The 2010 International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) World Conference, will showcase a range of popular sporting activities for women taking place 20–23 May 2010 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The 2010 IWG World Conference will bring together delegates from more than 100 nations, providing an opportunity to share ideas and expertise on the conference’s main theme — ‘Play | Think | Change’ — and sub-themes:

• women, sport and human rights
• financing and media for gender equality in sport
• physical activity and health for women
• sport and social change
• engaging generation Y and Z in sport and physical activity.

This conference will feature a Women’s Sports Festival taking place on 23 May showcasing a range of popular national sports including netball, wheelchair basketball, rugby union, Australian rules football, cricket and football.

The Australian Sports Commission will provide a unique opportunity for delegates to try a number of traditional sporting activities, indigenous activities, and Football United will run a demonstration practice match. 

The World Conference aims to:

• review the progress for women and sport since the 4th World Conference on Women and Sport in Kumamoto, Japan in 2006 as well as sharing experiences and celebrating achievements of women in sport
• build a global community of practice for women, sport and human rights
• strengthen and support the development of women and sport in the Oceania region
• provide a vision for sustained development and progress of the global women and sport movement from 2010–2014.

The deadline for registrations closes on Thursday 6 May.