Tuesday, June 21, 2005

RESOURCE: The Gay & Lesbian Athletes Association Website

The Gay & Lesbian Athletes Association has created a new forum for
our web site where people can post messages and communicate with
each other on the following topics:


o General - General discussion about homophobia in sport
o Inspirational Stories - Read and post about the heroes among
us
o Mentoring LGBT athletes - Helping people deal with the issues
o Resources & Solutions - Resources and solutions for LGBT
athletes and others in sport

o Pros & Elite - Being LGBT in professional and elite sport
o Competitive - Life in competitive sport
o Recreational - For those who just want to have fun, stay
healthy and participate fully in sport
o School Sports - Dealing with homophobia in the school sport
system

o Create a Journal - Use this space to write an online
journal. Share your experiences in sport with others.
o Rant or Rave - Want to talk about something that's bugging
you? Maybe you accomplished something great. This is the place to
do it!
o Off Topic stuff

To take a look at our forum, please go to:
http://glpaa.ec-sites.com/phpbb2/

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

CONFERENCE: Sport and War

The International Centre for Sports History and Culture will be holding a one day conference on sport and war on Saturday 25 June, starting at 11.00 am.

It will be held in the Clephan Building of De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH.

Speakers
Dr Eliza Reidi (Leicester University) - Sport and the Armed Forces before 1914
Dean Allen (Brunel University) - Sport in the Anglo-South African War
Dr James Roberts (University College, Worcester) - The role of football in
the training and command of the British Expeditionary Force
Dr Tony Collins (De Montfort University) - Rugby, War and Memory
Prof Tony Mason (De Montfort University) - Sport in prisoner of war camps in World War Two

Registration is £20 and payable on the day.

For more information email Tony Collins at tcollins@dmu.ac.uk The SPORTHIST list is archived at:
http://listserv.umist.ac.uk/archives/sporthist.html

JOB: Department of Sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University-Dominguez Hills.

The Department of Sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills
invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship focused on the
Sociology of Sports. We especially encourage applications from candidates who
have conducted research in one or more of the following areas in relation to (1)
Sports and the community. (2) Social inequality and sports (3) Race/class/gender
and sports. The faculty hired for this position will have the opportunity to
develop research and community programs with the Home Depot National Training
Center, a state of the art facility located on the campus of CSUDH and designed
for training Olympic athletes. Additionally, we seek candidates who are
interested in teaching in one or more of the following areas: quantitative
research methods, sociology of family, social psychology, and social
organization.

In step with the spirit of California State University Dominguez Hill's mission
towards building a "communiversity" and sociology "in service to the community,"
special consideration will be given to candidates whose scholarship is relevant
to the diverse communities of the greater Los Angeles area and who have
experience working with community organizations.

Applicants should provide a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, three
letters of recommendation, a writing sample (up to three items) and a detailed
description of teaching experience or ability including syllabi used or proposed
syllabi, a summary of student evaluations or a teaching portfolio to:
Fumiko Hosokawa, Chair, Department of Sociology, California State University,
Dominguez Hills, 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747.

Anticipated start for this academic-year position is in late August 2005 or
January 2006 with the beginning of the 2005-2006 academic year. To ensure full
consideration, applications should be received by July 15, 2005. Thereafter, the
search committee will begin reviewing applications and will continue review
until the position is filled. For more information, call (310) 243-3431.

Equal Opportunity, Section 504, Title IX Employer. Clery Act crime statistics
for CSUDH are available upon request.

Monday, June 13, 2005

CONFERENCE: International Association of Sport Economists

The Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society is the proud host of the 7th annual conference of the International Association of Sport Economists on June 18-19, 2005. Those interested can see the program and access some of the papers on the IASE conference section of the RCSCS web site: http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/index_IASE_en.htm
In the upcoming days, more conference papers will be posted on the site.


