ICSSPE Newsletter

August 2014

“Lead the Change – Be the Change”

Women and Sport

The delegates of 6th IWG Conference have adopted the Brighton Plus Helsinki 2014 Declaration on Women and Sport.

Physical Activity Promotion in Brazil

Healthy Lifestyle

ICSSPE member Agita Sao Paolo has been cited by the Nature Journal as good practice example for reducing physical inactivity. 

Margaret Talbot Appoints Uri Schaefer

Vice-President to Serve as Acting President

ICSSPE President Margaret Talbot has requested Vice-President Uri Schaefer to temporarily act on her behalf.

IOC Anti-Doping Research Fund

Call for Applications

The IOC is calling for applications from researchers running athlete-centred projects on anti-doping.

Gender and Sports Conference

Call for Abstracts

The organisers of the Gender and Sports Conference, to be held at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, from 13 to 15 November 2014 are calling for abstracts.

AICR Research Conference

Conference Scholarship

The American Institute for Cancer Research is offering a limited number of conference scholarships for their 2014 Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer.

IT Tralee Masters by Research Scholarship Programme

Call for Applications

The Institute of Technology Tralee, Ireland, is offering funding for graduate students through their Masters by Research scholarship programme.

Sporting Females: Past, Present and Future

Leeds Metropolitan University

UK based ICSSPE member Leeds Metropolitan University’s Research Centre for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is hosting the conference Sporting Females: Past, Present and Future on 4 September 2014.

MOVE Congress 2014

ISCA & UISP

From 22 to 25 October 2014, the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) and Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti (UISP) are jointly hosting the annual MOVE Congress in Rome, Italy.

Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise

American College of Sports Medicine

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is hosting a Conference on Integrative Physiology of Exercise from 17 to 20 September 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida (USA).

Congress of Combat Sports and Martial Arts

IMACSSS & University of Rzeszow

From 15 to 17 October 2014, the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) and the University of Rzeszow, Poland, are jointly hosting the 3rd World Scientific Congress of Combat Sports and Martial Arts.

Be Active 2014

Sport Medicine Australia

From 15 to 18 October 2014, Sport Medicine Australia is organising Be Active 2014 in Canberra, Australia.