

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Football is Medicine: Active Aging Through the Beautiful Game
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: We’re excited to invite scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how football promotes physical, mental, and social health among senior players.

This two-day conference will examine the transformative power of the beautiful game in active aging through keynote presentations, thematic sessions, workshops, and panel discussions.

Conference Themes

Football Formats for Seniors
- Walking football, football fitness, and adapted programs

Health Benefits &amp; Research
- Evidence-based insights on football participation across the lifespan

Community &amp; Policy Integration
- Building sustainable programs and frameworks

Education &amp; Institutional Leadership
- The role of universities and organizations in promoting football for health

More information here: https://english.hi.is/conference/football-medicine-active-aging-through-beautiful-game

Event organized by:
- School of Social Science, University of Iceland
- School of Education Science, University of Iceland
- School of Health Science, University of Iceland
- Football is Medicine
- Icelandic Football Federation
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/reykjav%C3%ADk/football-is-medicine-active-aging-through-the-beautiful-game/200029773924610
- **Event Categories**: sports, football, health-wellness, business, workshops, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1472

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029773924610?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=reykjav%C3%ADk-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Reykjavík
- **state**: RE
- **country**: Iceland
- **location**: The FA of Iceland
- **lat**: 64.143603708698
- **long**: -21.880614866952
- **full address**: The FA of Iceland, Reykjavegur 15, 104 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland (https://allevents.in/org/human-behavior-laboratory-university-of-iceland/27544934)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The FA of Iceland, Reykjavegur 15, 104 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, football, health-wellness, business, workshops, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Football is Medicine: Active Aging Through the Beautiful Game ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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