Catalogue description Olympic Lottery Distributor: Grants to the International Convention on Sport, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) Glasgow Conference Event 19-24 July 2012: Records

Records are arranged chronologically.

The first International Convention on Sport, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) conference event was held in Guangzhou, China in 2008 just prior to the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.

ICSEMIS objectives are: to celebrate sport sciences across the UK and internationally; to exchange sport science, clinical and pedagogic information; to promote education about science, education and medicine in sport; to encourage multi-disciplinary approaches; to network amongst researchers, pedagogues, clinicians and practitioners; to present cutting edge research and developments; to secure public engagement by young people and ordinary members of communities.

ICSEMIS 2012 was held in Glasgow from 19-24 July 2012 and its theme was 'Sport - inspiring a learning legacy'. The Olympic Lottery Distributor (OLD) Board agreed funding of £155,000 towards the ICSEMIS International Scholarship Scheme which covered forty places at the Conference and also agreed a grant of £5,000 towards the ICSEMIS 2012 Young Investigators' Award.