Dear Subscribers,

On behalf of the scientific committee, we are pleased to announce you that
the 6th Congress of the Italian Society of Movement Analysis in Clinics
(SIAMOC 2005) will be help in Tirrenia, Pisa (Italy) from October the 27th
to October the 29th 2005.

The second announcement and call for papers is available at the Congress
website (http://www.inpe.unipi.it/siamoc2005/?lang=EN ).
On the website you will also find detailed instruction for authors
together with the schedule and the program of the events.

For any further information you may need you're welcome to contact us at
the congress e-mail siamoc2005@inpe.unipi.it


Looking forward to seeing you in Tuscany.

Best regards

E.S. Maini & M. Coluccini


INTRODUCTION TO THE CONGRESS
The 2005 SIAMOC Annual Congress aims to highlight the mission of SIAMOC
that is to foster the study and the clinical application of movement
analysis methods, in order to improve the functional evaluation of motor
disorders and to enhance the efficacy of the treatments through a
quantitative analysis of data and a more focussed treatment planning.
The topics of the Congress include motor development in children and the
study of motor control in adults and in subjects with different
pathologies. The submission of studies conducted on specific patient
groups (e.g. cerebral palsy, adult stroke, spina bifida, spinal cord and
orthopaedic injuries, Parkinson) are encouraged together with studies on
recent methodological developments related to movement analysis and other
movement analysis applications (e.g. posturography, upper limb/spine
evaluation, ergonomics, sports).

The congress will include main lectures, keynote presentations, oral and
poster communications, breakfast instructional courses and an interactive
round table. A satellite event will be held on October 26th.

INTERACTIVE ROUND TABLE
“The contribution of Gait Analysis to the clinical decision making in
cerebral palsy” : R. Brunner (Zurich), F. Motta (Milano), J. Patrick
(Oswestry)- Discussant: A. Ferrari (Reggio Emilia)

SATELLITE EVENT
Course on “Movement Analysis in Children”

IMPORTANT DATES
May , 31: Deadline for submissions
Jul., 15: Notification of acceptance
Aug., 31: Early registration deadline
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Eliseo Stefano Maini
Biomedical Engineer

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Polo Sant'Anna Valdera
Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 34
56025 Pontedera - Italy

Phone : +39 050 883478
Fax: +39 050 883497