CONFERENCE: The 2006 Conference of the North American Society for Sport History

NASSH PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
May 19-22, 2006


The 2006 Conference of the North American Society for Sport History will be held at the historic Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, May 19-22, 2006. (Information about accommodations and travel will be sent later.)

The Program Committee would like to encourage all NASSH members and others who are interested in sport history to think about research presentation possibilities for the conference. Please note that in order to present a paper, one must be a NASSH member in good standing. Abstracts may be submitted for individual papers or for complete sessions. In order to allow sufficient time for discussion, sessions should consist of no more than four presentations (or three presentations and a commentary). The following guidelines must be used in the preparation of session and individual paper proposals. All submissions will be adjudicated by the Program Committee (Stephen Wenn [Chair], Nancy Bouchier, Scott Martyn, and Jaime Schultz) according to their individual merit, contribution to the field, and potential contribution as components of the total program. Proposals that do not provide all the information requested will be returned to the author(s). The deadline for the submission of proposals is 1 November 2005.

2006 NASSH CONFERENCE SESSION AND PAPER ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

Guidelines for Sessions:

1. Include names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses, and fax numbers of each session organizer and participants (presider, speakers, and commentator).

2. Include title and abstract of the session. The session abstract should include a discussion of its theme and argument, a description of the relationship among the papers and to the session theme, along with a statement about the significance of the session to our understanding of history (750-1000 words).

3. Abstracts of the individual papers, to include a discussion of the question(s) addressed in the papers, the evidence used, and a precise statement of the argument and conclusions (500-750 words).

4. Submit 4 copies of the complete proposal by 1 November 2005. (Early proposals are appreciated.)

5. Deadline for submission of papers to commentator(s) and to other members of the session is 1 April 2006.

Guidelines for Individual Papers:

1. Include author’s name, phone number, postal and email addresses, and fax number of the author.

2. Include title and abstract of the paper. The abstract should include comments about the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of history (500-1000 words).

3. Suggest the type of NASSH conference session for which this paper might be appropriate.

4. Submit 4 copies of the complete proposal by 1 November 2005. (Early proposals are appreciated.)

5. Deadline for submission of papers to commentator(s) is 1 April 2006.


Please send all abstracts to:

Dr. Stephen Wenn
Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education
Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3C5

Telephone: 519-884-0710 Ext. 4160 (Office)
FAX: 519-747-4594
Email: swenn@wlu.ca

GUIDELINES FOR NASSH PRESENTATIONS:

1. Each presenter must be a NASSH member in good standing (Check NASSH.ORG for a membership form).

2. No honorarium is given and no other expenses of the speaker for preparing the paper or attending the conference are met by NASSH.

3. Papers are to be original work, not published or presented in full elsewhere.

4. Implicit in acceptance of a paper for presentation is that the presentation will be made by the author, and that the author will attend and participate in other conference presentations.

5. All presenters must be registered for the conference.

6. Only one major paper may be presented by an individual at a NASSH conference. (A presenter may, however, also moderate a session or serve as a commentator.)

7. Presenters should not be moderators of the session in which they present.

8. A final abstract of about 500 words should be prepared for publication in the annual NASSH PROCEEDINGS.

9. Time limits set for papers will be firmly adhered to. Plan on two minutes per typewritten, double-spaced page of 25 lines.

10. Requests for audiovisual equipment should be made directly to the convention manager.