Congress facts

• Total number of congress participants: 1565
• Total number of participating countries: 61
• Plenary sessions 4
• Parallel sessions
• Oral presentations
• Poster presentations

Scientific highlights – plenary sessions

PERSPECTIVES AND PROFILES 2001

• Exercise and youth: Physical activity, sport involvement and development
• Exercise and genes
• Exercise, movement and brain
• Exercise and energy

ECSS Young Investigators Award 2001

1st Rank

Oral presentation

• Christopher MacDonald (DEN)

Poster presentation

• Nicole Wenderoth (GER)

Congress venue

Themed "Perspectives and Profiles" the 6th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science – ECSS Cologne 2001 was held on campus at the German Sport University Cologne. Task groups of scientific and administrative staff were formed to make this congress such a success.