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Zurich to host FIFA Conference for Equality and Inclusion on March 2!

March 2, 2018 marks FIFA’s fourth annual conference on the important topic of equality and inclusion in and through sports. It follows three successful conferences focusing on the role of sports in fostering positive social impact and advocating for a better world.

The fourth edition of the FIFA Conference for Equality and Inclusion will take place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Friday, 2 March 2018 from 08:00 to 16:15h CET.

“Pass it on – Hope through football” is the theme for 2018, a message that plays a significant role in the implementation of FIFA’s new vision for the future.

An annual forum to promote equality and inclusion in and through football.

Five things to know:

The FIFA Conference for Equality and Inclusion…

1. …aims to create and maintain a platform for a free discussion and open debate about issues of global and social importance related to football, and about issues relating to equality and inclusion in football

2. … invites key industry experts to reflect on examples in which sports helped to promote equality and inclusion, and uses these best practices as a vision for FIFA and other organisations to strive for a better future

3. … highlights the important role that football plays as a true equaliser, as an important tool for integration, and as an avenue for opportunities and positive change

4. … adopts Pass it on – Hope through football as its theme in 2018. It is a call to action by FIFA to all those working in football to cherish the opportunities they have received and pass them on to the new generations

5. …is free to attend and is open to the public; each of the first three editions attracted more than 220 participants, both men and women, from 30 countries around the world

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