Next to the keynote sessions the remainder of the program consists of regular parallel sessions in which three categories of papers are presented: research/working papers, professional practice papers, and papers by early career researchers. This part of the program is listed as the scientific program. This program starts after morning coffee, is intermitted by lunch, and finish before afternoon coffee.

The conference organisers have also catered for more interactive sessions in which there is an opportunity to deal with a certain topic or issue in a more detailed and analytical way. To this end a number of academic workshops have been scheduled. During these sessions that last a maximum of two hours, a number of presenters will briefly introduce you to the specific subject matter at hand before the workshop chair will lead the session into a dialogue and discussion with the audience. The workshops start after morning coffee, are intermitted by lunch, and finish before afternoon coffee.

Each day of the Amsterdam 2009 EASM Conference will feature three parallel nearly four hour Professional practice workshops chaired by a leading sport management professional or academic. Each workshop has a theme, which will be addressed by 3 to 4 well known experts in their field. The short presentations are follewed by discussion and debate. The presenters have been invited to put forward the pressing issues, current research findings and trends and inset their expert opinions. The central theme of the workshops in Amsterdam is “The Olympic Plan” as the Netherlands is investigating the requirements for a successful bid for the Olympic Games in 2028. Several aspects of bidding, planning, organizing, execution and evaluation of sports events will be brought forward. Some of the key note speakers will also contribute during the workshop discussions. The workshops start after morning coffee, are intermitted by lunch, and finish before afternoon coffee.

Workshops Thursday September 17

Title	1. Bidding for hallmark sporting events: the keys to success	2. The global and local dilemma: how government can cooperate at different levels	3. Sport facilities for the future: design, construction and operational issues
Themes	How to win a bid for your city? Best practices in bid procedures throughout the world	How to go about the government’s involvement in building sport facilities?	How to prevent ‘white elephants’ after the event? Good and bad practices in recent history
Chair-presenter	Mr. Harry Been, General secretary, Royal Dutch Football Association	Mr. Berend Rubingh, director Manage to Manage, The Netherlands	Mr. Marcel Sturkenboom, associate BMC Group Consultancy and Management, The Netherlands
Presenter	1. Mr. Henny Smorenburg, General Manager bureau Bens Sport Management and Consultancy 2. Mr. Mike Lee, former director of communications and public affairs for the London 2012 Olympic Bid 3. Mr. Jan Rijpstra, sport consultant, sport manager and former Member of Parliament (House of Representatives) 4. Mr. Frans van der Grint, Strategy Director Hill & Knowlton	1. Mr. Rob de Vries, program manager Olympic Plan 2028, Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 2. Mr. John Bos, Deputy Queen’s Commissioner, Province of Flevoland, The Netherlands 3. Mr. Jos Som, Mayor City of Kerkrade, The Netherlands	1. Mrs. Dimitra Papadimitriou, university of Patras, Greece 2. Mrs. Andrianna Zervou, City of Patras