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Investigations, substances of abuse and research on doping prevalence among the themes of WADA November ‘live’ webinars

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the Agency’s ‘live’ webinar schedule for November, which encompasses webinars being offered as part of the following previously announced series:

  • A series that is part of WADA’s 2021 Code Implementation Support Program (CISP), which was launched on 4 May; and
  • A series that is being offered in place of some of the sessions that would have otherwise been delivered during the Agency’s Annual Symposium, which was due to be held in March 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19.

The webinars are being hosted in English: 

Date/Time

Session Title

Speakers

Webinar Series & Target audience

Registration Link

5 Nov
06:00 EDT

The new International Standard for Education (ISE) and Guidelines

Karri Dawson, Senior Director of Quality Sport at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport; WADA Education Committee member; and, member of the ISE drafting team

Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Education, WADA

CISP Series

For Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs)

Register here

13 Nov
09:00 EDT

What is Needed to Conduct Investigations?

Gunter Younger, Director, Intelligence and Investigations, WADA

CISP Series

For ADOs

Register here

17 Nov
08:00 EDT

International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) 2021 (Version 11):
Impact for ADOs

Thierry Boghosian, Senior Manager, Laboratory Accreditation, WADA

Marissa Sunio, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA

CISP Series

For ADOs

Register here

23 Nov
09:00 EDT

Substances of Abuse under the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and Prohibited List

Dr. Audrey Kinahan, Chair, WADA List Expert Group
 
Dr. Olivier Rabin, Senior Executive Director, Sciences and International Partnerships, WADA
 
Richard Young, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP
 
Tharinda Puth, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA

CISP Series

For all stakeholders

Register here

25 Nov
08:00 EDT

An Update on the Development of Tools to Measure Doping Prevalence

Dr. Marcia MacDonald, Deputy Director, Science & Medicine, WADA
 
Dr. Andrea Petroczi,
Professor of Public Health, Kingston University (London)
 
Dr. Olivier de Hon,
Chief Operating Officer, Doping Authority Netherlands

Annual Symposium Series

For ADOs and Science/
Social Science Researchers

Register here

26 Nov
08:00 EDT

WADA’s Role in Social Science Research – Making an Impact

Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Education, WADA
 
Prof. Rob Donovan,
University of Western Australia (adjunct)
 
Dr. Gretchen Lowerison,
Coreidea Innovation Inc/ Bishop’s University (adjunct)
 
Prof. Susan Backhouse, Leeds Beckett University
 
Prof. Thierry Zintz, Université Catholique Louvain

Annual Symposium Series

For ADOs and Social Science Researchers

Register here

 
We also take the opportunity below to remind stakeholders of the remaining webinars to be held in October, which are to be held in English unless otherwise noted:

Date / Time

Session Title

Speakers

Webinar Series & Target audience

Registration Link

21 Oct
10:00 EDT

Preparing for a WADA Audit: How to Respond to International Standard for Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI) Questions
 

Karine Henrie, Senior Manager, Standards and Harmonization, WADA

Marissa Sunio, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA

Frédérique Horwood, Lead Counsel, Privacy and Data (moderator)

CISP Series

For ADOs

Register here

26 Oct
12:00 GMT/
08:00 EDT

Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Webinar (in English)

Webinar to discuss anti-doping Intelligence & Investigations in Africa

Gunter Younger, Director, Intelligence and Investigations, WADA

African series

For National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) I&I Staff, NADO CEOs, Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) Staff, I&I Authorities in the region

Please contact WADA’s Africa Office Manager, Sameh Elray, at sameh.elray@wada-ama.org.

27 Oct
12:00 GMT/
08:00 EDT

Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Webinar (in French)

Webinar to discuss anti-doping Intelligence & Investigations in Africa
 

Mathieu Holz, Senior Investigator, Intelligence and Investigations, WADA

African series

For NADO I&I Staff, NADO CEOs, RADO Staff, I&I Authorities in the region

Please contact WADA’s Africa Office Manager, Sameh Elray, at sameh.elray@wada-ama.org.

28 Oct
10:00 EDT

The Training, Accreditation and Re-Accreditation of Sample Collection Personnel
 

Karine Henrie, Senior Manager, Standards and Harmonization, WADA

Emma Price, Head of Testing, UK Anti-Doping

CISP Series

For ADOs

Register here

29 Oct
07:00 EDT

2021 Prohibited List and beyond

Dr. Audrey Kinahan, Chair, WADA List Expert Group

Dr. Olivier Rabin, Senior Executive Director, Sciences and International Partnerships, WADA

CISP Series

For all stakeholders

Register here

 
To register for any or all of the above webinars, please simply view the registration instructions in the ‘Registration Link’ sections of the above tables.

Every mid-month, WADA communicates its live webinar schedule for the following month, prompting stakeholders to register and participate.

Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact WADA at: selva.balasingam@wada-ama.org.