Jean Harvey, Directeur
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne
École des sciences de l'activité physique
Université d'Ottawa
C.P. 450, Succursale A
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
tél: (613) 562-5800 poste 4277
fax: (613) 562-5149
courriel: jharvey@uottawa.ca
www.crssc.uottawa.ca

Jean Harvey, Director
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
School of Human Kinetics
University of Ottawa
P.O. Box 450, Stn A
Ottawa. Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
tel: (613) 562-5800 ext. 4277
fax:(613) 562-5149
email: jharvey@uottawa.ca
www.rcscs.uottawa.ca

Friday, June 10, 2005

CONFERENCE: Sport and Urban Development

Sport and Urban Development
Rotterdam, 9-11 November 2005.
The preliminary program is available at http://www.sportconference.nl
Registration for the conference can be done via this website.

IAPESGW Congress
August 10-13, 2005
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Theme: Learning and Leadership: Women’s Influence on Policy, Research, and
Practice.
Website: http://www.iapesgw2005.org/


13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference
9-12 March, 2006 Melbourne, Australia
Theme: People, Participation and Performance
http://www.cisc2006.com/Pub/pStart.asp

Thursday, June 09, 2005

JOB: University of Ulster, Associate Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences

The University has embarked upon a renewed commitment to the development of sport with an expansion in opportunities to study sport and the development of an £11m state-of-the-art Performance Centre. As part of this commitment we wish to make the following academic appointment:
Associate Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
(0.5 fte 50% of full-time
Ref: C04/834/W

To teach and assess modules in social and psychological aspects of sport, science of movement, sport and exercise psychology, applied sports psychology, research methods and modules with practical activities.

Applicants must hold a first or second class honours degree or higher degree or equivalent in sports studies, sports science, sport psychology or a closely related area and have experience of the practice of sports psychology and/or of teaching sports psychology at higher or further education level.

Appointment to the post is effective from 1 September 2005. The post is based at the Jordanstown campus.
Salary: £23,643 - £35,883 pro-rata
Closing date: 24 June 2005
Interview date: 2 and 3 August 2005

An equal opportunities employer, the University encourages applications from both men and women, those with disabilities and those from all sections of the community. All applications will be considered on merit. The University offers an attractive final salary pension scheme and operates a no smoking policy.

Note: Travel expenses paid from point of entry to UK only.

Contact:
Coleraine: 028 7032 4946
Jordanstown: 08 7000 400 707
Email: jobs@ulster.ac.uk

JOB: University of Ulster, Associate Lecturer in Sports Management

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences

The University has embarked upon a renewed commitment to the development of sport with an expansion in opportunities to study sport and the development of an £11m state-of-the-art Performance Centre. As part of this commitment we wish to make the following academic appointment:
Associate Lecturer in Sports Management (0.5 fte 50% of full-time) Ref: C04/833/W

To teach and assess modules in professional studies, resource management and strategic management in sport and leisure.

Applicants must hold a first or second class honours degree or higher degree, or equivalent in sports management, sports studies, sports development, business studies, management or administration. Experience either in sports management in a professional context or experience of teaching, assessing and supporting students at further education or higher education level is also essential.

Appointment to the post is effective from 1 September 2005. The post is based at the Jordanstown campus.
Salary: £23,643 - £35,883 pro-rata
Closing date: 24 June 2005
Interview date: 2 and 3 August 2005

An equal opportunities employer, the University encourages applications from both men and women, those with disabilities and those from all sections of the community. All applications will be considered on merit. The University offers an attractive final salary pension scheme and operates a no smoking policy.

Note: Travel expenses paid from point of entry to UK only.

Contact:
Coleraine: 028 7032 4946
Jordanstown: 08 7000 400 707
Email: jobs@ulster.ac.uk

JOB: University of Ulster, Coaching and Sports Development

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences

The University has embarked upon a renewed commitment to the development of sport with an expansion in opportunities to study sport and the development of an £11m state-of-the-art Performance Centre. As part of this commitment we wish to make the following academic appointments:
Lecturers in Coaching and Sports Development (two posts) Ref: C04/832/W

To teach and assess modules in sports coaching, sports development and modules with practical activities.

