CONFERENCE SMICEE
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CONFERENCE SMICEE
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THE CONFERENCE SMICEE 2025
07-09. APRIL 2025
The 2nd. conference SMICEE was oriented on key aspects of strategic sports management in Central & Eastern European countries.
In addition to individual lectures and presentations, joint research from several countries of Central & Eastern Europe will be presented
at the conference. The conference programme will also include a discussion panel of experts on the problems of sports and their management
in Central & Eastern Europe.
The conference was hosted by the INSTITUTE OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT and the FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
AND INFORMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF ZILINA, SLOVAKIA in cooperation with the FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT, COMENIUS UNIVERSITY BRATISLAVA
The conference venue was SPA APHRODITE Rajecke Teplice, located 14 km from the city of Zilina.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 2025
prof. Vassil Girginov
Brunel University London
President of the European Association
for Sport Management
Dr. Vladimír Synek
A BRIEF RETURN TO THE 2025 CONFERENCE
Short interviews with participants' statements
Book of Abstracts
PHOTO GALLERY
PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE SMICEE 2025
1MONDAY 07.04.2025
- Arrivals and registration
- 19:00 - 22:00 Welcome drink, beer tasting, and snacks – meeting in the local brewery Penzion FLAMM)
2TUESDAY 08.04.2025
- 08:30 - 09:30 Registration
- 09:30 - 10:00 Opening of the conference
- 10:00 - 10:30 Sports in Municipalities – What the Data Says and Where We Are Headed by Michal Varmus and Michal Šarlák (Universtity of Zilina)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 11:00 - 11:20 Sport Strategies Used by Professional Football Clubs in Central and Eastern Europe: an Exploratory Study by Dariusz Drewniak (Jagiellonian University in Krakow)
- 11:20 - 11:40 Comparative analysis of sprinters' performance in the 100 m before and after the introduction of the world ranking by Monika Písečná (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University)
- 11:40 - 12:00 From England to Belarus: Unequal Transfer Markets in European Football by Adam Metelski (Poznań University of Economics and Business)
- 12:00 - 12:20 Innovations and Technologies for a Modern Future in Sport by Matej Mikunda (Codium)
- 12:30 - 13:50 Lunch
- 13:50 - 14:10 EASM 2025 Conference in Budapest: Participation and Scholarship Opportunities by Géczi Gergely (Hungarian University of Sports Science)
- 14:10 - 15:00 Is sustainable sport possible? by Vassil Girginov (Brunel University London, President of EASM)
- 15:00 - 15:20 Assessment of the Impact of the Olympic Versatility Badge Project on Youth Physical Activity in Slovakia by Milan Špánik – (Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee) - Presentation in Slovak Language 🇸🇰
- 15:20 - 15:40 Coffee Break
- 15:40 - 16:20 O stratenom zmysle športu by Vladimír Synek - Presentation in Slovak Language 🇸🇰
- 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion panel - Topic: Club Identity 🇸🇰
- Jozef Antošík (MŠK Žilina - owner)
- Ján Letko (Slovak Football Association - IT Director)
- Andrej Kmotorka (PiarPro - Marketing Strategist)
- 19:30 Social Event (gala dinner and discussion related to the contributions and networking).
3WEDNESDAY 09.04.2025
- 10:00 - 10:20 Slovak horseback archery and their Erasmus project activities by Filip Dikant (President of Slovak Horseback Archery)
- 10:20 - 10:40 Sport event security: How technology helps prevent incidents by Dominika Findriková (University of Žilina)
- 10:40 - 11:00 The Adoption of Modern Sports Technologies from Professional to Everyday Life by Ivana Gabrišová (University of Žilina)
- 11:00 - 11:20 Preparation of current professional athletes for their future careers outside sports by Roman Adámik (University of Žilina)
- 11:20 - 11:40 The Concept of Sustainable Development: A Formula 1 Commercial Sponsors Perspective by Ivan Sandanski (National Sports Academy, Sofia)
- 11:40 - 12:00 Coffee Break
- 12:00 - 12:40 Poster session and workshop
- 12:40 - 13:00 Closing of the conference
- 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
CONFERENCE PARTNERS 2025
Support
Conference is supported by Slovak Research and Development Agency under the project Sustainability strategy of a sports organization in the conditions of the Slovak Republic, APVV-20-0481.
Contact
smicee.conference@gmail.com
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