Brussels – Belgium, July 13, 2012: De-Briefing, The ECSS 2012 congress is part of ECSS history and we look back on a most successful event with a unique atmosphere generated by its participants and the extraordinary congress venue itself. During the four days of the congress outstanding scientific work has been presented in plenary sessions, symposia as well as oral and e-poster sessions.
Within the Young Investigator Award young up-coming scientists have presented their work and the best have been awarded. Social events like opening ceremony, YIA cocktail and the after party gave participants the opportunity to network and find new friends.
The ECSS would like to thank all ECSS Bruges 2012 participants to have contributed to a beautiful congress in the heart of Europe.
Congress facts
Total number of congress participants: 2104
Total number of participating countries: 60
Plenary sessions: 4
Invited symposia sessions: 36
Oral symposia: 74
Poster presentation sessions: 118
ECSS Young Investigators Award 2012
• Total of YIA applicants: 347
• Total of YIA submissions: 270
ECSS Young Investigators Award winners 2012
Rank Oral presentation Poster presentation, 1st Manuel Gubser (SUI) Joey Smeets (NED)
Congress venue
The ‘Oud Sint-Jan’ Congress Centre is a former medieval hospital that dates back to the 11th century and was in function treating patients until 1978. The old hospital wards have been transformed into a state-of-the-art congress centre with spacious congress rooms and all modern facilities. The ‘Oud Sint-Jan’ Congress Centre is located in the medieval quarter of the city.
Scientific highlights – plenary sessions and Sports Nutrition Symposium
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Cycling Economy: From Performance to Business
Chair: De Knop Paul, [Belgium]
Speakers:
• WINNING THE TOUR DE FRANCE: A SPORT SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, MARTIN, D. [AUSTRALIA]
• PROFESSIONAL ROAD CYCLING: A BUSINESS NETWORK PERSPECTIVE, LAGAE, W., DEJONGHE, T. [BELGIUM]
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Performance in the Heat: What Happens in your Head?
Chair: Sebastien Racinais [Qatar]
Speakers:
• THE HOT BRAIN – CEREBRAL METABOLISM AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE DURING EXERCISE IN THE HEAT, NYBO, L. [DENMARK]
PLEASURE AND OPTIMIZATION OF MUSCULAR EXERCISE, CABANAC, M. [CANADA]
Friday, July 06, 2012
Olympism & Sport (*)
Chair(s): Paavo V. Komi [Finland], Sigmund Loland [Norway]
Speakers:
• THE IOC AND THE OLYMPIC ATHLETE, ENGEBRETSEN, L. [NORWAY]
• CAN THE OLYMPIC GAMES CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER WORLD? LESSONS FROM BEIJING 2008, BROWNELL, S. [UNITED STATES]
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Sport Science in the Heart of Europe (*)
Chair: Romain Meeusen [Belgium]
Speakers:
• SUDDEN DEATH AND SPORT: STILL A LONG WAY TO GO, JOHAN VIJGEN [BELGIUM]
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND HEALTH, AINSWORTH, B. [UNITED STATES]
Friday, July 06, 2012
Sports Nutrition Symposium: Sports Nutrition offered by Mother Earth sponsored by GSSI
Chair(s): Jeukendrup Asker [United Kingdom]
Speakers:
• BERRIES AND CHERRIES, BOWTELL, J. [UNITED KINGDOM]
• GREEN TEA, HODGSON, A. [UNITED KINGDOM]
• BEETROOT AND OTHER SOURCES OF NITRATE, JONES, A. [UNITED KINGDOM].
ECSS extends Membership Benefits:
With numerous ECSS membership benefits in place, the ECSS can help sport scientists to achieve their career goals irrespectively of the discipline they are representing. ECSS.tv now extends the list of ECSS membership benefits. This platform broadcasts scientific presentations, lectures and sessions from the Annual Congresses of the European College of Sport Science delivered to you as live streams and recordings.
With the 17th annual congress of sports science in Bruges, Belgium being history, ECSS.tv now provides all plenary sessions and the Sports Nutrition Symposium of ECSS Bruges 2012 online.
ECSS.tv is a free of charge service for all ECSS members and partners accessible through their ECSS account.
Further ECSS membership benefits at a glance
• Reduced registration fees at the annual ECSS congresses
www.ecss-congress.eu/2013 ; www.ecss-congress.eu/2014 ; www.ecss-congress.eu/2015
• Admission to the European Workshop of Sport Science (EWSS) – educational workshops offered within the framework of the annual ECSS Congress
• Full access to the European Vacancies of Sport Science (EVSS) to advertise and search for sport science related vacancies (grants, jobs, scholarships)
• Full access to the European Journal of Sport Science (EJSS) electronically (including back issues) plus bimonthly hard copy send to your address (opt in)
• Full access to the European Network of Sport Science (ENSS) – ECSS members forum and ECSS members directory: the professional communication platform for ECSS members to communicate one-to-one or many-to-many
• Full access to the European Database of Sport Science (EDSS) including all abstracts of former ECSS congresses
• Announce and search for sport science related congresses and symposia in our European Events of Sport Science (EESS) platform
• Admission to the ECSS Young Investigators Award at the ECSS congresses.
De-Briefing, De-Briefing, De-Briefing, De-Briefing, De-Briefing, De-Briefing, De-Briefing —– ECSS
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