Dear Colleagues,
As we prepare for the 11th ICHPER•SD Europe Regional Congress in Antalya, Turkey that will take place on April 22 - 24, 2009, I would like to extend and invitation to everyone active in the areas of health, physical education, recreation, sport, and dance to participate in this world-class academic and scientific forum. The Congress theme will be “Integration of Contemporary Sports Disciplines in Europe.”
As reflected in the message of Dr. Serap INAL, ICHPER•SD Vice President for Europe and President of the 11th ICHPER•SD Europe Regional Congress Organizing Committee (ERC’2009), sport in today’s world has come to embrace a wide spectrum of global concerns and perspectives.
It is our firm belief that, through this regional congress, our dimension of knowledge is highlighted and expanded, our search for wisdom advanced, our depth of understanding deepened, and our inquiries in science answered. With these congresses we are in a better position to serve our profession and our program beneficiaries in Europe and worldwide.
The International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER•SD) is one of the oldest (e.g. conceived in 1950 by the Board of Directors the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and founded in 1958 in Rome, Italy by 16 countries), largest (e.g., serving professionals in 204 countries) and most prestigious (e.g. having held 32 world congresses, 31 regional congresses & numerous forums, conferences and symposia) international umbrella organizations. It consists of individual professional members, institutions, national and international organizations in the 8 geographical regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Oceania). ICHPER•SD has been working in a form of partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 47 years and with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the last 14 years.
ICHPER•SD has championed the promotion of quality physical education (including health, movement related physical activity, recreation and dance education) and sport especially in schools and other learning institutions. Moreover, it has been leading the movement for sustainable and vibrant scholarly activities (i.e. research and publications, organizing congresses for presentation and dissemination of findings, and cutting edge knowledge) while exalting the importance of daily physical exercise and facilitating better methodologies for being healthy through taking active lifestyle for all global citizens – with a gender equity (e.g. boys and girls, men and women) at all age groups regardless any form of disabilities.
I sincerely hope this invitation reaches all of those professionals in our fields in Europe, neighboring regions of the Middle East and Africa and even around the world. We look forward to meeting you in this most beautiful and interesting treasure, Antalya, Turkey.
Sincerely,
Dong Ja YANG, Ph.D.
President
ICHPER•SD
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Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of ICHPER•SD Europe Region, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to our ICHPER•SD Europe Regional Congress (11th ICHPER•SD ERCE’2009). The comprehensive scope of our meeting will addresse to sports scientist, sports managers, physical educators, coaches, athletes, health care professionals interested in sports, and the ones dealing with sports industry and technology.
Sports, in this centruy, play a particular role for the dissemination of knowledge, ideas, and science as well as competetiveness, enjoyment, acceptance. Also, respect differences in people, cultures and nations. The purpose of our congress is to provide a perspective for the Integration of Contemporary Sports Disciplines in Europe. We aim to merge our interest in sports sciences and establish scientific links between the athletes, couches, physical educators, sports managers and the sports scientist in different disciplines.
A large part of the Congress Program is devoted to invited speakers, verbal and poster presentations. There will be discussion sessions for the completed and/or ongoing projects regarding to sports sciences and the student symposium, who are expected to fulfil the future needs of the sports and the sports sciences. Additionally, a course program presenting the recent developments in sports scienes will be offered to the participants interested with.
11th ICHPER•SD ERCE’2009 will be staged in Belek, Antalya, Turkey. We all expect that a nice atmosphere of Antalya will present peace and happiness to the participants. We hope that our participants and guests may have a chance to visit the hystorical areas and the incredible nature of the Mediterrennean Coast, East, West, North or South of Anatolia during 11th ICHPER•SD ERCE’2009 with the special tours organized by the organising committee as before and after the Congress.
We are confident that 11th ICHPER•SD ERCE’2009 will be both academically and socially rewarding for all the participants, and we look forward to meeting you personally on 11th ICHPER•SD ERCE’2009 in Antalya, Turkey.
Prof.Dr. Serap INAL
Vice President for ICHPER•SD Europe
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