March 2025

photo: Kviberg Ice+sport hall (Gothenberg, Sweden), credit: Wahlstrom+Steijner
IAKS Nordic study trip
11 March - Gothenburg (SE) - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
IAKS Germany seminar “Outdoor facilities”
12-13 March - Berlin (DE) - German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
April 2025

photo: Principality Stadium WRU
IAKS UK+IE spring event 'Active wellbeing in communities'
How can sports and leisure facilities better serve the needs of communities?
10-11 April - Cardiff, UK - English
Organizer: IAKS UK
May 2025

© GoodLifeCrew/Laura
IAKS Austria General Assembly
22 May - Vienna (AT) - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
June 2025

1-day training for technical staff at ice rinks
2 June Bad Tölz
3 June Regensburg
4 June Erfurt
5 June Berlin
23 June Köln
24 June Gelsenkirchen
25 June Salzgitter
Organizer: IAKS Germany
IAKS Germany seminar “Swimming pools”
25-26 June - tbd (DE) - German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
September 2025

Tour of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority's world class national and regional sports venues
tbd - London (UK) - English
Organizer: IAKS UK + Ireland
This is what happened recently:
January 2025

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Webinar: 'Sustainability in pools and recreation centres'
22 January - online English
(rescheduled from November 2024)
Organizer: IAKS HQ
November 2024

credit: IAKS ANZ
Webinar: 'Zero carbon in ice arenas'
14 November - online - English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
Social sustainability and PP Partnership (webinar)
14 November - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
Webinar: 'Product environmental footprint rules for synthetic turf'
19 November - online English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
Webinar: 'Sustainability in the sports and leisure facilities industry'
20 November - online English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
Webinar: 'Sustainability in stadiums'
21 November - online English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
Webinar: 'Sustainability in pools and recreation centres'
26November - online English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
Christmas Party IAKS ANZ
28 November - Melbourne, AU - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
Urban sports park and Tokyo 2020 legacy facilities
date: tbd - online - Japanese
Organizer: IAKS Japan
October 2024

IAKS UK Seminar "Active Places: Building a Sustainable Future"
2+3 Oct - Dublin, IE - English
Organizer: IAKS UK
Synthetic turf: Latest trends and solutions
22 Oct - Madrid - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
Webinar: Hiroshima Soccer Stadium design as activator for regional revitalization
28 Oct - online - Japanese/English
Organizer: IAKS Japan
Webinar day: Sustainability
30 Oct - online - English
Organizer: IAKS HQ
September 2024

IAKS Switzerland Study Trip
12-15 September- Tessin, CH - German/French
Organizer: IAKS Switzerland
"Bäder im Wandel" (swimming pool conference)
12 September - Koblenz, DE - German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
"Bäderforum Wien" (swimming pool conference)
18-19 September - Vienna, AU - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
IAKS Nordic: Study Trip to Helsinki
18-19 September - Helsinki, FI - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
"Fachtagung Indoor" (Managing and equipping sports halls)
25 Sept - Münster, DE - German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
Webinar: Places for child play and sports
25 September- online - Japanese
Organizer: IAKS Japan
Webinar: Transformation and rehabilitation (Revitalising existing buildings for considerable benefits)
27 September - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic (with Tverga)
August 2024

credit: IAKS ANZ
Sports facility expert panel
28 August - Lower Hut (NZ) - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
July 2024

Webinar: Stadium and arena design as an activator for regional revitalization
10 July - online - Japanese
Organizer: IAKS Japan
June 2024

credit: AvellinoM
IAKS LAC Conversatory "Stadia"
6 June - online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
IAKS Japan webinar: Open spaces
6 June - online - Japanese
Organizer: IAKS Japan
IAKS Study Trip 2024
25-26 June - Melbourne, AU - English
Organizer: IAKS international
NSC IAKS Conference "Inspire Innovation - Drive participation"
27-28 June - Melbourne, AU - English
Organizer: IAKS international
IAKS Study Trip (extension) 2024 (to Sydney and Brisbane)
29 June to 1 July - Sydney/Brisbane, AU - English
Organizer: IAKS international
May 2024

credit: Unsplash, Serena Repice Lentini
Workshop: Aquatic access for all abilities
21 May - Sydney, AU - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
Seminar/webinar: Efficiency and safety in aquatic facilities
28 May - Madrid, ES and online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS Spain
Webinar: Committing to the Paris agreement
(Integration of sustainable strategies in the planning and construction of sports facilities; benchmark examples)
29 May - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic (with LOA fonden)
April 2024

