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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