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Fourth VISTA Conference
May 6-7, 2006
Venue: Bonn, Germany
Organised by International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that the fourth VISTA Conference will be held from May 6-7, 2006 in Bonn, Germany. One of the main goals of the conference is to bridge the gap between theory and practice and to encourage interdisciplinary discussion. The theme of this year's conference will be "Classification -- Solutions for the Future." In 2003, the IPC developed a classification strategy with the intention to support and coordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport-focused classification systems and their implementation. This conference will provide an ideal environment in which to discuss how science can contribute to the field of classification in the future.

Athletes, coaches, trainers, classifiers, researchers, students and representatives of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International Paralympic Sport Federations (IPSFs) are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral presentations that are pertinent to the conference theme. All abstracts submitted will undergo a peer review by the sports scientific committee. The submission deadline is Aug. 1, 2005. Authors must submit the abstract electronically, accompanied by an abstract submission form.

For information, contact: Miriam Wilkens, IPC Media and Communication Director, at 011-49-228-2907-180, e-mail: miriam.wilkens@paralympic.org, or visit http://www.paralympic.org.

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