DOHA: Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), yesterday attended the three-day 2013 FIA Sport Conference Week.
Al Attiyah, who is also the vice president of FIM, yesterday joined the FIA family which gathered at the historic Goodwood House and Circuit in the UK for a three-day event that will shape the future of motor sport.
The on-going mark the FIA’s first Sport Conference Week, a unique networking and business opportunity for those involved in motorsport, from National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) to global sponsors.
The FIA Sport Conference Week is a new event, initiated by Jean Todt, FIA President and Graham Stoker, Deputy President for Sport, based on the concept developed several years ago by the Mobility branch of the FIA.
It will provide a global platform of networking and business exchanges for ASNs, local sporting clubs/associations, promoters/organisers, and suppliers/partners.
The three-day event will include conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and a training centre, all with a view of fostering the cooperation that will help construct a strong, safe and sustainable future for motor sport around the world.
Up to 250 attendees will have the opportunity to contribute actively to the development of motor sport by sharing ideas, learning from other ASNs, and making suggestions for reliable and safe motor sport around the globe.
The inaugural three-day conference programme will examine the most relevant and critical challenges facing the ASNs and clubs/associations in the development of motorsport.
It will focus on how the FIA and its members can work together to create a strong global motor sport, including an analysis of needs and expectations, a participation in training programmes and discussions on future opportunities.This event will also see the launch of the FIA Sport Development Programme newly initiated by the FIA President. It will offer an interesting platform of discussion on how to organise grassroots events; how to better promote motor sport and attract officials, volunteers, competitors and new audiences.
Participants include: Presidents, Directors and Senior Personnel from ASNs, organisers and circuit owners, senior officials and motor sport personalities.
The Peninsula
