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 2009

8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities
January 22-24, 2009
Albuquerque, NM
http://www.newpartners.org/

FEBRUARY

Building Healthy Lifestyes Conference
February 5-6, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.bhlconference.com/

American College of Preventive Medicine Annual Conference
February 11-14, 2009
Los Angeles, California
http://www.preventivemedicine2009.org/

International Stroke Conference
February 17-20, 2009
San Diego, California
http://strokeconference.americanheart.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/sandiego2009

Active Living Research Annual Conference
February 18-20, 2009
San Diego, California
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2009/cfa2009

Health Education Advocacy Summit
February 21-23, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.healtheducationadvocate.org/Summit/

National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention & Control
February 23-25, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference/

3rd National Leadership Summit: Eliminating Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health
February 25-27
National Harbor, Maryland
http://www.omhrc.gov/npasummit2009/

Gerontologica.Society of America Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference
February 26-March 1, 2009
San Antonio, Texas
http://www.aghe.org/site/aghewebsite/section.php?id=8271

MARCH

The 9th Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior
March 8-11, 2009
Hilton Head, SC
http://www.aahb-temp.net/Mtgs_Upcoming.html

Joint Conference - 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention &
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism
March 10-12, 2009
Palm Harbor, FL
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3056462

National Bike Summit
March 10-12, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikeadvocacy/summit.php

Association for Community Health Improvement Annual Conference
March 11-13, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.communityhlth.org/communityhlth_app/conf2009/annual09.jsp

Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo
March 14-15, 2009
Seattle, WA
http://www.cascade.org/EandR/expo/index.cfm

Aging in America Conference
March 15-19, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.agingconference.org/asav2/conf/jc/jc09/index2.cfm

Funders' Network 10th Annual Conference
March 16-18, 2009
Miami, Florida
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/calendar_sponsor2791/calendar_sponsor_list.htm?event=all

18th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference
March 16-19, 2009
San Diego, CA
http://healthpromotionconference.com/

Trailbuilders Conference
March 17-19, 2009
Asheville, North Carolina
http://www.bywaysresourcecenter.org/events/archives/2009/03/15/

National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation
March 17-20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
http://www.nrpa.org/forum

13th Annual Health & Fitness Summit
March 25-28, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
http://preview.tinyurl.com/9t9x6j

5th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy
March 26-28, 2009
Sorrento, Italy
http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Fitness.htm

124th American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention and Exposition (AAHPERD 2009)
March 31-April 4, 2009
Tampa, Florida
http://www.aahperd.org/convention/

APRIL

3rd International Congress on Prediabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome
April 1-4, 2009
Nice, France
http://www2.kenes.com/Prediabetes/pages/home.aspx

4th International State-of-the-art Congress: Rehabilitation: Mobility, Exercise & Sports
April 7-9, 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.move.vu.nl/links/rehabmove2009/

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Annual Symposium
April 16-18, 2009
Dallas, Texas
http://www.pcna.net/education/annual/index.php

2009 CDC Diabetes Conference
April 21-24, 2009
Long Beach, California
http://www.team-psa.com/2009diabetesabstracts/main.asp

30th Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting
April, 22-25, 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://www.sbm.org/meeting/2009/

6th European Conference on Promoting Workplace Health
April 27-28, 2009
Perugia, Italia
http://www.enwhp.org/index.php?id=593

MAY

I3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health
May 5-8, 2009
Toronto, Canada
http://www.cflri.ca/icpaph/en/index.php

International Sports Management Conference: Innovative Solutions for Administration, Facilities, Events, Legal Aspects, Marketing and Technology
May 6-8, 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
http://www.allconferences.com/conferences/20080510235704/

17th European Congress on Obesity, Eco 2008
May 6-9, 2009
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
http://www.easo.org/eco2009/

SOPHE Mid-Year Scientific Conference
May 6-9, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.sophe.org/event_items.asp?month=5&year=2009&item_id=12168

International Making Cities Liveable (47th)
May10-14, 2009
Portland, Oregon
http://www.livablecities.org/

44th Canadian Transportation Research Forum
May 24-27, 2009
Victoria, British Columbia
http://www.ctrf.ca/

Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
May 27-30, 2009
Seattle, Washington
http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Annual_Meeting2

Environmental Design Research Association: : Re: The Ethical Design of Places
May 27-31, 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.edra.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=301&Itemid=1l

JUNE

The 7th International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM7)
June 5-7, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.icdam.org/

Childhood Obesity Conference: Creating Healthy Places for All Children
June 9-12, 2009
Los Angeles, California
http://www.first5la.org/events/2009-childhood-obesity-conference-creating-healthy-places-for-all-children

Games for Health Conference
June 11-12, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.gamesforhealth.org/index3.html

Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
June 17-20, 2009
Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.isbnpa.org/

54th Annual AAHPERD Leadership Development Conference
June 17-20, 2008
Washington, DC
http://www.aahperd.org/aahperd/template.cfm?template=ldc_main.html

PE4LIfe Summit
June 19, 2009
Bentonville, Arkansas
http://www.pe4life.org/sub/Events/index.cfm

Social Marketing in Public Health
June 19-20, 2009
Clearwater Beach, FL
http://www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/smph/

Built Environment Assessment Training (BEAT) Institute
June 21-26, 2009
San Diego, California
http://www.sph.emory.edu/BEAT/

American Volkssport Association Biennial Convention
June23 - 27, 2009
Richardson, Texas
http://www.aahperd.org/aahperd/template.cfm?template=ldc_main.html

The 17th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity
June 23-27, 2009
Gävle, Sweden
http://www.isapa2009.com/

JULY

National Plan 2009 Conference
July 1-2, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.physicalactivityplan.org/conference2009.htm

4th IANA (International Academy on Nutrition and Aging)  Meeting on: Advances on Nutrition and Age Related Disease
July 5, 2009
Paris, France
http://www.healthandage.org/html/min/iananda/congress.htm

State Trail Administrators Meeting
July 7-8, 2009
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/stam2009/index.htm

IDEA World Fitness Convention™
July 8-12, 2008
Anaheim, California
http://www.ideafit.com/conference/idea-world-fitness-convention-2008

12th Conference on National Scenic & Historic Trails
July 12-15, 2009
Missoula, Montana
http://www.nationaltrailspartnership.org/09_NTS_conference.asp

16th IAPESGW World Congress (physical education)
July 16-19, 2009
Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.vagacms.co.uk/vagacms/iapesgw/iahome.aspx

First Asia Pacific Conference on Health Promotion and Education
July 18-20, 2009
Chiba-city, Japan
http://www.dokkyomed.ac.jp/dep-m/pub/apac.html

34th Annual National Wellness Conference
July 18-23, 2009
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
http://www.nationalwellness.org/index.php?id_tier=98

AUGUST

2nd AnnualNational Safe Routes to School Conference
August 18-21, 2009
Portland, Oregon
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/news_room/2008-12-18_NatConf.cfm

SEPTEMBER

Physical Activity and Public Health 2009: A Postgraduate Course on Research Directions and Strategies
September 15-23, 2009
Hilton Head, South Carolina
http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/seapines/index.htm

Physical Activity and Public Health 2009: A Practitioner’s Course on Community Interventions
September 17-23, 2009
Hilton Head, South Carolina
http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/seapines/index.ht

Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging – Research to Practice Conference
September 15-16, 2009
Chapel Hill, NC
www.prc-han.org

OCTOBER

Energy Balance, Cancer Prognosis, and Survivorship Conference
October 6-8, 2009
Seattle, WA
http://preview.tinyurl.com/l6eewm

WALK 21: 10th Annual
October 7-9, 2009
New York, New York
http://www.walk21.com/news/detail.asp?News=77

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition
October 13 - 16, 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=8340

Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society
October 24-28, 2009
Washington, DC
http://www.obesity.org/

NOVEMBER

APHA Annual Meeting & Public Health Expo
November 7-11, 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
http://www.apha.org/meetings/exposition/

The Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
November 18-22, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.geron.org/

European Public Health Conference
November 26-28, 2009
Lodz, Poland
http://www.eupha.org/site/upcoming_conference.php

DECEMBER

Seventh Annual International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) Conference
December 2-5, 2009
Orlando, Florida
http://www.icaa.cc/convention.htm

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