Meadowbank Sports Centre
photo credits: The Sports Consultancy
23rd IAKS Ice Master Training
9-11 April - Landshut, DE - German
Organizer: IAKS
IAKS UK: "Balancing the needs of community, elite and university facilities"
17-18 April - Edinburgh, UK - English
Organizer: IAKS UK
IAKS "Digital Series"
25 April - online - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
IAKS Switzerland: General Assembly
30 April - Tuggen, CH - German/French
Organizer: IAKS Switzerland
March 2024

credit: Unsplash, Steve Smith
Marketing Essentials Webinar
12 March - online - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
Sports surfacing webinar (with Sport New Zealand)
15 March - online - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
"Social and economic impact of international sporting event venues" (Webinar)
21 March - online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
IAKS Nordic Breakfast Meeting
21 March - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
January 2024

photo: LAOLA1
IAKS Austria "Bäderforum 2024"
25 January - online - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
Webinar: Marketing essentials
20 January - online - English
Organizer: IAKS ANZ
November 2023

IAKS Switzerland seminar "Design future-oriented sports halls"
23 November - Magglingen, CH - German/French
Organizer: IAKS Switzerland
IAKS Germany outdoor sports seminar
22-23 November – Hamburg – German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
IAKS Nordic webinar
Date tbc - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
October 2023
photo: IAKS
FSB trade show and IAKS Congress
24-27 October – Cologne/GER – English/German
Organizer: IAKS International
IOC IPC IAKS architecture prizes: Gala dinner
24 October - Cologne/GER - English
Organizer: IAKS International
IAKS General Assembly
25 October – Cologne/GER – English/German
Organizer: IAKS International
IAKS Germany 2 dt. Sportstättentag @ FSB
25 October – Cologne/GER – German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
Nations' Night
25 October - Cologne/GER - English
Organizer: IAKS International
DACH Abend
25 October - Cologne/GER - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
September 2023

credit: Tverga
IAKS Nordic and Tverga: Transforming schoolyards into dynamic environments for learning, growing, playing
28 Sept - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic and Tverga
August 2023

IAKS Germany Members meeting @ BUGA Mannheim
17-18 August – Mannheim – German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
IAKS Nordic breakfast meeting
Date tbc - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
July 2023

IAKS Germany: Swimming pool conference
6 July – Wolfsburg – German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
June 2023

19th IAKS Management Conference Artificial Ice Rinks
13-15 June – Bruneck / South Tyrol – German
IAKS UK Conference
15 June – Portsmouth – English
1-day Training for technical staff at ice rinks
19 June – Köln – German
20 June – Gelsenkirchen – German
21 June – Salzgitter - German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
IAKS Austria General Assembly and networking event
22 June 1.30 pm - Vienna, Austria - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
IAKS Study Trip to Tokyo
27-28 June - Tokyo, Japan - English and Japanese
Organizer: IAKS
IAKS Nordic webinar
Date tbc - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
May 2023

IAKS Germany webinar: Next level recycling of artificial turf
4 May – online – German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
IAKS Germany webinar: Artificial turf, sustainability and microplastic
9 May – online – German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
1-day Training for technical staff at ice rinks
22 May – Bad Tölz – German
23 May – Regensburg – German
24 May – Erfurt – German
25 May – Berlin – German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
IAKS Nordic General Assembly
24-25 May - Helsinki, Finland (+ hybrid) - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
IAKS LAC coffee
27 May - online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
IAKS Nordic breakfast meeting
Date tbc - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
April 2023

Recap by IAKS Austria: 2022 IAKS Study Trip to Vancouver and 2022 IAKS Conference on innovative indoor sports and leisure facilities
13 April - online - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
IAKS Nordic webinar: Sport halls for the 21th century – revitalization as sustainable strategy
24 April - online - English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
IAKS Deutschland webinar: Activity areas for people
24 April - online - German
Organizer: IAKS Deutschland
LAC Conversatory: Sports surfaces. Athletics tracks, synthetic and natural turf, indoor floors
27 April - online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
January 2023

