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ISBNPA2025 has received an impressive number of late-breaking abstracts—176 in total. Notifications will be sent out in the coming days, so please keep an eye on your inbox. If you have submitted an abstract and do not receive a notification by March 10, 2025, don't hesitate to contact us at program@isbnpa.org.

With this number, ISBNPA2025 will feature nearly 1,200 presentations. Be sure to register for the conference and take advantage of our early bird deadline on April 7. We look forward to seeing you there!

Registration for the conference is open

The registration link is HERE.

Don't miss out on early bird registration, available until April 7th.

Webinar Season is Officially Open

Systems science SIG

Registration: [HERE]

Title: 

An introduction to systems approaches in public health – where are we up to and how are they being used? A Systems Science SIG Webinar

When

March 24, 2025, 1430 UTC

Who:

Speakers:

• Leandro Garcia, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast
• Fiona Bull, Head of Physical Activity at World Health Organisation
• Hayley Lever, Chief Executive Officer (Greater Manchester Moving) and GM Moving Exec Lead

Moderators:

• Sophie Jones, Research Fellow, Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast
• Maud ter Bogt, Researcher at Radboudumc department of primary care, and the public health service Gelderland-Zuid

Policies and Environments SIG

ISBNPA is a proud partner of the SIG Policies and Environments-related webinar

Registration:  Email Justyna.lis@ul.ie

Title:

Policy research in physical activity, physical education, and sport: Shared goals, diverse approaches

When:

March 24, 2025, 2100 UTC

Who:

Speakers:

• Sven Messign, University of Limerick and FAU
• Aurelia van Hoye, University of Limerick and Université de Lorraine
• Jenna Lorusso, University of Limerick

Co-chair:

• Catherine Woods, Director, Physical Activity for Health, HRI research Centre, University of Limerick

Organization:

• PAFH - Physical Activity for Health, HRI Research Centre, University of Limerick
• ISBNPA
• Université de Lorraine
• FAU - Friedrich Alexander Universitat, Erlangen, Nurnberg
• University of Limerick, Health Research Institute

ISBNPA is excited to launch the 2nd year of the Building Future Leaders course – an online, international leadership development opportunity for Mid-Career Researchers (MCRs). We have worked hard to further refine the program after last year’s successful pilot. The program will focus on core leadership modules of strategic thinking and decision making, building a successful team, and networking and collaboration.  

Program Details:

- Dates: June - November 2025 (4 modules, each lasting 6 weeks) 

- Cost: The program is valued at $390 USD, but ISBNPA members can participate for only **$100 USD.** 

- Facilitated by internationally recognized public speaker, educator and researcher Hugh Kearns (iThinkWell) 

- Waivers available for participants from low- and middle-income countries or those experiencing financial hardship  

- Program includes online interactive workshops, email coaching, self-directed resources, and mentoring and networking opportunities, with a time commitment of around 4 to 5 hours per module. 

If you are interested, please complete the form using this [link].

Applications will close on March 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM CET. We will aim to inform you of the outcome of your application in April. 

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to build your leadership skills and network with peers from around the world!

If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact the Leadership Development Program co-chairs, Dr Simone Verswijveren (s.verswijveren@deakin.edu.au) and Dr Sarah Shaw (sarah.shaw@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk).