family is to be realised. Revolutionary decisions were taken dur- ing the CSIT Congress in Rio de Janeiro, held in October 2011. The CSIT decided to rebrand and call itself “International Workers and Am- ateurs in Sports Confederation” in order to en- compass and attract a bigger target group worldwide (CSIT 2011a). The opening of the organisation, the expansion of national par- ticipation limits and the first opportunity for companies outside of the CSIT to participate with their athletes and teams in the CSIT Games turned out to be a huge challenge, for the next organisers and for the CSIT especially. Discrete advice from the IOC side was re- quested and certainly appreciated with the reorganisation and restructuring process of the CSIT underway, a couple of unexpected difficulties had to be overcome. The values at the heart of the CSIT philosophy greatly im- pacted on the design of the games. Commer- cialisation was absolutely not the purpose, although professional marketing was very welcome. The CSIT leadership decided to only invite companies that shared common mis- sion and values on the one hand and to not grant eligibility to companies that violated basic human rights or produced questionable

membership and working bodies are con- cerned. (ICSSPE 2011) The main purpose of the Council is to serve as an international umbrella organisa- tion concerned with the promotion and dis- semination of results and findings in the field of sports science and their practical applica- tion in cultural and educational contexts. Its aims are to contribute to the aware- ness of human values inherent to sport and physical activity, to improve health and phys- ical wellbeing, and to develop physical activ- ity, physical education and sport in all coun- tries to a high level. Through this, the ICCSPE helps to defend and to develop the concept of fair play, the for- mation of the sporting ethics and to promote peace and understanding between people. As an international organisation, it endeavours to bridge the gap between developed and de- veloping countries, and to promote the coop- eration between scientists and organisations from countries around the world. The CSIT joined the umbrella organisa- tion ICCSPE in the year 1984 as a full member. Again President Deveenmade efforts in widen- ing the contacts and the network of the CSIT. In the ICSSPE Executive Board, Mr. Deveen was followed by President MP Kalevi Olin in 1997 and after himMr. Claude Tabet (FFST, France). The advantages of some fundamental objec- tives of the ICCSPE such as the promotion and the stimulation of scientific research in the field of physical activity and sport or increasing the availability of scientific knowledge of sport

products and services in general on the other hand; a difficult gap to close. AISTS and IOC recommended to clearly position the CSIT in the international world of sport organisations with a concrete unique selling proposition. This process of development would certainly take several years and would need regular fine tuning from time to time. The new definition of the mission, the vision and the values of the CSIT needed to be elaborated. In April 2012 a student group of the Swiss University AISTS under the supervision of Pr. Christophe Tro- endle and Thomas Wentz for the CSIT, started to elaborate a catalogue of criteria for future candidate cities of the CSIT World Sports Games. The challenge was to respect the lim- ited financial contribution of 44 Euros (in 2011-2015) per participant per day and to offer proper accommodation and meals, transfers and facilities as well as a tourist and cultural program and side events; challenging require- ments for an ambitious organiser, but possi- ble, as experience showed. CSIT Connections with the ICSSPE The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education was founded in Paris, France, in 1958. The founders recognised a widening gap between the fields of sport, sport science and physical education and sought to reinforce the link between these ar- eas and to develop a more inclusive perspec- tive. Today the Council presents itself as an international organisation with a distinct sci- entific profile as far as its goals, structure,

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