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ISPO
   17 WORLD CONGRESS
     th

          Kobe Convention Center
              Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
                        日本 神戸

                  5 - 8 Oct 2019

 BASICS TO BIONICS

PRELIMINARY
 PROGRAMME

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME - BASICS TO BIONICS - ISPO 17th WORLD CONGRESS Kobe Convention Center Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 日本 神戸 - ISPO World Congress
ISPO 17th World Congress
Organisers
ISPO – International          Endorsed by:
Society for Prosthetics
                              IVO Japan – International
and Orthotics
                              Association for Orthopaedic
                              Shoe Technicians Japan

                              JAOT – Japanese Association of
In collaboration with:        Occupational Therapists
ISPO Japan
                              JPTA – Japanese Physical Thera-
                              py Association
In co-organisation with:
Science Council of Japan      RESJA – Rehabilitation
                              Engineering Society of Japan

Supported by:
                              JSRPD – Japanese Society for
JSPO – Japanese Society of    Rehabilitation Persons with
Prosthetics and Orthotics     Disabilities

JAPO – Japanese Academy of    KCMW – Kobe College of
Prosthetists and Orthotists   Medical Welfare Sanda Campus

JOPA – Japan Orthotics        HRC – Hyogo Rehabilitation
Prosthetics Association       Center

Sponsors
Diamond sponsor:              Gold sponsor:
Ottobock                      Össur

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Invitation
ISPO President
On behalf of ISPO, I would like to personally invite you to the 17th World Congress in Kobe in 2019.
The biennial World Congress is a highlight for all who deal with rehabilitation and assistive technology,
in particular prosthetics and orthotics, wheelchairs and mobility devices. The Congress in Kobe will
certainly be an exciting time for all, as we continue to develop everything from new service models
to new technological solutions while we remain focused on the people who benefit from our services.
Significant progress has taken place since our last meeting to assist individuals with disabilities at a
global level as well as in many places at a local and individual level. Many of these developments will be
highlighted in the numerous sessions being offered.

‘Basics to Bionics’ captures the breadth of the Congress in every aspect and the scientific sessions
as well as the exhibition will expand this theme. The exhibition will also highlight new technological
developments and robotics in use in rehabilitation and assistive technology.

The Congress will have something for everyone: for service users, for the ISPO community and the
broader rehabilitation and assistive technology community as well as industry. I encourage all of you to
make the effort to be in Kobe and I look forward to seeing you there.

Friedbert Kohler
ISPO President
Chair, ISPO 17th World Congress Committee

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Invitations
Congress Scientific                                    Local Organising
Committee Chair                                        Committee Chair
‘Basics to Bionics’, the theme of the ISPO 17th        At the ISPO 17th World Congress in Kobe,
World Congress, perfectly stretches the breadth of     discussions will be held on the application of
ISPO, and underlines the unique multidisciplinary      P&O, rehabilitation engineering and assistive
nature of ISPO World Congresses. The World             technology with the goal of improving the
Congress brings together all disciplines involved      quality of life for people with disabilities. We are
in rehabilitation. Its scientific programme            honoured to organise this event as its Japanese
draws attention to each of these disciplines, as       host. Of particular interest should be the Robotics
well as to their collaboration. The programme          Technology and Devices Exhibition, which is held
includes podia for keynote speakers, symposia,         parallel to the Congress. I am confident that the
instructional courses, free papers, posters, and       2019 World Congress in Kobe will not only help
case study presentations. It highlights the cutting    make Asia’s efforts and initiatives in the area of
edge state of the art in prosthetics and orthotics     P&O, rehabilitation engineering, and assistive
and tries to look beyond current horizons, with        technology widely known in Japan but also
the aim to inspire delegates to work together to       provide a golden opportunity to call the attention
create a world where individual rehabilitation         of stakeholders worldwide to the excellent
needs can be met. The scientific programme offers      technology and devices developed in Japan.
a unique platform to interact with experts from
around the world, and to learn from different          Kobe is one of Japan’s leading tourist cities and
professional perspectives.                             famous for such gourmet delicacies as Kobe beef
                                                       and sushi. Numerous World Heritage sites are
It is my pleasure to invite you all to the ISPO 17th   easily accessible nearby. I’m confident that this
World Congress!                                        Congress will afford you a fantastic opportunity
                                                       to see Japan firsthand and gain an insight into its
Join the ISPO World Congress.                          timeless appeal.
Get informed! Get inspired! Get involved!
                                                       I invite you to join us and look forward to
Dick Plettenburg                                       welcoming you to Kobe in October 2019.
Scientific Committee Chair
ISPO 17th World Congress                               Takaaki Chin
                                                       President, ISPO Japan
                                                       Chair, Local Organising Committee
                                                       Vice-chair, ISPO 17th World Congress
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Opening Ceremony
Saturday, 5 October, 09:20-12:00

The Presidents of ISPO Japan and ISPO International will officially open the ISPO 17th World Congress.
Various dignitaries will welcome the delegates. Following, the Knud Jansen and IC2A Lectures will be
presented.

Knud Jansen Lecture
David Constantine
AT Changed My Life – Practical Solutions              David is the co-founder of Motivation, a charity
and Education Enabling a Lifetime of Human            which works to improve the quality of life of people
Potential                                             with mobility impairment. His inspiration to
                                                      design wheelchairs started when he joined IBM
The World Health Organization estimates that 1        and met industrial designers after completing his
billion people currently require assistive devices,   degree in Computing & Accounting/Finance. He
and that by the year 2050 this number will have       went on to do his MA in Industrial Design at the
doubled.                                              Royal College of Art, where he, alongside Simon
                                                      Gue, designed an award-winning wheelchair for
Since 1991, Motivation, a UK-based organisation       developing countries.
that designs and provides low-cost wheelchairs
to the developing world, has been working to          Because David himself is a wheelchair user, due
put wheelchairs on the global agenda of the           to a diving accident in 1982 when he was 21,
international development community. Through          his work understandably has a deep personal
a rewarding and positive cooperation with ISPO,       significance. In 2010, he was awarded an MBE by
Motivation has made enormous strides in the           the Queen for his services to the disabled.
integration of wheelchair and P&O services, has
co-created WHO guidelines, and has developed
training programmes for wheelchair provision.

