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Meet Your Executive – John Challis, President-Elect

Thank you Darren for inviting me to write this, so that ISB members can “meet” the members of their Executive Council. I will wander through some of the ISB meetings I have attended, to try and give you some background on my academic path and involvement with the ISB.

ISB Ambassadors and the TATCOT Project

TATCOT (Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists) Update – A New Collaboration
It has been almost a year since we sent an invitation to the ISB community seeking individuals with technical skills and an interest in sharing expertise to support the TATCOT staff with their gait analysis facility. The response to the ISB‐TATCOT invitation was very encouraging: 20 respondents from 12 countries around the world enquired about the project or offered assistance by means of personal and/or 'team' expertise, education and training, as well as software and equipment donations.

Nike Award for Athletic Footwear

Nike, Inc. sponsors a prize of US$25,000 on a biennial basis to encourage research on athletic footwear. The topic for the 2013 competition will be:
The role of impact cushioning on performance and/or injury prevention in sports.

ISB 2015 Congress Call for Proposals

Persons or groups interested in organizing the XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in 2015 are invited to prepare and submit a formal proposal to the ISB Executive Council. Written proposals are due by April 1st, 2012. The 2015 congress will be a landmark event for the ISB as it will be our 25^thcongress; bids should propose to organize an event or events in their program to reflect this milestone.