ITU CONGRESS AND FEDERATION FORUM Programme

WEDNESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER, 2008

13:00-15:00 ITU Executive Board Meeting: Conference Room

18:00 – 19:00 Congress and Federation Forum Registration: Foyer

18:00 – 19:00 Welcome Reception: ITU Congress and Federation Forum Delegates

THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2008

08:00-8:45 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FEDERATION FORUM 8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introductions Keynote Speaker: Debbie Muir 9:00-9:45 The Great Traits of Champions: Fundamentals for Achievers, Leaders and Legacy Leavers

9:45-11:00 NF Governance: Case Studies and Panel NF Presentation and Panel Discussion 11:00-11:15 REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:15-12:45 Marketing and Sponsorship Moving into the major leagues: 12:45-13:45 LUNCH

13:45-14:30 Events A cornerstone of every federation

14:30-15:15 Sport Development Taking triathlon to the world 15:15-15:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK

15:30-16:15 Media and Television Where sport is going and how it will be broadcast 17:00 – 18:30 AWAD Commission Meeting

19:15-21:30 Dinner Hosted By the City of Madrid

FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER, 2008

08:00-8:45 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST BREAKOUT SESSION A Sport Development Events Events 1: The LOC – NF – ITU Strategic Planning 1 - Long Term Media and Television 09:00-10:30 Partnership from the bidding Athlete Development (LTAD) pathway Media and TV "Maximising media process till the post-event report. planning workshop- from the exposure for your federation" Plus the Ongoing challenges: rules ‘playground to the podium’. qualification, ranking and results 10:30-10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK BREAKOUT SESSION B Sport Development Events 10:45-12:15 Strategic Planning 2: Building the support programme of Events 2: Venue and technical operations: key elements of coaches, educators, resources and events to support Long consistent ITU Events, plus Presentation of ITU Events. Term Athlete Development (LTAD). 12:15-13:15 LUNCH 13:15-14:45 BREAKOUT SESSION C

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Sport Development Media and Television Events Strategic Planning 1: Repeat of 09:00 "Maximising media exposure for your Events 1: Repeat of 9:00am Session Session federation" (Repeat of 9:00am Session) 14:45-15:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK BREAKOUT SESSION D 15:00-16:45 Sport Development Media and Television Events Strategic Planning 2: Repeat of 10:45 Events 2: Repeat of 13:15pm Repeat of 9:00am Session Session Session ITU Gala 18:30-22:00 Opening Ceremonies - Celebrations of the McDonald Era and ITU World Cup Series Champions, World Champions and Olympic Champions SATURDAY, 29 NOVEMBER, 2008

08:00-8:45 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00-12:30 ITU Congress

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-17:30 ITU Congress cont’d . . . 22:00-24:00 Celebration! SUNDAY, 30 NOVEMBER, 2008 08:00-8:45 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 9:00-11:00 ITU Continental Meetings 11:00-11:30 R E F R E S H M E N T BR E A K 11:30-13:30 ITU Executive Board Meeting 13:30-14:30 FAREWELL LUNCH

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Biography Debbie Muir

Debbie Muir is one of ’s most recognized and celebrated coaches.

An international medalist in the sport of synchronized in her own right; Debbie became the head coach of the Canadian National team in 1976. Just two years later she led her swimmers to two world championship titles in Berlin, Germany, a first for Canada. Four years later this remarkable accomplishment was repeated with two gold medals at the world championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In its debut on the Olympic program, Debbie coached her athletes to two Olympic silver medals at the Los Angeles games in 1984. Three world championship titles followed in Madrid, Spain two years later. In 1988, Debbie coached and Michelle Cameron to the pinnacle of sport success, winning two Olympic gold medals and securing her position as one of the world’s greatest synchronized swimming coaches.

For her excellence in leading her athletes to their best possible results, Debbie was named ’s Coach of the Decade. She was twice honoured by the YWCA as a Woman of Distinction and in honour of women’s History Month, was recently named by the Coaching Association of Canada as one of the four greatest female coaches of all time.

In the 1990’s, Debbie began applying her coaching techniques outside of her sport. She mentored a competitive swimmer to Olympic victory, worked with companies to create world class results, and undertook the challenge of coaching the Australian National Synchronized Swimming team from last place to being competitive in the finals at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In 1995 she was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, inducted into the prestigious International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale in 2007, and honoured as one of Alberta’s Top 100 people in sport and recreation as part of the Centennial celebrations in recognition of her outstanding contributions. Debbie was also named one of the top ten coaches in Canadian history, the only woman to receive this remarkable distinction.

Beyond connecting individuals and teams to their best, Debbie is committed to organizational excellence. For the past six years she has been an integral part of the sport system, working behind the scenes with Road to Excellence, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Sport Canada to review and evaluate numerous national sport organizations. Debbie’s strength is in finding ways to create the environment where world class results can happen. She has led the formal review process for numerous organizations, including Swimming, Cycling, Triathlon and .

But perhaps her greatest strength remains connecting individuals to their best as a world class coach. She shared her experience and expertise across the country and in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games as a Canadian Olympic Committee Mentor Coach, essentially being the coach of the coaches at the Olympic Games. Debbie Muir’s first book, The Great Traits of Champions, co-authored with , captures the fundamental traits that have made her one of the world’s coaching greats!

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