Most human activities, including sports, are becoming more and more technological. Engineering in general and Information Technology in particular are important in the support for many activities directly or indirectly related to sport sciences, including improvement of physical activities, sports medicine, biotechnology and nutrition, sports management, and all other application areas in sports. This conference intends to be a meeting point for both academics, sport professionals and practitioners to exchange ideas and develop synergies.

The call for papers/abstracts is now live via the following attachment and on our website, with submissions open until September 1, 2020. In line with the process for SMAANZ conferences, all submitted work will undergo a double-blind peer-review process with submission accepted for presentation at ‘SMAANZ Week 2020’.

WASM 2022 conference, a joint effort between Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University Qatar will become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to host the Congress of World Association of Sport Management (WASM) after successfully winning the right to host the event in March 2022, the official Qatar News Agency has reported. The successful bid to host the 2022 WASM Congress in Qatar was a joint effort between Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation. Hosting the event would be another milestone for Qatar in preparation for hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.