Conference Agenda

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Date: Wednesday, 09/Sept/2026
7:00am
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8:00am		 Morning run
Location: Uhotel entrance
8:00am
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9:00am		 Registration 2nd day
Location: Grand Hotel Union
 STC & WG leaders meeting: STC & WG leaders meeting (invitation only)
Location: Glass room 1
Chair: Alexis Lion
9:00am
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9:45am		 2nd Key note: Željko Pedišić: Advances in time-use epidemiology
Location: Grand Hotel Union
9:45am
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9:55am		 Break2_1
9:55am
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11:05am		 GR1_2_1: Abstract presentations: Systems, Policy and Equity in Physical Activity Promotion
Location: Glass room 1
Chair: Anja Frei
 GR2_2_1: Symposium: Examining the Role of Sports and Recreation for Mental Wellbeing in Disadvantaged Groups
Location: Glass room 2
Chair: Evan Matthews
 Union2_1: Symposium: Exploring new approaches to assess physical activity policy implementation: Reflections from six EU member states
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Chair: Sven Messing
 WR1_2_1: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity in Health and Rehabilitation: From Prescription to Practice
Location: White room 1
Chair: Alexis Lion
 WR2_2_1: Abstract presentations: Active Living in Natural and Urban Environments
Location: White room 2
Chair: Berry van Holland
 WR3_2_1: Symposium: From Participation to Co-creation: Social Participation Shaping Health-Enhancing Physical Activity
Location: White room 3
Chair: Katja Čič
11:05am
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11:15am		 Break2_2
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12:25pm		 GR1_2_2: Symposium: Green and built environments as catalysts for active aging: Linking environment, physical activity, and health
Location: Glass room 1
Chair: Kirsi E Keskinen
 GR2_2_2: Symposium: Active Outdoor Play: From Multi-country Evidence to Policy Action, Practice and Urban Design
Location: Glass room 2
Chair: Berry van Holland
 Union2_2: Symposium: Embedding health-enhancing physical activity promotion in health care: Competencies, systems, and practice.
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Chair: Wolfgang Geidl
Chair: Suzanne Mc Donough
 WR1_2_2: Abstract presentations: Whole-School Approaches to Physical Activity and Health
Location: White room 1
Chair: Josef Mitáš
 WR2_2_2: Abstract presentations: Measuring and Monitoring 24-Hour Movement Behaviours
Location: White room 2
Chair: Javier Brazo-Sayavera
 WR3_2_2: Symposium: Discussing national experiences from Germany, Japan and Slovenia in regards to PA / 24h movement guidelines and PA recommendations’ development, update and adoption.
Location: White room 3
Chair: Petru Sandu
12:25pm
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1:00pm		 Lunch 2nd day
Location: Lobby and Garden hall
1:00pm
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2:00pm		 EU PA Focal Points Marketplace
Location: Grand Hotel Union
2:00pm
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2:10pm		 Break2_3
2:10pm
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3:20pm		 GR1_2_3: Symposium: EnRICH HABITS: a data-enabled community-based citizen science approach to enhance physical activity and nutrition
Location: Glass room 1
Chair: Johan de Jong
 GR2_2_3: Symposium: From Policy to Pathways: Embedding Physical Activity as Standard Care Across Portugal’s Health System
Location: Glass room 2
 Union2_3: Symposium: Socio-Ecological Drivers of 24-hour Movement Behaviours: From Guidelines Adherence Studies to Methodological Advances in Compositional Data Analysis
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Chair: Kaja Kastelic
 WR1_2_3: Abstract presentations: Active Living Across Settings: Work, Travel and Everyday Life
Location: White room 1
Chair: Ilkka Väänänen
 WR2_2_3: Symposium: Physical Activity Messaging Across the Lifespan: Evidence and Innovation from Scotland and Ireland
Location: White room 2
Chair: Caera Grady
 WR3_2_3: Symposium: Inclusive methods and methodological approaches for engaging disadvantaged groups in HEPA
Location: White room 3
Chair: Caroline Dodd-Reynolds
3:20pm
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3:40pm		 Break2_4
3:40pm
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5:10pm		 GR1_2_4: Pitch oral & WG Monitoring and surveillance of physical activity Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 1
Chair: Pauliina Husu
 GR2_2_4: Pitch oral & Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Promotion (PAPAP) Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 2
Chair: Petru Sandu
 WR1_2_4: Pitch oral & Environmental approaches to HEPA promotion Group Meeting
Location: White room 1
Chair: Josef Mitáš
 WR2_2_4: Pitch oral & Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Sports Clubs group Meeting
Location: White room 2
Chair: Susanna Geidne
 WR3_2_4: Pitch oral & Workplace HEPA promotion group Meeting
Location: White room 3
Chair: Ilkka Väänänen
  
5:10pm
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5:20pm		 Break2_5
5:20pm
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6:20pm		 HEPA Annual meeting
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Chair: Alexis Lion
7:30pm
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10:00pm		 Conference dinner: Slovenian evening
Location: Švicarija Tivoli (Pod turnom 4, Ljubljana)