Program
ICOS+ International Congress activities include plennary sessions, workshops, poster sessions, meetings and fun activities to keep you moving and bonding with nature and connecting to others.
Check the program below or download the detailed program.
Detailed oral presentation schedule is available HERE.
Detailed poster sessions schedule is available HERE
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DAY 1 | June, 25
08h00 | Registration and Coffee
09h00 | Opening session
09h45 | Plenary sessions I (PS) – Outdoor Sports and Adventure Tourism: Management perspectives and future challenges | Auditorium
PS1 (30min): Outdoor Sports Industry | Christian Schneidermeier, Director of the European Outdoor Group | How to handle the challenges facing the future of outdoor sports.
PS2 (30min): Adventure tourism | Manuel Sand, University of Applied Management (Germany) | Between adrenaline and wellness – a look at the motives, personalities and expectations of adventure tourists at the crossroads between holidays and self-development
11h15 | Coffee-break and Posters session
11h45 | Parallel sessions (See Presentations Schedule for details)
13h10 | Lunch
14h30 | Plenary sessions II (PS) – Outdoor Sports, Health and Wellbeing | Auditorium
PS1 (30min): Green Exercise | Jo Barton , University of Essex (UK) | Health and Wellbeing Outcomes of Green Exercise Participation
PS2 (30min): Outdoor Sports, Health and Wellbeing | Ronaldo Gabriel, UTAD (Portugal) | Outdoor Sports and Ecosomatics: A Comprehensive Biomechanical Perspective for Mental Health
15h45 | Coffee-break and Posters session
16h15 | Parallel sessions (See Presentations Schedule for details)
17h30 | Closing
17h45- 18h45 | Active Social Program (Free but sign-up required. The registrations will be conducted during the morning session.Tips and advices on gear and on what to bring HERE)
- Yoga | 45m
- Let’s go for a run| 45min
- Let’s go for a walk | 45min
- Let’s Dance Fitness Class | 45min
21h – 23h30 | European Outdoor Film Tour (EOFT)
ESDRM Auditorium/Municipal Garden (Your spot at EOFT is guaranteed! No registration or fee is required). Details on the movie festival HERE.
DAY 2 | June, 26
08h00 | Healthy Start Sessions | Physical activity (Free but sign up required. Sign up until the end of the previous day, at the registration desk. Tips and advices on gear and on what to bring HERE
09h30 | Plenary sessions III (PS) – Outdoor Sports and Performance | Auditorium
PS1 (30min): Climbing Performance | Vanesa España-Romero, University of Cadiz (Spain) | Physiological parameters to consider in climbing training
PS2 (30min): Psychology of Extreme Sports | Eric Brymer, Southern Cross University (Australia) | Psychology and the extreme sport experience
11h15 | Coffee-break and Posters session
11h45 | Parallel sessions (See Presentations Schedule for details)
13h00 | Lunch
14h30 – 16h00 | International projects (P) and roundtables (RT).
P1 | European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS): STANDOUT- Standards for Outdoor Sports Cities and Urban Areas | João Zamith (ENOS board member) | Classroom 6
P2 | European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS): Beyond Horizons – Sharing Methods to Facilitate Practice for Youth at Risk of Marginalisation | Alberto Robles Garcia (ENOS Project Manager) | Classroom 10
RT1 | Ericeira Surf Clube: Unlocking Investment in Outdoor Sports: Leveraging Eurofunding and ESIF for Sustainable Growth centered on Sports Innovation | Miguel Toscano (Ericeira Surf Clube Chief Innovation Officer) | Classroom 11
16h00 | Coffee-break
16h30 – 19h00 | Workshops, walk, and bike tours
The sign-up for the workshops is closed. Meeting points are listed on the information board. Details on the workshops HERE and tips and advice HERE
- W1 | Emergency and Mountain Medicine | Gonçalo Órfão | Classroom 9
- W2 | Safety and Rescue (Water)| Alexandre Tadeia | Municipal swimming pools
- W3 | Inertial sensors: Methodological considerations and applications in Outdoor Sports | Classroom 11
- W4 | Stand Up Paddling | Henrique Frazão | Rio Maior lagoon
- W5 | Basic principles of teaching Skateboarding | Telmo Teotónio |
Room in the multipurpose hall
- W6 | E-board | Nuno Santos| Rio Maior lagoon
- W7 | Try Scuba Dive (in indoor pool context) | Rudi Lopes | Municipal swimming pools
OR
17h00 – 18h30 | Walk or bike tour to Rio Maior´s saltpans (Salinas). Walk or bike tour to Rio Maior´s saltpans (Salinas). The sign-up for the Bike Tour is closed. More info at the registration desk. Check for Meeting points are listed on the information board.
- Walk Tour |
- Bike tour |
20h30 | Congress dinner
DAY 3 | June, 27
08h00 | Healthy Start Sessions | Physical activity (Free but sign up required. Sign up until the end of the previous day, at the registration desk. Tips and advices on gear and on what to bring HERE)
09h30 | Plenary sessions IV (PS) – Outdoor Learning and Education Training | Auditorium
PS3 (30min): Outdoor Education in Outdoor Sports: Project SEE | Rachel Shawe, Leave no Trace Ireland (Ireland) | Empowering Sustainable Outdoor Recreation: the SEE Project Toolkit
PS4 (30min): Motor Learning/ Ecological dynamics | Keith Davids, Sheffield Hallam University (UK) | An Ecological rationale for participation in outdoor education and adventure sports activities
10h50| Coffee-break and Posters session
11h20| Parallel sessions (See Presentations Schedule for details)
12h40| Closing session
13h00 | Lunch
14h00 | Social Program | Detailed information HERE
The sign-up for these activities is closed.
Surf Class in Peniche – Additional costs are applied. Sign up required at the time of congress registration. Details HERE
Hiking and visit to the Alcoberta´s cave – Additional costs are applied. Sign up required at the time of congress registration. Details HERE