Applicants must hold a first or second class honours degree or higher degree, or equivalent, in sports studies, sports development, sports coaching or closely related area. Experience of teaching, assessing and supporting students at further education or higher education level and experience of coach education are also essential.

Appointment to the posts are effective from 1 September 2005. The posts are based at the Jordanstown campus.
Salary: £23,643 - £35,883
Closing date: 24 June 2005
Interview date: 2 and 3 August 2005

An equal opportunities employer, the University encourages applications from both men and women, those with disabilities and those from all sections of the community. All applications will be considered on merit. The University offers an attractive final salary pension scheme and operates a no smoking policy.

Contact:
Coleraine: 028 7032 4946
Jordanstown: 08 7000 400 707
Email: jobs@ulster.ac.uk

JOB: University of Ulster, Social Science of Sport

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
School of Health Sciences

The University has embarked upon a renewed commitment to the development of sport with an expansion in opportunities to study sport and the development of an £11m state-of-the-art Performance Centre. As part of this commitment we wish to make the following academic appointment:
Lecturer in Social Science of Sport Ref: C04/831/W

The postholder will be required to develop, promote and facilitate the delivery of modules in the politics of sport, the history of sport and research methods of sport as appropriate at undergraduate and postgraduate level and to contribute to qualitative research methods.

Applicants must hold a first or second class honours degree or higher degree or equivalent in sport studies, sports science or closely related area and have at least three years experience in the field of social science of sport e.g. politics of sport/history of sport/sociology of sport.

Appointment to the post is effective from 1 September 2005. The post is based at the Jordanstown campus.
Salary: £23,643 - £35,883
Closing date: 24 June 2005
Interview date: 2 and 3 August 2005

An equal opportunities employer, the University encourages applications from both men and women, those with disabilities and those from all sections of the community. All applications will be considered on merit. The University offers an attractive final salary pension scheme and operates a no smoking policy.

Note: Travel expenses paid from point of entry to UK only

Contact:
Coleraine: 028 7032 4946
Jordanstown: 08 7000 400 707
Email: jobs@ulster.ac.uk

CONFERENCE: The 4th Post-Olympic Conference

The 4th Post-Olympic Conference
Outcome and Analysis of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games –
Preparing for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport
ISRAEL

The language of the conference - ENGLISH
Regisration fee - $50

Tentative Conference Schedule

Thursday, July 7th 2005

09:00 – 10:00
Registration, gathering, coffee and refreshments

10:00 – 10:15
Opening and Welcome

Mr. Zvi Varshaviak, President of the Olympic Committee of Israel

Mr. Uzi Zvebner, Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 17th
Maccabiah Games

10:15 – 12:30
Session I "Analysis of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games"

Moderation: Mr. Efraim Zinger, Secretary General of the NOC Israel

10:15 – 11:15
How Is It Done? – Different Means to Measure the Success and Failure of
Countries during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Mr. Simon Toulson, Member of the IOC, Britain

11:15 – 12:00
Analysis of the Performance of the Israeli Team at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games

Mr. Gilad Lustig, Director of the Elite Sport Department of Israel

12:00 – 12:15
Discussion

12:15 – 13:30
Lunch

13:30 – 16:50
Session II "Science in the Service of Olympic Preparation"
Moderation: Prof. Vladimir Issurin, Professional Coordinator of the Elite Sport
Department of Israel

13:30 – 14:30
The Contribution of Sport Science in Olympic Preparation and Performance: the
experience of the Italian Team
Prof. Marcelo Faina, Director of the Italian Institute of Sport Sciences and
Advisor to the Italian Olympic Team

14:30 – 15:00
Peaking as a Problem and Challenge: What we learn from the Evidence of the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Prof. Vladimir Issurin, Israel

