Montreal, 18 August 2020 
						 
						Dear Colleagues,  
						 
						The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the Agency’s ‘live’ webinar schedule for September, which encompasses all webinars being offered as part of the following previously announced series:
						
							- A series that is part of WADA’s 2021 Code Implementation Support Program (CISP), which was launched on 4 May;
 
							- A series that is athlete-led for athletes, which was announced by WADA on 11 June; and
 
							- A series announced on 28 May, which is being offered by the Agency’s Africa Office, to assist anti-doping stakeholders in the region with the development and implementation of robust anti-doping programs.
 
						 
						The following webinars are being hosted in English. 
						 
						
							
								
									Date/ 
									Time | 
									Session Title | 
									Speakers | 
									Webinar Series | 
									Target audience | 
									To register | 
								 
								
									  
									7 Sept 
									12:00 GMT | 
									WADA – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Webinar for African Athletes 
									 
									Webinar on anti-doping education and awareness for athletes in the African region | 
									Witold Bańka, President, WADA 
									 
									Ben Sandford, Chair, WADA Athlete Committee 
									 
									Amadou Dia Ba, Chair, ANOCA Athletes’ Commission 
									 
									Rodney Swigelaar, Director, WADA Africa Office (Moderator) 
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									African series | 
									Athletes, National Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission members, Regional Athletes’ Commission members | 
									Please contact WADA’s Africa Regional Office Manager, Sameh Elray, at  
									sameh.elray@wada-ama.org. | 
								 
								
									10 Sept 
									  
									07:00 EDT | 
									The new International Standard for Education (ISE) and Guidelines | 
									Karri Dawson, Senior Director of Quality Sport at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport; WADA Education Committee member; and, member of the ISE drafting team 
									 
									Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Education, WADA | 
									CISP Series | 
									Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) | 
									Register here | 
								 
								
									17 Sept 
									09:00 EDT | 
									Independence of Hearing Panels | 
									Ulrich Haas, Professor of Procedural and Private Law, University of Zurich 
									 
									Anders Solheim, CEO, Anti-Doping Norway and Chair of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Group on ensuring effective access for athletes to justice and fair trial 
									 
									Nicolas Zbinden, Legal Counsel, Kellerhals Carrard 
									 
									Cyril Troussard, Senior Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA (Moderator) | 
									CISP Series | 
									ADOs | 
									Register here | 
								 
								
									28 Sept 
									09:00 EDT | 
									Key changes to the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) 2021: Presentation of cases | 
									Dr. Alan Vernec, Medical Director, WADA
									   
									Sam Pool, 2021 Code Implementation Project Manager, UK Anti-Doping | 
									CISP Series | 
									TUE Physicians | 
									Register here | 
								 
								
									29 Sept 
									8:00 EDT | 
									International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) 2021 (Version 11): 
									Impact for Laboratories | 
									Osquel Barroso, Senior Deputy Director, Laboratories, WADA 
									 
									Adam Klevinas, Legal Counsel, Sport Law & Strategy Group | 
									CISP Series | 
									Laboratories | 
									Register here | 
								 
							
						 
						  
						We also take the opportunity to remind stakeholders of the Athlete series webinar to be held on 21 August: 
						 
						
							
								
									| Date / Time | 
									Session Title | 
									Speakers | 
									Webinar Series | 
									Target audience | 
									Registration Link | 
								 
								
									 
									21 Aug 
									10:00 EDT | 
									Major Changes to the 2021 World Anti-Doping Program | 
									Ben Sandford, Chair, WADA Athlete Committee; Lawyer; 2021 Code Drafting Team Member 
									  
									Marissa Sunio, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA 
									  
									Richard Young, Lawyer; Lead Drafter of the Code | 
									Athlete series | 
									Athletes | 
									Register here | 
								 
							
						 
						  
						To register for any or all of the above webinars, please simply view the registration instructions in the ‘Registration Link’ sections of the above tables. 
						  
						Every mid-month, WADA will communicate its live webinar schedule for the following month, prompting stakeholders to register and participate. 
						  
						Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact WADA at: selva.balasingam@wada-ama.org. 
						 
						Best regards, 
						 
						World Anti-Doping Agency | 
					 
				
			 
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