2025 World Masters Games Symposium Call for Papers

I.               Background

The 2025 Taipei & New Taipei World Masters Games Symposium will be held on May 24–25, 2025, at Multifunctional Performance Hall of Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei City. This symposium aims to promote academic exchanges in international sports events research, sports industry research, sports competition research, sports science research and sports health research. The main themes of the symposium include: “Sustainability and Environment in Sports Events”, “Public Sports Welfare and Industry Innovation”, “Sports Intelligence and Technology”, “Sports Economics and Data”, “Paralympic Games and Education”, and "Sports for All".  Experts, scholars, and master and doctoral students in related fields are encouraged to submit papers and register. The symposium will feature keynote speeches by distinguished athletes and experts, as well as several engaging thematic workshops. One highlight not to be missed is the welcome dinner, where all registered participants with accepted submissions can attend free of charge. This unique opportunity offers attendees the chance to dine and network with outstanding athletes and renowned scholars.  The symposium will feature keynote speeches by distinguished athletes and experts, as well as several engaging thematic workshops.

II.             Organizing Units

1.     Organizer: World Masters Games 2025 Taipei & New Taipei City Organizing Committee

2.     Undertaking unit: University of Taipei

3.     Collaborating unit: National Taiwan Normal University

III.           Event Date and Location

1.     Date: May 24, 2025 (Saturday) to May 25, 2025 (Sunday) 

2.     Location:

Multifunctional Performance Hall, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City)

Baroque Garden

Picture source: Songshan Cultural and Creative Park official website

IV.           Execution Details

1.     Keynote Speeches

2.     Workshops

3.     Poster Presentations

4.     Opening and Closing Ceremonies with Cultural Performances

5.     Welcome Dinner for the Symposium 

V.             Symposium Themes and Invited Speakers 

The organizer invited relevant scholars, experts and famous athletes to share the concepts of humanistic thinking, sustainable technology and fairness and justice of the World Masters Games in six keynote speeches and three workshop forums.

1.   Themes of the Six Keynote Speeches 

(1)   “Trend of Sports for All”— The list will be announced soon.

(2)   “Sustainability and Environment in Sports Events”

Speaker: AECOM Executive Vice President - Mr. Bill Hanway 

Host: President of University of Taipei - Dr. Ying-Hao Chiu

(3)   “Public Sports Welfare and Industry Innovation”

Speaker: ASICS Materials Research Department - Director Junichiro Tateishi

Host: Professor Shang-Chun Ma, National Cheng Kung University

(4)   “Sports Intelligence and Technology”

Speaker: Dr. Philip Xaver Fuchs, National Taiwan Normal University

Host: Professor Tzu-Yuan Hsiang, National Taiwan Normal University

(5)   “Sports Economics and Data”: (Upcoming Announcement of Speaker List)

Speaker: Dr. Alan L. Morse, University of Northern Colorado

Host: President Ping-Kun Chiu, National Taiwan Sport University

(6)   “Paralympic Games and Education”:

Speaker: To be confirmed

Host: Dean Chien-Chih Chou, University of Taipei

2.   Themes of Workshops

(1)    "Sports Equity and Justice"

Host: Professor Yu-Kai Chang, National Taiwan Normal University

Discussant: Dr. Alessandro Quartiroli, University of Wisconsin

(2)    " Sports Science and Health"

     Host: Vice President Kuo-Wei Tseng, University of Taipei

Discussant: Vice President Shun-Hua Wei, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University;

(3)    "Low-Carbon Energy - Transformation of the Net-Zero Lifestyle Movement "

Host: Professor Mei-Yen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University 

Discussants: Professor Yu Huang, National Tsing Hua University 

Professor Cheng-Nan Kang, National Taiwan University 

Professor Yu-Hui Chou, National Taiwan Sport University

VI.           Registration and Enrollment 

1.     Submission Process:

This Symposium is free of enrollment charge. General participants and paper presenters are required to complete registration by filling out the application form on the official website. Paper presenters must also submit an abstract via the website. After submission, please check your registered email to confirm the submission details. The submission progress and status can be tracked on the conference website. Review results will be announced on April 24, 2025, on the website and via email. At that time, all participants (including general attendees and paper presenters) will receive a QR code for symposium check-in and entry.

VII.         Important Dates 

VIII.       Abstract Submission and Presentation Guidelines 

1.     Abstracts must be written in English, with a word limit of 500 words. 

2.     Submissions should contain the title of the paper, author's name, institution affiliation, e-mail address, research background, methodology, results and conclusions, and three to five keywords. All manuscripts will undergo a peer-review process. 

3.     Only abstracts submitted by the submission deadline (March 31) and accepted will be eligible for poster presentations. Authors will be notified of the abstract review results by April 24. 

4.     Poster Presentation: 

This symposium only accepts poster presentations. Please review the following guidelines for poster design and presentation: 

 (1)   Presentation Guidelines: Both poster content and oral presentations must be conducted in English.   

(2)    Poster Specifications: Orientation: vertical; Size: Width 90 cm, Height 120 cm 

(3)    Presentation Process: Please prepare a 3-minute oral presentation and explain it during the poster presentation. 

(4)    Poster Installation and Removal: Posters must be installed by 09:00 on May 24 and removed by 15:00 on May 25. 

(5)    Poster Presentation Certificate: After the presentation session, the certificate of presentation can be downloaded from the symposium’s online system. 

(6)    Symposium Participation Certificate: After the symposium concludes on May 25, the participation certificate can be downloaded from the online system. 

(7)    For assistance or inquiries, please contact wmgconference2025@gmail.com.

IX. Participant Benefits of the Symposium

X.      Symposium Schedule