On Sunday 15th May at Rondine - Cittadella della Pace (AR) - (https://rondine.org/) took place the "Starting Conference" to launch the new project of Panathlon International on Fair Play.
In a unique setting, in an environment of peaceful coexistence among young students coming from all over the World and in particular from Countries in Conflict, the President and Founder of Rondine, Prof. Franco Vaccari welcomed the more than 60 persons present at the Conference: "your presence reinforces the value of this place and its message, a way to unite us among those who share the positive values that we feel more and more urgent for everyday life".
International President Pierre Zappelli then opened the proceedings and after greeting the guests and those present, he continued: "We could not have chosen a better place for the theme we have chosen. The PI asked what can be done to develop this awareness; we cannot change adults, but we can help young people today so that they can become honest citizens of tomorrow. It is therefore necessary to train young and very young people: in schools. This project was conceived by our Vice President Orietta Maggi who thought of starting in Tuscany so that it could be a starting point to field test this project and export it worldwide”.
The Vice President Orietta Maggi described how the idea of this project was born, the President of CIFP Jeno Kamuti thanked for the invitation and explained how the Committee cooperates with PI and the joint project that will be realised on the occasion of the next Olympic Games in Paris, the President of the Italian Fair Play Committee Prof. Ruggero Alcanterini, representing EFPM underlined the importance of Fair Play not only in sport but also in life and society and reminded that the Italian Fair Play Committee was born from Panathlon International. The greetings then continued with the intervention of the CONI Provincial Delegate of Arezzo Alberto Melis who believed in this project. Finally, the President of the Club Arezzo Mario Fruganti brought the greetings of the Club which had hosted the participants to the Congress during the Convivial meeting the day before.
Then came the very high-level reports that enchanted the audience for more than two hours: Prof. Ario Federici - Full Professor at the Master Degree Course in Sport Sciences and Primary Education Sciences at the University of Urbino, and Prof. Matteo Lazzizzera, Past-president of the Panathlon Club Trento, Teacher of Motor Sciences, Physical Trainer, Vice President Cip Trento. Their work, once finalised, will be available to the Clubs.
It was then the turn of the testimonies by the President of the Panathlon Club of Orvieto Prof. Lucia Custodi and the Fair Play Referent of the Club of Siena Prof. Marco Collini who presented their excellent works and projects carried out with the schools of their territories, of all levels.
At the end of the conference, President Pierre Zappelli said he was very satisfied with the reports and the day and urged everyone to implement this project: "today is a starting point to realise this project, which we want with all our strength".