The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the 10th edition of the VISTA Conference will be organised virtually over six days in partnership with six leading Universities between 18 November and 6 December 2021.
Designed to provide a platform for
sport scientists and researchers to hear from and have dialogue with experts in
the field of sport for athletes with impairments, VISTA 2021 will be led by KU
Leuven, Belgium; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; The Swedish School
of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Kinesiology; Western
University, Canada; University of Pittsburgh, USA; and Yonsei University, South
Korea.
VISTA 2021 will address six themes at
the heart of the Paralympic Movement: Ethics and Integrity (18 Nov) –
Socio-Cultural Legacy (22 Nov) – Health and Medicine (29 Nov) – Evidence-Based
Classification (1 Dec) – Technology in Paralympic Sport (14 Dec) – Paralympic
Performance (16 Dec).
Each theme will be discussed during
dedicated three-hour long online sessions which will include a keynote address
(30 min), oral presentations (90 min) and a panel discussion with renowned
experts (60 min). Keynotes, oral and poster presentations will be pre-recorded
and made available online to all participants on 1 November 2021. In this way,
the three hours online session is reserved for Q&A and interaction with the
audience.
Sports scientists and experts in Para
sport are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations through
the conference website www.vista2021.com which will open on May 15, 2021.
Abstract submissions are expected until 10 July 2021, 23:59 WET.
Participants registering for the
six-day conference before 15 September 2021 at www.vista2021.com can take
advantage of an early bird registration fee of EUR 175. Students can book their
places for EUR 80 until 15 September. Partial registration for selected themes
is also foreseen at www.vista2021.com. Participation in the conference is free
for all Paralympians who participated in the Paralympic Games from Rome 1960 to
Tokyo 2020. Registration fee is waived for delegates from countries on the
lower 50% of the UN Human development Index ranking 2020.
VISTA provides a forum for exchanging
the latest information, research and expertise related to the Paralympic
Movement and promotes cross-disciplinary interaction between sport scientists,
athletes, coaches, administrators and the media.
Further information regarding
registration and speakers for VISTA 2021 can be found at www.vista2021.com
For further information, please
contact Philip Dorward, IPC Head of Communications
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