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Press release:

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCESS MARY WILL BE PATRON OF WORLD CONGRESS IN AARHUS, DENMARK.

H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary has accepted to be patron of the 24th Rehabilitation World Congress on rehabilitation, which will take place from September 7th to September 9th 2021 in Aarhus. The vision being: Moving Societies.

Notification of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary accepting the task as patron was received with pride and joy by the management behind RIWC 2021 (Rehabilitation International World Congress.

"We are proud of the Royal interest in rehabilitation. With this support, we have even better opportunities to create a congress, showing important and permanent landmarks for the work in rehabilitation in Denmark and globally, "says Anders Kühnau Chairman of the Regional Council (S) from Central Denmark Region.

Jacob Bundsgaard, Chairman of KL and the Mayor of Aarhus, also stresses the importance of the Royal support:"With H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary as patron, we are strengthening our focus on a large and important societal matter, and at the same time this will strengthen the international interest on the Congress and on Denmark's ambitions and efforts in the area of rehabilitation.

"The Congress is a based on a close partnership and host collaboration between Central Denmark Region, the Municipality of Aarhus, Aarhus University,Rehabilitation Forum Denmark, and a strong group of other partners.

"We are extremely pleased that H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary has acceptedt o be patron of RIWC 2020. This will send a strong signal about the importance of the Congress, and strengthen our relations to the sponsors,companies, partners, and it will help attract participants from Denmark and abroad", says President of RIWC Congress and Chairman of Rehabilitation Forum Denmark, Professor Claus Vinther Nielsen, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University and DEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region.

Rehabilitation is a targeted and time limited cooperation between professionals and a person who has - or is at risk of having - significant limitations in physical, mental, or social functioning. As an individual and in relation to family and friends. The aim of rehabilitation is always to achieve ameliorations within the lives of individuals, by improving opportunities for all to live an independent and meaningful life.

The vision of the World Congress is Moving Societies. The partners behind the congress want this vision to highlight the great potential of rehabilitation within all local, national and global communities.

Facts

The 24th Rehabilitation World Congress takes place September 7 – 9, 2021, immediately after the annual Aarhus Festival. Expected number of participants is 2500 from more than 60 different nationalities. The event will be the largest international health related congress to be held in Aarhus.

Rehabilitation International (RI) World Congress is held every four years. It has been implemented since 1929. In 2016, the 23rd Congress took place in Edinburgh, Scotland and Incheon, South Korea was the host in 2012.

The aim of RIWC 2020 is to be a global platform for the professional and political agendas connected to rehabilitation. Under the vision of "Moving Societies" rehabilitation is presented from five perspectives: the individual, the academic/professional, research, policy, and society perspectives.

The 40 member organizations and partners in Rehabilitation Forum Den-mark, together with international networks make up a solid foundation for the congress.

A Danish Definition of Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is a goal oriented and corporative process involving an individual and his/her relatives and professionals over a certain period of time. The aim of this process is to ensure that the person in question, who has - or is at risk of having - seriously diminished physical, mental and/or social functioning can achieve independence and a meaningful life.

Rehabilitation takes into account the person's situation as a whole and the decisions he or she must make, and comprises coordinated, coherent and knowledge-based measures.

Source: Rehabilitation Forum Denmark (2004)

Contact

Mr. Jan Sau Johansen, CEO of RI World Congress 2020, Tel. +45 26 28 89 55