Tomorrow will see 40 representatives from 25 NPCs participate in a one-day Chef de Mission workshop, organised by the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) education partner the IPC Academy.

The workshop aims to train and up-skill new and interested team leaders to give them an idea of their responsibilities ahead of next year's Games, while covering various other areas such as the roles and responsibilities of Chef de Missions, the qualification processes for athletes, entries, accreditation, travel, team uniforms and classification.

Attendees will also hear from the United States' 100-metre T44 world champion and Beijing 2008 Paralympic silver medallist Jerome Singleton who will take part in a questions and answers session on the environments needed to ensure athlete success.

"The Seminar as well as the workshop this week are very important for all NPCs as, for many, this will be the last time they visit Britain ahead of next year's Games," said IPC chief executive Xavier Gonzalez.

"This is the first time that we have organised such a workshop and we are very content with the number of team leaders attending.

"By offering this workshop, we hope that we can support the NPCs in their preparations for the London Paralympics next year."

Following the conclusion of the one-day workshop on September 6, the Chef de Missions Seminar will take place from September 7-9 and offer the chance for NPC representatives to receive updates and valuable information on various areas from representatives of the London 2012 Organising Committee as well as from the IPC.

Areas to be covered include accommodation, sport entries and ticketing, while the Chef de Missions will also be able to take a tour of many of the new venues on the Olympic Park in Stratford that will be used for next year's Paralympic Games.

Thursday (September 8) will be a particularly important day as representatives will be given the opportunity to attend International Paralympic Day, which takes place at Trafalgar Square the day before tickets for the London 2012 Paralympics go on sale to the public.

"We're delighted to welcome the NPCs from around the world to London and show them how much progress has been made in terms of planning for the Paralympic Games," said London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton.

"With just under a year to go until the start of the Paralympic Games, we are committed to getting the Games right for athletes and this week's meetings will help NPCs around the world prepare for next year's Games."

While the majority of countries have already named their Chef de Mission for the London 2012 Paralympics, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) have not yet done so although they will be sending a senior team to the workshop and seminar including new chief executive Tim Hollingsworth, performance director Penny Briscoe and head of communications Jane Jones.

The BPA are likely to announce their Chef de Mission by the end of the month and have revealed that they are aiming for a top two finish on home soil at London 2012 after ParalympicsGB finished second on the medal table at the last three Paralympic Games.

The London 2012 Paralympic Games will take place from August 29 to September 9, with around 4,200 athletes from 150 countries set to compete across 20 sports.

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