PROFILE OF ISAK – REVISED BY LINDSAY
CARTER,
ORIGINALLY
A REPORT TO ICSSPE IN 1998 by then ISAK President Lindsay Carter.
ICSSPE
COMMITTEE / ISAK IS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
1. Full
Name & Abbreviation:
International Society for the
Advancement of Kinanthropometry, ISAK.
2. Names
of President and Secretary General:
President: Dr. Mike Marfell-Jones
(NZL).
Sect. General: Dr. Hans de Ridder
(SAF).
3.
Address of Secretariat:
Prof. J.
Hans de Ridder (Ph.D.), Secretary-General, ISAK
E-mail: mbwjhdr@puk.ac.za; Fax: +27 18 299
1825; Tel.: +27 18 299 1791
ISAK
Internet Address: http://www.isakonline.com
Webmaster: Dr. Patria Hume: phume@aut.ac.nz; Asst: Kelly Sheerin: kelly.sheerin@aut.ac.nz
4. Year
founded: 1978
Where?:
5.
Current number of members: Approximately 260 FROM 32 countries.
Type of members: Individuals.
6.
Objectives:
1) To provide an international forum
for Kinanthropometry
2) To foster development of instrumentation
and technology.
3) To contribute to the development
of a body of knowledge in
Kinanthropometry.
4) To plan, organize, sponsor and
participate in certification courses, & symposia.
5) To support dissemination of
scientific reports & designate archival procedures.
7.
Activities:
The most
important current activity is the promotion and implementation of the ISAK
Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme, a four-level certification program.
Successful courses have been conducted in many countries. Several of our
members have been invited as instructors in national courses and workshops.
8.
Research:
ISAK is
not presently sponsoring any research. Several of our officers and members have
been involved in recent international kinanthropometric projects, such as those
at the World Aquatic Championships in
9.
Future Directions:
We
expect that our members will continue to be involved internationally in working
with colleagues from several allied disciplines in various endeavors. The
certification program in anthropometry, has expanded to many parts of the
world, especially Latin America, Africa and
10.
Publications that the committee has produced/continually produces:
(1)
Journals.
No separate journal. We have an official section on
Kinanthropometry in the Journal of Sports Sciences,
(2)
Monographs: Books.
The
following books were published after international congresses which featured
kinanthropometry. All except the first, were edited by members of ISAK.
Biomechanics
of Sports and Kinanthropometry. (1978) F. Landry and W.A.R. Orban (Eds).
Kinanthropometry
II. (1980) M. Ostyn, G. Beunen and J. Simons (Eds.).
Perspectives
in Kinanthropometry. (1986) J.A.P. Day (Ed.).
Kinanthropometry
III. (1986) T. Reilly, J. Watkins and J. Borms (Eds.).
Kinanthropometry
IV. (1993)
Kinanthropometry
VI. (2000). K. Norton, T. Olds and J. Dollman (Eds.). Underdale, SA: ISAK.
Kinanthropometry
VII. (2003). H. de Ridder and T. Olds (Eds.). Potchefstroom:
Kinanthropometry
VIII. (2003). T. Reilly and M. Marfell-Jones (Eds.).
Kinanthropometry
IX. (2006). M. Marfell-Jones, A. Stewart and T. Olds (Eds.)
ISAK
International Standards for Anthropometric Assessment (A manual for teaching
materials for accreditation.) (2nd Ed. 2006).
(3)
Other:
Publications: Newsletter for Members.
Title: KINANTHREPORT
Editor: Dr. Timothy Olds, Univ.
Year: Three times per year.
Publisher: ISAK.
11.
Other Resources.
Support of individuals and officers by
their institutions.
12.
Miscellaneous.
ISAK had
eight Working Groups which tended to be "ad hoc". They were activated
as the need arises, either by the chair of the group, or the President of ISAK.
The Working Groups were: 1. Standards and Instrumentation; 2. Scholarship,
Awards and Curriculum; 3. Publications and Information Exchange; 4. Health,
Nutrition and Lifestyle Enhancement; 5. Biosteriometrics and Medical Imaging;
6. Computer Science and Applications; 7. Physical Activity Sciences; and 8.
Ways and Means.
Currently,
only the Accreditation Working Group is activated. This group monitors and
revises materials for the Accreditation Scheme.