Date and time
2020-05-02
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Information
On May 2, 2020, the Ottawa Sport Council (OSC) will host its EIGHTH annual Sport Summit, The Time is Now- are you Safe Sport Ready? at Ben Franklin Place.
In February 2019, federal, provincial and territorial governments endorsed the Red Deer Declaration for the Prevention of Harassment, Abuse and Discrimination in Sport, – a commitment to eliminate harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport. Resources are being developed nationally to address these issues but in many instances they are not reaching community sport organizations.
In 2019, the Safe Sport Ontario Task Force surveyed Ontario sport organizations regarding existing safe sport resources – over 50% of respondents indicated lack of availability of resources, and over 40% indicated lack of organizational capacity to develop safe sport policies, procedures and education and highlighted a pressing need for information, examples and tools to inform development.
The Time is Now- are you Safe Sport Ready? has been designed to address this gap. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts about how to define and implement a safe sport environment in their organization. As always, one of the Sport Summit’s goals is to create dialogue between attendees. You’ll get the chance to collaborate with peers and learn from the experiences of others regarding their safe sport journey.
Event Details:
This is a free event. We do ask participants to consider making a minimum $30 donation to the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation. The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation has been created to provide sporting organizations with grants to improve inclusion in sport. Tax receipts will be provided.
More details and registration information will be available in late March. We hope you will join us for this valuable learning opportunity.
Date: May 2, 2020
Location:
Ben Franklin Place
101 Centrepointe Dr.
Ottawa, ON
K2G 5K7