Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, Ph.D., associate professor of Kinesiology, will be in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 16 - 18, 2009 to participate in the International Consensus Conference on "Performance in Sports involving Intense Exercise." Thirty internationally acknowledged researchers together with representatives from the world of sport will take part in this consensus conference sponsored by the University of Copenhagen and Team Denmark, culminating in the production of a series of statements and recommendations that can be used by decision makers in sport, politics, and economy. Wiese-Bjornstal will be speaking on the roles of psychology and socioculture in sport injury risk, response, and recovery in high intensity athletes.