1st Women Seminar — Prague 2011

European Deaf Women in Sports and Leadership

6 – 9 October 2011

Prague, Czech Republic 17 participants

17 women from 13 countries met in Prague for EDSO's first seminar for deaf women in sport and leadership.

17 women from 13 countries from Europe participated in the seminar, among them several young women, the youngest was 22 years old. EDSO President Bjørn Røine and Secretary General Juha-Matti Aaltonen were responsible for the seminar. Therese Rollvén from Sweden was responsible for the programme and chaired the seminar. The former EDSO President Isabelle Malaurie from France also participated.

Each country presented activities of their own country and it was discussed how women in different countries are involved in sports. There were significant differences, but also many similarities. In the programme Bjørn Røine gave a presentation about EDSO history and activities. SWOT-analysis was conducted and discussed in groups.

There were also group discussions on various proposals how to improve the quality of activities of deaf sport organisations. It was also agreed to keep in touch and share experiences with each other in the future.

The seminar was very interesting. Isabelle Malaurie has been an exceptional woman with her long experience in politics and sports, for instance she has served as EDSO President for 6 years. She was an important resource person in the seminar. The spirit of the seminar was very positive the whole time.

European Deaf Women in Sports and Leadership

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