08.04.2019, 01:25 The capital of Denmark was the location for the 11th edition of the Conference for Secretaries General, providing officials from national federations the opportunity to network, exchange information and to try their hand at a new 5-a-side version of the game |
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Copenhagen hosts Europe’s secretaries generalA total of 60 participants from 47 national federations, together with EHF staff and officials, gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark (3-5 April) for the 11th edition of the Conference for Secretaries General. The three-day programme included information updates from the EHF on topics including the 2020/21 competition calendar, EHF Scientific Conference (10-11 November in Cologne Germany) and also the planned roll-out of an electronic match report for all EHF matches and online professional player database from the start of the new season. The event was also an opportunity for networking and an exchange of views and information as the EHF develops proposals for a further revamp of its younger age category events as well as a new-look qualification system for the Women’s EHF EURO from 2024, when the final tournament will be enlarged from 16 to 24 teams.
Focus on development
Morten Stig Christensen, Secretary General of the Danish Handball Federation, together with Steen Jorgensen, the federation’s head of development, delivered a key note outlining the federation’s vision for the future development of the sport in the country.
Federation officials were also in Denmark to find out the fate of their teams in the Women’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers draw.
TEXT: EHF/jb |
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