15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:30
Our Approach to Sport Specific Exercise Testing of Elite Athletes
Prof. Dusan Hamar, Head of the Physiology Department at the Sport University,
Slovakia

16:30 – 16:50
Discussion


Friday, July 8th 2005

09:00 – 09:30
Gathering, Coffee and Refreshments

09:30 – 09:45
Opening the 2nd day of the Conference

Dr. Yehosha Dekel, Head of the Sports Administration at the Ministry for
Education, Culture and Sport

09:45 – 14:30
Session III "Physiological and Psychological Aspects in Training and the
Integration of Technology in Olympic Preparation"


Moderation: Dr. Uri Schaefer, Director of the Wingate Institute

09:45 – 10:45
Muscular Adaptation, Overload and Overtraining: Theoretical Aspects and
Practical Consequences of an Unsolved Approach

Prof. Ulrich Hartmann, Head of the Department of Training Methodology at the
University of Munich

10:45 – 11:45
Technology Progress as a Factor of Breakthrough in Olympic Sport

Prof. Antonio Dal Monte, International Expert in Sport Biomechanics and Exercise
Physiology and Former Director of the Sport Science Institute of the Italian
National Olympic Committee

11:45 – 12:00
Discussion

12:00 – 12:30
Coffee Break

12:30 – 13:30
Ways to improve performance in the Olympics – new perspectives concerning mental
training and technical preparation

Dr. Thomas Schack, International Expert in Sport Psychology,

Assoc. Prof. at the Sport University Cologne

13:30 – 14:00
The Psychological Preparation of Israeli Athletes for the Athens 2004 Olympic
Games

Dr. Boris Blumenstein, Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research,
Wingate Institute, Psychologist of the Israeli Team to the Athens 2004 Olympic
Games

14:00 – 14:15
Discussion

14:15 – 14:30
Resume and Outlook

14:30 – 15:15
Lunch

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

CONFERENCE and STUDENT PAPER AWARD: ISSA

Greetings! ISSA would like to the share a couple of important announcements regarding the 3rd World Congress of Sociology of Sport, “Sport and Social Exclusion/ Inclusion” being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina: November 30 – December 3, 2005.

(1) The conference www site is now operating: http://www.efdeportes.com/issa2005
and provides information about registration and accommodation. This year's keynote speakers are: Eduardo Archetti, Jim McKay and Ilse Hartmann-Tews.


(2) ISSA is very pleased to announce the introduction of the ISSA Graduate Scholarly Paper Award. Information about the award, eligibility, submission criteria and deadlines are listed below and are also attached in Word format. Specific questions about the award should be directed to the ISSA Graduate Scholarly Paper Award Committee Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Pike, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences; University College Chichester; College Lane; Chichester; PO19 6PE; United Kingdom. email e.pike@ucc.ac.uk .

International Sociology of Sport Association
Graduate Scholarly Paper Award
2005

Description
The aim of the International Sociology of Sport Association’s (ISSA) Graduate Scholarly Paper Award is to facilitate the integration of outstanding graduate students into the international community of sociology of sport scholars. The award will be granted to a scholarly paper, authored by a graduate student or students, which is deemed by a panel of judges to be of highest quality from among those submitted. The winning author will be invited to receive the award and present the paper at the Annual Conference of the ISSA. The winning paper will be considered for publication in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport.

Eligibility

* Any student who is registered for masters or doctoral level graduate work at the time her or his paper is submitted.
* The committee will accept only one submission per author.
* In the event that a co-authored paper is selected as the winner, the first author listed on the paper will receive the award.
* The paper submitted must not be under review or have been considered for another award, been previously presented or published.
* Previous winners are not eligible.


