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Consensus conference 

Performance in Sports involving intense exercise

September 16 - 18, 2009

Link to videos and presentations from the conference

30 internationally acknowledged researchers together with representatives from the world of sport will take part in this consensus conference.  The conference is not open for the public.

Aims
The aim of the consensus conference is to facilitate the presentation and discussion of the latest knowledge on performance in high intensity elite sports. Specifically, the aim is to produce a series of statements and recommendations that can be used by decision makers in sport as well as in politics and economy. The conference will conclude with a press release presenting the statements and recommendations.

Scientific perspectives
The conference includes two different scientific perspectives: sport psychology human physiology.

Publication and communication
The conference presentations and statements will be published in a special issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

During the conference, all presentations will be filmed. Two weeks after the conference the videos of the presentations will be accessible on this page.

Organizers
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Team Danmark

Chairman of scientific and organization committee: Professsor Jens Bangsbo, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Sponsors
The organizers wish to thank:

• Kulturministeriets Udvalg for Idrætsforskning
• IOC Medical Committee
• Sport Event Danmark
• Team Danmark

Contact
Questions regarding the conference should be directed to conference secretary Anne Lykke Poulsen, apoulsen@ifi.ku.dk, tel. +45 35 32 17 51