PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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The IPC Sports Science Committee (SSC) met in Vancouver with local scientific committee members last week, furthering the plans for the scientific programme of the VISTA 2009 Conference. The conference will take place in the city from 22 to 26 March 2009 and will be under the theme of “Paralympic Legacy and Innovation”.
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The London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has formally invited schools, colleges and other learning institutions across the across the UK, to lead the UK celebrations around the Paralympic Handover on 17 September 2008, the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.