Paris, Palais de la Sorbonne, June 16-24, 1894 

Subjekt:       Study and Diffusion of the Principles of Amateurism and 
                     Revival of the Olympic Games 
Organiser:   Union des Sociétes Francaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), President:    Léon de Janzé, 
Secretary General: Pierre de Coubertin 
Participants: 78 delegates representing 37 sports federations of 9 countries 
                     among them 20 delegates of 13 foreign sports federations 
Chair:           Senator Baron de Courcel (Honorary President) 
                     Léon de Janzé (Chairman of Congress) 
Commissions:    I. Amateurism and Professionalism ( Chair: M. Gondinet) 
                          II. Olympic Games (Chair: D. Bikelas) 
Head of Organizing Committee: Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Subject:         Hygiene, Education, History, etc. relating to Physical Education 
Participants: approx. 60 persons from 10 countries 
                      among them 4 members of the IOC, 12 foreigners 
Patron:          State President Félix Faure 
Organiser:    Comité International des Jeux Olympiques (IOC) 
Chair:            Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Ernest Callot 
Commissions:  I. Pedagogy and Hygiene (Chair: Dr. Tissié) 
                        II. Questions on Sport Practice (Chair: Vicomte de la Rochefoucauld) 
Head of Organizing Committee:   W.R. Langstaff

Subject:           Issues of Sports and Physical Education 
Participants:   205 persons from 21 countries, among them 15 IOC members 
Patron:            King Leopold II of Belgium 
Chair:              Baron Pierre de Coubertin 
Commissions: I. Pedagogy (Chair: F.W. de Tuyll) 
                        II. Sport (Chair: B. d`Usseaux) 
                        III Special Questions of Physical Education (Chair: E. v. Asseburg) 
Head of Organizing Committee:    Count Henri de Baillet-Latour

Subject:            Incorporation of the Fine Arts in the Olympic Games 
                         and in Everyday Life 
Participants:     approx. 60 persons, among them 30 artists and 5 IOC members 
                         only few foreigners (approx. 10) 
Patron:             Jules Clarétie, Director of the Com´die Francaise and 
                         M. Dujardin-Beaumetz, French Secretary of State 
                         for the Fine Arts 
Chair:               Baron Pierre de Coubertin 
Commissions:  Several for the various genres of art 
Head of Organizing Committee:      Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Subject:           Psychology and Physiology of Sports 
Participants:   approx. 100 persons from 9 countries among them approx. 70 Swiss 
Patron:            Conseil Fédéral de la Confédération Helvetique 
Chair:              State Counsellor Chuard (Honorary President) 
                        Professor Dr. Murice Millioud (Congress President) 
Head of Organizing Committee:    Dr. Jean Morax (d. 1.1.1913) 
                                                         Dr. Max Auckenthaler

Subject:            Unification of Olympic regulations and conditions for participation 
Participants:    140 participants from 29 countries among them 20 IOC members 
                         and 120 delegates representing 29 NOCs 
Chair:               Baron Pierre de Coubertin 
Commissions:  approx. 10 commissions to work on drafts for programmes of 
                         competition for the individual Olympic sports 
Patron:             President of State Raimond Poincaré 
Head of Organizing Committee:   Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Subjekt:        Modification of the Olympic Programme and Conditions of Participation 
Participants: 78 participants from 23 countries, among them 24 IOC members 
                     and representatives of 22 NOCs and 15 IFs. 
Chair:           Sigrif Edström, IAAF (President) and two Vice-Presidents 
                     of the NOCs and the IFs respectively 
Commissions: I.  Amateurism (Chair: G.T. Kirby) 
                       II. Questions on the organization of Olympic Games (Chair: F. Reichel) 
                       III. Olympic gymnastic programmes (Chair: Al-J. Cupérus) 
Patron:           Conseil Féderal de la Confédération Helvétique 
Head of Organizing Committee:   Eugène Monod

Patron:         Thomas Mazaryk, President of State of the Czechoslovakian Republic 
Joint Opening Ceremony:  May 29, 1925, Town Hall 
Chairman of Organizing Committee:  Dr. Jiri Guth-Jarkovsky 
                                                              Pedagogical Olympic Congress 
Official Designation:  First International Pedagogical Olympic Congress 
Meeting Place:    Sokol House (Tyrsuv Dum) 
Participants:   62 delegates representing 21 countries 
Chair:   Prof. Dr. Karel Weigner (President), W. Horning ( Vice-President) 
Commissions:    I. Participation of young people in competitions (Chair: M. Rosset) 
                          II. Sport and health care (Chair: Dr. Mallwitz) 
 

