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As the new Chair of EHFA’s Standards Council I invite you to come to our 3rd Annual International Standards Meeting, which will be hosted in the lovely Spanish city Barcelona.

As confirmed after the two previous ISM meetings at London (2010) and Brussels (2011), we recognize that we have an agreed global approach to improve education, recognition and social impact of exercise professionals and the fitness sector worldwide, and more importantly is thatwe have already shown that we can collaborate and work together. The International Standards Meeting has already become the most relevant occasion for cooperation in the worldwide fitness sector.

We have had great feedback from experts who want to attend and we will try to represent and include all the most important topics of the day – as well as providing the best networking event for anyone involved in standards-setting and delivering qualifications and certifications in fitness.

Accordingly we have adjusted the programme:

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PROGRAMME - for the 3rd International Standards Meeting - Barcelona (Spain):

 1st Day: 8th November (14:00 to 18:30)

14:00

Welcome from Albert Marco i Zaurín, Director Secretaria General de l’Esport Generalitat de Catalunya

14:15

Introduction to the proceedings from Professor Dr. Thomas Rieger

14:30

The key areas of work in 6 warm-up sessions(recognizing where we are and where we might want to go): 6 experts will present their position and understanding on current innovative work, with the challenges and opportunities for improving international collaboration and understanding on the six main areas to be covered in the conference:

  • The role of higher education in the fitness sector
  • Predicting the future skills needs for exercise professionals 
  • Standards for exercise professionals in the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions 
  • Standards for exercise professionals to position fitness as a key deliverer in promoting active ageing 
  • Comparability of certification procedures and measuring the outcomes through professional recognition (Registers) 
  • The role of informal and non-formal learning and how to agree on exemption, equivalence and recognition of prior learning

16:00

Coffee-break

16:30

Break-out seminars on topics 1, 2 and 3. Delegates will explore and discuss effective ways to investigate and develop actions to establish areas of agreement and cooperation. Each session Chaired by the presenters from the warm-up sessions with a Rapporteur

18:30

Break-out sessions end

19:30

Social programme, starting with drinks reception followed a Catalonian night in the beautiful city of Barcelona

 2nd Day: 9th of November (09:00 to 14:00)

09:00

Key note presentation – Prof. Paolo CaserottiPhD from the Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics (ISSCB), Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) - The science behind exercise and active ageing.

09:45

Break-out seminars on topics 4, 5 and 6. Delegates will explore and discuss effective ways to investigate and develop actions to establish areas of agreement and cooperation. Each session Chaired by the presenters from the warm-up sessions with a Rapporteur

11:15

Coffee break

11:45

Reporting on the six sessions. The Rapporteurs will present the issues, findings, cooperation and conclusions (10-15 minutes each to include questions of clarification).

13:15

Summary of actions and outcomes fromProfessor Dr. Thomas Rieger

All delegates will be able to post their individual comments in the conference summary that will be published by EHFA, together with the summaries of the Rapporteurs from each of the technical sessions

13:45

Closing remarks from Harm Tegelaars, President of EHFA

14:00

Sandwich lunch

And remember that the challenge that we defined last year at Brussels was that for the coming editions of ISM we need to advance our strong vision of international cooperation by working effectively with each other, to build a clear sense of direction for the Health & Fitness industry.

The location for the 2012 International Standards Meeting at Barcelona, Spain (8th and 9th of November) will be an impressive historical building, the Museum of Sports “Melcior Collet”, where Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee, had his personal offices at Barcelona.

Already we are at 60% of capacity – so if you want to be part of the most important standards event of the year please make sure you book now. The fee for the 2012 ISM is just 175 EURO to include lunches, coffees and our Catalonian evening.

I look forward to seeing you in Barcelona!

Prof. Dr. Thomas Rieger

Chairman of the Standards Council

EHFA – The European Health & Fitness Association

 

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