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January 2008
 
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II-nd International Conference
Current Issues and New Ideas in Sport Science

16-17 October, 2008
Kaunas, Lithuania
Albertas Skurvydas

 

Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Department of Physical Education and Sport under
the Governement of the Republic of Lithuania

Lithuanian National Olympic Committee

Dear Colleagues,
We have a great pleasure to invite you to the II International Conference “Current Issues and New Ideas in Sport Science”, to be held in Kaunas on 16-17 October 2008.
One of the greatest challenges of contemporary science is not only to increase the amount of publicly available scientific information but also to make this information transparent and comprehensible. Only comprehensible information is likely to be applied by people from outside the scientific community. Thus the mission of sport science is to increase the community awareness about health enhancement, athlete training, rehabilitation, recreation, and tourism. To accomplish this mission, sport scientists ought to apply research methods and findings from other sciences like humanities, social, technological and natural sciences.
On behalf of the conference organizers, we wish you a pleasant and rewarding stay.
We look forward to welcoming you in Kaunas.
Prof. Dr. Habil. Albertas Skurvydas
Chairman of Scientific Committee


Conferenced venue
Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania with a population of over 400.000. The city is situated in the centre of Lithuania at the confluence of two longest Lithuanian rivers the Nemunas and the Neris. It is an important industrial, scientific and cultural centre of Lithuania as well as a university town. The city, first mentioned in the historical sources in 1361, has a long and rich history with many ups and downs: a medieval trading centre, an important stronghold against the attack of the Crusaders, the provisional capital of Lithuania between the World Wars, and the symbol of Lithuania’s statehood during the Soviet occupation.
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education. The origin of the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (LAPE) is traced to 1934 when the Higher Courses of Physical Education (HCPE) were set up in Kaunas offering a higher education degree. The HCPE were founded with the idea to integrate subjects like physical exercise and military training so that the graduates would be able to teach these subjects in Lithuanian gymnasiums. After the HCPE were closed in 1938, role of training physical education teachers and military training officers was taken by the Department of Physical Education established at Vytautas Magnus University. As an independent institution, the Lithuanian National Institute of Physical Education was founded in 1945 and six years ago the Institute was renamed into the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education. From its very beginning LAPE remains an important centre of sports science and a fosterer of physical education and sports values and traditions in Lithuania.

Aim of the conference
The aim of the conference is to discuss the most recent advancements in the area of sport, physical education and health education in the context of current global processes.

Honorary guests of the conference
Prof. Dr. Habil. Algirdas RASLANAS – Director General of the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Arturas POVILIUNAS – President of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee, Doctor Honoris Causa of Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Prof. Habil. Dr. Eugenijus BUTKUS – Chairman of the Science Council of Lithuania

Organizing commitee
Arvydas STASIULIS
Chairman
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Ramutis KAIRAITIS
Deputy Chairman
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Genovaite IRTMONIENE
Jurate KELECIENE
Aurelija KUZMIENE
Kristina VISAGURSKIENE
Vida CESNAITIENE
Jurate KUDIRKAITE
Edita LINGYTE
Stasys VOZBUTAS

Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education

Scientific committee
Prof. Dr. Habil. Albertas SKURVYDAS – Chairman
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Prof. Dr. Anthony HACKNEY
North Carolina University (USA)
Prof. dr. Ken HARDMAN
Worcester University (United Kingdom)
Assoc. Prof. Žermena VAZNE
Latvian Academy of Sport Pedagogics (Latvia)
Prof. Dr. Habil. Arunas LUKOŠEVICIUS
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Prof. Dr. Habil. Povilas KAROBLIS
Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania
Prof. Dr Habil.Vytautas GUDONIS
Šiauliai University, Lithuania
Prof. Dr. Habil. Povilas TAMOŠAUSKAS
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Prof. Dr.Habil. Alina GAILIUNIENE
Prof. Dr. Habil. Algirdas CEPULENAS
Prof. Dr. Habil. Kestutis KARDELIS
Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas PODERYS
Prof. Dr. Habil. Antanas SKARBALIUS
Prof. dr. Romualdas MALINAUSKAS
Prof. dr. Arvydas STASIULIS
Assoc. Prof. Ruta ADOMAITIENE
Assoc. Prof. Skaiste LASKIENE
Assoc. Prof. Vida VOLBEKIENE
Assoc. Prof. Valentinas NAVICKAS
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education


Conference main topics
  • Physical Education, Social and Psychological Aspects of Physical Education
  • Coaching Science
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Adapted Physical Activity, Rehabilitation and Social Inclusion of the Disabled
  • Biomedical Engineering for Sports
  • Tourism and Sport Management
Keynote speakers
Prof. Dr. Anthony HACKNEY
North Carolina University (USA)
Prof. dr. Ken HARDMAN
Worcester University (United Kingdom)
Assoc. Prof. Žermena VAZNE
Latvian Academy of Sport Pedagogics (Latvia)
Prof. Dr. Habil. Arunas LUKOŠEVICIUS
Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania

Conference schedule
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Sporto str. 6, Kaunas
16 October 2008
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Sporto str. 6, Kaunas

 
Registration
Opening Ceremony
Plenary Session
Lunch
Parallel Sessions
Welcome Reception

8.00 a.m.
9.00 a.m.
9.30 a.m.
12.00 a.m.
1 p.m.
8.00 p.m.