Co-founder David Constantine MBE will explain
the ups and downs of this journey and the reasons
for Motivation’s mission to improve the wheelchair
and assistive device industry through design.
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Keynotes
Prof. Eiichi Saitoh                                                      Dr. Deirdre Desmond
Activity Assistive Robotics                                              Complex Entanglements:
from the View Point of                                                   People and Assistive
Rehabilitation Medicine                                                  Technologies

Sunday, 6 October, 10:45-11:30                                           Monday, 7 October, 10:45-11:30

Professor Eiichi Saitoh (MD,         Medicine, Tokyo Medical and         Deirdre Desmond, PhD, is a Senior
DMSc) is a certified physiatrist,    Dental University as well as        Lecturer in the Department of
Executive Vice President of          Executive Board Member of the       Psychology and member of the
Fujita Health University, and        National Center for Geriatrics      Assisting Living & Learning (ALL)
Professor and Chairman of the        and Gerontology (Japan).            Institute at Maynooth University
Department of Rehabilitation                                             in Maynooth, Ireland. She is
Medicine I at the Fujita Health      Professor Saitoh is specifically    also co-director of the Dublin
University School of Medicine in     interested in dysphagia, robot-     Psychoprosthetics Group.
Aichi, Japan. He graduated from      ics, orthosis, motion analysis,
Keio University in 1980 and          locomotion, exercise science and    Deirdre is currently a member of
received his DMSc (PhD) from         psychology. He holds several im-    the ISPO Scientific Committee and
Keio University in 1991.             portant positions in the Japanese   was formerly an associate editor
                                     rehabilitation medicine industry,   for the Prosthetics and Orthotics
Professor Saitoh is also currently   and has been awarded several        International (POI) journal. Her
Adjunct or Visiting Professor        prizes for his research.            research focuses on psychological
at Johns Hopkins Universi-                                               adjustment to illness, injury, and
ty (Baltimore, USA), China                                               disability as well as rehabilitation,
Medical University (Shenyang,                                            self-management, and psychosocial
China), Shanghai University of                                           aspects of assistive technology. She
Medicine and Health Science                                              completed BA and PhD degrees
(Shanghai, China), Sun Yat-Sen                                           in psychology at Trinity College
University (Guangzhou, China),                                           Dublin before joining the academic
Kyoto Prefectural University of                                          staff at Maynooth University.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME - BASICS TO BIONICS - ISPO 17th WORLD CONGRESS Kobe Convention Center Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 日本 神戸 - ISPO World Congress
Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán                                                   Congress
Osseo-neuromuscular Integration                                         Committees
of Prosthetic Limbs and Neurorehabilitation
from Phantom Limb Pain                                                  World Congress Committee
                                                                        Friedbert Kohler, Chair
Tuesday, 8 October, 10:45-11:30
                                                                        Takaaki Chin, Vice-chair
Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán, PhD,         His research, for which he
                                                                        Rajiv Hanspal
led the development of the first    received several prestigious
bionic arm that could be directly   awards, includes bioelectric        Edward Lemaire
connected to a patient’s bone,      signals acquisition electronics
                                                                        Dick Plettenburg, Scientific
nerves, and muscles. In addition,   (analog and digital), bioelectric
                                                                        Committee Chair
he developed a novel treatment      signal processing and machine
for phantom limb pain that has      learning algorithms for decoding    Shin Sasaki
helped chronic sufferers for        motor volition and control,
                                                                        Terry Supan, Treasurer
whom no other treatments were       neuromuscular interfaces,
effective.                          neurostimulation for sensory
                                    feedback, bone-anchored
                                                                        Scientific Committee
Dr. Ortiz Catalán is an Associate   prostheses and osseointegration
Professor at the Department         as well as virtual and augmented    Dick Plettenburg, Chair
of Electrical Engineering,          reality for neuromuscular
                                                                        Mariette Deist
Chalmers University of              rehabilitation and the treatment
Technology, Sweden, where           of phantom limb pain.               Stefania Fatone
he founded and currently
                                                                        Pamela Gallagher
leads the Biomechatronics and
Neurorehabilitation Laboratory.                                         Kerstin Hagberg
He works in close collaboration
                                                                        Jacqueline Hebert
with Sahlgrenska University
Hospital, and serves as a                                               Toshiki Kobayashi
Research Director of Integrum
                                                                        Sumiko Yamamoto
AB, both in Gothenburg,
Sweden.
                                                                        Local Organising Committee
                                                                        Takaaki Chin, Chair
                                                                        Shin Sasaki, Vice-chair
                                                                        Seishi Sawamura
                                                                        Eiji Tazawa
                                                                        Futoshi Wada
                                                                        Masao Watanabe
                                                                        Sumiko Yamamoto
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Programme
Information
Basics to Bionics                                       Prizes and Awards
Expect a high-calibre scientific programme              Forchheimer Prize
prepared from 18 congress topics and delivered by
a variety of professionals from various disciplines     At every ISPO World Congress, the International
and regions during keynote lectures, symposia,          Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics awards
instructional courses and free paper and poster         the Forchheimer Prize to the most outstanding
presentations.                                          paper on objective clinical assessment, clinical
                                                        evaluation, or clinical measurement published in
This year`s theme, “Basics to Bionics”, reflects        Prosthetics and Orthotics International during
the breadth of the rehabilitation field and assistive   the years prior to the event. The prize has been
technology, including traditional rehabilitation        established by the Forchheimer family to honour
approaches and more complex interactions                the memory of Sylvia and Alfred Forchheimer.
between humans and machines (rehabilitation
robotics), while embracing the relevance
and importance of both basic and emerging               Brian & Joyce Blatchford Team
technologies.                                           Prize for Innovation
Through its scope - a total of 700 programme            Established by the Blatchford Family in memory
submissions were received - the congress                of Mr. Brian Blatchford and Mrs. Joyce Blatchford,
delivers the latest achievements and scientific         this prestigious prize will be presented at the ISPO
developments in the field. Cutting-edge                 World Congress.
discoveries and technologies will be presented,
offering professionals involved in prosthetics and      The prize of € 15,000 will be awarded to a team
orthotics rehabilitation a unique opportunity for       who has an outstanding record of innovative
continued development through discussion and            achievement in the field of prosthetics and/
exchange.                                               or orthotics. The project should be related
                                                        to prosthetic and/or orthotic hardware, or
Language and Interpretation                             scientifically-based new techniques which result in
                                                        better prosthetic or orthotic service provision.
All sessions will be held in English, however se-
lected sessions will have simultaneous translation
in Japanese. These sessions will be identified in the   World Congress Best Paper
programme.                                              and Poster Prizes
                                                        Awarded by the Scientific Committee to five
Free Paper and Poster Presentations                     presenting authors of free papers/posters during
                                                        the World Congress.
Throughout the programme, selected abstracts will
be presented as oral or poster presentations. Oral
presentations are scheduled within the Free Paper
sessions, as outlined in the programme. The poster
area is integrated into the exhibition and will be
open during the official exhibition hours.                Information on categories, applications, and
                                                          nominations is available at www. ispo-congress.com
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Overview
Saturday, 5 October
Explanation              09:20      Opening Ceremony
                                 Knud Jansen Lecture – David Constantine: AT Changed My Life – Practical Solutions and Education
SESSION FORMATS                  Enabling a Lifetime of Human Potential
SYM: Symposium                   IC2A Lecture
BIC: Basic
Instructional Course
AIC: Advanced
Instructional Course
                         12:00 Exhibition Opening
FPS: Free Paper                Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Session
                         13:00       SYM: Education         SYM: Seating & Wheel-        BIC: Orthotics – Lower       AIC: Paediatrics
CONGRESS TOPICS                  Footprint of P&O School    chair                        Limb Orthopaedic             Management of
                                 Establishment in South     Current Status, Challenges   Osteoarthritis of the Knee   Congenital Lower Limb
                                                            & Suggestions to Develop     Joint: Individual Orthotic   Deficiency – Changes
                                 East Asia
Prosthetics:                                                Wheelchair Services in                                    in Practice Secondary
                                 Eiji Tazawa                                             Treatment Concepts
Lower limb                       Co-Chair t.b.d.            Developing Countries         Thomas Schmalz               to Developments in
                                                            in Asia                                                   Prosthetic Technology
                                                            Uthpala Mihiran                                           Rajiv Hanspal
Prosthetics:
Upper limb               14:15

