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• Promoting Adapted Sport and its benefits for people with disability.
  
  
• Creating an awareness in society at large for improving the integration of persons with a disability.
  
  
• Taking advantage of the celebration of the European Year for persons with a disability.
  
  
• Strengthening cooperation among the different institutions, social agents and the world of disability.
  
  
• Holding a new international meeting in Spain following the I Paralympic Congress in Barcelona 92.
  
  

Five Key Themes:

1. Adapted Sport organization.

2. Teaching and education in Adapted Sport.

3. Social Environment (Sport and social inclusion)

4. Adapted Sport Medicine.

5. The protagonist: The Athlete

Place / dates:Congress Palace of Málaga (Spain) / 27-30, November 2003

Structure of the lectures:

• Key presentation: one lecture.

• Round Table discussion on issues related to the lecture.

• Open discussion with the audience.

Participants:

Responsible staff and technicians in the area of sports, education, health and social matters of public administration; federations, clubs and associations, universities, physical education and teaching centres at national level.

Conclusions:

The scientific committee will follow the development of the thematic blocks to reach some conclusions that will be presented at the closing of the Conference.

1. Adapted Sport Organization:

In this area various models of organization of adapted sport will be presented and discussed, from the basic to the top level of competition, especially the organization of paralympic sport. This will consist of two key areas.

• International and paralympic organization models at international level.
• Organization models of adapted sport at national level.

2. Teaching and Education in Adapted Sports:

This area will present and discuss the diverse teaching and technical models, as well as the resources and necessary curricular designs for good development of adapted sport in all its aspects and environments, consisting of two thematic blocks:

• Specialized training in adapted physical activities.
• Advances in sports training for disabled athletes.

3. Social environment:

In this area diverse social factors will be presented and discussed that favour the development and inclusion of adapted sport in normal society. It will consist of two specific thematic blocks:

• The social culture and adapted sport.
• Social media and sponsoring.

4. Adapted sport medicine:

This area will present and discuss the diversity involved in medicine, rehabilitation and sport, and other sciences, in the sport speciality where health and safety of the athletes is the main objective. This will be developed into two thematic blocks:

• The adapted sport as an instrument of functional readaptation.
• The role of medical sciences in competition of adapted sport.

5. The protagonist: The athlete:

This being the International Year of Persons with Disabilities, we could not conclude without dedicating a thematic area to the main protagonist of adapted sport, the disabled athlete. In this area they will share with us their personal experiences and will discuss their needs and future proposals for the improvement and development of their sport. Without us keeping in mind the opinions and proposals of athletes, there would be no positive evolution.

The Scientific Committee, headed by Mr. Dr. Josep Oriol Martínez Ferrer, Vice-president of F.E.D.M.F., University professor to Adapted Sport, Universidad Ramón Llull and I.S.M.W.S.F Medical Officer.

The Conference is conducted and sponsored by

• Foundation Andalucía Olímpica
  
  
• Spanish Olympic Committee
  
  
• Spanish Paralympic Committee
  
  
• Spanish Government
  
  
• Government of Andalucía
  
  
• City Council of Málaga.