{"id":132,"date":"2014-09-26T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T15:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/aiesep\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-11-05T20:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T20:40:00","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group aiesep-association-page aiesep-association-page--history a-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow association-reading-page\"><header class=\"association-opening association-opening--with-portrait\"><div class=\"association-opening-copy\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIESEP was founded in Lisbon in 1962, with the intent of bringing together scholars in the field of physical education and sport to share knowledge and engage in quality research. The first AIESEP President was Yvonne Surrel (France) and the first AIESEP conference took place in 1963 in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full association-portrait\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/wp-content\/themes\/aiesep-2026\/assets\/images\/yvonne-surrel-history.jpg\" aria-label=\"View the portrait of Yvonne Surrel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/wp-content\/themes\/aiesep-2026\/assets\/images\/yvonne-surrel-history.jpg\" alt=\"Yvonne Surrel, AIESEP\u2019s first President\" width=\"757\" height=\"1000\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yvonne Surrel, AIESEP\u2019s first President.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/header><div class=\"association-reading-layout\"><aside class=\"association-section-index\"><p>On this page<\/p><nav aria-label=\"On this page\"><ul><li><a href=\"#association-founding-institutions-of-aiesep\">Founding institutions of AIESEP<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#association-aiesep-presidents-throughout-its-history\">AIESEP Presidents throughout its history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#association-aiesep-secretary-generals-throughout-its-history\">AIESEP Secretary Generals throughout its history<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/aside><div class=\"association-sections\"><section class=\"association-section association-section--founding-institutions-of-aiesep\" aria-labelledby=\"association-founding-institutions-of-aiesep\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"association-founding-institutions-of-aiesep\">Founding institutions of AIESEP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Institut f\u00fcr Leibes\u00fcbungen, Bonn, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Instituto Pedagogico, Caracas, Venezuela<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Institut f\u00fcr Leibes\u00fcbungen, Universit\u00e4t Graz, Austria<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Deutsche Sporthochschule, K\u00f6ln, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Institut Sup\u00e9rieur d\u2019Education Physique, Universit\u00e9 de Li\u00e8ge, Belgium<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Instituto Nacional Educa\u00e7ao Fisica, Lisbon, Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Ecole F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Gymnastique et de Sport, Magglingen, Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Instituto Nacional Educacion Fisica, Madrid, Spain<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Ecole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure d\u2019Education Physique \u2013 Jeunes Filles, Paris, France<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Escola Nacional de Educa\u00e7ao Fisica e Deportos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Instituto Superiore Educazione Fisica, Rome, Italy<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/section><section class=\"association-section association-section--aiesep-presidents-throughout-its-history\" aria-labelledby=\"association-aiesep-presidents-throughout-its-history\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"association-aiesep-presidents-throughout-its-history\">AIESEP Presidents throughout its history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Person and institution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1963-1968<\/td><td>Yvonne Surrel, ENSEP \u2013 Chatenay-Malabry, France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1968-1983<\/td><td>Jos\u00e9 Maria Cagigal , INEF Madrid, Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1984-1998<\/td><td>John Cheffers, Boston University, US<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1998-2006<\/td><td>Ron Feingold, Adelphi University, US<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006-2014<\/td><td>Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014-2022<\/td><td>Marc Cloes, University of Li\u00e8ge, Belgium<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022-2026<\/td><td>Fiona Chambers, University of College Cork, Ireland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2026 to date<\/td><td>Tristan Wallhead, University of Wyoming<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/section><section class=\"association-section association-section--aiesep-secretary-generals-throughout-its-history\" aria-labelledby=\"association-aiesep-secretary-generals-throughout-its-history\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"association-aiesep-secretary-generals-throughout-its-history\">AIESEP Secretary Generals throughout its history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>Person and institution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1962-1966<\/td><td>Andresen Leitao, Institute of Physical Education, Lisbon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1966-1998<\/td><td>Maurice Pieron, University of Li\u00e8ge, Belgium<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1998-2006<\/td><td>Claude Par\u00e9, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006-2014<\/td><td>Marc Cloes, University of Li\u00e8ge, Belgium<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014- 2018<\/td><td>Mary O\u2019Sullivan, University of Limerick, Ireland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018-2022<\/td><td>Fiona Chambers, University of College Cork, Ireland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022 to date<\/td><td>Risto Marttinen, George Mason University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs from AIESEP events are available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/gallery\/\">Gallery \u2014 members<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/gallery\/taipei-2026\/\">View the Taipei 2026 conference collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/board-of-directors\/\">Meet the current Board of Directors \u00b7 2026\u20132030<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiesepdemo.brainstorm.ie\/candidate-review\/about\/\">About AIESEP<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/section><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History AIESEP was founded in Lisbon in 1962, with the intent of bringing together scholars in the field of physical education and sport to share knowledge and engage in quality research. 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