Orthotics:               14:30       SYM: Orthotics –      SYM: Developing               BIC: Prosthetics – Lower     AIC: Sports & Physical
Lower limb                       Lower Limb Neuro-         Countries Identifying Ap-     Limb Transfemoral            Activity Different Body,
                                 logical                   propriate Technologies for    Prosthetic Alignment:        Same Mind: The Col-
                                 Can Orthoses Play a       P&O Services Worldwide:       Biomechanical Basics         laboration of Prosthetic
Orthotics:                       Therapeutic Role in Early Balancing Bio-psychosocial    and Clinical Approach for    Design, Fitting and
Upper limb / Spinal              Post-Stroke Management? Issues and User-needs As-       Lower Limb Prostheses        Training to Maximize
                                 Stefania Fatone           sessment with Engineering     Malte Bellmann               Athletic Performance
                                                           Analysis Kheng Sisary                                      Robert Gailey
Developing countries /   15:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing – meet Poster Presenters
Education

                         16:30       AIC: Orthotics –       SYM: Education               SYM: Seating & Wheel-        BIC: Rehabilitation
Outcome                          Lower Limb Neuro-          Physical Disability in       chair                        Medicine & Surgery
measurements /                                              Movies and the Media:        Integrating Wheelchair       Quality Standards in
                                 logical
Psychosocial issues /
Quality of life                  Guideline-based Orthotic   Prejudices, Patterns and     Service Training in P&O      Upper and Lower Limb
                                 Treatment in Neuromus-     Changing Perceptions         Training Curriculum          Prosthetics: A New Way
                                 cular Disorders            Tina Hittenberger            David Constantine            Towards Structured
Rehabilitation                   Fieke Koopman                                                                        Fitting Processes
medicine & surgery                                                                                                    Merkur Alimusaj
                         17:45 Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Halls

Other

Simultaneous
interpretation into
Japanese available
Basics
                                                                                        to Bionics
                                                                                                                    09:20

                                                                                                                    12:00
                                                                                            Exhibitor Workshop      12:15
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Prosthetics –     FPS: Orthotics – Lower FPS: Outcome
Upper Limb           Lower Limb Transtibial Limb Orthopaedic       Measurements
Control              Gait                   Foot                   Population

                                                                                                                    14:15

FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Orthotics – Lower FPS: Rehabilitation    FPS: Outcome             Exhibitor Workshop      14:30
Lower Limb           Limb Orthopaedic       Medicine & Surgery     Measurements
Transfemoral         Osteoarthritis         Lower Limb Surgery     Mobility
Socket
                                                                                                                    15:15
                                                                                            Exhibitor Workshop      15:30

                                                                                                                    16:15
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Prosthetics –     FPS: Orthotics &       FPS: Outcome             Exhibitor Workshop      16:30
Lower Limb           Lower Limb             Prosthetics            Measurements
Transfemoral         Ankle & Foot           Digital Technologies   Gait and Wearables
Socket               Gait
                                                                                                                    17:15

