Balatonfüred, Hungary, will host the 2019 World Sailing Development Symposium from 1-3 April at the Anna Grand Hotel, the first in Europe following the events launched in 2012. Dublin, Ireland, hosted the inaugural Development Symposium in 2012 and since then the event has been hosted at global destinations, touching many of World Sailing's Member National Authorities (MNAs) and assisting them in developing the sport.
The three day program is oriented around learning, sharing, networking, and planning and allows attendees to discuss development of performance of and participation in sailing programs as well as funding opportunities. The symposium is an interactive event with lots of opportunities for discussions and workshops, bringing together ideas and experiences from a wide variety of MNAs.
World Sailing Vice President, Nadine Stegenwalner, will be in attendance and will be joined by the Hungarian National Olympic Committee President, Krisztián Kulcsár, and Secretary General, Bálint Vékássy, World Sailing Nominated Experts, National Training Program Managers, and many more.
The Development Symposium directly complements the work of the Development and Regions Committee, with the report from each event helping World Sailing to gather valuable information on how its work can continue to develop, giving those delegates present from New or Emerging Nations a much needed chance to have their voices heard.
Registration is open with a fee of €60 EUR (plus VAT where applicable).
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About the Development Symposium
The first Development Symposium was held in Ireland in 2012. The event was presented as a forum where all Member National Authorities (MNAs) could present and discuss areas of Training and Development and have an input into the overall strategy of World Sailing. Over the years, the Development Symposium has become much, much more. The last four events in the USA, Singapore, Argentina and New Zealand saw the structure of the event broaden into an interactive workshop, oriented around Learning, Sharing Networking and Planning, where by invited speakers and delegates themselves had far more opportunity to shape the program to suit their individual needs.
International delegates at this important event receive presentations from a number of Experts in a variety of sport specific disciplines as well as taking part in break-away sessions where they are encouraged to interact with other delegates, often from other Nations. The Development Symposium directly compliments the work of the Development and Regions Committee, with the report from each event helping World Sailing to gather valuable information on how its work can continue to develop, giving those delegates present from New or Emerging Nations, a much needed chance to have their voices heard.