Re: You have been added to the OANDP-L list
Andy Bender
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Title:
Re: You have been added to the OANDP-L list
Creator:
Andy Bender
Date:
6/2/1999
Text:
I subscribed to this list by accident. How can I unsubscribe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Vicky < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: You have been added to the OANDP-L list
> Hello everyone.
>
> This is my first contact as a recent convert !!!
>
> I have recently completed my M.Sc. in sport and exercise assessment
> and my main research areas are disability and sport participation.
> My M.Sc. dissertation assessed the energy cost of a Paralympian runner,
> which encompassed a physiological and qualitative comparison
> of different types of prosthetic feet. A holistic approach was adopted
that placed
> particular emphasis on self-report measures by the athlete. The study
assessed
> five different ESPF and the Otto-Bock dynamic foot was clearly the
> best. Is there anybody out there who is particularly interested in seeing
this research
> and would perhaps consider sponsoring me to attend an International
conference whereby
> the research would be presented to a world-wide audience ?
>
> My research has attracted a very positive response with regard to the
> BOA and the IOC. As a consequence, I have been invited to attend the
VIIIth International
> Postgraduate Seminar on Olympic Studies to be held in Greece, next year.
> Later this year I hope to present the research at The V IOC World Congress
on Sport
> Science - Sydney, Australia or alternatively at The Third International
Scientific
> Congress on Modern Olympic Sport in Warsaw, Poland.
>
> I am also awaiting confirmation of a research grant to attend the Olympic
> Studies Centre in Lausanne later this year to further develop this
> research and include socio-economic factors of successful performance
> in amputee athletes.
>
> It is my intention to register for a Ph.D. at the end of this year, which
will involve
> a multi-disciplinary analysis of sport by Paralympians, incorporating
experimental
> research with the sociological development of disability in sport. To
further assist
> my proposal, I have applied to be a volunteer at the Paralympic Games in
Sydney in
> the year 2000 and hope to present my research at the 4th Paralympic
Congress in
> Sydney, after the Games.
>
> This research will only go ahead if I can secure sponsorship and a
> supervisor, so If there is anyone out there who is interested in this
> proposal and could offer any assistance / advice I would be extremely
> grateful. Alternatively, if there is a prosthethes manufacturer
> reading this and has a specific project in mind, I would be delighted
> to be consulted.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope it interested
> you. I would be very grateful for any feed back. Please let me know what
you think.
>
> Best regards,
> Victoria Miller
>
----- Original Message -----
From: Vicky < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: You have been added to the OANDP-L list
> Hello everyone.
>
> This is my first contact as a recent convert !!!
>
> I have recently completed my M.Sc. in sport and exercise assessment
> and my main research areas are disability and sport participation.
> My M.Sc. dissertation assessed the energy cost of a Paralympian runner,
> which encompassed a physiological and qualitative comparison
> of different types of prosthetic feet. A holistic approach was adopted
that placed
> particular emphasis on self-report measures by the athlete. The study
assessed
> five different ESPF and the Otto-Bock dynamic foot was clearly the
> best. Is there anybody out there who is particularly interested in seeing
this research
> and would perhaps consider sponsoring me to attend an International
conference whereby
> the research would be presented to a world-wide audience ?
>
> My research has attracted a very positive response with regard to the
> BOA and the IOC. As a consequence, I have been invited to attend the
VIIIth International
> Postgraduate Seminar on Olympic Studies to be held in Greece, next year.
> Later this year I hope to present the research at The V IOC World Congress
on Sport
> Science - Sydney, Australia or alternatively at The Third International
Scientific
> Congress on Modern Olympic Sport in Warsaw, Poland.
>
> I am also awaiting confirmation of a research grant to attend the Olympic
> Studies Centre in Lausanne later this year to further develop this
> research and include socio-economic factors of successful performance
> in amputee athletes.
>
> It is my intention to register for a Ph.D. at the end of this year, which
will involve
> a multi-disciplinary analysis of sport by Paralympians, incorporating
experimental
> research with the sociological development of disability in sport. To
further assist
> my proposal, I have applied to be a volunteer at the Paralympic Games in
Sydney in
> the year 2000 and hope to present my research at the 4th Paralympic
Congress in
> Sydney, after the Games.
>
> This research will only go ahead if I can secure sponsorship and a
> supervisor, so If there is anyone out there who is interested in this
> proposal and could offer any assistance / advice I would be extremely
> grateful. Alternatively, if there is a prosthethes manufacturer
> reading this and has a specific project in mind, I would be delighted
> to be consulted.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope it interested
> you. I would be very grateful for any feed back. Please let me know what
you think.
>
> Best regards,
> Victoria Miller
>
Citation
Andy Bender, “Re: You have been added to the OANDP-L list,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211690.
