MSA conference is ended by announcement of the best young researcher and the best female in science
Edition XVII of international scientific conference of Montenegrin Sports Academy is ended by announcement of the best young researcher and the best female in science, for science works connected to public health topic.
The best young researcher is Ana Barbosa from University in Porto, Portugal, and the best female in science is Marlena Rosa from University in Leiria, Portugal.
Chairperson of MSA conference Dusko Bjelica, PhD, said that the three-day conference is ended with award ceremony, which instead in Cavtat, Croatia was held via Zoom application, with about 200 scientists from 46 countries.
“There are more and more young researchers who actively and independent take part in conferences’ scientific program, what is one the highest strategic aims in MSA agenda. Even though numerically less female than male participated, award ceremony proved that trend is slowly changing, when it comes to female contribution in science, since the organizers put emphasis on gender equality, as well as the best female in science award changes practice so far”, stated chairperson Bjelica.
Montenegrin Sports Academy organized this conference in cooperation with Faculty for Sport and Physical Education of University of Montenegro and other international partners, also by sponsorship of traditional and new sponsors.
Dean of the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Stevo Popovic, PhD, stated that both awarded studies were related to public health.
“Presented study of the best young researcher Ana Barbosa was to aim for indication on influence of 12 week long program of walking football activities on cognitive abilities of diabetes patients. On the other side, study of the best female in science Marlena Rosa, was aimed for indication of traditional games influence on participants in games, respectively Parkinson’s disease patients”, said Popovic.
Bjelica and Popovic assert that this conference success was significant partners support, among them especially partner universities from France, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, also University of Montenegro and university units, and Montenegrin Olympic Committee.
Presented abstracts from the online conference will be published in Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, issued by Montenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical Education of University of Montenegro.
This journal is indexed in world bases such as WOS, Scopus, Index Copernicus, DOAJ, SCImago, SPORTDiscus, ERIH PLUS, ProQuest, Open Academic Journals Index, Google Scholar, SHERPA/RoMEO, Crossref, NLM Catalog, Islamic World Science Citation Center, and ROAD.
Today completed conference, within global science community was also promoted by European College of Sports Science (ECSS) announcing it as event of the year, next to site of International Association of Participants of the Olympic Academy (IOAPA).
This is the first time in last 17 years that the conference is held online, caused by global pandemics and implementation of measures for prevention of expansion of virus COVID 19.
Popovic underlines that in successful conference organization contributed significantly moderators in many sessions and that relates to Selcuk Akpinar from University in Nevsehir, Turkey, Predrag Bozovic, PhD, from Serbian Institute of Sport and Sports Medicine, as well as Bojan Masanovic, PhD, and Jovan Gardasevic, PhD, form University of Montenegro.
“Likewise, it is worth to highlight that lecturers by call made significant part in good quality impression when it comes to conference quality, and so: Gregor Starc, PhD, from University in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Goran Gabrilo, PhD, from University in Split, Croatia, Hugo Sarmento, PhD, from University in Coimbra and Adilson Markis, PhD, from University in Lisbon, Portugal, Selcuk Akpinar from University in Nevsehir, Turkey and Mutlu Turkmen from World Bowling Federation”, the Dean Popovic expressed gratitude.
More information about conference available at: http://www.csakademija.me/conference/
Program of the video conference is available at: http://www.csakademija.me/conference/download/MSA_Dubrovnik_Video_Conference.pdf