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).
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