10 - 17 February 2009 (excluding the weekend).

Due to popular demand, the AISTS will open up its MSA - Sport Event Management & Organisation Seminar (SEMOS) course module to non-MSA participants. This will allow individuals from the working world to get all the benefits of a university course and education on a focused topic and in a condensed time frame.

The MSA - Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology is an internationally recognised and unique postgraduate programme in sport management held each year in Lausanne, the Olympic Capital. Participants are trained by experts from the world of sport and academics in the fields of: management, technology, law, sociology and medicine.

The MSA diploma is co-signed by the following four prestigious and renowned Universities:

SEMOS offers an overview of the key tasks that sports managers need to successfully plan, communicate and operate when organising sport events. SEMOS brings together leaders of International Sport Federations and other experts of the AISTS network, including the International Olympic Committee, to create a seminar that is both pertinent and practical, and recognises the increased expectations of the spectators, media, sponsors and television at major events.