Below is a select listing of upcoming events and conferences. For a complete listing, go to the NCHPAD calendar at http://www.ncpad.org/events/index.php.
Inclusive Fitness Coalition (IFC) Stakeholder Strategy Session, Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT
Due to an overwhelming demand, IFC has created a teleconference option for its upcoming Strategy Meeting. Please note: participation for the call-in number is limited to the first 20 people. Please call in early to ensure a spot. If you plan to participate in the teleconference, please contact Amy Rauworth at 312-355-1584 or amyr@lakeshore.org.
For more information about the IFC and/or the upcoming strategy session taking place at the Inclusive Fitness Conference in Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, go to http://incfit.org/node/149.
Call for Presentations, 38th Annual Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation & Adapted Physical Activity (MWTR), April 15 -17, 2009, St. Louis, MO
Submission Deadline: November 14, 2008
For 38 years, the MWTR has been offering students, practitioners, researchers, and educators an opportunity to participate in continuing education format in the Midwest. Most, but not all, participants and speakers come from community recreation, mental health, intellectual disability, physical rehabilitation, aging, and outdoor recreation facilities, as well as colleges and universities.
Registration and program information will soon be posted at http://muconf.missouri.edu/midwest_symposium/. For more information, contact 573-882-4038 or muconf1@missouri.edu.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Annual Conference: Paving the Way: Pathways for Research, Education, Service, & Policy, November 9-12, 2008, Washington, DC
For the tentative agenda, pre-conference workshop descriptions, and information about this year's AUCD training symposium, go to http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=581.
Call for Hosts, Inclusive Playgrounds Awareness Event, Inclusive Fitness Coalition (IFC)
The IFC is calling for advocates, community groups, families, and other related organizations to host an awareness event focusing on inclusion at various playgrounds across the world. Plan an event in your community and help spread the word and educate others who may not be aware of the benefits of inclusive design and play. Inform the IFC of your plans and let them help disseminate this information. Participating playgrounds/groups will be submitted for possible inclusion in a series of articles for national magazines, in addition to the IFC website and newsletter.
If you would like to host an event, please contact Jessica Madrigal at jmadri1@uic.edu.
Inclusive Fitness Conference: Exercise is for Everybody, October 15-18, 2008, Chicago, IL
This first-ever conference, taking place as part of Club Industry 2008, the premiere event for commercial fitness and nutrition, challenges fitness and wellness practitioners to learn about creating and executing a plan of action to make your facility accessible to all. Presentations will be on a wide variety of topics, including fitness techniques, exercise science, recreation, sports, assistive technology, programming, health promotion, evidence-based practice, wellness, and more. Attendees will include owners and operators of commercial, private, and medical fitness and wellness centers, as well as professional practitioners within those fields.
For more information on the Inclusive Fitness Conference, contact NCHPAD at 800-900-8086 or email@ncpad.org. For more information on Club Industry 2008, go to http://clubindustryshow.com/ or call 800-559-0620. Attendees to the Inclusive Fitness Conference can download a discounted registration form for Club Industry at http://www.ncpad.org/get/misc/NCPADDdiscregfm.pdf.
ACSM CECs: 16 hours of Continuing Education Credit will be awarded.
ACSM CECs: 16 hours of Continuing Education Credit will be awarded.