                                                                                                                    17:45
                                                                                        This programme is subject to change
Programme
Overview
Sunday, 6 October
Explanation              09:15       AIC: Prosthetics –        SYM: Developing               SYM: Growing the            BIC: Prosthetics –
                                 Lower Limb Transfem-          Countries                     Evidence Base in P&O:       Upper Limb
SESSION FORMATS                  oral Promoting Life-like      Providing Resources,          A Dialogue with the         Adaptive Silicone Tech-
SYM: Symposium
                                 Movement Strategies:          Humanitarian Aids and         Prosthetics and Orthotics   nology in Developing
                                 Bionic Prosthetics, Pros-     P&O Services in Troubled      International Editorial     Countries
BIC: Basic                       thetists and Physical Ther-
                                                               Areas                         Team                        Akouetevi
Instructional Course             apists Restoring Human        Alf Reuter                    Stefania Fatone             Aduayom-Ahego
AIC: Advanced                    Function Robert Gailey        Co-Chair t.b.d.
Instructional Course
                         10:30
FPS: Free Paper
Session                  10:45      Keynote Lecture: Prof. Eiichi Saitoh: Activity Assistive Robotics from the View Point of
                                 Rehabilitation Medicine
CONGRESS TOPICS          11:30 Forchheimer Prize
                         11:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Prosthetics:
Lower limb
                         13:00       SYM:                      BIC: Education                BIC: Psychosocial           AIC: Prosthetics –
                                 Assistive Technologies        Collaboration Leads to        Issues / Quality of Life    Lower Limb
Prosthetics:                     Against Ageing Society        ISPO Accreditation            Peer Support for            Transfemoral
Upper limb                       Soumya Swaminathan            Robin Seabrook                Amputees in the Hospital    Basics Of Advanced
                                 Seishi Sawamura                                             and in the Community        Socket Design
                                                                                             Dieter Jüptner              In Transfemoral
Orthotics:                                                                                                               Prosthetics
Lower limb                                                                                                               Michael Schaefer
                         14:15
Orthotics:               14:30       SYM:                      SYM: Prosthetics –            BIC: Orthotics – Lower      SYM:
Upper limb / Spinal              Assistive Technologies        Lower Limb Transfemoral       Limb Orthopaedic            Orthotic Reporting
                                 Against Ageing Society        Scientific Explorations Re-   Orthopedic Technology       Guide
                                 Chapal Khasnabis              garding Osseointegration      4.0 – Digital Creation of   MS Wong
Developing countries /           Shinjiro Nozaki               to Inform Clinical Practice   3D-printed Ortheses for
Education                                                      and Support Consumer          Immobilization, Storage
                                                               Decision Making               or Correction
                                                               Sally Cavenett                Tara Nicoll
Outcome
measurements /           15:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing – meet Poster Presenters
Psychosocial issues /
Quality of life
                         16:30        AIC: Outcome Mea-        SYM: Developing               SYM: Orthotics – Spinal     AIC: Rehabilitation
                                 surements Mobile Tech-        Countries                     Application of 3D Assess-   Medicine & Surgery
                                 nologies, Evidence-based      Learnings from the            ment and Orthotic Design    The Single Stage Osse-
Rehabilitation                                                                                                           ointegration Rehabilita-
medicine & surgery               Healthcare and Your Clin-     AT2030 Programme for          for the Patients with       tion Program: Reducing
                                 ical Practice: Demonstra-     Service Delivery in LMICs     Adolescent Idiopathic       Rehab From 18 Months
                                 ting the Value of Pros-       Catherine Holloway            Scoliosis                   to 2 Months with
Other                            thetic Care                                                 MS Wong                     Improved Outcomes
                                 Robert Gailey                                                                           Munjed Al Muderis
                         17:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Simultaneous             19:00 Congress Party
interpretation into
Japanese available
Basics
                                                                                    to Bionics
                                                                                           Exhibitor Workshop      09:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Seating &         FPS: Orthotics –     FPS: Education
Lower Limb           Wheelchair             Lower Limb           Guidelines
Transfemoral                                Neurological
Knee                                        Gait

                                                                                                                   10:30
                                                                                                                   10:45

                                                                                                                   11:30
                                                                                                                   11:45
                                                                                           Exhibitor Workshop      12:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Prosthetics –     FPS: Orthotics –     FPS: Rehabilitation
Upper Limb           Lower Limb Transtibial Lower Limb           Medicine & Surgery
3D Printing          Socket                 Robotics             Epidemiology

                                                                                                                   14:00

FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Orthotics –       FPS: Education       FPS: Paediatrics          Exhibitor Workshop      14:30
Lower Limb           Upper Limb
Ankle & Foot
General
                                                                                                                   15:15
                                                                                           Exhibitor Workshop      15:30

                                                                                                                   16:15
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Orthotics –       FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Paediatrics          Exhibitor Workshop      16:30
Lower Limb           Lower Limb             Lower Limb
Transtibial          Orthopaedic            Transfemoral
Feet                 AFO                    Rehab & Sport
                                                                                                                   17:15

                                                                                                                   17:45
                                                                                                                   19:00

                                                                                       This programme is subject to change
Programme
Overview
Monday, 7 October
Explanation              09:15       SYM: Orthotics –        SYM: Education Impor-        BIC: Paediatrics             AIC: Prosthetics –
                                 Lower Limb Neuro-           tance of Government and      Outcome Measures in          Lower Limb Transtibial
SESSION FORMATS                  logical                     Non-gov. Collaboration       Rehabilitation of Child      State-of-the-art Tech-
                                                             for Developing Higher                                     nologies for Residuum
SYM: Symposium                   Ankle-Foot Orthoses:        Educational Competenc-       Amputees
                                 Considerations and Per-     es in Junior Prosthetic      Özlem Ülger                  Volume and Shape
BIC: Basic                                                                                                             Monitoring: Innovative
                                 spectives on the Design     Orthotic Professionals
Instructional Course
                                 and Timing of Provision     in Developing Countries                                   Solutions and Challeng-
AIC: Advanced                    Corien Nikamp               Stephney Weerasinghe                                      es Elena Seminati
Instructional Course
                         10:30
FPS: Free Paper
Session                  10:45      Keynote Lecture: Dr. Deirdre Desmond: Complex Entanglements: People and Assistive Technologies
                         11:30
CONGRESS TOPICS          11:45 ISPO World Assembly
                         12:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Prosthetics:
Lower limb
                         13:15       SYM: Sports &           SYM: Education               BIC: Rehabilitation          AIC: Orthotics –
                                 Physical Activity           Orthotist / Prosthetist      Medicine & Surgery           Spinal Enabling Hand
Prosthetics:                     Prostheses and Sports for   Competency Assessment        Interdisciplinary            Function and Creating
Upper limb                       Individuals with Lower      Using a Portfolio Method:    Outpatient Clinic for        Independence for People
                                 Limb Amputation             an Exploration of a Novel,   Amputees with Residual       with SCI on C4-C6 with
                                 Hiroaki Hobara              Best Practice Approach       Limb Pain (RLP)              Robotics and Active
Orthotics:                                                   Leigh Clarke                 Gunther Felmerer             Orthopedic Devices
Lower limb                                                                                                             Sofie Woge