IAKS Nordic breakfast webinar "Swimming pools and energy costs"
23 January – online – English
Organizer: IAKS Nordic
December 2022

photo: GoodLifeCrew Laura
Indoor sport floors- materials, technology and maintenance
Date tbc – online – German
Organizer: IAKS Germany
November 2022
photo: IAKS
Hyper Walkable City Kamakura
7 Nov - online - Japanese
Organizer: IAKS Japan
Challenges for security in football stadiums
15 Nov - online - Spanish
Organizer: IAKS LAC
Digitisation in construction and operation of sports facilities
17 Nov - online - German
Organizer: IAKS Austria
IAKS Stadia and Arenas Conference & Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tour
22 Nov – London/UK – English
Organizer: IAKS International
Physical activity in the public area
29 Nov – Bern/CH – German/French
Organizer: IAKS Switzerland
Renovation of infrastructures - Energy resources and digital transformation - large sports facilities
Date tbc – online – Spanish
Organizer: IAKS Spain
October 2022

photo: POPULOUS
IAKS Nordic Event
4/5 October 2022 - Copenhagen/DK - English
Innovative Outdoor Activity Areas conference
5/6 October 2022 – Odense/DK – English
Spatial planning of sport in German rural areas- risks and opportunities
Date tbc – online – German
Seminar “Walkable City” in Shonan Area
Date tbc – online – Japanese
Bicycle Landscape
Date tbc – online – Japanese
September 2022

Holmen swimming pool in Asker, Norway (photo: Tove Lauluten)
International Swimming Pool Conference
7/8 September – Asker/NO – English
Study trip to Ticino/Tessin and North Italy
15-17 September – Tessin/CH – German/Italian
"Active Austria"
21-22 September – Salzburg/AU – German
Ice rinks facing the energy crisis
27 September - online - German
Future and the connection of sports parks
29 September – online – Spanish
August 2022

photo: IAKS Japan
Café IAKS LAC for IAKS members
25 August – online – Spanish
July 2022

PreZero Arena, Sinsheim (Germany) (photo: Simon Hoffmann)
Outdoor grounds seminar
5/6 July – Sinsheim/GER – German
IAKS meeting at National Sports Convention
11-13 July – Melbourne/AUS – English
Electronic access and reservation systems
14 July - online - German
Stadia
21 July – online – Spanish
June 2022

IAKS Study Trip delegates visiting Superkilen (photo: IAKS)
Ice rink refrigeration plant safety seminar
1/2 June – Erfurt, Berlin/GER – German
Swimming pool seminar
2 June – Cologne/GER – German
IAKS Spain Day at XII Iberamerican Sports Economy Congress
3 June – Toledo/ES – Spanish
IAKS Study Trip to Vancouver
14/15 June – Vancouver/CA – English
IAKS meeting at Splash! Pool & Trade Show
23 June – Gold Coast/AUS – English
Ice rink refrigeration plant safety seminar
27/28/29 June – Cologne, Gelsenkirchen,Wolfsburg/GER – German
May 2022

Exhibition at Ice Maker Training Conference (photo: IAKS)
IAKS UK Spring event
04 May – Birmingham/UK – English
Guided visit of OYM training centre
16 May – Cham/CH – German
Ice Maker Training Conference
17-19 May – Villingen-Schwenningen/GER – German
Study Trip to Japanese Archery Centre
18 May – Japan – Japanese
Innovative Indoors Sports and Leisure Facilities
24 May - The Hague/NL - English
Ice rink refrigeration plant safety seminar
30/31 May – Bad Tölz/Regensburg – German
April 2022

Sportcampus Zuiderpark (photo: Scagliola Brakkee)
IAKS Switzerland General Assembly
7 April – Lausanne/CH – German/French
Digitalization of sports facilities and public administration
7 April – online – German
Creating inclusive sports & leisure facilities
28 April - Coogee/AU - English
The Olympic expertise (beyond the experience): Three generations of Olympic athletes from Spain
Date tbc – online – Spanish
March 2022

photo: IAKS Japan
Women and their role in the planning and management of sport
17 March – online – Spanish
Seminar “Thalassotherapy and health treatments”
19 March – Tsujido/JP – Japanese
Study Trip “Outdoor Fitness” to Shinjuku Central Park
27 March – Tokio/JP – Japanese