EUSA Magazine 2019-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^70

4. EUSA CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

EUSA CONVENTION

BELGRADE, SERBIA

MAY 30-JUNE 1, 2019

In preparation for the next edition of the European Universities

Games in Belgrade, the local organising committee welcomed

more than 80 participants to the EUSA EUG2020 Belgrade

Convention in Serbia between May 30 and June 1, 2019.

EUSA’s Technical Commission,

EUSA Office Staff, the EUG2020

Organising Committee and

representatives from Serbia’s

National and Regional Sport

Federations all came together to

prepare for this major university

sports event.

The convention participants

were welcomed by OC General

Director Mr Predrag Juskovic,

University Sport Federation

of Serbia (USSS) President

Mr Dejan Madic, and EUSA

Technical Commission Chair Mr

Jorg Forster.

Providing an introduction to the

governing body of university

sport in Europe, EUSA Sports

Manager Mr Besim Aliti took

to the stage before Mr Sandro

Romanic, OC Accommodation

and Catering Director presented

the Organising Committee to

the audience.

Mr Aliti returned to the stage to

focus on the operational aspects

of managing EUSA sport events,

inviting Mr Liam Smith, EUSA

Assistant Sports Manager, to

discuss result management and

live streaming.

Following a short break,

EUSA Sports Assistant Ms

Lea Medvesek presented the

registration and accreditation

system, process and related

practicalities.

Ms Ana Todoric, OC Sports

Director presented the proposed

sport programme, as well as

the steps taken so far in the

sports sector. Closely linked

to the sports sector, Mr Akim

Komnenic, OC Venue Director,

then discussed the proposed

venues for the different sports.

Expert guest speaker Mr Neil

Carney then spoke about event