Edition XVII of CSA Conference Gathers Scientists of the World Online in the Scheduled Term – from April 2nd to 5th

Long anticipated conference of the Montenegrin Sport Academy that this year was supposed to gather a great number of scientists worldwide in Dubrovnik, will be held in the scheduled term from April 2nd to 5th but in video format via Zoom application. Scientific program, announced earlier, will be held according to the plan with slight modifications in virtual organization of the event caused by the global pandemics and implementation of measures for prevention of expansion of virus COVID 19.
It is worthwhile to remind that the Montenegrin Sports Academy organizes conference in cooperation with the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education of the University of Montenegro and other international partners as well as under sponsorship of traditional and new sponsors.
Dean of the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, StevoPopovic, PhD, states that this is the first time from 2003 when one of the leading sports conferences are held on the Western Balkans and Europe with 200 scientists from the world assemble in different conditions.
„Even though we had a short deadline for reorganization of the event, in these circumstances, we have born on mind the continuity and aspiration to continue a good cooperation with international partners, showing the world that not everything has stopped hence resisting the circumstances that occurred.We are supported by the CEI (Central European Initiative), seated in Trieste, Italy, in the most endangered region. We are especially thankful for that meaning we have a particular responsibility that quality of video conference is on the highest level possible on which we are working diligently with the Center of Information Systems of the University of Montenegro", Popovic says.
Central European Initiative (CEI), he explains, is forum of international governments dedicated to support to Europeanintegrations and sustainable development, though cooperation of EU member states, as well as cooperation with international and regional organizations and other public or private institutions and nongovernmental organizations.
„Zoom application provided us inclusion into work of video conference virtually by all lecturers when called, presenters or oral and poster presentations as well as lecturer within the foreseen workshop, and others who follow the conference that will get the chance to discuss with presenters", Dean Popovic said.
According to his words, the most current trends and research from all multidisciplinary aspects of sports science will be considered within the conference while presented abstracts will be published in the Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, renowned journal issued by the Montenegrin Sports Academy and the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education on the University of Montenegro indexed in world bases such as WOS, Scopus, Index Copernicus, DOAJ, SCImago, SPORTDiscus, ERIH PLUS, ProQuest, Open Academic Journals Index, Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO, Crossref, NLM Catalog, Islamic World Science Citation Center and ROAD.
Program of the video conference is available at: http://www.csakademija.me/conference/download/MSA_Dubrovnik_Video_Conference.pdf
More information about the conference is available at: http://www.csakademija.me/conference/