Award

* A 500 Euro stipend to support travel expenses to attend the ISSA conference in the year of the award.
* Membership in ISSA for 12 months in the year in which the award is granted.
* The winning author will be invited to attend the ISSA conference and present the paper.
* The winning paper will be considered for publication in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
* The panel of judges may also give up to two honourable mentions. Graduate students receiving an honourable mention will also have their papers accepted for presentation at the ISSA conference.
* The name of all winning authors will be posted on the ISSA website.


Requirements

* Candidates are to submit a 3000-6000 word scholarly paper on a topic that is of interest to the international sociology of sport academic community.
* Papers with a text of over 6000 words will not be considered.
* All authors contributing to the paper must be graduate students at the time the paper is submitted.
* Authors are to submit a cover page that contains the title of the paper and the full contact information of all the authors.
* Authors are to submit a letter, signed by her or his academic advisor, verifying the graduate student status of the author(s).
* Authors are to follow a style consistent with the publication guidelines of IRSS.
* Papers should be sent to the Award Committee Chair preferably in hard copy (printed copy) and must be accompanied by a disk in a format compatible with WordPerfect or Word for Windows. Papers will also be accepted electronically.


All papers should be sent to: Dr. Elizabeth Pike; ISSA Graduate Scholarly Paper Award Committee Chair; School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences; University College Chichester; College Lane; Chichester; PO19 6PE; United Kingdom.
Informal enquiries may be made via telephone at +44 (0)1243 816356 or email e.pike@ucc.ac.uk .

Deadline for Receipt of Submissions: Monday August 1st 2005

The winner will be announced by October 2005.

Members of the 2005 selection committee: Elizabeth C.J. Pike, Chair (United Kingdom); Cora Burnett Louw (South Africa); Kimberly S. Schimmel (United States); Yamashita Takayuki (Japan).

CFP: Special Issue of Sport Management Review

Special Issue of Sport Management Review: Sport Volunteerism

Volunteers are critical to the delivery of sport programs and services around the world. The recent increase in research on sport volunteerism is evident globally with many researchers progressing beyond the basic description of volunteer motives, to examine other aspects of volunteerism, and even re-considering the parameters of volunteerism. For example, volunteers can be conceived as consumers or as human capital, and volunteerism as work, serious leisure, or as training and service learning. This Special Issue seeks to attract and communicate the latest work that is being conducted in the field. The intent of the Special Issue is to provide a platform for the critical examination of various aspects of sport volunteerism, and to progress its study and application to the next level.

This special issue provides sport management scholars the opportunity to present conceptual or empirical papers that highlight the specific issues confronting Sport Volunteerism. (Note - The specific focus will be volunteers rather than the voluntary organisations in which they work, although papers that address the organisational impact on volunteers are appropriate; for example, professionalisation, fiscal restraint).

· General topics of interest may include affective and behavioural aspects of volunteerism (e.g., conflict, stress/burnout, leadership, performance, commitment), their determinants and outcomes, and implications for volunteer management;
· The focus of interest may include: event volunteers, organisational or ‘systematic’ volunteers, volunteer leaders, volunteer boards; youth, seniors, minority groups, underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, aboriginals; volunteers at the community, provincial/state, national, and international level; and
· Research perspectives may include: comparative, economics, organisational behaviour, human resource management, marketing, legal issues, tourism.

The focus will be on conceptual and empirical research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method) with a strong theoretical basis that advances knowledge, with a particular interest in ‘cutting-edge’ research. Submissions for the Case Study section of Sport Management Review will be strongly encouraged.

The intent of the special issue is to bring together a collection of papers that would present a range of issues and perspectives on Sport Volunteerism. Four copies of each paper, or an electronic version, should be submitted to the guest editor by September 1, 2005.

Special Issue Editor Contact details: Alison Doherty, PhD, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, 3M Centre, The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7 Ph. (519) 661-2111 Ext. 88362, Fax: (519) 661-2008. E-mail: adoherty@uwo.ca

CONFERENCE: X European Congress for Sport History

X European Congress for Sport History
Theme: "Sport and Violence"
As with all CESH conferences any major European language is welcome, as long as the presenter is willing to discuss his/her results in either English or French.

