The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity are hosting the 19th annual meeti...
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity are hosting the 19th annual meeting and 15th conference of HEPA Europe on 19–21 August 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. The event will be organized jointly with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
The HEPA Europe 2024 conference will focus on the importance of inclusion in implementing health-enhancing physical activity. Two speakers have been confirmed so far: Professor Adrian Bauman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney School of Public Health and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity, and Dr Jane Thornton, sport and exercise medicine physician and clinician-scientist specializing in long-term athlete health and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
The objective of the conference is to engage and connect scientists, leading experts, policy-makers, professionals and other stakeholders to enhance and facilitate the implementation of knowledge in the field of health-enhancing physical activity, and to provide a forum for sharing the latest scientific, practice and policy developments in Europe and beyond.
The programme will consist of keynote lectures, symposia, parallel oral sessions, and short 2-minute pitches, accompanied by social and networking events. The annual meeting of HEPA Europe and parallel sessions of its HEPA working groups will also be hosted during the conference.
Key dates:
- Symposium submission deadline: 19 January 2024
- Abstract submission deadline: 23 February 2024
- Early bird deadline and author registration deadline: 15 May 2024
- Registration deadline: 9 August 2024
For more information, please click
here.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity are hosting the 19th annual meeting and 15th conference of HEPA Europe on 19–21 August 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. The event will be organized jointly with the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
The HEPA Europe 2024 conference will focus on the importance of inclusion in implementing health-enhancing physical activity. Two speakers have been confirmed so far: Professor Adrian Bauman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney School of Public Health and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity, and Dr Jane Thornton, sport and exercise medicine physician and clinician-scientist specializing in long-term athlete health and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
The objective of the conference is to engage and connect scientists, leading experts, policy-makers, professionals and other stakeholders to enhance and facilitate the implementation of knowledge in the field of health-enhancing physical activity, and to provide a forum for sharing the latest scientific, practice and policy developments in Europe and beyond.
The programme will consist of keynote lectures, symposia, parallel oral sessions, and short 2-minute pitches, accompanied by social and networking events. The annual meeting of HEPA Europe and parallel sessions of its HEPA working groups will also be hosted during the conference.
Key dates:
- Symposium submission deadline: 19 January 2024
- Abstract submission deadline: 23 February 2024
- Early bird deadline and author registration deadline: 15 May 2024
- Registration deadline: 9 August 2024
For more information, please click
here.
More information on the submission process is available
here. Members of the HEPA Network working groups are also advised to reach out to their working group leads, who will be coordinating symposium submissions.
Attendees are encouraged to book accommodations as early as possible. Please refer to the conference website for more information.
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