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.