2023 IAKS Congress and FSB

IAKS CONGRESS AND FSB IN COLOGNE, GERMANY 24-27 OCT 2023

GLOBAL TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES

In October 2023 it’s “Curtain up!” for the 28th IAKS Congress – the foremost international forum for the design, construction, financing and management of sports and leisure facilities. From 24-27 October 2023, experts from all over the world will be meeting for an exciting exchange of views on new approaches and strategies. The preparations for FSB 2023 are also well underway.

The internationally acclaimed IAKS Congress will be held concurrently with the leading trade fair duo of FSB – International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities, and aquanale – International Trade Fair for Sauna. Pool.Ambience. The IAKS Congress is expected to attract around 500 participants from 40 countries, who will exchange forward-looking ideas and discuss solutions to the urgent challenges facing the sports facility development industry over the course of four days.

The first main topics of the congress have already been identified: the social function of sports and leisure facilities, methods and tools for measuring the public value of sports and exercise, financing and support programmes, carbon footprint of infrastructure, and the UN SDGs. It‘s all about open spaces, schoolyards, sports halls, indoor leisure centres, multifunctional arenas and stadiums.

Your suggestions for topics please! Look forward to exciting panel discussions, lectures and workshops. Find out at first hand which trends in architecture and management are currently high on the list and will be in the future. Help plan the congress programme and put forward your ideas for lectures and panel discussions to the IAKS!

Excellent number of registrations for FSB 2023 Twelve months before the opening of the sector’s leading trade fair, the FSB organisers are already reporting a high level of registrations, including many companies that were unable to participate in 2021 due to the pandemic. The early-bird discount for FSB is available until 31 January 2023. Interested companies still have until then to secure the benefits offered.

Congresses and conferences at FSB 2023 In addition to the international IAKS Congress, other partner associations will be preparing attractive training courses and lecture programmes for FSB 2023. The first key topics for the three core segments of amenity areas, and sports and exercise facilities are to be announced at the beginning of the coming year.

The Sport theme world at FSB 2023 will focus its attention on sustainability and recycling, energy efficiency, use of resources and supply chains, and the funding of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and equipment.

In the Public Spaces theme world, the event will focus on how to activate these outdoor areas for exercise activities, the funding of green spaces and public facilities, and school as a place for physical activity. One of the theme world’s highlights will be the BDLA NRW Day. For the fourth time, Koelnmesse and the Sportstättenrechner online cost calculator for sports facilities will initiate the Sportnetzwerk@FSB networking area. This is where decision makers from clubs, stadiums and local authorities can meet leading companies from the sports facilities industry. Once again in 2023, the PlanerFORUM, jointly hosted with STADTundRAUM, will provide a comprehensive information platform for architects, planners, landscape architects and officers from local authorities.

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