The IPC Governing Board recently appointed the following persons as chairpersons of the respective IPC Standing Committees for the term of 2009-2013.
Anti-Doping Committee: Dr José Antonio (Toni) Pascual (Spain)
Audit and Finance Committee: Miguel Sagarra (Spain)
Development Committee: Rita van Driel (Netherlands)
Legal and Ethics Committee: Alan Dickson (Great Britain)
Medical Committee: Dr Oriol Martinez (Spain)
Paralympic Games Committee: Andrew Parsons (Brazil)
Sports Science Committee: Dr Yves Vanlandewijck (Belgium)
Women in Sport Committee: Tine Rindum Teilmann (Denmark)
Appointments of the chairpersons of the remaining IPC Standing Committees (Classification, Education and Athletes with High Support Needs) will be communicated in due time. The selection of members of IPC Standing Committees is already in process and will be ratified by the IPC Governing Board in accordance with the process outlined in the IPC Handbook.
The responsibility of an IPC Standing Committees is to provide the IPC Governing Board with advice on policy matters in their specific area of responsibility.
