As the final act of the very successful 2006 AIPS Congress in Qatar, it was confirmed that the city of Bregenz will host the 70th AIPS Congress in 2007 – a joint venture between Switzerland, Austria and Lichtenstein . Following their official presentation to the 2006 AIPS Congress, AIPS president Gianni Merlo signed the contract for the 2007 Congress.

Passing the Congress flag
Left – the flag of AIPS Congress, is passed to the organizing Committee for the next Congress in Bregenz. From left: AIPS President Gianni Merlo, Michel Kuhn President of the Austrian Sports Journalists Association and Mohamed Al Malki, President of Qatar’s Sports Journalists Association.