#Beyond Sport Summit - December 2011 - Cape Town

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Beyond Sport sets date for 2011 Summit

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Beyond Sport has announced that the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards 2011 will take place in Cape Town from December 5-8.






Following on from last year’s successful event in Chicago, the third annual gathering of its kind will see the South African city take up the reins for 2011, becoming the focus of the continuing evolution of the Beyond Sport network and its mission to celebrate and support the use of sport as a vehicle for positive social change.


The Summit 2011 will again use a combination of networking opportunities, panels, and action-led working sessions to team those who use sport as a vehicle to create social impact, with leading figures from the world of business, government and federations.
Once again representatives from all of the shortlisted Beyond Sport Awards 2011 projects across the world will be brought to the Summit in Cape Town to share their insights and best practices from the front line of sport and development.


The Beyond Sport Awards 2011 opened for entries in January with the winners to be announced at the Summit in December. Entries close on May 1 with the Awards Shortlist to be unveiled in early June.
Further announcements on speakers and panellists, as well as details on how to attend the third Beyond Sport Summit, will be made in the coming weeks and months.

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Dates announced for the Beyond Sport Summit 2011

Beyond Sport is delighted to announce that the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards 2011, the third annual gathering of its kind, will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 5th-8th December.
Fresh from the success of last year’s Summit in Chicago, Cape Town in South Africa will take up the reins for 2011 becoming the focus of the continuing evolution of the Beyond Sport network and its mission to celebrate and support the use of sport as a vehicle for positive social change.


The Summit 2011 will again use a unique combination of networking opportunities, insightful panels, and action-led working sessions to collide those who use sport as a vehicle to create social impact, with influencers from the world of business, government and federations whose attitudes and decisions can have substantial impact.
Throughout the four days of the Summit, all attendees will have the opportunity to interact with Beyond Sport's extensive network of international sports federations and rights holders, corporate companies, global aid organisations, influential political figures, and world leaders.
Once again representatives from all of the shortlisted Beyond Sport Awards 2011 projects across the world will be brought to the Summit in Cape Town to share their insights and best practices from the front line of the sport and development.



Having celebrated the best sport and development projects from across the world in 2009 and 2010, the Beyond Sport Awards 2011 opened for entries once again in January this year with the winners to be announced at the Summit in December. Entries close on May 1 with the Awards Shortlist to be unveiled in early June.


Further announcements on speakers and panellists as well as details on how to attend the third Beyond Sport Summit will be made in the coming weeks and months.


Beyond Sport is a global initiative that seeks to celebrate and support any organisation or individual with the goal to drive positive social change through sport. It is partnered with Barclays Spaces for Sports, TIME International and UNICEF.

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• Host City

The Beyond Sport Summit and Awards 2011 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Each year, Beyond Sport travels to a different city around the world to host the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards. In 2009, the inaugural event was held in London and in 2010, the event took place in Chicago.

Why Cape Town:
At the heart of Beyond Sport are the most inspirational people and organisations in the sport-led social sector. Cape Town is a city that reflects Beyond Sport’s mission for what it is doing for sport and development on both a global and grassroots level.

That is why the Beyond Sport Summit 2011 will take place Cape Town December 5-8, where leaders in the worlds of sport, government, development, business, and philanthropy will gather to address how sport can make tangible positive change in communities around the world. Over four days of poignant talks, workshops, networking parties, exclusive dinners, and awards ceremonies, we will provide a platform for discussion and a space for business to be done. The Summit 2011 will be groundbreaking in the way that high profile leaders and action-oriented innovators draw on their experiences and knowledge to further develop how sport can make a difference.

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Tony Blair has been confirmed for this Summit.