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.
NADD 26th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show - Advancing Mental Wellness Through Excellence in Mental Health Care in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, October 21-23, 2009, New Orleans, LA
This year's conference is an opportunity to learn and apply support strategies, program models, and treatment approaches. The NADD Family Committee is pleased to offer a scholarship for registration fee waivers. Please specify the registration fee waiver amount.
http://www.thenadd.org
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Peer Review Opportunity
Congress has made available $35 million for fiscal year 2009 to fund innovative research that has the potential to make a significant impact on improving function, wellness, and overall quality of life for persons living with spinal cord injuries. They are currently recruiting persons who are living with spinal cord injuries and/or their family members/caregivers to serve as consumer/advocate reviewers in peer reviews of proposals submitted to the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) of the DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
For more information about how consumer/advocates are involved in peer review, as well as a brief description of this new program, go to the CDMRP Website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/cwg/default.htm.
For more information or to participate, please contact Carolyn Branson, Consumer Reviewer Administration Manager, at (301) 360-2150, x2056, or Carolyn_Branson@sra.com.
Club Industry Conference and Exposition for Health & Fitness Facility Management Conference: Chicago, IL: October 14-17, 2009
Exhibits: October 15-17, 2009 - McCormick Place • Chicago, IL
Discover innovative ways to deliver added value and programming flexibility! Club Industry is the only event that unites the entire fitness community, focusing on both the common operating challenges and individual needs of all facilities.
As a Club Industry partner, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability & Inclusive Fitness Coalition are entitled to give friends and colleagues the biggest discount Club Industry offers! You can receive almost 50% off some of the regular conference prices! We encourage IFC members to attend the conference by using the following link to the online registration form:
http://national.clubindustryshow.com/National2009/Public/Content.aspx?ID=1009169 Promotion code SR
For more information, visit: http://incfit.org/node/239, www.clubindustryshow.com/national
Calling All Group Exercise Instructors!
Club Industry 2009 includes a feature on the show floor called Club Studio, where group exercise classes are given throughout the day in 30-minute time slots. Club Studio runs during the expo days only: Thursday, October 15, from 1 pm to 5:30 pm; Friday, October 16, from 12 pm to 3 pm and Saturday, October 17, from 10:30 am to 1 pm. These are straight classes as if you were in a club - no lecture, no breakdown of the exercise. Club Industry still has time slots available, so if anyone is interested in - or knows someone who may be interested in - conducting a class, please contact the individuals listed below.
For more information contact: Stacey Orlick, Conference Director at (203) 358-3777 or stacey.orlick@penton.com or Cheryl Vincent at SCW at Cheryl@SCWFitness.com.
Medical Fitness and Healthcare Conference, Medical Fitness Association (MFA), Imagine the Possibilities, December 2-5, 2009, Orlando, FL
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, this annual conference will provide the latest information on building, operating, marketing, programming and staffing your medical fitness facility. As part of the Athletic Business Conference and Expo, this is the only conference dedicated to the medical fitness industry.
For more information, go to http://www.medicalfitness.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=4.
Veterans Adaptive Activities Day, October 9, 2009, Chicago, IL
Join the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and the Chicago Park District for a day of games, fun, food, music, and inclusive fitness for veterans with disabilities and their families and friends. Events will take place Friday, October 9, at Northerly Island in Chicago from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will include handcycling, fishing, kayaking, golf, table games, tennis, bocce ball, quad rugby, sailing, rowing, and wheelchair sports such as football, basketball, and softball, as well as feature other adaptive sporting equipment.
For more information, please contact Chris Miller at chris.miller@illinois.gov.
Teleconference on Policy Implications for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Quality, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR), Thursday, September 17, 2009
The NCDDR will host a (free) teleconference on September 17, 2009, from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. (CST) for NIDRR grantees and other individuals interested in the impacts of current and future federal policy directives upon the quality of disability and rehabilitation research. Panelists will include high-level representatives from federal disability-related agencies and disability organizations.
Space is limited to 35 participants. For those who cannot attend the live teleconference, a recording and transcript will be archived on the NCDDR homepage at www.ncddr.org.
To register, go to http://survey.sedl.org/efm/wsb.dll/s/1g63. For more information, go to www.ncddr.org/cop/tc/tc1 or contact Brenda Lightfoot at brenda.lightfoot@sedl.org or (800) 266-1832.
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 awareness events 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 it 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. To find out more about IFC's Inclusive Play Workgroup, go to http://www.incfit.org/node/169.