Conferences and training opportunities related to promoting physical activity and active lifestyles are listed below, with dates, locations, and Internet links. The list is in chronological order.

JANUARY 2010

None

FEBRUARY
Ninth Annual Partners for Smart Growth
2/4/2010 - 2/6/2010
Seattle, WA
http://www.newpartners.org/

10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior
2/7/2010 - 2/10/2010
Clearwater, FL
http://www.aahb-temp.net/index.php

American College of Preventive Medicine 2010
2/17/2010 - 2/20/2010
Crystal City, VA
http://preventivemedicine2010.org/

Active Living Conference
2/9/2010 - 2/11/2010
San Diego, CA
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2010

International Conference "Towards Better Work and Well-being"
2/10/2010 - 2/12/2010
Helsinki, Finland
http://osha.europa.eu/en/events/towards_better_work_well-being_01.04112008

4th Annual Nutrition and Lifestyle Conference
2/23/2010 - 2/24/2010
Brussels, Belgium
http://www.forum-europe.com/Events_Detail.aspx?EID=305

International Stroke Conference
2/24/2010 - 2/26/2010
San Antonio, TX
http://strokeconference.americanheart.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/

Community & Global Health Conference - 2010
2/24/2010 - 02-27/2010
Portland Oregon
http://www.iapop.com/CommunityGlobalHealthHomePage.htm

2010 Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference
2/25/2010 - 2/26/2010
Tempe, AZ
http://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/ace/courses/bhlc/index.htm

MARCH
Joint Conference - 50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism  2010
3/2/2010 - 3/6/2010
San Francisco, CA
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3065525

Association for Community Health Improvement Spring Training Conference
3/4/2010 - 3/5/2010
Jacksonville, FL
http://www.communityhlth.org/

Health Education Advocacy Summit
3/6/2010 - 3/8/2010
Washington, DC
http://www.healtheducationadvocate.org/summit2010/2010advocacysummitflyer.pdf

The Obesity Congress and the Annual Forum for Improving Children’s Healthcare
3/8/2010 - 3/11/2010
Atlanta, GA
http://www.nichq.org/conferences_training/annual_forum_2010/index.html

National Bike Summit
3/9/2010 - 3/11/2010
Washington, DC
http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit10/index.php

Seattle Bicycle Expo
3/14/2010 - 3/15/2010
Seattle, WA
http://www.cascade.org/EandR/expo/index.cfm

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, & Dance
3/16/2010 - 3/20/2010
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.aahperd.org/whatwedo/convention/index.cfm

2010 Annual Conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging
3/15/2010 - 3/19/2010
Chicago, IL
http://www.agingconference.org/AiA10/index.cfm

20th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
3/15/2010 - 3/19/2010
Hilton Head, SC
http://www.healthpromotionconference.org/

Professional Trailbuilders Conference
3/15/2010 - 3/20/2010
Asheville, NC
http://www.bikerumor.com/2009/01/19/march-professional-trailbuilders-conference-in-asheville-nc/

National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation
3/17/2010 - 3/19/2010
Washington, DC
http://www.nrpa.org/legforum/

27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference
3/20/2010 - 3/24/2010
San Diego, CA
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/conference/

Funder's Network 11th Annual Conference
3/22/2010 - 3/24/2010
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/index.php/events/annual-conference-2010/

6th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy
3/24/2010 - 3/20/2010
Salzburg, Austria
http://www2.kenes.com/dip2011/Pages/home.aspx

APRIL
SOPHE 2010 Midyear Scientific Conference
4/7/2010 - 4/9/2010
Atlanta, GA
http://sophe.sophe.org/event_items.asp

New Aging Conference
4/15/2010 - 04/17/2010
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1msh60

Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting         
4/7/2010 - 4/10/2010
Seattle, WA
http://www.sbm.org/

13th Annual Health & Fitness Summit
4/7/2010 - 4/10/2010
Austin, TX
http://www.acsm.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Education/Conferences/HealthFitnessSummit/Summit.htm

2010 CDC Diabetes Translation Conference
4/13/2010 - 4/16/2010
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/conferences/index.htm

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
4/15/2010 - 4/17/2010
Chicago, IL
http://www.pcna.net/education/annual/index.php?PHPSESSID=7af376c1f66a911712e17476f494f703

Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation and Adapted Physical Activity
4/26/2010 - 4/28/2010
Lake Geneva, WI
http://muconf.missouri.edu/midwest_symposium/MidwestQC.pdf

