GOFPEP May 13-14 2010

 Announcement of GoFPEP 2010 

The School of Health, Physical Education & Leisure Services (HPELS), University of 

Northern Iowa and the Grundy Center Community Schools are pleased to announce the 

program for the Global Forum for Physical Education Pedagogy 2010 (GoFPEP 2010) in 

Grundy Center, Iowa, USA from May 13-14, 2010.

GoFPEP 2010 will provide unique opportunities for professional enhancement drawing 

together leading scholars and experts in physical education, physical activity, health, and 

technology throughout the world. A unique contextualized model of health and physical 

education preparation embedded in community life will be explored. Further, GoFPEP 

2010 will highlight ways in which technology can be employed in the teaching of health 

and physical education. There will be 11 presentations during the two-day forum 

including keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops. GoFPEP 2010 will involve the 

crafting of a global consensus statement focused on “Health and Physical Education 

Pedagogy in the 21st Century”. It is the objective of the forum to stimulate interest of 

colleagues globally on this unique model of health and physical education for future 

diffusion to various communities and school systems in the U.S. and internationally.    

70 renowned inter-disciplinary scholars and experts in health and physical education 

from 30 countries have confirmed their participations in GoFPEP 2010. They are 

representing 64 universities, institutions, organizations and schools globally. Among 

them, sixteen are former and current Presidents and Chairpersons of AAHPERD, ACESS, 

ACSM, AIESEP, ARIS, ICSSPE, IPAP, ISAK, IAHPERD, NASPE and WLO. GoFPEP 

2010 has been endorsed by 14 US and world-renowned international professional 

organizations. The official web site of GoFPEP 2010 (http://www.globalpeforumgc.org) 

was globally launched on January 20, 2010. For further information, please contact Prof. 

Dr. Ming-kai Chin, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, GoFPEP 2010, University of 

Northern Iowa. E-mail: ming-kai.chin@uni.edu.