LSU International Scientific Conference “Sport and Leisure Management: Tendencies and Challenges” came to an end

  2nd International Scientific Conference, 6th ISSSS Conference organized by the Faculty of Sport Education, Lithuanian Sports University, took place on 4 – 6 December. The conference was attended by about 70 participants from 14 countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Belarus and the United Kingdom).

  The plenary session was held in Kaunas on the first day of the conference (“Park Inn by Radisson” hotel, Conference Hall). The presentations were made by the guest of honour Prof. Gyongyi Foldesi (Semelveis University, Hungary), Prof. Jerzy Kosiewicz (Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Poland), Maria Kavussanu (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), Prof. Patrizia Zagnoli (University of Florence, Italy), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferran Calabuig Moreno (University of Valencia, Spain) and Nadezda Chashenko (Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia). 8 oral and 25 poster presentations were made on the same day during the session “Tendencies and Challenges in Sport Management”.

  The second day of the conference was held in "Tony Resort” Conference Centre (Anupriskes, Trakai district). The conference was comprised of three sessions: “Tendencies and Challenges in Sport Management” (16 presentations made), “Socialisation through Sport and Leisure” (8 presentations made) and “Physical Activity and Leisure” (6 presentations made).

  The third day of the conference was devoted to the participant familiarization with Kaunas.