The deadline for proposals for the 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport is November 1st 2009 - act now!

- K. Khan

Based on the tremendous success of the 1st and 2nd World Congresses on Sports Injury Prevention in Oslo in 2005 and Tromsø in 2008, their successor, the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport, will be held in Monaco from 7 to 9 April 2011. The scientific committee now welcomes your proposals for meeting sessions and speakers. The deadline for submission of proposals is 1 November 2009.

When submitting proposals, please refer to the enclosed definitions of meeting sessions. To be considered for inclusion in the programme, your proposal must strictly follow the format outlined in the enclosed instructions. Your proposal will be evaluated by the scientific committee, and the final programme of invited speakers will be ready by 1 February 2009.

The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport will follow the model of the 2005 & 2008 congresses, with a multidisciplinary perspective on sports injury prevention for different sports and different injury types, including studies on intervention methods, epidemiology, risk factors and injury mechanisms. However, as reflected by the change in title, the scope of the congress will be expanded from sports injury prevention, to also include the prevention of other health problems associated with sports participation.

The three-day programme will include four or five keynote lectures, about 20 symposia, 15-20 workshops, in addition to free communications and posters. Please note that, at this time, we are asking only for proposals for keynote lectures, symposia and workshops – not abstracts for free communications. The deadline for submission of abstracts for free communications and posters will be 1 January 2011.

Please reply to Cherine Fahmy at info@ioc-preventionconference.org at your earliest convenience, but not later than 1 November 2009.

Note that although the congress committee will cover the cost of accommodation and social events for invited speakers, we will not be able to reimburse travel costs, since we plan to invite a considerable number of international speakers to be able to feature a first-class programme. We encourage you to visit the congress website, where more information will be posted over the next few months.

Monaco is situated on the most beautiful coast in Europe, built on a rock between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. Its mild climate, easy access, excellent hotels and security are the principal qualities which make Monaco a prestigious destination for an unforgettable event. Furthermore, the Grimaldi Forum, a state-of- the-art conference centre for the 3rd millennium, daringly built out over the sea with a total area of 35.000 m2, is the perfect location to receive a high standard congress such as the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport”.

We welcome your programme proposals and look forward to a spectacular congress in Monaco in June 2011! Yours faithfully,

Roald Bahr (s)
President, Scientific Committee

Fredrik Bendiksen (s)
President, Organising Committee

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We would like to invite you to join us in London UK Queen Mary for the 2nd ECOSEP Congress European College of Sport & Exercise Physicians, 12th Annual Scientific Conference in SEM.

This international interdisciplinary Sports Medicine congress held every two years, attracts over 400 participants from all over Europe and welcomes sports medicine physicians, physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, academics, researchers, physiotherapists, osteopaths, manual therapists, exercise therapists rehabilitation medicine physicians and students.

For more information and to submit and abstract visit the conference website: www.aesculap-academia.co.uk OR www.ecosep.eu.

To view and download a PDF, click here.

3-7 June 2009, Vancouver: The Road to 2010 begins in Vancouver in 2009
Website: casm-acms.org/

14-17 October 2009, Brisbane: Be active ’09 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport
Website: sma.org.au/acsms/

18-22 October 2009, Couran Cove, South Stradbroke Island: 24th ACSP Annual Scientific Conference
Website: acsp.org.au

12-28 February 2010, Vancouver: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Website: olympic.org/uk/games/vancouver/

14-26 August 2010, Singapore: 1st Summer Youth Olympics
Website: singapore2010.sg

12-27 November 2010, Guangzhou: 16th Asian Games
Website: ocasia.org

27 July – 12 August 2012, London: Games of the XXX Olympiad
Website: olympic.org/uk/games/london

7-23 February 2014, Sochi: XXII Olympic Winter Games
Website: olympic.org/uk/games/sochi/

There has been a lot of interest in Professor Paul Hodges’ December BJSM cover story and both his article and that of Garry Allison were in the ‘Top 10′ in January.

Here is a chance to catch up with Paul, along with well-known thoracic spine expert Linda-Joy Lee. This Medical/Physiotherapy ship based conference is in the High Arctic — visiting Spitsbergen, East Greenland and Iceland.

The conference is titled “Treating Lumbo-Pelvic Pain: Stabilise, Mobilise, Energise, Exercise?”. Dates are 6-19th July, 2009. The link for the conference and the program is:

http://www.peregrineadventures.com/Arctic/Conferences.html

Sometimes readers are looking to combine science with exotic travel, the 2009 Arctic Conference next June, will be hard to beat. Up close and personal with Paul Hodges and LJ Lee not to mention penguins, polar bears and giant Aleutian seals.

It will be a great trip and a great blend of the latest science and clinical application for lumbopelvic-pain and postpartum health. The conference program is listed on the website and it is for both physicians and physiotherapists.

Here is the latest information for Concussion III, the International Concussion Congress that is being held in Zurich, at the home of FIFA, on October 30, 2008.

Download a program here.

The 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention, which will be held in Tromsø, Norway from June 26 through June 28, includes no less than 81 invited speakers from all over the world who will deliver an outstanding program of keynote lectures and symposia. In addition, there will be 21 workshops and 188 abstracts will be presented with the most recent research findings. The congress is a unique opportunity to bring effective methods to prevent injuries into your program. You do not want to miss this spectacular event!

The final programs are now ready for the 2008 editions of the 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention. Hurry up and register! You do not want to miss these two landmark events - and at the same time sample the wonders of midsummer above the Arctic Circle!

For more information about this event check out:

• The official site
• The final program
• Registration info

Clinicians the world over have appreciated the concussion consensus meetings in Vienna (2001) and Prague (2004).

Journal citations, conference discussion and personal anecdote suggest the output from this meeting might be one of the major advances in sports medicine over the past decade.

The 2008 Concussion Conference will be hosted by FIFA and takes place in Zurich on October 30. It is open for free papers and you can register for just 100 USD.The expert panel will refine the guidelines for both simple and complex concussion, focus on the pressing issue of paediatric concussion and further explore ways to increase knowledge translation.