Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference to be held in conjunction to the NASSS Conference November 4th, 2009, Ottawa, Canada
The third annual Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference will be held in Ottawa on November 4, 2009 in conjunction with the 2009 NASSS conference at the Marriott Hotel. The purpose of the SCRI conference is to gather together policy makers with all current sport researchers funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). The idea is to share their knowledge and expertise in view of maximizing the practical applications of sport participation research. Some specific objectives of the conference include: strengthening the link between sport research and the development of sport participation policy in Canada; initiating an effective dialogue between Canadian sport researchers, sport policy makers and sport practitioners; and encouraging graduate students to contribute to and remain in the field of sport policy. Since the inception of the SCRI, Sport Canada has funded approximately 70 research projects via SSHRC and CIHR. Researchers with final results will present in the morning plenary sessions, while those with research in progress will be invited to present posters. The afternoon sessions will be devoted to dialogue between sport researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Duly registered NASSS conference participants are invited to register and take part in this one-day SCRI conference for free.
Register for the SCRI conference at http://www.sirc.ca beginning August 1, 2009. For more information, contact Joanne Kay at joanne.kay[at]pch.gc.ca
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