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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 The Organization of American States (
OAS) and the International
Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) will co-organize a regional conference
entitled “Major Sporting Events: The Crossroads of Security and
Socio-Economic Development,” this Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26
at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.
The conference will bring together government ministers from OAS
member states, representatives of international organizations and the
private sector to promote multi-sectorial cooperation and international
commitments to ensure the positive socioeconomic impacts of safe and
sustainable sporting events in the Americas.
The opening remarks to the event will be delivered by the
Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, and the President of ICSS,
Mohammed Hanzab beginning at 9:30 EDT (13:30 GMT) on Thursday, June 25.
Among the participants will be former Brazilian football player and
World Cup winner Roberto Carlos; political commentator James Carville;
and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutiérrez. The closing session
of the conference will include the Chief of Staff of the OAS Secretary
General, Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin; the ICSS Secretary General Helmut
Spahn; and the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Homeland
Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
The conference will include discussion of issues including the
financial integrity in sport, emerging and future threats for sport,
financial and social impact of major sporting events, peace as an
element of their legacy, protecting
human rights and vulnerable populations in the context of major sporting events, and the impact of sport on tourism, among others.
The program of the event is available here.
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