saskia.kanfer@europaralympic.org | Tel: + 43 1890 067 610 | Fax: + 43 1890 067 690 H. HOME 1. CONTACT | 2. SEARCH | 3. SITE MAP | 4. LINKS | BLACK | | NORMAL WHO ARE WE VISION AND MISSION ORGANISATION MEMBERS CALENDAR SPORTS NEWS ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS 2007 GA & CONFERENCE         MAIN EPC Executive Board message to all members 12-04-2010 On behalf of the EPC Executive Board we would like to thank all the European countries who participated in the recent X Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver. Special congratulations go to the most successfully countries ranked in the top ten. Contact the EPC office for a full statistical analysis of European performances at the Vancouver games. More info New EPC Executive Board holds first ordinary meeting since GA 11-12-2009 An Executive Board meeting took place from 4th – 6th December 2009 at EPC HQ in Vienna with the following new members present: More info IPC celebrates 20th anniversary in style 07-09-2009 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially celebrated its 20th anniversary in Bonn, Germany, last weekend. At the same time it was also commemorating the opening of its Bonn headquarters ten years ago. More info World Archery Para Championships underway in the Czech Republic 18-08-2009 The Czech city of Nymburk is playing host to over three hundred participants from thirty-five countries who are taking part in the 7th World Archery Para Championships 2009. The opening ceremony took place on Sunday and competition proper began yesterday. More info ParalympicSport.TV magazine paraEmotion released 03-08-2009 The latest issue of paraEmotion, the monthly newsletter from ParalympicSport.TV, is now available. This month’s edition includes reports from the International Paralympic Day 2009, held in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday July 11th. More info HIGHLIGHTS All for Sport for All project kicks off 02-06-2010 From 28th till 30th of April 2010 the Kick-off meeting of the ALL FOR SPORT FOR ALL Project was organised at the headquarters of the European Paralympic Committee (EPC) in Vienna, Austria. More info Invitation and documents Youth Games Brno 2010 16-03-2010 EPC invites all countries to participate in the Youth Games Brno 2010 from June 24th to June 27th. The deadline for first entry is April 15th 2010. For more information contact Saksia Kanfer at saskia.kanfer@europaralympic.org or Juraj Groch at jgroch@apc-pr.cz. More info EPC announces candidates for GA elections to Executive Board 17-09-2009 The European Paralympic Committee has released the final list of candidates standing for election to the Executive Board for the period 2009-2013. The deadline to submit nominations was September 15th, and at close of business nine nominations had been received for the eight positions up for election. More info Lithuania and Great Britain take IBSA European Goalball gold 14-09-2009 Lithuania retained its men’s title at the recent 2009 IBSA European Goalball Championships held in Munich, Germany, with a convincing 14-4 victory in the final over challengers Slovenia. In the women’s event, Great Britain surprised many by overcoming Denmark in the final (7-3). More info European action in various Paralympic sports on the agenda 20-08-2009 European athletes in a number of Paralympic sports will be in action in the coming days as several major events are held all over the continent. More info Olsson, Vergeer and Wagner keep Mercedes Open Wheelchair Tennis titles 10-08-2009 A fascinating final day's play at the Mercedes Open, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, saw the men's main draw and women's singles and doubles finals all go to three sets in Utrecht, the Netherlands on Sunday, with Stefan Olsson (Sweden), Esther Vergeer (Netherlands) and David Wagner (USA) retaining the three main draw singles titles. More info