Dear ENGSO Friends, 

We would like to thank for the excellent opportunity of having the 16th edition of the ENGSO General Assembly organized so wonderfully in Istanbul, by the ENGSO member, Turkish Olympic Committee, celebrating also its 100th anniversary. 

In the atmosphere of active cooperation and friendship ENGSO succeeded in confirming its mission and making another step towards its vision. 

With the high goals set by the ENGSO Strategic Plan, this was yet another chance to see what has been done in the past year and what lays ahead. 

Much accomplished during the conferences and meetings held in the whole world in which ENGSO took part, in all contacts made over the years with the GOs and NGOs, ENGSO has made significant impact on the policy making in European sports. 

It was great to hear and see the appreciation for the work of ENGSO and its Working Groups. 

ENGSO means to continue with the high engagement and commitment of ENGSO ExCom and its Working groups, aspiring to include all its members, as more needs to be done as we carry on in fulfilling our mission and vision. Concrete projects wait to be realised and with the new possibilities ENGSO has been given, there are so many things that could be done. For this to become true, once again we need your pro-active approach, like so many times before. We must make it happen, for the benefit all through sport and physical activities. 

Once again, we would like to thank the Olympic Committee of Turkey for their outstanding organisation and for the spirit of friendship they caused to spread and grow. 

Allow us to thank all those who could take part in the General Assembly as well as all those who supported us in our efforts to create better conditions for sport and physical activities in Europe. We thank all our members for their excellent contribution and wish to see all of them and our partners in even greater number when we meet for the ENGSO Forum in Stockholm, October 24-26. 

See you all in Stockholm! 

Birgitta Kervinen                                                             Predrag Manojlovic
President                                                                         Secretary General