Conference Agenda

Date: Wednesday, 11/Feb/2026

8:00am
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9:00am

Registration
Location: Hall Joseph Deiss

9:00am
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9:15am

Opening Ceremony
Location: Joseph Deiss

9:15am
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10:15am

1 Keynote: From science to podium: insight into professional cycling and football - Prof. Julien Louis
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Michael Wälchli

10:15am
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10:30am

Coffee Break
Location: Hall G130

10:30am
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11:30am

2.1 Symposium: International sport organisations’ policies: addressing the challenges of sustainability, technology and safeguarding in Sport
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Carole Gomez

2.2 Symposium: Cultivating Thriving in Sport: Integrating Athlete Sleep Quality, Coaching Competence, and System Innovation
Location: G140
Chair: Merlin Örencik

2.3 Symposium: From Growth to Adaptation: Understanding Physical Development and Trainability Across Childhood and Adolescence
Location: G120
Chair: Oliver Faude

2.4 Symposium: From Co-Development to Clinical Applications: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Advancing Music-and-Movement Interventions for Parkinson’s
Location: G230
Chair: Sabrina Köchli

2.5 Symposium: Competency-based learning in Swiss Sport Science: Contextual Approaches
Location: F130
Chair: André Klostermann
Chair: André Gogoll

11:30am
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12:30pm

Olympic Super-G Men
Location: G140

11:30am
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1:15pm

Lunch
Location: Mensa Uni Fribourg

1:15pm
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2:30pm

Young Investigators Award (YIA)
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Elke Gramespacher
Chair: Michael Wälchli

2:30pm
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3:00pm

Coffee Break
Location: Hall G130

3:00pm
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4:15pm

4.1 Orals: Pedagogy to biomechanics
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Christian Vater

4.2 Orals: Testing & technology
Location: G140
Chair: Jan Ruffieux

4.3 Orals: Elite athletes
Location: G120
Chair: Benedikt Lauber

4.4 Orals: Physical activity
Location: G230
Chair: Sebastian Ludyga

4:20pm
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5:20pm

General Assembly 4S
Location: Joseph Deiss

5:30pm
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7:00pm

5 Poster Session & Apéro
Location: Hall HEIA Fribourg

7:00pm
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11:59pm

Dinner
Location: Mensa HEIA Fribourg

Date: Thursday, 12/Feb/2026

8:15am
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9:30am

6.1 Orals: Biology & medicine
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Nicolas Place

6.2 Orals: Sociology & economics
Location: G140
Chair: Siegfried Nagel

6.3 Orals: Public health
Location: G120
Chair: Raphael Knaier

6.4 Orals: Movement & exercise
Location: G230
Chair: Martin Keller

9:30am
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10:00am

Coffee Break
Location: Hall G130

10:00am
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11:00am

7 Keynote: Nutrition & Exercise: Two Sides of the Same Coin ? - Prof. Karsten Köhler
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Benedikt Lauber

11:00am
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11:30am

Sponsor Session: prophysics
Location: Joseph Deiss

11:30am
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12:30pm

Olympic Super-G Women
Location: G140

11:30am
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1:15pm

Lunch
Location: Mensa Uni Fribourg

1:15pm
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2:15pm

8.1 Symposium: Applied Sports Nutrition: Bridging Theory and Practice
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Joëlle Flück

8.2 Symposium: Interpersonal violence in sport: Systems, experiences and frontline challenges
Location: G140
Chair: Laurie Schwab

8.3 Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Building a Reproducible Future for Movement Sciences
Location: G120
Chair: Paul Ritsche

8.4 Symposium: Disability sport in Switzerland – from daily physical activity to participation in organised sport
Location: G230
Chair: Florence Epiney

2:15pm
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2:45pm

Coffee Break
Location: Hall G130

2:45pm
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3:45pm

9 Panel discussion: Panel discussion in collaboration with Swiss Sports Nutrition Society (SSNS)
Location: Joseph Deiss
Chair: Wolfgang Taube

3:45pm
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4:15pm

Awards & Closing
Location: Joseph Deiss