Programme
Conference Language: The language of the conference will be English with interpretation into Spanish.
Real-time captioning will be available.
Conference Venue: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Campus de Gandía, Carrer del Paranimf, 1, 46730 Gandía, Valencia
The venue is fully accessible.
Please note that this is a preliminary conference programme and changes may still be made.
Wednesday 14 May, 2025
| 14:00 - 19:00 | Pre-Registrations |
Thursday 15 May, 2025
| 08:30 - 09:15 | Registrations |
09:15 - 10:00 | Welcoming Remarks Room: TBA
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| 10:00 - 10:45 | The Big Picture: Framing Article 30 Room: TBA Moderator: TBA Speakers: TBA |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Performance Room: TBA
Keynote Interview setting the scene on Article 30 and a Culture of Inclusion |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30 - 12:45 | Breakout Sessions Round 1 These workshops will take different formats, such as typical workshops, roundtable discussions, speed dating activities, world cafés, and outdoor practical experiences. More information about the topics and the speakers will be added shortly. 1) Inclusive Choirs Room: TBA 2) Inclusive Festivals Room: TBA 3) Inclusive Arts Room: TBA 4) Reading Room: TBA 5) Inclusive Communities Room: TBA 6) Volunteering Room: TBA 7) Inclusive Sports for kids (Rugby) Room: TBA 8) EU Disability Card Room: TBA |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch Break |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | Networking Session Room: TBA |
| 14:30 -15:30 | Breakout Sessions Round 2 More information about the topics and the speakers will be added shortly. 9) Inclusive Theatre and Dance Room: TBA 10) Writing Room: TBA 11) Adapted Sports Room: TBA 12) Arts Integration in schools with ceramics Room: TBA 13) Community and Arts Room: TBA 14) Volunteering Room: TBA 15) Inclusive Arts Room: TBA 16) Inclusive Tourism Room: TBA |
| 15:30 | End of Day 1 |
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner & Innovation Awards Ceremony Restaurante Boga, Carrer Senill, 105, 46730 Platja de Gandia, Valencia, Spain |
Friday 16 May, 2025
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Morning Huddle Room: TBA Moderator: Timothy Ghilain, EASPD
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09:45 - 10:00 | Performance TBC
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10:00 - 11:00 | Breakout Sessions Round 3 More information about the topics and the speakers will be added shortly. 17) Inclusive Dance Room: TBA 18) Inclusive activities in arts and leisure for children Room: TBA 19) Training sports organisations and coaches Room: TBA 20) Inclusive Sports Room: TBA 21) Music Room: TBA 22) Volunteering and Festivals TBC Room: TBA 23) Practice from Inclusive Living project Room: TBA 24) Travels and tourism Room: TBA |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Final Panel: Next Steps Room: TBA
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| 12:30 - 12:45 | Concluding Remarks Room: TBA
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12:45 | End of Day 2 |
Post-Conference Events - Friday 16 May, 2025
17:00 | SIMS Closing conference Promoting Inclusive Sports through Media Collaboration This event requires a separate registration. Please register here |
Panel Session: Promoting inclusive sports via inclusive sports journalism Moderator: Sydney Von Ihering, EASPD Speakers:
Question and Answer Session | |
| 17:55 | Closing remarks
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| 19:00 | Members only networking event Join us on Gandia beach for our member only networking event. Members will have the opportunity to participate in, or watch, an inclusive rugby training session with Trust Rugby Spainfollowed by a networking drinks. Spaces are limited, please register here. |
| 20:30 | Networking Drinks |
| 22:00 | End of event |