Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of
Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (­»´ä¤¤¤å¤j¾ÇÅé¨|¹B°Ê
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Obesity: Evidence and Practice from Exercise Science¡¨ (ICCO2008) (¾Ç
µ£ªÎ­D°ê»Ú·|ij: Åé¨|¹B°Ê¬ì¾Çªº¹ê½î»P®ÄªG) on 13-16 November 2008 at
the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus in Shatin, HKSAR. This is
a unique platform relevant to delegates from a wide range of
disciplines such as sports, physical education, nutrition,
physiotherapy, psychology, public health, medicine, nursing, social
work, fitness and health in sharing knowledge, skills, findings, and
visions related to obesity, particularly in children and adolescents.

It is our honour to have Professor Tom BARANOWSKI from the United
States, Professor Jo SALMON from Australia, Professor CHEN Wenhe and
Professor WANG Mei from China, Professor TOGASHI Kenji from Japan,
Professor CHU Nain-Feng from Taiwan, and Professor Chun Chung Francis
CHOW and Professor Sai Chuen Stanley HUI from Hong Kong to present
their professional knowledge and the most recent discoveries of
childhood obesity from a holistic aspect: the physiological,
psychological and social prospects.

The scientific programme will cover various childhood obesity
epidemiology, prevention and management issues, and related research
with the emphasis on the role of exercise science. This includes
symposia, free-paper presentations in oral or poster formats. Awards
will be given to the best presentations in selected themes. An
extensive exhibition and a series of pre- and post-conference
workshops will be held for our honoured delegates to experience some
skills that can help to curb childhood obesity in various settings.


Do mark your dairy for the conference now and register for the
conference and submit an abstract according to the important dates.

Deadline of abstract submission: 31st May, 2008

Details of information: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/spe/obesity2008/


Dr LIN Violette

Chairperson, Secretariat

ICCO2008

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ICCO2008 Secretariat
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Phone: (852) 2609 6080
Fax: (852) 2603 5781
Email: ICCObesity2008@...

Official Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/spe/obesity2008/