Using Sports as Diplomacy: Taiwan and the United States Jointly Build an Asia-Pacific Sports Peaceful Exchange Platform International Forum

Forum Introduction

Time: May 5 (Fri) to May 6 (Sat), 2023

Venue: National Taipei University Sanxia Campus - Music Information Building - B1 Wanrong Lecture Hall

Sports is the best language to connect with the whole world. With the joint support of Taiwan Sports Association, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and the Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) of the United States, the Asia-Pacific sports platform has been established. communication platform. Focusing on the four major themes of [Sports Diplomacy], [Seeing Gender in Sports], [Sports and Education], and [Sports Media and Gender Equality], through forum exchanges, Taiwan has become the benchmark for sports in the Asia-Pacific region. The world sees Taiwan.

keynote speaker

Dr. Sarah Hillyer Dr. Sarah Hillyer
Founder and Director, Center for Sports, Peace, and Society, University of Tennessee

Dr. Ching-Yi LIN
Member Lin Jingyi (Taiwan)

host
Member of the Legislative Yuan, President of the Women's Sports Diplomatic Promotion Association of the Legislative Yuan

Lindsay Sarah KRASNOFF
Lindsay. Sarah. Krasnoff (USA)

Speaker
Adjunct teacher at New York University Tisch Global Sports Academy

Dr. Etsuko OGASAWARA
Etsuko Ogasawara (Japan)

Speaker
International Women and Sports Working Group (IWG) Asian Representative Professor of the Department of Sports Science, Juntendo University, Japan

Jack Huang
Huang Qifang (Taiwan)

Speaker
Vice President of International Equestrian Federation

Dr. Mei-Yen CHEN
Chen Meiyan (Taiwan)

host
Professor of National Taiwan Normal University, executive member of the Chinese Olympic Games

Sazali HUSAIN
(Malaysia)

Speaker
Chairman of the Malaysian Baseball Federation

Dr. Sean CHEN
Chen Zixuan (Taiwan)

Speaker
Chairman of Taiwan Sports Society Association

Kuei-Hua LU
Lu Guihua (Taiwan)

Speaker
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Sports University, Head Coach of the Chinese Taipei Women's Football Team

Dr. Wei-Li HUNG
Hong Weili (Taiwan)

host
Professor, Department of Leisure Sports Management, National Taipei University


Diane Soverign, JD Sudina
(U.S)

Speaker
American Institute in Taiwan Culture News Team Leader


Lisa MURAWSKY
(Belgium)

Speaker
Director of Sports, Naandi Foundation, India

Dr. Carolyn SPELLINGS
(U.S)

Speaker
Director of Evaluation Studies, Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, University of Tennessee

Vera CHEN
Chen Yiwen (Taiwan)

Speaker
Deputy Secretary-General of Taiwan Sports Good Deeds Association

Richard Wang
Wang Yunqing (Taiwan)

host
Director of Taiwan Sports Association
Editor-in-Chief of Women in Sports Media Platform

Anthony EDGAR
(Australia)

Speaker
OneShotSportFounder and CEO
Former Director of Media Affairs, International Olympic Committee
Chairperson of the Jury for Women in Sport International Photo Contest

Tracey HOLMES
Trish Holmes (Australia)

Speaker
IOC 2021 Oceania Women and Sport Award Winners
Australian sports anchor and reporter
Women in Sports International Photo Competition Jury Jury

Carmen POZO RIOS
(Bolivia)

Speaker
Founder of Bolivian women's sports magazine
sports reporter
Day 1 process

Day 2 process

US Global Sports Mentor Program GSMP Sports Training Workshop

GSMP Sports & Empowerment Workshop

The GSMP project team personally leads the sports training workshop and transfers the American model course to Taiwan. Participants will learn together with important people in the international sports field, and have in-depth exchanges and interactions to create connections.

The content of the workshop mainly includes:
1. Introduction to GSMP
2. A Theoretical Model of How Communication Programs Empower Participants
3. GSMP implements a 10-year syllabus
4. Discuss how to create a successful campaign diplomacy PPPs (Public Participation in Public Works)


Participants in the workshop will engage in group discussions and creative thinking activities and apply what they have learned in their content.

The program has been committed to promoting gender equality for a long time, such as the women's sports empowerment program. For more information, please visit the official website of GSMP:
https://globalsportsmentoring.org/global-sports-mentoring-program/

  • Language skills: workshop participants need to be able to understand and use English

  • Participants who register and participate in the two-day forum can only register for the workshop

  • Participants who participate in the two-day forum and workshop will receive a certificate of participation

  • The organizer reserves the right to make final revisions, changes, event interpretations, and cancellations of this event. Any relevant changes will be announced on the website, official fans, and IG fans without prior notice.

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