Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, Chair of the Program Committee for the 2010 Congress has confirmed an outstanding lineup of Keynote Speakers for the 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health.

	Dr. George Davey Smith, Professor and Head of the Epidemiology Division at the University of Bristol will open the Congress on Wednesday evening May 5th on the topic: Social Epidemiology at the Forefront of Public Health: In Celebration of the 100th Birthday of Jeremy Morris.
	Thursday morning Dr. William R. Leonard, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University will discuss Size Counts: An Evolutionary Perspective on Physical Activity and Body Size from Early Hominids to Modern Man.
	Friday morning’s keynote address by Dr. Jo Salmon from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University in Australia will discuss Novel Strategies to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time in Children.
	The Congress banquet on Friday evening will feature Dr. James Levine, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota with his stimulating but controversial topic: NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and Public Health—Understanding the Understudied Potential.
	The final keynote session by Dr. Fiona Bull of Loughborough University and Dr. Lise Gauvin from the University of Montreal will focus on The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity and Health. As Co-Chairs of the Committee drafting The Toronto Charter Dr. Bull and Dr. Gauvin will be seeking the views and perspectives of the delegates in a process that will lead to the formal adoption of The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity and Health. This concluding session of the 2010 Congress will provide a unique opportunity for all delegates to impact the future direction of physical activity and health promotion globally.