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4th International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference
Outdoor Activities in Educational and Recreational Programmes
20th – 23rd November 2008
hosted at Hrubá Skála, Czech Republic
organised by the Department of Turistika, Outdoor Sports and Outdoor Education of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, International Young Naturefriends and Singing Rock
The conference of outdoor specialists organised in the beautiful location of the castle Hrubá Skála has become a tradition. This year with the focus on outdoor activities in educational and recreational programmes we aim to:

  1. explore “why” and “how” to use outdoor activities in educational and recreational programmes
  2. look into future where we are going
  3. facilitate networking and contact making in the field
The conference has gained an excellent evaluation because
  • it is organised in a great venue in the middle of a rock city
  • it is not a mega event but a middle-size gathering of people you have a chance to meet, get to know and even find a common project
  • it has nice informal atmosphere supporting discussions and mutual learning
  • it is attended by people from different part of the field – practitioners, teachers, researchers, policy makers, managers and leaders of organisations
  • it is a learning opportunity also for young students and volunteers
This year the conference will be special for one person - for the person who was right at the beginning of these conferences and who belongs to one of the leading Czech experts in the field of Experiential and Outdoor Education. It is Jan Neuman who will celebrate his 70th birthday at the time of the conference.

We warmly invite all experts from departments of outdoor sports and outdoor education of universities, policy makers and decision-makers from European and national institutions and leaders and trainers from national organisations to take part in the conference.

The conference is organised in the traditional partnership of educational, non-governmental and commercial organisations from the field of outdoor sports.