Location: Carretera de Utrera Km. 1 - 41013 - Seville/Spain
Date: November 2 to 5, 2005

Organisers: Universidad Pablo Olavide de Sevilla and the European Committee for Sport History (CESH)President of the Organising Committee: Juan Carlos Fernández Truán.
Universidad Pablo Olavide de Sevilla

E-mail: truan@arrakis.es OR jaquesolo@alumni.unav.es
Web: http://www.upo.es/sevillahistoriadeporte OR www.cesh.info
- Telephones: (+34) 954 349296 and (+34) 954 349296

The inscription date has been prolonged from May 30 to June 19, 2005.
Please note that there are already more inscriptions than places in sessions, so that some of the presentations have to be done in the form of a poster.

Prof. Dr. Arnd Krueger
Chair Scientific Committee

Monday, June 06, 2005

CFP: NASSS 2005: Sport/ Empires/ Globalization

Call for Papers and Posters
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
Winston/Salem, North Carolina, USA, October 26-29, 2005
“Sport / Empires / Globalization”

Submission Deadline: 15 July 05

Invitation to Submit:
We invite you to submit a paper abstract or a poster abstract for the 2005 NASSS Conference to be held in Winston/Salem, North Carolina, USA, October 26-29. Scholars from a variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields examining issues relevant to the study of sport are encouraged to submit their work. Papers covering topics both related and unrelated to the conference theme are welcome.

Abstract Format and Submission:
Abstracts should be limited to 200 words and conform to the following requirements:

Plain text only (no formatting, no italics, no bold, no html)
Presentation title (limited to 10 words)
Author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and contact information

Abstracts will be reprinted and published in the conference abstracts as submitted. Thus, it is imperative that these guidelines be considered prior to submitting. The simpler your submission is, the easier it will be to convert into a publishable form. Please note that due to time and space constraints presenters are limited to two presentations only (one single authored paper & one coauthored paper; or two coauthored papers).

Submission Procedure:
Paper and poster abstracts will be accepted on the web. Log on to the 2005 NASSS conference web page at www.nasss.org, then click on the conference website: http://www.nasss.org/2005/index.html. Please read through the summaries located on the sessions page to determine which session best matches the theme of your paper. After you have determined the session to which you want to submit your paper, click on the abstract submissions page and follow the instructions to complete and send the abstract submission form. Please submit your abstract to one session only. If you are unsure about which session best suits your paper or you believe you have a topic that does not easily fit one of the identified sessions, please submit your abstract to the open session listed on the web. Please submit all poster abstracts to the open poster session only.

Proposing or Adding a Session:
Please be aware that the paper sessions listed on the web are guideposts, not to be construed as the final program. If you have an idea for a session that is not presently listed, or if you are unable to submit your abstract via the web please contact Stephan Walk, California State University, Fullerton, Department of Kinesiology, Fullerton, CA, Ph: (714) 278-4763, Fax: (714) 278-5317 or swalk@fullerton.edu.

Review Process
Review criteria include:
--Relevance and significance of topic to sport sociology and related interdisciplinary fields
--Clearly stated core issue, research question or objective
--Reference to conceptual framework or methodology
--Consideration of implications where appropriate

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance: mid-August

2005 NASSS Program Features

Keynote Addresses:

Grant Farred, Duke University, author of What’s My Name? Black Vernacular Intellectuals

Rose Chepyator-Thomson, University of Georgia, contributor to the forthcoming African Women and Globalization

"NASSS Goes to the Movies" and Other Features of this Year’s Conference:
In addition to keynote speakers, panels, poster and paper sessions, this year’s conference will feature.

--Pre-conference screening of a film (tba this summer) and panel discussion
--Seminars--small group exchange of position papers on key issues
--Roundtable session on collaborative research
--Saturday Spotlight Session
--Graduate Student Workshop

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