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IAKS CONFERENCE: „INNOVATIVE INDOOR SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES“
24 MAY 2022, SPORTCAMPUS ZUIDERPARK, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS In the perfect setting of Award-winning Sportcampus Zuiderpark international experts will converge to discuss international trends in the design and operation of indoor sports and leisure facilities. The motto of the IAKS conference held in English in The Hague on 24 May is “Innovative indoor sports facilities”. The conference is devoted to the interdisciplinary exchange of international expertise among operators / owners, designers / consultants and manufacturers. What is the role of universal design? What are the factors for the successful operation of health and sports centres? What are the benefits of combined sports and leisure centres? How well is the standard sports hall even suited to modern needs? How can we foster the development of modern modules for usage patterns and spatial qualities, as well as their implementation in decision-making processes and planning procedures? Answers to these and many other top questions are supplied by international experts from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Representatives of the Danish Sports Federation and LOA fonden will present the nationwide project “Old sports halls – new opportunities”.
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Guided visit of Sportcampus Zuiderpark You can also look forward to a tour of the IOC IAKS Award Gold Medal winning facility Sportcampus Zuiderpark. The EUR 50 million sports campus is an innovative alliance of education, sport, sports science and the City of The Hague and its private partners, the Haagse Hogeschool and ROC Mondriaan. The 34,000 m² sports campus comprises a multi-purpose sports hall, gymnasium, indoor beach volleyball courts, a spectator area and a variety of rooms for sports science and education. International trends, solutions, a sightseeing programme – and as always, ideal opportunities for networking. Tickets starting at EUR 160. More info available at: www.iaks.sport/events
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