Partners and Events
No.44
May 2005
 
    

VISTA Conference 2006 Announced
Press Release from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Germany


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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