17 October 2008
Hotel
 
Poster Presentation
Parallel Sesions
Closing Session
Closing Ceremony

9.00 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
15.30 p.m.
16.00 p.m.

Time limits of the conference  
Presentation:
Plenary session
Parallel sessions

40 min.
10 min. (5 min. for questions)

Information
Conference languages
The official languages of the conference: Lithuanian and English.

Currency
The Lithuanian national currency is Litas (Lt). The Litas is pegged to the Euro at 3,45:1. Foreign currency may be exchanged at banks, exchange offices. Credit cards are widely accepted in Lithuania.

Climate
The average temperature in October ranges from 5° to 10° C.

Accomodation
Conference participants are advised to make their hotel reservation in advance. The participants should choose one of the following hotels and contact the hotel reception directly by e-mail or fax. While booking the hotel please indicate „CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT - LKKA“ to receive the hotel discount:
Best Western „Santakos hotel“
J.Gruodžio Str. 21
Kaunas, LT-44293
Tel. +370 37 302702
Faks. +370 37 302700
office@santakahotel.eu
Website: http://santakahotel.eu
Hotel KAUNAS
Laisves Av. 79
LT-44297, Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: booking@kaunashotel.lt
Tel.: +370 37 750850
Fax: + 370 37 750851
Website: http://kaunashotel.com
Hotel SFINX
Aukstaiciu/Kudirkos str. 55/19a
LT-3000, Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: hotelsfinx@takas.lt
Tel.: +370 37 301982
Fax: + 370 37 301983
Website: http://kaunashotel.com

Registration
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: mokslas@lkka.lt

Registration fee
  Early registration:
Before 29 September 2008
Late registration:
After 29 September 2008
Regular participant € 200 € 250
Accompanying person € 55 € 55
The registration fee includes:
For regular participants:
Welcome reception, programme and book of abstracts, lunch, refreshments during the breaks.
For acompanying persons:
Welcome reception.
Payment of the registration fee be made to the bank account.
Please pay to:
Bank: AB SEB Vilniaus Bankas
IBAN Number: LT 41 7044 0600 0332 5587
SWIFT: CB VILT 2X
Bank adress: Gedimino pr. 12 LT-01103 Vilnius Lithuania
Account Holder: Lietuvos kuno kulturos akademija
Payment details: Conference Participant

Call for abstracts
general
A one full page size (A4) abstract (4500 characters with spaces) should provide sufficient information for a reader to fully assess the aims, methods, results and implication of the research question. Each submission must be original work that has not been published previously. The abstract should be typed in English.

Abstract fornat
Headlines
Type the title in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Please type authors in the format: the initial(s) of the First name (s); Surname (s); representing institution (s). Please omit University degrees. Title, authors‘ names and institutions should be typed in italics and justified left.
Text
The abstract text margins – 2 cm (top, bottom, left and right). The next should be fully justified, single-spaced, with a character size at 12 point, with a Times New Roman typeface.
The abstract should include the following sections (without headings): an introduction (the purpose of the study and brief review of relevant literature), methods (a short explanation of data collections and processing), results (may be in the form of text, graphs or table) and discussion (major findings and conclusion). The emphasis of the abstract should be on the results and discussion. Only SI units are to be employed.
Reference
Please try to minimize the number of references (maximum 5 literature sources).

Please send abstracts and participant registration form to:
E-mail: a.kuzmiene@lkka.lt
or to adress:
Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education
Department of Science
Sporto Str. 6, LT-44221 Kaunas
Lithuania

Requirement for posters:
The space guaranteed for every poster is 90 cm (height) x 63 cm (width).
Poster presentation must be in English.
The title of poster presentation should be typed in capital letters. Title, author‘s name and institution should be typed with a character size at 40 point and the text – with a character size at 24 point.

The presentation of the conference
Papers providing a high standard of content and value, and prepared according to the requirements for a research article, will be published in the scientific journal Education. Physical Training. Sport, indexed in SPORTDiscus (EBSCO), Index Copernicus and eLABa.
For more information please visit the website:
http://www.lkka.lt/en/zurnalas
http://www.lkka.lt/index.php?cid=1700

Important dates:
Deadline for sumbission of abstracts and
participants registration form 10 September 2008
Deadline for submission of papers 29 September 2008






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