Facilitating an active world!

Are you passionate about creating sustainable, functional, and future-ready sports and leisure facilities? Do you value interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration across the industry? Are you looking for new insights, international perspectives, and practical expertise in the planning, design, construction, and operation of active spaces?

Join the global IAKS network, where architects, engineers, planners, municipalities, operators, researchers, suppliers, and industry professionals connect to share knowledge and shape the future of sports and leisure facilities.

At IAKS, you gain access to international expertise, innovative ideas, and meaningful professional exchange — with members and partners in more than 150 countries.

Understand what IAKS offers for your profession

Benefits of IAKS membership

Unlock a world of expertise and innovative solutions with IAKS’ international network, designed to foster a more active world. Get access to information and innovation that can shape the future of your facilities. With our international network, you can place yourself at the forefront of industry developments. Inquire about your membership today and join our community of innovators!

Become a member
  • Dive into the world-renowned IAKS global network and connect with top-tier professionals.
  • Don’t miss out on our international and national events such as conferences, seminars, webinars, and study trips.
  • Enjoy complimentary access to member-exclusive content including whitepapers, case studies, and expert data.
  • Get your hands on free copies of the “sb” magazine, perfect for sharing with your team and business associates.
  • Stay ahead with the IAKS newsletter, your insider source for industry trends.
  • Receive significantly discounted registration fees of up to 50% at all IAKS events.
  • Enhance your PR by utilizing the esteemed IAKS logo.
  • Showcase your company‘s profile, logo, and contact through our media channels.

What our members say

pierre

„Safety and fun on the water are our passion, and IAKS provides a great platform to showcase our innovative swim rings. As a manufacturer of high-quality flotation devices, we take pride in combining comfort, durability, and safety. Through IAKS’ international network, we connect with aquatic professionals worldwide to enhance water experiences for all ages.“

Pierre Hubert
CEO Hyper Plastics

anita

„Sports timing and scoring is our passion and IAKS offers excellent opportunities to introduce our LED scoreboards, video display media and sport control solutions. BODET designs and manufactures high-quality products and we benefit from IAKS international network to export our sport solutions worldwide.“

Anita Bouleau
Export Manager BODET Sport

Lindsay McGrath portrait

SPASA Australia is pleased to be a member of IAKS. As a not-for-profit association dedicated to the swimming pool and spa industry across Australia and New Zealand, we feel that this is an excellent fit for us in that we promote and grow our members who focus on leisure and recreation in the community.

Lindsay McGrath
CEO of SPASA Australia

Rudolf Lehmann_portrait

Sports facility construction is teamwork: The IAKS is the ideal partner to display our great potential of stainless steel meshes in the construction of sports grounds. The mesh’s high translucency and rigidity provides new opportunities in designing.

Rudolf Lehmann
Jakob AG Rope System Partner

Wolfgang Lang

Together with IAKS, we can modernize and optimize the management of sports offers and sports facilities by digitizing the administration. The IAKS network supports Venuzle in making the software and management systems known to the entire sports environment. We are proud to be a member of IAKS!

Dr Wolfgang Lang
CEO Venuzle GmbH

Happy Hour IAKS Congress 2023_women

Membership is strongest through shared knowledge and connections.

- Klaus Meinel, IAKS -

News from our Members

Network

2026 Olympic Winter Games: Slopestyle and Big Air

With the opening of the freestyle competitions as part of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the Allgäu-based company Schneestern reinforces its position as a market leader in the con­struction of high-end snowpark infrastructure. In Livigno, Italy the expert team led by Dirk Scheumann delivered both the slopestyle course and the big air jump.

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Schneestern
Network

ACTI´Ninja

Mit ACTI’Ninja schafft Proludic aktivierende Bewegungsräume. Das Hindernissystem, inspiriert vom bekannten Ninja-Warrior-Prinzip, verwandelt Schulhöfe und urbane Freiflächen in aktive Lern- und Erlebnisräume. Kraft, Balance und Koordination werden spielerisch trainiert - gleichzeitig fördern die vielseitigen Parcours Konzentration, Ausdauer und Problemlösungsfähigkeit.

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Proludic
Network

FUNPAD – the water playground for anywhere

The new FUNPADs are mobile water play attractions that are highly appealing to children and families, bringing refreshing water play fun full of joie de vivre and physical activity exactly where it is needed – flexibly, quickly, and without a lot of ­planning.

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Playparc
Network

Zukunftssichere Sportfreianlagen

Sportfreianlagen sind weit mehr als funktionale Flächen – sie sind lebendige Bewegungs- und Begegnungsräume und ein wesentlicher Faktor kommunaler und urbaner Lebensqualität.

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LLS Labor Lehmacher
Network

WA-certified track & field equipment

In today’s evolving landscape of outdoor sports grounds and urban activity spaces, quality infrastructure plays a crucial role in promot­ing performance, safety, and long-term durability.

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Network

Neues Licht für das Weserstadion

Gemeinsam mit dem SV Werder Bremen und der Bremer Weser-Stadion GmbH (BWS) hat LEDVANCE die Beleuchtung des traditionsreichen Weserstadions modernisiert. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine hochmoderne LED-Flutlichtanlage, die künftig alle Anforderungen des UEFA-Eliteklasse-A-Standards erfüllt. Die ikonischen Flutlichtmasten wurden erhalten und clever in das neue Lichtkonzept integriert.

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Neues Licht für das Weserstadion

Contact

IAKS Team, Silke Baltzer

Silke Baltzer

Event and membership management
+49 (0) 221 168023-11
baltzer@iaks.sport

CONTACT

Cathrin Voellmecke, Office Team, IAKS International

Cathrin Völlmecke

Member Services & Accounting
+49 (0) 221 1680 23-14
voellmecke@iaks.sport