(MENAFN- The Peninsula) For the first time in the Middle East and North Africa, the 2022 Congress of World Association of Sport Management (WASM) will be held in Qatar.
The successful bidding file to host the 2022 WASM Congress in Qatar is a joint effort between Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), member of Qatar Foundation.
This successful joint effort was supported by the memorandum of understanding between Qatar University and Qatar Foundation which focuses on strengthening cross institutional collaborations in student learning activities, teaching, and in the field of research.
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) represented by Josoor Institute, and Qatar Olympic Committee represented by Qatar Olympic Academy, supported Qatar's hosting bid.
Dr. Karen Danylchuk, President, World Association for Sport Management, commented: 'The World Association for Sport Management is delighted that Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University have accepted our offer to serve as co-hosts of the Fourth WASM conference in March 2022 in Doha, Qatar. "Our previous three conferences in Madrid, Spain (2014), Kaunas, Lithuania (2017), and Santiago, Chile (2019) attracted leading sport management academicians, students, and industry leaders from over 40 countries and we are confident that the conference in Doha will prove to be another outstanding success.
The President of Qatar University, Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham stated: 'WASM Congress represents an important opportunity to bring together scholars and specialists of sport management and business of sport in Doha the capital of Qatar, the capital of sport, a few months before the 2022 FIFA World Cup. "For Qatar University, it is an occasion to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge with the participation of local and international experts and to showcase Qatar university's contribution in research and development around the planning and management of mega sport event.
Dr. Ahmad M Hasnah, President of HBKU, emphasized the importance of the WASM 2022 Congress in Qatar saying: 'It is a great honour for HBKU to win the bid to co-host the 2022 World Association of Sport Management Conference. As a member of Qatar Foundation, HBKU is steadfastly committed to supporting Qatar as the country makes its mark in the global sporting arena.
The joint bidding team members are Dr. Kamilla Swart-Arries, Associate Professor in Sport Management in College of 0Science and Engineering (CSE) at HBKU, and Dr. Ahmed Al Emadi, Professor in Sport Management and the Dean of College of Education, Dr. Othman Mohammed Al Thawadi, Assistant Professor in Marketing in College of Business and Economics, and Dr. Mahfoud Amara, Associate Professor in Sport Policy and Management and Director of Sport Science Program in College of Arts and Science at Qatar University.
The mission of WASM is to facilitate sport management research, teaching and learning excellence and professional practice. Furthermore, to provide a forum for the international perspective on sport management for the continental associations, international sport federations, non-government organisations, institutions of higher education, academics, students, the sport management industry and professionals, national associations and other affiliated organisations for sport management.
The last World Association for Sport Management Conference was held at the Universidad Santo Tomas in Santiago de Chile in 2019 and attracted 150 delegates from over 40 countries.
The strategic partners of the 2022 WASM Congress in Qatar event are: Qatar Olympic Academy/ Qatar Olympic Committee, Josoor Institute/ Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy and Qatar National Tourism Council. Qatar's visitorfriendly policies have made it an attractive location for largescale events.
It has become the most open country in the Middle East and the 8th most open in the world in terms of visa facilitation, according to The World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO) 2018 visa openness rankings, offering visa free entry over 80 nationalities.
WASM 2022 Congress in Qatar will be an opportunity to promote education, research and publications in the multidisciplinary area of sport management in Qatar and in the region, including sport governance, sport policy and strategy, sport marketing, sport and event management.
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