IPEN is the International Physical Activity and the Environment Network. It was launched by Professor Jim Sallis (USA), Dr Ilse DeBourdeaudhuij (Belgium) and Professor Neville Owen (Australia) at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine in Mainz Germany in August 2004.

The network aims to:

• increase communication and collaboration between researchers investigating environmental correlates of physical activity
• stimulate research in physical activity and the environment
• recommend common methods and measures
• support researchers through sharing of information, feedback, letters of support etc.
• bring together data from multiple countries for joint analyses
• aid in the publication of data through papers, special journal issues, symposia etc.

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Physical Activity Epidemiologist position available at the University of Sydney. Please see this notice for more information. Closing date 2/2/2012.

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10/5 - PhD Scholarship Opportunities available at the University of Melbourne. Please see this notice for more information.

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IPEN Study

The IPEN Study is now starting its third grant year.  Most countries have finished data collection and we are preparing for the challenging task of data pooling!  We recently had a successful meeting of IPEN investigators in Melbourne, Australia, prior to the ISBNPA meeting.  We will be meeting again in Sydney in 2012 around the ISPAH conference. We are also pleased to announce that our first IPEN publication - an IPEN methods paper led by Jacqueline Kerr - is currently under review.

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IPEN Adolescent and Older Adults Grants

We have been so encouraged by the progress and response to the IPEN adult study that we have proposed an IPEN Adolescent study to the National Institutes of Health.  We recently received news that our score was excellent (in the top 2%) and are anticipating it will be funded.  While all of the funds from this grant have been allocated, if you are interested in conducting an IPEN Adolescent study in your country, we are more than happy to support you in pursuing local funding by sharing our grant proposal materials and research protocols.

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The Council on Environment and Physical Activity (CEPA)

IPEN leadership has supported the development of CEPA, a founding council of ISPAH.  CEPA members have formed 7 working groups (Older Adults, Youth, Audits, Regional (South America), Regional (Africa), Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Policy Brief/Policy Change).  The working groups have specific action steps that you can get involved in. We invite you to visit the website to learn about the working groups and their activities, and most importantly we invite you to join!  CEPA membership is free until the Sydney meeting in November 2012, but then will require a paid membership to ISPAH.

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IPEN Study investigators met in Melbourne in June 2011. Below are photos taken at the meeting (6/22).

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Please send us details of relevant conferences.

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The 9th Active Living Research Annual Conference will be held March 12-14, 2012 in San Diego, California. The theme is Disparities in Environments and Policies that Support Active Living and more information can be found here.

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The 8th International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM8) will be held in Rome, Italy, May 14-17, 2012. More information can be found here.

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The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) annual meeting will be held May 23-26, 2012 in Austin, Texas. More information and important dates can be found here.

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The 2012 Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) will be held July 9-13, 2012 in San Jose, California. Applications will be accepted until 3/2/2012 and more information can be found here.

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The 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 29-September 1, 2012. The deadline for workshop submission is November 1, 2011 and the deadline for abstract submission is January 15, 2012. More information can be found here.

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The 8th World Congress on Active Ageing will be held in Glasgow, Scotland from Aug 13-17th, 2012. More information can be found here.

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The 8th Annual HEPA Meeting and Symposium will be held in Cardiff, Wales from September 26th-27th, 2012. HEPA is the WHO sponsored European ‘Health Enhancing Physical Activity’ network. More information can be found here.

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The 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (ICPAPH) will be held October 31-November 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Abstract Submissions will open January 2012. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 31 March 2012. More information can be found here.

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Email: Jacqueline Kerr at jkerr@ucsd.edu or Nicole Bracy at nbracy@projects.sdsu.edu
Tel: 1.619.260.1966
Fax: 1.619.260.1510