                         14:30
Orthotics:               14:45       SYM: Prosthetics –      AIC: Education               FPS: Prosthetics –           FPS: Orthotics –
Upper limb / Spinal              Lower Limb Transtibial      Optimizing Strategies for    Lower Limb                   Spinal
                                 Stepping Forward:           Literature Searching in      Transfemoral
                                 Focusing on Research        Prosthetics & Orthotics      Osseointegration
Developing countries /           with the Older Prosthesis   David Rusaw
Education
                                 User
                                 Matthew J. Major

Outcome
measurements /           16:00 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Psychosocial issues /
Quality of life
                         16:30       SYM: Outcome            SYM: Developing              BIC:                         AIC: Orthotics –
                                 Measurements                Countries                    Establishing Standardized    Lower Limb
Rehabilitation                   Scientific Approaches to    From Rehabilitation to       Processes for Professional   Neurological
medicine & surgery               Outcome Measurement         Societal Integration         Ethics and Disciplinary      Optimization of
                                 for Basic to Advanced       Marc Zlot                    Programs                     Treatment Outcome in
                                 Upper Limb Prostheses                                    Stephen Fletcher             Ankle-Foot Orthotics
Other                            Jacqueline Hebert                                                                     Merel Brehm

                         17:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Simultaneous             18:00
interpretation into
Japanese available
Basics
                                                                                           to Bionics
                                                                                                   Exhibitor Workshop      09:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Prosthetics –       FPS: Psychosocial        FPS: Education
Upper Limb           Lower Limb               Issues / Quality of Life
Evaluation           Transfemoral             Community Participation
                     Knee

                                                                                                                           10:30
                                                                                                                           10:45
                                                                                                                           11:30
                                                                                                                           11:45
                                                                                                                           12:45
                                                                                                   Exhibitor Workshop      13:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Orthotics –         FPS: Orthotics – Spinal FPS: Psychosocial
Lower Limb           Lower Limb                                       Issues / Quality of Life
Transtibial          Neurological                                     Prosthetics
Rehabilitation       Gait

FPS: Orthotics –     FPS: Developing          FPS: Psychosocial          FPS: Rehabilitation
Lower Limb           Countries                Issues / Quality of Life   Medicine & Surgery                                15:00
Neurological                                  Amputation                 General
AFO                                                                                                Exhibitor Workshop      15:15

                                                                                                                           16:00
                                                                                                   Exhibitor Workshop      16:15
FPS: Orthotics &     FPS: Orthotics – Spinal FPS: Psychosocial           FPS: Footwear
Prosthetics                                  Issues / Quality of Life
Modeling and                                 General
Fabrication                                                                                                                17:00
                                                                                                   Exhibitor Workshop      17:15

                                                                                                                           18:00

                                                                                               This programme is subject to change
Programme
Overview
Tuesday, 8 October
Explanation              09:15       SYM: Rehabilitation SYM: Developing                   AIC: Orthotics – Lower       AIC: Seating &
                                 Medicine & Surgery         Countries                      Limb Neurological            Wheelchair
SESSION FORMATS                  Enhancing Patient Specific Digital Technologies for       The Role of Microproces-     Customising the Future:
                                 Outcomes by Improving the Benefits of the Users           sor Controlled KAFOs: Pa-    More Accuracy, More
SYM: Symposium                   Amputation Level Deci- for Equitable Access to            tient Benefit and Results    Choice – a New Model
BIC: Basic                       sion Making in Patients
                                 with Peripheral Artery     Rehabilitation Services in     6 Years After Introduction   for Wheelchairs and
Instructional Course
                                 Disease and/or Diabetes Challenging Contexts              and Future Perspectives      Assistive Technology
AIC: Advanced                    Joseph Czerniecki            Jerome Canicave              Thomas Schmalz               Jake Honeywill
Instructional Course
                         10:30
FPS: Free Paper
Session                  10:45      Keynote Lecture: Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán: Osseo-neuromuscular Integration of Prosthetic Limbs and
                                 Neurorehabilitation from Phantom Limb Pain
CONGRESS TOPICS          11:30 Brian & Joyce Blatchford Team Prize for Innovation
                         11:45 Exhibit and Poster Viewing
Prosthetics:
Lower limb
                         13:00       AIC: Prosthetics –       SYM: Outcome                 BIC: Rehabilitation          AIC: Footwear
                                 Upper Limb Structured        Measurements                 Medicine & Surgery           Individualized Rocker
Prosthetics:                     Training for Adult Users     Exploring Quality-of-        Special Prosthetic           Profile Shoes: Design,
Upper limb                                                                                 Requirements for Reha-
                                 of Hand Prosthesis –         Care Topics for Users        bilitation of Amputees       Biomechanics and
                                 Introduction to SIRS-Adult   of Custom Ankle-Foot         with Transcutaneous,         Indications
                                 for Patients with any Type   Orthoses                     Osseointegrated Prosthe-     Juha Hijmans
Orthotics:                       of Prosthetic Hand           Allen Heinemann              ses (TOPS)
Lower limb                       Liselotte Hermansson                                      Horst-Heinrich Aschoff