MAY
3rd International Conference on Physical Activity and Health
5/5/2010 - 5/8/2010
Toronto, Canada
http://www.cflri.ca/icpaph/en/index.php

2010 National Historic Trails Workshop
5/12/2010 - 5/14/2010
San Antonio, TX
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/rtevents.htm

6th Annual Games for Health Conference
5/25/2010 - 5/27/2010
Boston, MA
http://gamesforhealth.org/

Canadian Transportation Research Forum's 45th Annual Conference
5/30/2010 - 6/2/2010
Toronto, Canada
http://www.ctrf.ca/

JUNE
World Congress on Exercise is Medicine
6/1/2010 - 6/5/2010
Baltimore, MD
http://www.exerciseismedicine.org/worldcongress.htm

Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
6/2/2010 - 6/5/2010
Baltimore, MD
www.acsm.org

Environmental Research Design Association Annual Conference
6/2/2010 - 6/6/2010
Washington, DC
http://edra.org/community-mainmenu-189/conferences-mainmenu-174/edra41-washington-dc

7th International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM 7)
6/5/2009 - 6/7/2009
Washington, DC
http://www.icdam.org/

International Society of Behavioral Nutrition Annual Meeting
6/9/2010 - 6/12/2010
Minneapolis, MN
http://www.isbnpa.org/

20th Anniversary Social Marketing in Public HealthConference
6/11/2010 - 6/14/2010
Clearwater Beach, FL
http://www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/smph/

2010 Built Environment Assessment Training (BEAT) Institute
6/13/2010 - 6/18/2010
Philadelphia, PA
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yg3m86u

2011 American Volkssport Association
6/18/2010 - 6/26/2010
Des Moines, IA
http://www.ava.org/clubs/ava2011convention/index.asp

6th Annual International Conference on Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
06/28/2010 - 07/01/2010
Athens, Greece
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1mmis0

JULY
11th International Congress on Obesity
7/11/2010 - 7/16/2010
Stockholm, Sweden           
http://www.iaso.org

World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education
7/11/2010 - 7/15/2010
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.iuhpeconference.net/

The 35th Annual National Wellness Conference
7/17/2010 - 7/22/2010
Stevens Point, WI
http://www.eventsinamerica.com/events/the_35th_annual_national_wellness_conference/ev4af0a4442a5d7/

International Academy on Nutrition and Aging
7/26/2010 - 7/27/2010
Albuquerque, NM

AUGUST
IDEA World Fitness Convention
8/4/2010 - 8/10/2010
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.ideafit.com/

SEPTEMBER
ProWalk/ProBike 2010
9/13/2010 - 9/17/2010
Chattanooga, TN
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/rtevents.htm

Sports & Exercise Medicine Annual Conference
09/17/2010 - 09/18/2010
Dublin, Ireland
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1m8ims

The 2010 International Conference on Aging in the Americas
09/15/2010 - 09/17/2010
Austin, TX
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/caa/index.php

OCTOBER
"PE4Life Resource Conference Play to W.I.N."
10/4/2010 - 10/5/2010
Overland Park, KS
http://www.pe4life.org/events/pe4life-upcoming-events/

84th Annual ASHA School Health Conference: Healthy Students Successful Learners
10/13/2010 - 10/16/2010
Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.ashaweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3315

48th International Making Cities Livable Conference
10/17/2010 - 10/21/2010
Charleston, SC
http://www.livablecities.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences.html

NOVEMBER
138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition
11/6/2010 - 11/10/2010
Denver, CO
http://www.apha.org/meetings/

2010 International Sports Management Conference: Bridging Research and Practice
11/4/2010 - 11/6/2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
http://www.worldeventsforum.com/ismc/

State Trail Administrators Annual Meeting\
11/11/2010 - 11/13/2010
Chattanooga, TN
http://www.ibrc.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/stam2010/index.htm

European Public Health Association (EUPHA) Annual Conference
11/13/2010 - 11/13/2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.eupha.org/site/future_conferences.ph

Texas Obesity Research Center 2010 Conference
11/18/2010 - 11/19/2010
Houston, TX
http://hhp.uh.edu/obesity/conference/

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
11/19/2010 - 11/23/2010
New Orleans, LA
http://www.geron.org/Annual%20Meeting

2nd Conference on Postive Aging
11/26/2010 - 11/27/2010
Vancouver, BC
http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Brochures/AdvNot_PositiveAging%202010.pdf

DECEMBER
International Council on Active Aging Conference 2010
12/2/2010 - 12/4/2010
San Diego, CA
http://www.icaa.cc/convention.htm

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