General Information

Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif is an annual conference organized by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) that fosters the development of Canada as a leading sport nation and reinforces CAC’s role in achieving that goal. The 2008 conference will be held in Calgary, November 7-9.

One of the world's premier annual conferences for sport leaders, over 650 coaches, sport administrators, coach educators, and sport scientists will convene for several days of learning, networking, and celebrating achievements.

The success of the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference can be attributed to the collaboration of sport partners from more than 50 different organizations that participate in the conference as expert presenters or that facilitate parallel meetings.

Conference highlights include:

• Coaching Research Symposium
• Sport Exchange Forum
• Opening/Closing Plenary with keynote speaker(s)
• Sport Leadership Awards Presentation and Dinner
• Women in Coaching Luncheon and Plenary with keynote speaker(s)
• Workshops (24 over three sessions)
• Roundtable Discussions
• Evening Social Activity
• 20 Partner Meetings

Past and future locations:

2000 – November 17-19, Calgary
2001 – October 19-21, Mississauga
2002 – November 1-3, Montreal
2003 – October 30-November 2, Vancouver
2004 – October 29-31, Winnipeg
2005 – November 11-13, Quebec City
2006 – November 3-5, Vancouver
2007 – October 12-14, Halifax
2008 – November 7-9, Calgary
2009 – November 13-15, Vancouver

All general inquiries should be directed to info@sportleadershipsportif.com.