International Physical Education Expert To Lead ICSSPE – Guangzhou, China

On the occasion of the 23rd General Assembly of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) in Guangzhou, China, Prof. Dr. Margaret Talbot was elected President, to succeed Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper beginning in 2009.

Talbot is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Physical Education, UK, and has served as ICSSPE Vice-President since 1998. She jointly led with Gudrun Doll-Tepper the concluding plenary discussions at the 1st and 2nd World Summits on Physical Education in Berlin in 1999 and Magglingen in 2005, and has made presentations and has run workshops on physical education policy and on women and sport in more than 30 countries.

Talbot will become the 7th President of the Council that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008.

President-elect Talbot commented, "It will be an enormous challenge to follow the distinguished leadership of President Doll-Tepper, which has helped to position ICSSPE as a significant player in international physical education and sport science. I look forward to ensuring that ICSSPE's potential influence on sport science and physical education is fully realised."

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