The world communication conference Play the Game wishes to pay tribute to an individual or a group of persons who in their professional careers or as volunteers in sport have made an outstanding effort to realise one or more of the following aims:

21 journalists, academics and sports leaders from less privileged countries have been awarded conference and/or travel grants for participation in Play the Game 2005.

Play the Game is a non-profit organisation and we offer you participation in Play the Game at cost prices. However, we are able to offer you a considerable discount if you register for the conference before 1 September.

The International Volleyball Federation, FIVB, will not succeed in its attempts at stopping one of its strongest critics, the Argentine Mario Goijman, from addressing the world communication conference, Play the Game, which takes place in Copenhagen from 6-10 November 2005.

If you want to share some of your own research on sport with an international audience we still have a few slots available in our open sessions.