No.44 May 2005 |
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Bonn, Germany – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
announced that the fourth VISTA Conference will be held from 6 to 7
May 2006 in Bonn, Germany.
One of the main goals of the VISTA Conference is to bridge the gap
between theory and practice and to encourage interdisciplinary discussion.
The theme of this years’ Conference will be “Classification
– Solutions for the Future”. In 2003, the IPC developed
a Classification Strategy with the intention to support and co-ordinate
the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible
sport focused classification systems and their implementation. This
Conference will provide an ideal environment in which to discuss how
science can contribute to the field of classification in the future.
Athletes, coaches, trainers, classifiers, researchers, students and
representatives of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International
Paralympic Sport Federations (IPSFs) are encouraged to submit abstracts
for oral presentations that are pertinent to the Conference theme. All
abstracts submitted will undergo a peer review by the Sports Scientific
Committee established for this purpose.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 1
August 2005. Authors must submit the abstract electronically,
accompanied by an Abstract Submission Form. More information can be found
on the Vista
Conference section
In 1993, the first VISTA conference was held in Jasper, Canada. Six
years later, in 1999, the German Sport University Cologne embraced the
unique concept of VISTA ’93 to host the second conference for
leading scientists, coaches, athletes and administrators in the area
of sport for athletes with a disability from around the world. The third
VISTA Conference was held in September 2003 at the Swedish Development
Centre for Sport in Bollnäs, Sweden. The theme of this Conference
was ‘Youth in Disability Sport’ and was deemed a great success
by all attendees.
For further information, please contact:
Miriam Wilkens IPC Media and Communication Director Tel: +49 228 209 7180 E-mail: Miriam.wilkens@paralympic.org Web: http://www.paralympic.org. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing
body of sports for athletes with a disability. It supervises and co-ordinates
the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games and other multi-disability competitions,
of which the most important are World and Regional Championships. The
IPC also supports the recruitment and development of athletes at a local,
national and international level across all performance levels.
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