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Play the Game is hosting its 2011 conference in Cologne, Germany from October 3 to October 6th. Yesterday Play the Game released it's preliminary program that offers several interesting panels for those interested in women's sport issues.

This year's conference, as discussed earlier by Nikki Dryden, is focusing on "The Gender Challenge to Sport."

Here are some of the speakers and topics being discussed.

Tuesday 4 October
Marc Naimark (United States) "Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best: How the Gay Games sport policies strive to include women and transgender athletes"

Nikki Dryden (United States)"Swimming in Money: How FINA Earns and Spends"

Arne Ljungqvist (Sweden)(IOC Member), Georg M. Facius (Denmark) "Plenary Session on Intersex and Gender Issues"

Wednesday 5 October
Jorge Knijnik (Australia) "Gender Relations in Brazilian Soccer"

Annie Sugier (France) "Justice for Women at the London 2012 Olympics"

Honorata Jukowska (Poland) "Little Difference, Huge Impact: The Gender Challenge to Sport"

Kristen Worley (Canada)" 'I am a lady;: Intersex and transgender athletes and educational opportunities. Complex Problems and Simple Solutions."

Amy Giddings (United States) "Using Sport to Re-engage and re-motivate boys outside the sporting context"

Erin Durant (Canada) "Show me the Money: How Systemic Sex Discrimination is Holding Back Amateur Female Athletes and Possible Solutions"

Anja Veum (Norway) "Norwegian Guidelines to Prevent Sexual Harassment in Sport"

Annette Hoffmann (Germany) "The Case of the Female Ski Jumpers"

Laura Robinson (Canada) "Sporting Sexuality: The Glorification of Hockey and Violence Against Women"

Daniela Schaaf (Germany) "Empowered Bodies? The Commercial Sell-out of Female Soccer Players"

Thursday 6 October
Noel Munzabwa (Zimbabwe) "Women Sport: A Potential Success Ignored"

Daniel Beck (Switzerland) "The Depiction of Male and Female Athletes in the Sports Press- Updates in an Old Research Field"

Alessandro Pedretti (Portugal)"Form, Inform, and Educate: Sports Media Different Roles on Receptors Perception of their selves- Concerns About Female Athletes Depiction"

Dominique Uqimana (Rwanda) "Great Lakes Region: Women Overcome Difficulties in Sports"

If you are interested in attending the conference register at Play the Game Website.

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