Taking place from 30 November to 1 December 2012, the conference offers the opportunity to reflect and draw upon previous sports mega-events, in particular, to consider key lessons from London 2012 and other Olympic host cities, which might inform developments in Rio de Janeiro. Keynote speakers include Professor Luis Paulino from UNESP and the Brazilian Ministry of Sport, Professor Laurence Chalip from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr Wolfram Manzenreiter from the University of Vienna, and Professor Scarlett Cornelissen from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.