Based on the tremendous success of the inaugural 1st World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention in 2005, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center will organize the 2nd World Congress from June 26 through June 28, 2008 in Tromsø, Norway. Mark the dates in your calendar now!
Tromsø is located well above the Arctic Circle, which means that the sun will never set on the congress participants around Midsummer Nights Eve! The city boasts of the northernmost university in the world, but thanks to the Gulf stream, summer temperatures are warm.Tromsø is the gateway to the Arctic and the seven wonders of the north; the fairy-tale coast of Helgeland, the fabled mountain archipelago of Lofoten, the whales off Andenes, the rocky outer coast of Senja Island, the high skies of the Sami heartland, Land's End at North Cape and the Polar Bear Kingdom of Spitsbergen are all within reach from Tromsø.
The 2nd World Congress will follow the format of the 2005 congress in Oslo, with a multidisciplinary perspective on sports injury prevention for different sports and different injury types, including studies on intervention methods, epidemiology, risk factors and injury mechanisms. The three-day program will include keynote lectures, symposia, instructional courses, free communications and workshops.
For more information, see our web site www.octrc.no/congress