                         14:15
Orthotics:               14:30       AIC: Orthotics –         SYM:                         AIC: Prosthetics – Lower FPS: Prosthetics –
Upper limb / Spinal              Lower Limb Neurolog-         Prosthetics & Orthotics in   Limb Transfemoral The Upper Limb
                                 ical The Role of AFOs        2030 – How Will Material     Experience of Providing Design
                                 with Resistive Moment        Science and Design Trans-    Low Activity Transfemoral
Developing countries /           and Evaluation Methods                                    Prosthetic Users with
                                                              form the Possible?
Education                        in Gait Rehabilitation for   Catherine Holloway
                                                                                           Microprocessor Knees
                                                                                           (MPK): Who Benefits?
                                 Individuals with Stroke
                                                                                           Fiona Davie-Smith
                                 Hiroshi Hashimoto
Outcome
measurements /           15:45
Psychosocial issues /    16:00 Closing Ceremony
Quality of life
                         16:30

Rehabilitation
medicine & surgery

Other

Simultaneous
interpretation into
Japanese available
Basics
                                                                                 to Bionics
                                                                                        Exhibitor Workshop     09:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Prosthetics –     FPS: Prosthetics
Upper Limb           Lower Limb Transtibial – Lower Limb
Design               Socket                 Transfemoral
                                            Gait

                                                                                                               10:30
                                                                                                               10:45

                                                                                                               11:30
                                                                                                               11:45
                                                                                        Exhibitor Workshop     12:00
FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Orthotics – Lower FPS: Developing
Lower Limb           Limb Neurological      Countries
Transtibial          Clinical
Socket
                                                                                                               13:45
                                                                                        Exhibitor Workshop     14:00

FPS: Prosthetics –   FPS: Outcome           FPS: Developing    FPS: Sports & Physical
Lower Limb           Measurements           Countries          Activity                                        14:45
Gait                 General
                                                                                        Exhibitor Workshop     15:00

                                                                                                               15:45
                                                                                                               16:00
                                                                                                               16:30

                                                                                   This programme is subject to change
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                                                              • a professional and interdisciplinary
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                                                              International Trade Show and World Congress

                                                              12 – 15 May 2020
                                                              Leipzig, Germany
                                                              www.ot-world.com
Key Exhibition
Exhibition                                            Areas
                                                      • Activity Monitoring
At the exhibition you will encounter companies
from around the globe presenting their latest         • Assistive Technology
products and innovations. The product range
                                                      • Care of the Elderly
stretches from movement analysis and compres-
sion therapy to orthopaedic footwear technology,      • Clothing
orthotics, prosthetics, robotics, and wheelchair
                                                      • Compression Supplies
support. Don’t miss the chance to visit the
Japanese Pavilion, which includes the Robotics        • Disability Sports
Exhibition!
                                                      • Education and Training
Exhibitors add to the agenda: In addition to the      • Elastic Supports
diverse scientific programme, individual exhibitors
                                                      • Movement Analysis
will offer you the opportunity to participate in
practical workshops, focusing on their latest prod-   • Orthopaedic Footwear
uct developments and modern therapy options as
                                                      • Orthotics
well as sales, marketing and organisational con-
sulting. Free admission for full congress delegates   • Pharmaceuticals
and exhibition day pass holders.
                                                      • Podiatry
Visit www.ispo-congress.com for information           • Prosthetics
on the exhibition, workshops and sponsorship
                                                      • Raw / Ancillary Material, Factory Supplies
opportunities or contact:
                                                      • Research and Development
ISPO World Congress Project Team
                                                      • Robotics
Tel.: +49 341 678-8238
E-mail: info@ispo-congress.com                        • Services
                                                      • Therapeutic Equipment
International Community Lounge                        • Wheelchair and Customized Solutions
                                                      • Workshop Fixtures and Fitting
ISPO International has reserved a special joint
poster and networking area for ISPO Member            • Wound Care / Tissue Viability
Societies, ISPO accredited P&O Programmes,
ISPO Open Board Members, and other partner
non-profit entities active in the P&O industry.
For information and application, please visit
www.ispo-congress.com.
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Exhibitor                                     congres
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Directory
List as of 30 April 2019.
Exhibitor                   Country        Exhibitor               Country
A                                          Capron Podologie        France
ACOR Orthopaedic,           USA
Inc.                                       UCP Wheels for          USA
ADVANFIT CO., LTD.          Japan          Humanity-CLASP
                                           CYBERDYNE INC.          Japan
AFT International GmbH      Germany
                                           D
Agruquero                   Spain          DARCO (Europe) GmbH     Germany
Thermoplastics S.L.
Allard International        Sweden         DOLA Orthotics          Australia
                                           Australia
AMI GLOBAL CO.,             South Korea    E
LTD / DR-MED                               e-life International    Taiwan
Amparo GmbH                 Germany        Co., Ltd.
                                           F
Aspen Medical               USA            Fillauer                USA
Products
Astra SAS                   France         Finn Comfort / Waldi    Germany
                                           Schuhfabrik GmbH
B                                          FIOR & GENTZ –          Germany
Bamkifu.,Co.Ltd.            Japan          Gesellschaft für Ent-
                                           wicklung und Vertrieb
                                           von orthopädietechn.
Basko Healthcare B.V.       Netherlands    Systemen mbH
                                           G
Becker Orthopedic           USA            go-tec GmbH             Germany
Appliance Co.
BionicM Inc.                Japan          HANDER BIONICS INC      South Korea

Blatchford                  United         H
                            Kingdom        HARDO Maschinenbau      Germany
Breg, Inc.                  USA            GmbH
                                           Hashimoto Artificial    Japan
C                                          Limb Manufacture Co.
Coapt                       USA            Honda Motor Co., Ltd.   Japan
Exhibitor                  Country       Exhibitor                       Country
Hy5                        Norway        METIZ GROUP                     Russian
                                                                         Federation
Hyogo Institute of         Japan         N
Assistive Technology                     Nabtesco Corporation            Japan
I
IMASEN ENGINEERING         Japan         Nakamura Brace Co.,             Japan
CORPORATION                              Ltd.
INNOPHYS CO., LTD.         Japan         Nia Technologies Inc.           Canada

