European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach ahead of the IAAF World Championships.
The two Presidents came together at the IAAF Council-IOC Executive Board meeting in Beijing.
Outgoing IAAF President Lamine Diack joined them at the end of the traditional pre-World Championships summit.
Hansen has invited President Bach to speak at the European Athletics Convention in the Olympic capital of Lausanne in October alongside new IAAF President Sebastian Coe and European Olympic Committees President Patrick Hickey.
“The Convention in Lausanne in October will be the biggest and best ever and will deliver greater value to our Member Federations, will further unite the European Athletics community, and generate increased media interest,” said President Hansen following the Council's decision to revamp the annual summit.
“The jewel in the crown of the Convention is the European Athletics Golden Tracks, and we are looking to a glamorous and prestigious awards night that showcases our sport in the best possible way, attended by our best athletes of 2015, our Member Federation Presidents and General Secretaries, and many more sporting dignitaries.”
The European Athletics Golden Tracks – the annual awards night for the men’s and women’s European athletes of the year and rising stars – will take place at the Swiss Tech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday 17 October.
Running over five days (15-19 October), with the Moevenpick Hotel in Ouchy the main location, the Convention will also include European Athletics Forums among a number of Commission, Expert Group and Project Group meetings.