Major happenings in 2006.The American Road Race Medical Society (ARRMS) is gearing up to help present a historic medical meeting in October 2006--The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon 2006 World Congress: Science and Medicine of the Marathon. ARRMS's Dr. Greg Ewert, medical director for the marathon, led the effort to obtain financial backing from the marathon's sponsor. Thanks to the LaSalle Bank, the World Congress: Science and Medicine of the Marathon will be the first such gathering of marathon medical professionals since the 1976 World Congress produced by the NY Academy of Sciences. The conference will take place over four days with forty presenters from around the world. Event host Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Chicago has set aside a block of 250 rooms for the World Congress. The event runs October 18-21, and advance registration is available online (www.SMMConference.com) for $299. Registration at the door is $350. An entry into the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will be included with all registrations prior to August 16th. CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). credit will be available through the American College of Sports Medicine '''Founded in 1954, the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 20,000 international, national and regional members are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational (ACSM ACSM American College of Sports Medicine. ) for an additional $15 fee. The ARRMS website will debut in January. Bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. the following URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. for ARRMS's new home: www.arrms.org. Thanks go to Gatorade and the American Running Association for supporting the development of this vital communication and information site. |
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