International Conference on Childhood Obesity: Evidence and Practice from Exercise Science (ICCO2008)
On behalf of the Organising Committee and the Scientific Committee, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the ¡§International Conference on Childhood Obesity: Evidence and Practice from Exercise Science¡¨ (ICCO2008). The Conference will be held at the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR from 13th to 16th November, 2008.

Hong Kong, a busy metropolitan business centre, has been labelled as the meeting point of East and West. The ICCO2008 is the first ever conference in Hong Kong that focuses on the latest knowledge, development and advances in prevention and intervention of childhood obesity, with an ultimate aim of reducing the incidence of childhood and youth obesity through increased sport and physical activity participation, reduced sedentary behaviours, and sound nutrition. The meeting is 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.

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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, Professor Albert Lee, Professor Georgia Guldan, Professor Chun Chung Francis CHOW and Professor Stanley Sai-Chuen 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.

We hope that you will be able to join us in Hong Kong and we are confident that you will find the ICCO2008 fruitful, valuable and enjoyable.



Professor Youlian HONG Professor Stanley Sai-Chuen HUI
Chairman, Organising Committee of the
ICCO2008
Chairman, Department of Sports Science
and Physical Education, Faculty of Education 		Chairman, Scientific Committee of the ICCO2008
Council Member, Hong Kong Association
for the Study of Obesity




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Updated on 17-11-2008

OrganisersCo-organisers
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education The Faculty of Education, CUHK, Hong Kong The United College, CUHK, Hong Kong The New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong The Shaw College, CUHK, Hong Kong The Chung Chi College, CUHK, Hong Kong

Supporting Organisers
Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity, Hong Kong Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China Ltd., Hong Kong CUHK-WHO Collaborating Centre for Sports Medicine and Health Promotion, Hong Kong Hong Kong Jockey Club, Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, Hong Kong Shanghai University of Sport, China National Taiwan Sport University, Taiwan International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Hong Kong
International Conference on Childhood Obesity: Evidence and Practice from Exercise Science
Nov 13-16, 2008, Hong Kong, China.