Brunel is proud to host the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences conference 2008.  Full details of the conference can be found at:  http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse/bases.bspx

 

Located 10 minutes from Heathrow Airport, with close proximity to central London, Brunel University is an accessible and exciting venue for this years BASES conference.

 

Day 1:  The Performing Athlete

Keynote:  Dave Collins, Performance Director, UK Athletics.

Highlighted Symposia: 

New Frontiers in Physiology: Saltin, Dempsey, Greenhaff and Gonzalez-Alonso

The Role of Implicit Cognition in Sport:  Masters, Van der Kamp and Jackson

 

Day 2:  Health and Physical Activity

Keynote: Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer

Highlighted Symposia: 

Lifestyle and Chronic Disease: Faulkner and Lake

Exercise and Chronic Heart failure:  Doherty, George, Bromley et al.

 

Day 3:  The Importance of Youth

Keynote:  Patrick Duffy, Chief Executive, Sports Coach UK.

Highlighted Symposia: 

Using Biomechanics to unravel the Mystery of Motor Development: De Ste Croix, Holt, Korff and Praagh

Biopsychosocial Support Systems and the Role of the Sports Scientist: Leahy

 

Varied social programme

- BBQ and Drinks Reception

- London Eye Trip

- Golf Day

- River Thames Cruise

- Conference Dinner

 

We look forward to seeing you at Brunel in September!

 

The BASES Conference Team