The Austrian Federal Sports Organization (, BSO) is the Austrian Federal Government department responsible for the promotion of sports. It administers the means of promoting elite-level sports, and distributes these to its members. It generally consists of two kinds of members: Professional associations - those are the country wide unions of individual sport associations of a kind of sport Governing bodies - those are the sports organizations of the individual political parties History 1946 Austria in the reconstruction: ASKÖ and SPORTUNION lay the basis for the association sport after the war 1949 Foundation of the Federal Sports Council and the Federal Council of Experts, "12-point-claims program" for the formulation of a state sports promotion, introduction of the sports photo 1953 experts draft a resolution establishing a legally protected BSO 1961 The House of Sports is opened 1964 Trade and Sports Council join forces to found an executive committee 1967 The BSO office is established in the House of Sports, the first official sports calendar is published 1968 Fachrat and Sportrat adopt the statutes of the BSO 1969 On April 26, the solemn founding meeting of the BSO takes place in the Vienna City Hall 1971 Premiere for the Fit-Run and Fit-March, founding of the Sporthilfe 1973 Organization of the first European Sports Conference in Vienna 1974 Introduction of state coaching and teaching training 1976 Foundation of the VMSB (later IMSB) 1977 Introduction of the cycling day, action "Sport active" 1980 Introduction of the festival, action "Wanderbares Österreich" 1982 The BSO agrees with the Armed Forces on the issue of HSNS, the club decree on sports-friendly taxation of sports clubs is enforced 1986 The Toto is integrated into the Austrian lotteries 1990 establishment of the top sports committee, adoption of the sports facility law, establishment of an anti-doping committee 1995 Austria organizes together with Hungary the 12th European Sports Conference in Vienna and Budapest 1999 School and sports club want to cooperate even closer in the future 2000 The results of the study "Sport 2000" lay the foundation for the work priorities in the next millennium 2001 The studies "Sport & Health - A Socio-Economic Analysis", "The Economic Importance of Sport" and the "Volunteer Study" prove the enormous economic importance of sport and sports clubs. Organs and bodies The BSO has the following bodies: Austrian Sports Assembly Austrian Sports Council Austrian sports council Top Sports Committee Presidium BSO sports youth Auditors