Challenges Online posted on November 20, 2009 10:08
Malaysia plays host to the 14th International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Conference and Assembly in Kuala Lumpur from November 19-22.
The General Assembly will see the election of a new committee which will set fresh directions for the movement from 2009-2013 term.
The IPC is the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement which organises the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.
Founded on 22nd September 1989, IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 162 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific International Sports Federations (IOSDs).
The IPC currently recognises four Regional Organizations; the African Sports Confederation of Disabled (Africa), the Asian Paralympic Council, the European Paralympic Committee (Europe) and the Oceania Paralympic Committee (Oceania).
The Asian Paralympic Committee is the regional organization for the Asian region, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The ASIAN Paralympic President is Dato’ Zainal Abu Zain, who is also the President of the Malaysian Paralympic Council and Chairman of the 2009 IPC General Assembly Organising Committee.
Dato’ Zainal said the 14th IPC General Assembly and Conference will be crucial in further raising the profile of the Paralympic Movement in the region as well as globally.
Besides this, the conference will see in depth discussions on a myriad of issues such as eligibility for athletes with intellectual impairments, anti-doping education, IPC athlete licensing as well as a sports data management system.
It is hoped that the IPC gathering here will recommend action plans which can be translated into projects and bring about enormous benefits for family members, stakeholders as well as the movement itself.
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