Securing the future for young para-athletes
8-11 October

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Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.

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The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.

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Due to the volume of abstracts, the deadline has been extended to 15 February for September’s event in Canada.

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The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.

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The Canadian city which recently staged the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games will host the world’s leading sports science conference focussing on para-sport.

Podium at the VISTA 2015 Conference in Girona, Spain

A record 260 delegates are attending this year’s event where the theme is “securing the future for young para-athletes.”

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

The IPC’s sports science conference will offer insight and knowledge from world-class keynote speakers, as well as sessions surrounding classification, sport medicine and more.

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This October, Professor Jennifer Mactavish will deliver a keynote on “How to engage youth in disability sport: Reflections of an accidental academic”.

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At October’s conference in Girona, Spain, David Sanz-Rivas, Scientific Director Royal Spanish Tennis Federation will talk about the athlete pathway from grassroots to elite performance.

On the first full day of VISTA2013, IPC Sports Science Committee member Brendan Burkett explored the idea of whether sport equipment is performance enhancing or necessary for performance

There is just one month to go for attendees to benefit from the early bird registration fee.

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Partners since 2009, the two organisations have agreed to work together identifying a number of collaborative areas through to after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

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Canadian Jennifer Mactavish will receive the award at October’s VISTA 2015 conference in recognition of her role in the successful re-inclusion of intellectually impaired athletes into the Paralympic Games.

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The IOC Medical Commission Games Group member will present on IOC recommendations on the importance of athlete protection against harassment and abuse in sport.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

VISTA 2015 will take place between 7-10 October in Girona, Spain, following the theme “securing the future of young para-athletes.”

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

The pair will speak about conceptual applications of evidence-based classification

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Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Italy.

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Ciro Winckler and Raymond So will speak on athlete health and performance

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

VISTA 2017 will be the first major gathering of international experts in Paralympic sport following the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

On the first full day of VISTA2013, IPC Sports Science Committee member Brendan Burkett explored the idea of whether sport equipment is performance enhancing or necessary for performance

Partners since 2006, the two organisations have agreed to work together identifying a number of collaborative areas through to after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Spain.