By Roxana Chiriac
Can’t make it to MOVE Congress 2014, but wildly interested in our Open City – Active City theme?
You can still be part of the action in Rome, as we have come up with a solution.
For the first time in MOVE Congress history, you can watch us LIVE from Rome on www.movecongress.com, on 23 and 24 October and 09.30 CET.
You will be able to enjoy live streams of the opening session on Wednesday, the conclusion of our urban orienteering in the City of Rome on Thursday and plenary sessions featuring presentations by Roberto Pella, Member of the EDUC Commission of the CoR, and Remco Hoekman from W.J.H. Institute, on urban planning and active cities on Thursday, and Filippo Fossati, ISCA Europe’s president, and Nicola Porro, Professor at University of Cassino, on social perspectives on active cities on Friday. These and other experienced grassroots sport stakeholders from all over the world will share their views on encouraging communities to take further steps towards becoming more physically active.
You can also be part of the debate from home. Just watch our live streaming of the sessions and tweet your questions to #MOVEcongress, use the speaker’s name and #AskMC14.
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Don’t miss out – you can have a taste of the MOVE Congress 2014 wherever you are!
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Free Registration!
Share a photo with the #MOVEINACLICK for your chance to win! The MOVE Congress 2014 organisers are giving you the chance to be rewarded for your creativity and win free registration for this year’s event in Rome from 22-25 October. All you have to do is share a picture on Twitter or Facebook with the #MOVEINACLICK that you think represents “sport for all”. Sport for all is a concept that has different shades. Is it club sports? Is it exercise that you organise yourself, like