Programme of the opening ceremony and plenary lectures
on Saturday, May 17th

Welcoming words by First Lady of Estonia, Mrs Evelin Ilves

Keynote Speakers and their topics:

- Active Life Span Professor Marco Narici from Manchester Metropolitan University:
"Musculoskeletal adaptations to chronic inactivity."

- Founding Member of Association for Patient-Oriented Research, President of Gifu University Professor Tadaaki Mano:
"Autonomic nerve functions and the influence of aging in head-out water immersion."

- Kaisa Mannerkorpi, PT, Associate Professor Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University Institute of Medicine/Rheumatology, and Institute of Neuroscience/ Physiotherapy:
"Physical exercise in temperate pool."

- Alamelu Sundaresan, Associate Rrofessor Texas Southern University Osteoimmunology and Integrative Physiology Laboratory, and NASA/Johnson Space Center, USA :
"The effect of microgravity on the immune system."