International Committee    Switzerland   North Sea Plastics              United
of the Red Cross (ICRC)                  Limited                         Kingdom
Itupanshiyadnhoujin        Japan         O
TME                                      Obara Kogyo Co., Ltd.           Japan
J
Jönköping University       Sweden        OKM Quimica                     Spain
                                         Ortopédica S.L.
K                                        Open Bionics                    United
Keiai Orthopedic           Japan                                         Kingdom
Appliance Co.,Ltd.                       Orfit Industries                Belgium
Shanghai Kesheng           China
Prostheses Co., Ltd.                     Orthema Service GmbH            Switzerland
Klarity Medical &          China
Equipment (GZ) Co., Ltd.                 OrtoTEK                         Turkey
KOBE BIOMEDICAL            Japan         Ortopedi Ltd. Sti.
INNOVATION CLUSTER                       Osseointegration                Australia
Kowagishi Co., Ltd.        Japan         International Pty Ltd.
                                         Össur                           Netherlands
K's Design Lab, Inc.       Japan
                                         Ottobock                        Germany
L                                        SE & Co. KGaA
Lindhe Xtend AB            Sweden        OTWorld – International Trade   Germany
                                         Show and World Congress
M                                        P
Mecuris GmbH               Germany       Pacific Supply Co., Ltd.        Japan
Exhibitor
Directory
Exhibitor                 Country        Exhibitor                Country
Panasonic Corporation     Japan          stamos + braun           Germany
                                         prothesenwerk gmbh
SAS Proteor               France         Steeper Group            United
                                                                  Kingdom
REHABITECH                Japan          ST&G CORPORATION         South Korea

Reif Co., Ltd.            Japan          Taika3D Oy               Finland

Renners Bace Co. Ltd.     Japan          T
                                         Takeuchi Gishi inc.      Japan
R
Rodin                     France         Teh Lin Prosthetic &     Taiwan
                                         Orthopaedic, Inc.
rollerwerk medical        Germany        TSM smart materials      Taiwan
engineering & consul-                    Co., Ltd.
ting
                                         TURBOMED Orthotics       Canada
RTC Co., Ltd.             Japan          inc.
                                         U
S                                        Uchida Co., Ltd.         Japan
SAWAMURA                  Japan
PROSTHETICS AND                          V
ORTHOTICS SERVICES
Co., LTD.                                Vorum                    Canada

Schein Orthopädie         Germany        W
Service KG                               Wagner Polymer-          Germany
SHELL ELECTRONICS         Japan          technik GmbH
CO., LTD.                                Win Walker Prosthetics   China
Shintec Hozumi Co.,Ltd.   Japan          and Orthotics (Xiamen)
                                         Co., Ltd.

Shonaquip PTY Ltd.        South Africa   Witzel VACUPRESS e.K.    Germany

SILAB PROSTHETICS         Portugal       Y
LDA                                      Yoshino Gypsum Sales     Japan
SK-Electronics CO.,       Japan          Co., Ltd.
LTD.
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 Japan was chosen as host because of its long           About Japan and Kobe
 history of innovation in the fields of prosthetics
 and orthotics, robotics and artificial intelligence,   Japan, often called the “Land of the Rising Sun”,
 rehabilitation, mobility devices, and assistive        is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of
 technology.                                            about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu,
                                                        Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up
                                                        about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area
                                                        and often are referred to as home islands.
              Sapporo
                                                        Kobe is located in the very centre of Japan on
                                                        Honshu Island. This mild port city, with its wealth
                                                        of natural surroundings, commands a view of the
                                                        calm blue Seto Inland Sea against the backdrop
                                                        of the breathtaking Rokko mountain range. The
                                                        city has prospered as a port for overseas trade in
Hiroshima     Kyoto    Nagoya           Tokyo           East Asia since ancient times, and has adopted
                                                        various western cultures since its opening to their
                                                        commerce in 1868. Since the modernisation of
                                                        Japan, Kobe has become a cosmopolitan city with
                                                        a population of about 1.53 million and home to
                                                        people from more than 130 countries.

                    Osaka        Yokohama

             Kobe
   Fukuoka
As a tourist destination, Kobe offers such                Kobe Convention Center
attractions as its night view of the city (designated
one of the three best night views in Japan), Seto         The World Congress will take place at the Kobe
Inland Sea cruising, and nearby Arima Onsen,              Convention Center, Japan’s first international
a historic hot spring town with origins dating            convention center, which opened in 1981.
back as far as the 1600s. Kobe is also famous
for its diverse food culture, which includes such         The Opening Ceremony of the congress will be
specialties as world famous Kobe beef, Nada sake          held at World Hall, sessions will be presented
as well as western confectioneries.                       in Exhibition Hall 2 and the International
                                                          Conference Center. The exhibition will be located
                                                          in Exhibition Halls 2 and 3. All venues are in short
                                                          walking distance from one another.

Location overview

                                                        KOBE INTERNATIONAL
                                                        CONFERENCE CENTER

                                                                PORTOPIA HOTEL

                           Shimin Hiroba
                                 Station
                              HALL 3

                      KOBE INTERNATIONAL                              PORTOPIA HALL
                      EXHIBITION HALLS

   WORLD HALL                  HALL 2       HALL 1
                                                                                     PORT ISLAND
                                                                                     MINAMI PARK
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Registration
To make participation affordable for individuals from all regions worldwide, registration fees are based
on the income groups assigned to the world’s economies by the World Bank. The table below outlines the
early bird and regular registration fees by income group in Japanese Yen (JPY).

Full Congress Registration                                     Early Bird Fee          Regular Fee
                                                       (until 5 August 2019) (as of 6 August 2019)
High Income Country
Member                                                             JPY 77,500               JPY 95,500
Non-member                                                         JPY 94,500              JPY 114,500
Upper Middle Income Country
Member                                                             JPY 55,500               JPY 68,500
Non-member                                                         JPY 67,500               JPY 83,500
Lower Middle and Low Income Country
Member                                                             JPY 30,500               JPY 37,500
Non-member                                                         JPY 36,500               JPY 44,500
Student                                                            JPY 30,500               JPY 30,500

Member rates are available to those who are members of ISPO, JAPO, JOPA or JSPO.
Student rates are available to undergraduate students enrolled full time at an educational institution.
The rate is not available to post-doctoral students, research fellows and lecturers.

