|  | ICSSPE News | No.50 May 2007 |

International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS 2008) |
Hosting the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) 2008, which is the largest international multi-disciplinary conferences in the world, will be one of ICSSPE’s main projects next year. For the first time the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) and ICSSPE have signed a contract to organise this major event in close co-operation. ICSEMIS will takes place 1-5 August 2008 in Guangzhou, China at the Dong Fang Hotel and will bring together experts, researchers and practitioners from all fields of sport and from all over the world. Through the constellation of the organising committee it will be guaranteed that contributions of all field of expertise, including high-performance sport, sport for persons with a disability, sport medicine, sport sciences and physical education, will be represented. Programme and procedures are just being finalised and you will find the first announcement and the call for papers on our website at the beginning of June. Deadline for abstract submission will be late November 2007 and the notification of submitted presenters will be early February 2008. http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS 2008)