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WADA publishes ‘live’ webinar schedule for September

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the Agency’s ‘live’ webinar schedule for September, which encompasses all 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;
  • A series that is athlete-led for athletes, which was announced by WADA on 11 June; and
  • A series announced on 28 May, which is being offered by the Agency’s Africa Office, to assist anti-doping stakeholders in the region with the development and implementation of robust anti-doping programs.

The following webinars are being hosted in English.

Date / Time

Session Title

Speakers

Webinar Series

Target audience

To register

 

7 Sept

12:00 GMT

WADA – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Webinar for African Athletes

Webinar on anti-doping education and awareness for athletes in the African region
  • Witold Bańka, President, WADA
  • Ben Sandford, Chair, WADA Athlete Committee
  • Amadou Dia Ba, Chair, ANOCA Athletes’ Commission
  • Rodney Swigelaar, Director, WADA Africa Office (Moderator)

African series

Athletes, National Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission members, Regional Athletes’ Commission members

Please contact WADA’s Africa Regional Office Manager, Sameh Elray, at 

sameh.elray@wada-ama.org.

10 Sept

 

07:00 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

Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs)

Register here

17 Sept

09:00 EDT

Independence of Hearing Panels
  • Ulrich Haas, Professor of Procedural and Private Law, University of Zurich
  • Anders Solheim, CEO, Anti-Doping Norway and Chair of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Group on ensuring effective access for athletes to justice and fair trial
  • Nicolas Zbinden, Legal Counsel, Kellerhals Carrard
  • Cyril Troussard, Senior Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA (Moderator)

CISP Series

ADOs

Register here

28 Sept

09:00 EDT

Key changes to the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) 2021: Presentation of cases
  • Dr. Alan Vernec, Medical Director, WADA
  • Sam Pool, 2021 Code Implementation Project Manager, UK Anti-Doping

CISP Series

TUE Physicians

Register here

29 Sept

8:00 EDT

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

Impact for Laboratories
  • Osquel Barroso, Senior Deputy Director, Laboratories, WADA
  • Adam Klevinas, Legal Counsel, Sport Law & Strategy Group

CISP Series

Laboratories

Register here

We also take the opportunity to remind stakeholders of the Athlete series webinar to be held on 21 August:

Date / Time

Session Title

Speakers

Webinar Series

Target audience

Registration Link

21 Aug

10:00 EDT

Major Changes to the 2021 World Anti-Doping Program

Ben Sandford, Chair, WADA Athlete Committee; Lawyer; 2021 Code Drafting Team Member

Marissa Sunio, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA

Richard Young, Lawyer; Lead Drafter of the Code

Athlete series

Athletes

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 will communicate 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.