Historical Events
- 2011
World Congress of Sociology of Sport – Havana, Cuba. “Sport and the Winds of Change”, July 12-15. - 2010
XVII World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden, “Sociology on the Move”, July 11-17. - 2009
World Congress of Sociology of Sport – Utrecht, The Netherlands, “Passion, Practice & Profit” July 15-18 - 2008
World Congress of Sociology of Sport – Kyoto, Japan, “Sport and Society At the Crossroads” July 26-29 - 2007
4th World Congress of Sociology of Sport (in conjunction with the International Sport History Association) “Sport in a Global World; Past, Present & Future”, Copenhagen (Denmark) - 2006
16th World Congress of Sociology, “The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalising World”, Durban (South Africa) - 2005
3rd World Congress of Sociology of Sport, “Sport and Social Inclusion/Exclusion”, Buenos Aires (Argentina). - 2004
Pre-Olympic Congress: “Sport Science through the Ages: Challenges in the New Millenium”, Thessaloniki (Greece). - 2003
2nd World Congress of Sociology of Sport: “Sport and Social Order: Challenges for Theory and Practice”, Cologne (Germany). - 2002
XV ISA World Congress of Sociology: Brisbane (Australia). - 2001
1st World Congress of Sociology of Sport: “Sociology of Sport and New Global Order: Bridging Perspectives and Crossing Boundaries”, Seoul (Korea). - 2000
Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress: Brisbane (Australia). - 1999
Fourteenth international symposium: “New Century – New Expectations”. Budapest (Hungary). - 1998
Fourteenth World Congress of Sociology: Montreal, Quebec (Canada). - 1997
Thirtheenth international symposium: “Organisations, Cultures and Sport”. Oslo (Norway). - 1996
Olympic Scientific Congress: Dallas (USA). - 1995
Twelfth international symposium: “Sport, social problems, social movements”. Rome (Italy). - Name change: ISSA (International Sociology of Sport Association) / AISS (Association Internationale de Sociologie du Sport)
- 1993
Thirteenth World Congress of Sociology: Bielefeld (Germany). - 1992
Olympic Scientific Congress: Benalmadena (Spain).
Eleventh international symposium: “Sport in Time and Space”. Vienna (Austria). - 1991
Tenth international symposium: “Sport, Social Change and Social Process”. Tallinn (Estonia). - 1990
Twelfth World Congress of Sociology: Madrid (Spain). - 1988
Maccabiah – Wingate International Congress on “Sport Sciences and Coaching”. Wingate (Israel). - 1988
Olympic Scientific Congress: Cheonan (S. Korea). - 1987
Jyväskylä Congress on “Movement and Sport in Women’s Life”. Jyväskylä (Finland). - 1986
Eleventh World Congress of Sociology: New Delhi (India). - Seventh Commonwealth and International Conference on “Sport, Physical Education, Dance, Recreation and Health”. Glasgow (Scotland).
- 1984
Ninth international symposium: “Physical Culture and Sports in the Way of Life of the Young Generation”. Prague (Czechoslovakia). - 1984
Olympic Scientific Congress: Eugene (USA) [Joint meeting with the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport]. - 1983
Eighth international symposium: “Sport and Contemporary Societies”. Paris (France). - 1982
Tenth World Congress of Sociology: Mexico City (Mexico). - 1980
Seventh international symposium: “Physical Culture and Sport in the Daily Life of Social Groups: Children, Youth, Adults and Older Adults”. Halle (GDR). - 1979
Olympic Scientific Congress: Tbilisi (USSR). - First regional symposium: “Career Patterns and Career Contingencies in Sport”. Vancouver (Canada).
- 1979
Sixth international symposium: “Sport and Culture”. Jablonna/Warsaw (Poland). - 1978
Ninth World Congress of Sociology: Uppsala (Sweden). - 1977
Seminar and Board meeting: Macolin (Switzerland). - 1975
Olympic Scientific Congress: Québec City (Canada). - 1975
Fifth international symposium: “Sport Organizations”. Heidelberg (FRG). - 1974
Eighth World Congress of Sociology: Toronto (Canada). - 1973
Fourth international symposium: “The Analysis of Children’s Games”. Bucharest (Roumania). - 1971
Olympic Scientific Congress: Munich (FRG). - 1970
Third international symposium: “Sport and Socialization”. Waterloo (Canada). - 1969
Seventh World Congress of Sociology: Varna (Bulgaria). - ICSS 3rd International Workshop on “Sociology of Sport – Theoretical and Methodological Foundations”, Macolin, Switzerland, September 5-12,1969. (Symposium published as Albonico, R. & Pfister-Binz, K. (1971) Soziologie des Sports – Sociology of Sport. 10. Magglinger Symposium (Schweiz). Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag.
- 1968
Second international symposium: “Working Class Youth and Sport”. Vienna (Austria).
Second international workshop: “Cross Cultural Research on Sport”. Leicester (England).
Third international workshop: “Methodological Problems in the Sociology of Sport”. Magglingen (Switzerland). - 1967
First international workshop: “Cross Cultural Research on Sport”. Urbana (USA), Board meeting: Jyväskylä (Finland). - 1966
First international symposium: “Small Group Research and Sport”. Cologne (FRG). - 1965
The above, together with Stone (USA) met in Warsaw (Poland) to formally found ICSS. - 1964
Formation of ICSS (International Committee for the Sociology of Sport)
Dumazedier (France), Erbach (GDR), Heinila (Finland), Lüschen (FRG), McIntosh (UK), Nowikow(USSR), Wohl (Poland), Hepp (Hungary). Meeting in Geneva (Switzerland).