SWAG Prez And Sec At 75TH AIPS Congress In Innsbruck

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The 75th AIPS congress is being held in Innsbruck, Austria from Tuesday

January 12 2012, at the time the city will be hosting the first ever Winter

Youth Olympic Games.

It will be a breakaway from tradition as it will be the first time

that the AIPS Congress will be held in wintertime. This year’s congress had

earlier been awarded to Rome who withdrew.

The President of the Austrian Sports Press Michael Kuhn received

the AIPS flag from his counterpart from Korean Sports Press Association Ohsang

Kwon during the handing over and signing ceremony of the last Congress in South

Korea city of Seoul.

“It will be difficult to keep the standards set here in Seoul but

we can do it and we will do it…it will be different because it is the first we

shall be holding our congress in winter time on the scenic Austrian mountains,”

said Kuhn who co-hosted the 2007 Congress with Liechtenstein.

Christine Stelzer, Head of Convention Bureau Tirol said the

congress would also give the journalists a wonderful opportunity to attend the

Youth Olympics in one of the best destinations for winter sports.

“It will be a unique and special experience for the AIPS delegates

in Innsbruck which is located in Tirol province as they will also get to experience

the youth Olympic Games which starts on January 13.

The AIPS Congress is scheduled for January 11-16 2012, at Hotel

Kaltschmid, with the Winter Games set for 13-22. Friday is the Official Opening

with the participation of Austrian President Dr. Heinz Fischer, followed by

AIPS Fair Play and Power of Sport Awards Ceremony. Saturday is day Of Alpine

Skiing Fis-World Championships 2013 Schladming – Austria. There would be a

Gala-Dinner

in Innsbruck Congress House - invitation by County of Tyrol and City of

Innsbruck.