Limited Congress and Exhibition only                           Early Bird Fee          Regular Fee
Registration                                           (until 5 August 2019) (as of 6 August 2019)
One day congress                                                   JPY 30,500               JPY 37,500
Accompanying person                                                JPY 13,500               JPY 13,500
Exhibition day pass                                                JPY 6,500                JPY 6,500
(access to exhibition halls only)

Visit www.ispo-congress.com to confirm your country’s income group, find out what is included in the registration
categories and register by 5 August to take advantage of the early bird rates!
Congress
                                                      Information
Social Events
Welcome Reception                                     If you arrive at Kansai International Airport, you
                                                      can take the convenient Bay Shuttle, a high-speed
Saturday, 5 October, 17:45-19:00                      ferry, which takes you to Kobe Airport in 30
                                                      minutes. From Kobe Airport, the local ‘Port Liner’
Held in the exhibition halls, the Welcome Recep-      train takes you to the Kobe Convention Center in
tion offers an opportunity to re-connect with old     8 minutes.
friends and make new contacts while visiting the
exhibitors. Participation is included in Congress
registration fees. Exhibition day pass holders are    Accommodation
not admitted.
                                                      The congress offers accommodation ranging from
                                                      budget to 5-star hotels. If you stay at one of the
Congress Party                                        three hotels on Port Island, the artificial island
                                                      where the Kobe Convention Center is located, you
Sunday, 6 October, 19:00-21:00                        are within walking distance to the venue.

One of the highlights of each World Congress, the     Hotels can be booked via the online hotel
Congress Party celebrates our achievements with       booking portal. Information on available hotels
great food, drinks, and entertainment lasting well    and application rates is available at
into the night.                                       www.ispo-congress.com.

All registered participants are welcome. Tickets      Note that the published rates and conditions are
can be purchased during online registration at JPY    only available when booked through our official
8,000 each.                                           housing bureau.

Arrival and                                           Tour Programme
Accommodation                                         Together with its surrounding region, Kobe is one
                                                      of Japan’s leading tourist destinations. Numerous
Air Travel                                            World Heritage sites are close by – arrive early or
                                                      stay an additional few days to explore what the city
Kobe is linked to three airports in the Kansai        and its surrounding countryside have to offer.
area. The majority of international travellers will
arrive at Kansai International Airport in Osaka,      JTB Western Japan, the appointed tour provider
which is the second largest airport in Japan. Osaka   for the congress, offers custom tours on 6 and 7
International Airport (Itami Airport) and Kobe        October to Kyoto (full day) and Himeji (half day).
Airport are smaller airports offering connections     Registrants can book these tour options at
within Japan.                                         www.ispo-congress.com. Would you like to
                                                      explore a different region? A number of public
                                                      tours to other parts of the country are also
                                                      available.
International Society for
Prosthetics and Orthotics
ISPO is a multidisciplinary organisation that           3. Actively contribute to the development of
promotes access to appropriate and equitable               ISPO by joining committees or working groups
rehabilitation, mobility devices, and other assistive      and advocating best practices to governments
product services to improve the quality of life for        and non-governmental organisations on key
people with reduced mobility. ISPO membership              issues;
includes all rehabilitation professionals (i.e.
prosthetists-orthotists, technicians, physical          4. Cultivate your career passion through
therapists, occupational therapists, surgeons,             eLearning, Global Educators Meeting (GEM),
physicians, engineers, community-based                     and shorth courses.
rehabilitation workers, etc.) along with industry
and users of assistive technology services.             ISPO is a truly enriching experience, both
                                                        professionally and personally. Join ISPO!

ISPO membership allows you to:
                                                        Prosthetics and
1. Be part of a worldwide community,
   expand networks, and make a positive                 Orthotics International
   contribution to the development of
   rehabilitation, mobility device and other            (POI)
   assistive product services;

2. Enhance your learning experiences by
   accessing the latest scientific updates through
   ISPO’s journal Prosthetics and Orthotics
   International (POI) and receiving exclusive
   registration rates to ISPO and National Society
   events;
                                                        Prosthetics and Orthotics International (POI) is
                                                        the official journal of the International Society
                                                        for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO). POI is a
                                                        multidisciplinary journal for all professionals
                                                        who have an interest in the medical, clinical,
                                                        rehabilitation, technical, educational and research
aspects of prosthetics, orthotics and rehabilitation   Orthotists and Prosthetic/Orthotic Technicians.
engineering, as well as their related topics. POI is   ISPO accreditation is sought voluntarily by a
relaunching in 2019.                                   prosthetic and orthotic training programme to
New Editors have been appointed: Stefania Fatone       validate against the existing ISPO Education
(Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics         Standards.
Center, USA), Nerrolyn Ramstrand (Jönköping
University, Sweden); Brian J. Hafner (University       Why is it important? Often a sign of good
of Washington, Seattle, USA) and Michael Dillon        management, accreditation helps identify areas of
(La Trobe University, Australia). The journal has      strength and opportunities for improvement based
further developments planned throughout 2019.          on a series of standards. Even though there may be
For further information, please visit                  no law requiring it, accreditation is an opportunity
poi.sagepub.com.                                       to seek and secure validation by a recognized
                                                       external body (ISPO Education Committee)
                                                       comprised of expert peers.
ISPO Accreditation
ISPO offers accreditation to training centers          Learn more about the ISPO Education Standards
delivering prosthetic and orthotic programmes          for Prosthetic/Orthotic Occupations at:
for Prosthetists/Orthotists, Associate Prosthetists/   www.ispoint.org
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     A comprehensive,
      interdisciplinary
    programme covering
    scientific and clinical       ISPO 17th WORLD CONGRESS
          advances
                                                       Kobe Convention Center
                                                           Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

    An exhibition
showcasing the latest
 product innovations
  and trendsetting
    technologies                          Top Five
                                 Reasons to Attend
             Opportunity
        to be part of the ISPO
        community and meet
              leadership

                                   An attractive host
                                   country – a world
                                 leader in the fields of
                                 robotics and artificial       Leading P&O congress
                                     intelligence              worldwide in 2019 and
                                                               most significant event
                                                                in Asia in the coming
                                                                         years

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