Past Congresses

2023

July 9 – 13
Brisbane
AUSTRALIA

Congress Info

Venue:Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Attendance: 322

Number of Oral Abstracts: 40
Number of Poster Abstracts: 153

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AWARDS

Promising Scientist Award: Toby Ellmers, Imperial College London

Emerging Scientist Award: Paulo Henrique Silva Pelicioni, University of New South Wales

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science: Anna Render, Penn State University

Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science: Lotte Hagedoorn, Radboud University Medical Center

Best Talk by a Trainee Basic Student: Sheryl Bourgaize, Wilfrid Laurier University

Best Talk by a Trainee Clinical Student: Emma Packer, Newcastle University

Best Talk by a Post-doc: Chloe Hinchcliffe, Newcastle University

2022

July 3 – July 7
Montreal
CANADA

Congress Info

Venue: Hotel Bonaventure

Attendance: 592

Number of Oral Abstracts: 54
Number of Poster Abstracts: 456

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AWARDS

Promising Scientist Award: Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, University of Waterloo

Emerging Scientist Award: Ríona Mc Ardle, Newcastle University

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science: Laurence Lai, Concordia University

Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science: Olivia Samotus, London Health Sciences Centre

Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science: Martin Zaback, Temple University and Catherine P Agathos, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Science: Tyler T Whittier, Colorado State University

Best Virtual Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science: Mark A Laylor, University of Waterloo and Sean D Lynch, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

Best Talk by a Trainee: Meghan Kazanski, The Pennsylvania State University and Alejandro J Lopez, Emory University

2019

June 30 – July 4
Edinburgh
GBR

Congress Info

Venue: Edinburgh International Conference Centre

Attendance: 654

Number of Oral Abstracts: 48
Number of Poster Abstracts: 566

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AWARDS

Promising Scientist Award: Jennifer Yentes, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Emerging Scientist Award: Deborah Jehu, University of British Columbia

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science: Wouter Staring, Donder Institute, Radboud University
Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science: Bryant Seamon, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center

Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science: Lorenz Asslander, University of Konstanz
Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Science: Lisa Alcock, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing

Best Talk by a Trainee: David Cole, Utah State University

2017

June 25-June 29
Ft. Lauderdale
USA
Congress Info

Venue: Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

Number of Oral Abstracts: 95
Number of Poster Abstracts: 347

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AWARDS

Promising Scientist Award: Sjoerd Bruijn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Emerging Scientist Award: Patrick A Forbes, Erasmus Medical Centre

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science: Hikaru Yokoyama, The University of Tokyo
Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science: Savitha Subramaniam, UIC

Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science: Hendrik Reimann, Temple University
Best Poster Award for Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Science: Lisa Alcock, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing

Best Talk by a Trainee: Robyn Mildren, University of British Columbia

2015

June 28-July 02
Seville
SPAIN
Congress Info
Venue: Melia Sevilla Hotel​

Number of Registrants: 487
Number of Oral Abstracts: 72
Number of Poster Abstracts: 403

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AWARDS

Promising Young Scientist:
Melvyn Roerdink

Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science:
Niklas Lofgren

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science:
Aurelie Fontan

2014

June 29-July 03
Vancouver
CANADA

Congress Info

Theme: Cutting Edge of Posture and Gait Research

Venue: The Westin Bayshore Hotel

Number of Registrants: 409
Number of Oral Abstracts: 72
Number of Poster Abstracts: 302

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AWARDS

Best Student Poster – Basic Science:
Taku Kitamura

Best Student Poster – Clinical Science:
Hideki Nakano

Young Scientist Award:
Alain Frigon

Namahage Award:
Georg Hettich

Komachi Award:
Shirley Shema

2013

June 22-June 26
Akita
JAPAN

Congress Info

Venue: Akita View Hotel

Number of Registrants: 504
Number of Oral Abstracts: 72
Number of Poster Abstracts: 403

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AWARDS

Promising Young Scientist:
Ross Clark, Australian Catholic University, Australia

Aftab Patla Award Clinical Science:
Courtney Pollock, University of British Columbia, Canada

Aftab Patla Award Basic Science:
Zoe Miranda, Université de Montréal, Canada

2012

June 24-June 28
Trondheim
NORWAY
Congress Info
Theme: Movement Analysis – From Bench to Bedside

Venue: Clarion Hotel & Congress, Norway

Number of Registrants: 565
Number of Oral Abstracts: 153
Number of Poster Abstracts: 201

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2011

The 2011 ISPGR World Congress
was postponed until 2013 and took place in Akita, Japan
Congress Info
Please see 2013 Congress Info

2009

June 21-June 25
Bologna
ITALY

Congress Info

Venue: Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza Nettuno 1/C, Bologna

Number of Registrants: 470
Number of Oral Abstracts: 97
Number of Poster Abstracts: 365

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2007

July 14-July 18
Vermont
USA

Congress Info

The Wyndham Hotel
Number of Registrants: 354
Number of Oral Abstracts: 48
Number of Poster Abstracts: 260

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2005

May 29-June 02
Marseille
FRANCE

Congress Info

Venue: Mercure Eurocenter Hotel, Marseille

Number of Registrants: 465

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2003

March 23-March27
Sydney
AUSTRALIA

Congress Info

Venue: University of New South Wales, Sydney

Theme: Posture and Gait Through the Lifespan

Number of Registrants: 202
Number of Oral Abstracts: 109
Number of Poster Abstracts: 118

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2001

Maastricht
NETHERLANDS

1999

Waterloo
CANADA

1997

Paris
FRANCE

1994

Masumoto
JAPAN

1992

Portland
USA

1990

Munich
GERMANY

1988

Marseille
FRANCE

1986

Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS

1983

Houston
USA

1981

Kyoto
JAPAN

1979

Amsterdam
Netherlands

1977

Sofia
BULGARIA

1975

Paris
France

1973

Smolenice
SLOVAKIA

1971

Madrid
SPAIN