oint ▁In ten ational ▁Session ▁for ▁Pres idents ▁or ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁NO A ' s ▁and ▁Official s ▁of ▁NO C ' s " ▁ ▁was ▁started ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁IO A ▁started ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Session ▁for ▁Edu c ators ▁and ▁Official s ▁of ▁High er ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education " ▁a ; pm g ▁with ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Sem inar ▁on ▁Olympic ▁Studies ▁for ▁Post grad uate ▁Stud ents " ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Session ▁for ▁Olympic ▁Medal ists " was ▁started ▁ ▁Over ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁have ▁attended ▁the ▁IO A ▁sports ▁and ▁scientific ▁Congress es ▁and ▁Sem in ars , ▁ ▁including ▁ 2 0 . 0 0 0 ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁S essions . ▁ ▁! ▁All ▁these ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁wider ▁circle ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Family ▁had ▁the ▁great ▁chance ▁to ▁listen , ▁from ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Olympic ▁special ists ▁and ▁University ▁profess ors , ▁their ▁various ▁approaches ▁to ▁Olymp ism ▁and ▁its ▁Val ues . ▁The ▁IO A ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pel op onn ese ▁and ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁L ats is ▁Foundation ▁organ izes ▁an ▁International ▁Post grad uate ▁Program ▁for ▁Olympic ▁Studies ▁( Master ' s ▁D eg ree ▁Program ) ▁that ▁last s ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Chinese ▁Tai pe i ▁Olympic ▁Academy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External