The European Congress of Adapted Physical Activity 2022 (EUCAPA 2022) took place in Coimbra, Portugal, on the 9th-11th of June 2022. There were 147 participants from 24 countries of which 16 were European countries. 83% of participants were from European countries.
General Assembly:
President Aija Klavina welcomed members to the General Assembly meeting and then presented an update on the projects and collaborations that EUFAPA have been involved in over the past 2 years. Vice-president Kwok Ng discussed communications via website and social media and highlighted the need for a new Editor in Chief for the European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity. Secretary Ursula Barrett went through the proposed changes to the bye-laws, which were adopted by a vote.
New roles on the board were elected: Ondrej Jesina (Treasurer), Piritta Asunta (Regional Representative), and Javier Pérez-Tejero (President Elect).
Volunteers in the conference:
EUCAPA 2022 had 23 volunteers (15 national and 8 international)
EUFAPA twitter had info on countries of international volunteers
🌎International Volunteers:
Shelby (UK); Náthali (BR); Geiziane (BR); Anna Louise (IRE); Isabella (BR); Lindsay (USA); Lindsey (USA); Ali Rizwan (PAK, BEL).— EUFAPA (@eufapa) June 9, 2022
🇵🇹National Volunteers:
Alexandre, Ana Carolina, Márcia, Nuno, Paulo, Roberto, Sara, Sílvia, Teresa, Maria João, Sofia, Cristina, João, Guilherme, Bruna, Beatriz, Carolina.— EUFAPA (@eufapa) June 9, 2022
Award winners
- Best Poster – Matias Henriquez
- Best Oral Presenter – Javier Monforte
- EUFAPA Service Award – Professor Pauli Rintala
Social media posts
The venue for next EUCAPA, EUCAPA 2024 was announced as Seville in Spain for June 11-14, 2024.