MOVE Congress History

2023

Level up. Shape up. Power up.

Organised by ISCA with Spanish partners Fútbol Más and DES, this edition was held to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The line-up included 52 speakers from 24 countries across five continents.

2021

Reconnect. Rebuild. Restart.

After two years of meeting via computer and mobile screens across countries and continents, 250 physical activity promoters from 40 countries reconnected in person in Brussels.

2019

Change the Game: It’s Your MOVE

More than 470 participants, 40 speakers, and 40 Innovation Alley presenters and exhibitors gathered in Budapest for learning, networking, exchanging ideas and trying out the latest technologies in our new Innovation Alley.

2017

Human Right to MOVE.

This conference edition put the spotlight on local and international initiatives that are removing the barriers that typically stop people from being active in the communities: from social, to socio-economic, to urban planning, distance and cost.

2015

Advocate. Innovate. Fundraise.

The event gathered 270 delegates from 41 countries to exchange best practices and discuss further cross-sector collaboration that can motivate more people to be physically active.

2014

MOVE Congress 2014

Rome in Italy, one of the oldest and most visited cities in the world, provided the perfect backdrop for this year’s event with the theme Open City – Active City and discussions on urban planning, healthy lifestyles, partnership and cross-sector cooperation.

2013

MOVE Congress 2013

The 5th edition of MOVE Congress gathered 276 participants to discuss changes, opportunities and innovations and find new ways of engaging people in physical activity and grassroots sport worldwide.

2012

MOVE Congress 2012

The event was held outside Europe for the first time, as 480 participants came together in São Paulo, Brazil to debate the cultural and social development of people and communities through sport for all.

2011

MOVE Congress 2011

More than 300 participants were invited to think global and MOVE local under this year’s event to foster the vision of getting 100 million people active in sports by 2015.

2010

MOVE Congress 2010

A strategic partnership between the Sport for All and Health sectors were the theme in 2010 to address critical issues and strategies for obtaining maximum benefits for organisations and citizens.

2009

MOVE Congress 2009

Held for the first time as MOVE Congress, the event brought together participants from across the world to discuss active and healthy cities, as a growing number of people live in urban areas.

2004

World Congress on Sport for All

ISCA launches World Congress on Sport for All in Copenhagen (19-23 May). The World Congress on Sport for All is renamed Move World Congress in 2009.

Our History

The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) invites you to experience one of the world’s most dynamic conferences dedicated to sport and physical activity, the MOVE Congress, in Madrid, Spain, from 15-17 November 2023.

2023

Level up. Shape up. Power up.

Organised by ISCA with Spanish partners Fútbol Más and DES, this edition was held to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The line-up included 52 speakers from 24 countries across five continents.

2021

Reconnect. Rebuild. Restart.

After two years of meeting via computer and mobile screens across countries and continents, 250 physical activity promoters from 40 countries reconnected in person in Brussels.

2019

Change the Game:
It’s Your MOVE

More than 470 participants, 40 speakers, and 40 Innovation Alley presenters and exhibitors gathered in Budapest for learning, networking, exchanging ideas and trying out the latest technologies in our new Innovation Alley.

2017

Human Right to MOVE.

This conference edition put the spotlight on local and international initiatives that are removing the barriers that typically stop people from being active in the communities: from social, to socio-economic, to urban planning, distance and cost.

2015

Advocate. Innovate. Fundraise.

The event gathered 270 delegates from 41 countries to exchange best practices and discuss further cross-sector collaboration that can motivate more people to be physically active.

2014

MOVE Congress 2014

Rome in Italy, one of the oldest and most visited cities in the world, provided the perfect backdrop for this year’s event with the theme Open City – Active City and discussions on urban planning, healthy lifestyles, partnership and cross-sector cooperation.

2013

MOVE Congress 2013

The 5th edition of MOVE Congress gathered 276 participants to discuss changes, opportunities and innovations and find new ways of engaging people in physical activity and grassroots sport worldwide.

2012

MOVE Congress 2012

The event was held outside Europe for the first time, as 480 participants came together in São Paulo, Brazil to debate the cultural and social development of people and communities through sport for all.

2011

MOVE Congress 2011

More than 300 participants were invited to think global and MOVE local under this year’s event to foster the vision of getting 100 million people active in sports by 2015.

2010

MOVE Congress 2010

A strategic partnership between the Sport for All and Health sectors were the theme in 2010 to address critical issues and strategies for obtaining maximum benefits for organisations and citizens.

2009

MOVE Congress 2009

Held for the first time as MOVE Congress, the event brought together participants from across the world to discuss active and healthy cities, as a growing number of people live in urban areas.

2004

World Congress on Sport for All

ISCA launches World Congress on Sport for All in Copenhagen (19-23 May). The World Congress on Sport for All is renamed Move World Congress in 2009.

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