Technical Olympic Congress

Official Designation:  International Olympic Congress 
Meeting Places:         Sokol House (May 29-30), National Museum (May 31, 
                                    June 4) Town Hall (June 1-3) 
Participants:      94 delegates representing 24 countries, among them 
                           27 IOC members delegates representing 24 NOC`s and 17 IFs 
Chair:                 Sigrid Edström (President), four Vice-Presidents 
Commissions:     6, meeting on May 30, worked out drafts for the 
                            individual points of the agenda for plenary meetings 
                            I.    (Chair: T. Lewald) 
                            II.   (R.S. Courcy Laffan) 
                            III.  (P.W. Scharroo) 
                            IV.  (A. Bonacossa) 
                            V.   (M. Hulbert) 
                            VI.  (C. Clary)

Subject:            Modifications of Olympic Regulations 
Participants:    125 participants from 34 countries 
                         among them 31 IOC members 
                         53 delegates representing 29 NOCs 
                         41 delegates representing 19 IFs 
Chair:               IOC President Count Henri de Baillet-Latour 
Commissions:  I. Amateurism (Chair: Dr. T. Lewald) 
                         II. Olympic programme (Chair: S. Edström) 
                        III Construction of playing grounds 
                         (Chair: R.J. Kentish) 
Patron:             Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Reich 
Chairman of Organizing Committee:             Dr. Theodor Lewald

Motto:          Sport for a world of peace 
Subjects:       Redefinition of the Olympic Movement and its future 
                      Relations between the IOC, the International Federations and 
                      the National Olympic Committees 
                      Plans for future Olympic Games 
Participants: 307 official delegates from 81 countries (IOC, NOCs, IFs) 
                      among them 60 IOC members 
                     179 delegates representing 81 NOCs 
                     68 delegates representing 26 IFs 
                     approx. 50 participants as observers without the right to speak 
Chair:           IOC President Lord M. Killanin (President) 
                     and the members of the Tripartite Commission 
Responsible for the preparation of the Congress: Tripartite Commission (IOC,            NOCs, IFs) presided over by Lord Killanin 
Chairman of Organizing Committee:   M. Pentscho Koubadinski

Motto:           United by and for sport 
Subjects:       The Future of the Olympic Games 
                      International Co-operation 
                      The Future of the Olympic Movement 
Participants: 469 official delegates from 144 countries (IOC, NOCs, IFs) 
                      among them 85 IOC members 
                      310 delegates representing 143 NOCs 
                      67 delegates representing 26 Olympic Federations (IFs) 
                      the 6 representatives of NOCs and IFs of the Tripartite Commission 
                      Secretary General of the Olympic Congress 
                      30 Olympic champions and 10 coaches as observers 
                      (with the right to speak) 
                   -  two representatives each of the 7 non-Olympic 
                      Federations recognized by the IOC 
                   - one representative each of the 8 International 
                      Federations not recognized by the IOC 
                    -23 representatives of the Organizing Committees of the 
                      Olympic Games 1980 and 1984 
                    - 5 guests of honour 
                    - one representative each of 12 international sports organizations 
                    - approx. 50 further observers (representatives of bidding cities 
                      for the Games 1988, bearers of the silver medal of the Olympic 
                      Order, representatives of broadcasting bodies, representatives 
                      of regional NOC associations, personal guests of the President 
                      ot the Organizing Committee) 
Board:           IOC President Juan A. Samaranch (chair), and the members 
                      of the Tripartite Commission (IOC, NOCs, IFs) 
Secretary General of Congress:    IOC Director M. Berlioux 
                      Responsible for the Congress: Tripartite Commission 
Chair of Organizing Committee: Dr. Willi Daume, President 
                      of the NOC for Germany

Motto:  Centennial Olympic Congress, Congress of Unity

Subjects: The Olympic Movement’s contribution to modern society;
               The contemporary athlete;
               Sport in its social context;
               Sport and the mass media

Motto:      The role of the Olympic Movement in society

Subjects:   The Athletes
                 The Olympic Games
                 The Structure of the Olympic Movement
                 Olympism and Youth
                 The Digital Revolution