INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
May Newsletter
Executive Committee
Congress and AGM 2025 in Tokyo, Japan
IBITA Congress Venue: KFC Hall and Rooms inside of Daiichi Hotel Rygoku, Tokyo, Japan (the main place for the meeting will be held at the 3rd floor of this building).
- The 41st IBITA AGM will be held on Friday 29thAugust 2025.
- The Congress will open on Wednesday evening 27thAugust with a Welcome party.
- This will be followed by educational days on 28thand 30th
- Registration is now open:LINK
- For Programme details and Accommodation please open theLINK
From the Japanese Group:
Until recently, azalea flowers have been blooming beautifully in Japan.
In this season, spring foods are served on the table. As mountain delicacies, various wild vegetables decorate the table. In addition, major fish that have been on the table in Japan for a long time, such as horse mackerel and sardines, are also in season.
It has been one month since we started accepting applications for IBITA TOKYO, and we are happy to confirm applications from members all over the world.
We have confirmed that there are many applications, especially for City walk. All the members in Japan are happy and will work hard to prepare for the future.
The early bird period will end at the end of May. We recommend that members who are thinking of participating apply promptly. We recommend payment by VISA, Master or AMEX.
We look forward to seeing many of you participate.
Yoshihide Hokari, Chair of IBITA AGM TOKYO
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Course Exemptions
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Publishing Courses
Please do not forget to publish the basic and advanced courses you are teaching in 2025/2026. Please publish all the co-instructors or/and instructor candidates who are actively involved in teaching. We have a lot of requests from all over the world and if we don’t know where courses are running, we cannot help with further information! If you need help, please contact the IBITA Secretary Victor Urquizo – [email protected]
URGENT: Future AGMs
We are searching for countries which are willing to organise the AGM of 2027, 2028, 2029, etc. Eventual candidates should send their candidacy to the EC.
Research Committee
1.The Research Committee is working on updating the research committee folder on the website. If you have published an article regarding the Bobath concept and cannot find it in the following folder (link: Bobath Concept Research – IBITA), please contact Kostas via this email address: [email protected]
2. We would like to invite you to a webinar on:
A Study Protocol of a Mixed-Methods Study
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Neurorehabilitation: Enhancing Adherence and
Competence through Continuing Education in the Bobath Concept
Presented by Gabriele Eckhardt
Sunday, May 25th, 10am (Germany time)
Webinar link: https://tau-ac-il.zoom.us/j/85872710007
Meeting ID: 858 7271 0007
You may read the abstract in the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IwCtiKVPoph2BHQVhz3PwimN2x5UTqQ4/view?usp=sharing
Looking forward to seeing you all:)
3. Please note that Francesco Inversini (Italy), who is currently studying in the Master of Science program in Rehabilitative Sciences at the University of Verona, may contact some of you by email in the next few weeks, inviting you to participate in a forum session during the AGM in Tokyo. Should you be approached, your engagement would be greatly appreciated.
Nominating Committee
As we approach the final stage of the nomination process, we would like to warmly remind you that the time is coming soon to present the slate of candidates to the Executive Committee in preparation for the upcoming elections at the 2025 AGM in Tokyo.
That said, we are still very happy to receive spontaneous applications and remain fully available for individual online meetings with anyone interested in becoming more involved in IBITA through committee work.
If you have time, motivation, and energy to dedicate to IBITA, this is a great opportunity. The Association thrives thanks to the continuous effort of its members, through research, training, support, and collaboration. Without this collective engagement, it becomes difficult to move forward.
Below is the list of committee members whose terms will end, along with the corresponding open positions:
- Instructor Trainee Secretary:Norma Lopez – end of first term
- Nominating Committee:Koji Takahashi – end of second term
- Research Committee:Hanah Aviv – end of first term
- Peer Review Committee:
- Sara Guy – end of second term
- Monica Junquero – end of first term
- Instructor Training Committee:
- Catherine Eustache – end of second term
- Miguel Benito Garcia – end of first term
- Carlos Leite Martins – end of first term
- Qualification Committee:
- Cristina Soares – end of first term
- Megan Knox – end of first term
If you feel called to contribute, please don’t hesitate to reach out—we will gladly provide more information and guidance.
You can contact us at: [email protected]
Warm regards Francesco, Koji, Adrian
Other News
If you have any info for the June newsletter, please send it to Victor Urquizo at [email protected] by 15th June.