‘Move More for Less’

The North West Health and Physical Activity Forum
Annual Conference 2009
‘Move More for Less’
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
5th November, 2009

The conference focus for this year is making things happen on a budget, getting more mileage for your money and surviving the economic downturn. Another key strand is how to harness new technologies and social networking sites, and the opportunities for physical activity offered by active video gaming.

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British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation Annual Conference

British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Annual Conference
Jury’s Inn, Birmingham,
8th – 9th October, 2009

We would like to remind delegates to previous BACR conferences, that this year’s event is being held on Thursday and Friday and not Friday and Saturday as in other years.

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British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation Annual Conference

British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Annual Conference
Jury’s Inn, Birmingham,
8th – 9th October, 2009

This year’s keynote speaker, Professor P Ekkekakis, will discuss different aspects of the psychobiology of exercise on both days. Other cardiac rehabilitation topics include: building the business case, diabetes, education, elderly issues and examples of innovative practice.

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CRY International Conference

‘Sports Cardiology: From Theory to Practice’
The Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews,
London, W1G 9DT
8th October, 2009

“Sports Cardiology: From Theory to Practice” focuses on sudden death in the young athlete and will be of relevance to consultant cardiologists, specialist registrars in medicine and cardiology, sports medicine physicians, general practitioners with an interest, sports physicians and sports physiologists.

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Researching Youth Sport Conference 2009

Researching Youth Sport Conference 2009
The Lecture Centre,
Brunel University, Uxbridge
16th September, 2009

The Centre for Youth Sport and Athlete Welfare at Brunel University, together with the Institute for Youth Sport at Loughborough University, invite you to a one-day conference on Researching Youth Sport: Supporting Youth Ability and Talent on Wednesday 16th September at Brunel University, Uxbridge.

The conference will examine support systems for young people at all levels of ability and performance, focussing on three key dimensions: sport science, ability and talent development, and welfare issues. It will bring together a wide range of researchers, academics and sport professionals to share their knowledge and experiences.

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3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction

3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
30th October to 1st November, 2009

Join more than 700 international delegates at the 3rd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction and keep abreast of current scientific and clinical knowledge on neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

The comprehensive programme features more than 20 keynote and guest lectures, free paper sessions, posters, an exhibition, breakout clinical workshop sessions and a number of pre-conference courses.

Suitable for physiotherapists, manual therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, exercise physiologists, sports scientists, sports physicians and other health professionals involved in the assessment, management, rehabilitation and research of neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction.

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International Conference of Sport Kinetics

11th International Conference of Sport Kinetics
Current and future directions in human kinetics research
25th – 27th September 2009, Kallithea, Halkidiki, Greece

Physical education and recreation teachers, coaches, medical doctors and physiotherapists, students and scientists specialising in all aspects of human kinetics will have the opportunity to discuss the subject of the “Current and Future Directions in Human Kinetics Research”.

European Network of Sport Science, Education & Employment

The 10th ENSSEE Forum
17th to 20th September
Ragensa, Italy

The forum is titled “Best Practice in Sport Education – From Framework to Action” and will provide participants with many opportunities to work together in special workgroups, to get the latest news, developments and achievements in plenary sessions or to make new contacts and partners who share the same interests and goals to work together in future projects.

ENSSEE is confident it will provide a programme loaded with interesting workshops and plenary sessions, chaired and hosted by a field of international experts.

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European Inclusive Physical Education Training Conference

European Inclusive Physical Education Training Conference
October 23rd, 2009, Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Eire

The conference represents the conclusion of a 2-year project aimed at refining a model, module and resource pack for the delivery of Inclusive Physical Education in Teacher Training and In-service education.

The model, module, functional map, knowledge competence and skills framework and accompanying resource pack will all be given to conference delegates at the event.

There is no charge for attendance at the event as it is supported by the European Commission under the Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme.

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Polish Conference on ageing and physical activity

Physical Education and Sport in Research 2009
Ageing and Physical Activity Inquiry
11-12 September 2009, Rydzyna, Poland

The Conference will provide the latest scientific knowledge and offers discussion and the exchange of both ideas and experience in the controversial issues of physical activity, ageing, physical education, fitness and sport. The purpose of the Conference is to contribute to public welfare through scientific, literary and educational activities and to secure mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge for the public good.

Keynote speakers:
• Prof. dr Wojtek Chodzko Zajko – USA
• Prof. dr hab. Anita Hökelmann – Germany
• Prof. dr Robert Malina – USA
• Prof. dr Peter O’Donoghue – Great Britain

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Charity Netball Tournament
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, St Georges Road, London, SE1
Saturday 12th September 2009.

This netball tournament and after party is being organised by ‘books n balls’ to raise money for Cancer Research’s new campaign ‘It’s a girl thing’ which aims to galvanise the support of women across the UK to help beat breast cancer – a disease that will affect one-in-nine women in the UK at some stage in their lives.

The International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference
Newcastle upon Tyne, 20-22nd August 2009

This important event is bringing together national and international experts, alongside those who work in the world of elite sport — looking at a range of issues in the build up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.

The programme will consist of two days during which parallel sessions in Sports Medicine and Sports Science will run. Each afternoon will feature one Plenary Session open to all Conference delegates.

On Day three, a series of presentations will translate the medicine and science into practical messages for coaches, team doctors and sports science support staff.

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Association for Physical Education
National Conference 2009
24th – 26th June 2009
Four Pillars Cotswold Water Park Hotel
South Cerney, Gloucestershire, GL7 5FP

The conference attracts over 350 delegates nationally; these comprise of PESS professionals including Local Authority PE Advisers, Lecturers, Consultants, Partnership Development Managers, Directors in Sports Colleges, School Sport Co-ordinators, Teachers, Coaches and Adults Supporting Learners. The conference is supported by key partners including Government agencies such as DCSF and offers excellent opportunities to network and share best practice.

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British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference
Leeds Met. University
1st – 3rd September, 2009

The annual conference brings together academic, education and practitioner experts in this field, from both the UK and overseas, to share knowledge, exchange ideas and encourage the spread of evidenced and innovative practice in the sport and exercise sciences.

Consequently, the aim of the conference is to deliver a programme that meaningfully engages all delegates and stimulates debate and discussion.

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Global Perspectives: Research and Practice on Dance Pedagogy
Centre for Excellence for Performance Arts (CEPA)
De Montfort University, Leicester. 25 to 27th June, 2009

The conference is being organised in conjunction with the Congress on Research in Dance. This is CORD’s 42nd Conference, and the first ever in the UK. You don’t need to be a member of CORD to attend the conference but new members are always welcomed.