Exercise and Recreational Technologies for People with Disabilities:

State of the Science Conference

Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

May 30-31, 2006

This conference will provide a forum for discussing innovative technologies and methods for increasing health and function through safe and effective exercise and recreation for people with disabilities.  James H. Rimmer, PhD, the Center Director for the RERC on Recreational Technologies (RERC-RecTech), and the conference team, are planning a number of feature presentations and panel sessions involving the most innovative technology and equipment in the exercise and recreation field.  This conference will include participants from the following areas:  Engineering, Research & Development, Rehabilitation, Disability, Computer Science, Exercise Physiology, Fitness, Consumers, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, and others.   See press release.

Registration is available online at www.rectech.org/conference  

• Early Registration (before 02/28/06):  $ 125.00
• Regular Registration (03/01/06 - 04/15/06): $ 150.00
• Late/Onsite Registration (after 04/15/06): $ 175.00

*Registration will be limited to the first 100 applicants.

For information on sponsorship opportunities, material dissemination at the conference, or other information, please email conference@rectech.org or call 312-355-1400.

About RERC Rec-Tech

Rectech is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and co-funded by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado.

Other conference sponsors and contributors include the College of Applied Health Sciences and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the American College of Sports Medicine.