Saturday, January 31, 2009

CFP: Historical Dictionaries of Sport

Jon Woronoff, the editor of the Historical Dictionaries of Sport, is presently seeking authors for a wide range of sports as this is a new series. The only ones presently spoken for are Basketball, Golf, and Track and Field. These books are basically one-volume encyclopedias with a chronology, introduction, and bibliography as well as the central "dictionary" section which makes up the largest part. The dictionary section should include entries on famous sportsmen/women, teams and leagues, professional and other organizations, major sporting events (championships, Olympics), the basics of the main sport and other variants, important technical terminology and jargon, etc.

Although called a "historical" dictionary, about half of the book should deal with the contemporary situation and the rest can cover earlier periods. These books will be published by Scarecrow Press and information on the press and existing series (there are about 400 such titles already available) can be found at www.scarecrowpress.com

Interested authors can contact Mr. Woronoff at jonworonoff@orange.fr Please note that he is seeking only authors for whole books (300-350 pages) and not contributors for specific entries or an editor who would then take on contributors. While most of these books are written by single authors it would be possible in some cases to have teams of two or three, but not more.

CONFERENCE: British Society of Sports History, Stirling, Scotland

The British Society of Sports History
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009

Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.

You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info

Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php

Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009

BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation

ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php

BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info

Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’

If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes

Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254

Friday, January 30, 2009

CONFERENCE: 7th Annual Donald Macintosh Memorial Lecture

7th ANNUAL DONALD MACINTOSH MEMORIAL LECTURE AND
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT CONFERENCE

Saturday 7 February 2009, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario

The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University would
like to invite all those interested in socio-cultural studies of sport
to a day conference that will be held in the memory of our colleague Dr.
Don Macintosh. The conference will be held at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario on Saturday 7th February 2009. Registration, available
at the door, will be $30 for faculty and $15 for
students.

The conference program (below) will consist of graduate student
presentations, a catered lunch, and the annual Donald Macintosh Memorial
Lecture which will be given this year by Dr. David Howe of the School of
Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University in England. Dr.
Howe is the Deputy Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability
Sport. He is the author of The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic
Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens (Routledge 2008) and Sport,
Professionalism and Pain: Ethnographies of Injury and Risk (Routledge
2004). He is the co-editor, with John Bale, of Historical and Cultural
Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier: The Four Minute Mile (Routledge
2008). Dr. Howe will speak on "Social Justice and Paralympic Sport:
Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult Separation?"

Dr. Howe's lecture is free and all are welcome to attend. It will be
held in the McLaughlin Room, JDUC (John Deutsch Univesity Centre),
Queen's University at 11:30.

If you would like further information about the conference please
contact Karima Dorney, 7kjd1@queensu.ca


Conference Program:

9:15 Registration and Coffee
9:40 Welcome

9:45
Understanding the Experiences of Tom Longboat Award Recipients
Vanessa Lodge, University of Ottawa

10:15
Proposed Cross-cultural Study of the Relationship between Masculine
Habitus and Male Rugby Culture – and the Exclusion/inclusion of Females
Ashley Norton, McMaster University

10:45
A Hull of a Day: An Investigation of Civic Identity and Pro Hockey in
Winnipeg, 1972
Marty Clark, Queen's University
11:15-11:30 Break

11:30-12:30
Macintosh Memorial Lecture
Social Justice and Paralympic Sport: Towards Happy Marriage or Difficult
Separation?
Dr. P. David Howe, Loughborough University

12:30-1:30 Catered lunch

1:30
Breaking Borders or Building a Brand? Sport for Development and the
NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Program
Robbie Millington, Queen's University

2:00
Understanding Identity: Aboriginal Recipients of the Tom Longboat Award
Melanie R. Kornacki University of Ottawa

2:30
Mary, Mary, Why Ya’ Bulgin’: Power, Privilege and the Construction of
the Gay Muscle Body
Patrick Keleher, York University

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15
Fairy Tales, Sport and The Problem of Puer Aeturnus
Megan Popovic, The University of Western Ontario

3:45
Options and Opportunities for Leisure: Examining Those Available to
Single Mothers
of a Child with a Disability
Hannah Irving, University of Ottawa

4:15 Retire to local pub


--
Mary Louise Adams, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
and Department of Sociology
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
613-533-6000, ext. 74723

Please note new email address: MLA1@queensu.ca

CFP: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review, University of Toronto

CALL FOR PAPERS
“Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review”
University of Toronto, May 19-20, 2009

In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embarked upon a major series of reforms to governance, the bidding process to host Olympics, the reporting of information, and to important programmes such as Olympic Solidarity.

The reforms came in response to revelations of bribes paid to ensure that Salt Lake City won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. As major sponsors threatened to withdraw their support, the IOC responded by establishing the ‘2000 Commission’. The 2000 Commission’s 50 recommendations for reform were quickly approved.

This conference will conduct a critical review of the implementation of the reform package – successes, failures and unintended consequences. The review is timely because the reforms were introduced with no independent review mechanism; and the conference takes place mid-way between the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics.

Academics, activists, policy makers and sport leaders will gather to examine the context of reform, evaluate the implementation of the 1999 reform package, and identify issues and concerns that warrant further analysis and action.

Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:

The Context of Reform -- topics related to the growing climate of reform that preceded the Salt Lake City scandal, including (but not limited to): the struggle for gender equity at the Olympics; the growth of critical scholarship and investigative journalism; the Olympic Truce and peace building initiatives; doping scandals and reform initiatives; and the politics of Olympic site selection.

Critical Analysis of the Reform Package – topics related to the IOC 2000 Commission reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympic Solidarity – Sport development and development through sport; WADA and doping; bidding for the Olympic Games before and after Salt Lake City; Olympic legacies; equity, representation, and the structure of the IOC; transparency and communication; and Olympism, education and culture.

Athletes’ Rights – topics related to the influence of IOC reforms on athletes’ rights, including (but not limited to): health, injury, and doping; media rights and the right to speak out; child athletes; sponsorship; labour rights; and other issues concerning the similarities and differences between athletes’ rights and the rights guaranteed to all humans under various international Charters.

Olympic Reform: Monitoring and Advocacy – topics related to monitoring the implementation of reforms and advocating for future reforms, including (but not limited to): Olympics and corporate social responsibility; sport and ‘good governance’; environment and sustainable development; Sport for All; sport for development and peace; legacies; ensuring rights; and conflict resolution.

The conference will feature keynote addresses by international and Canadian sport leaders and scholars, plenary panel discussions, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers are encouraging submissions for both individual presentations and session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words (and include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name and affiliation). Deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2009.

Submit abstracts and any questions to the Conference Organizer, Russell Field, at: russell.field@utoronto.ca; or to Heather Dichter at: heather.dichter@utoronto.ca

Dr. Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto

Dr. Peter Donnelly
Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies
University of Toronto

Dr. Russell Field
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
University of Toronto

CFP: 1st International Sports Science Congress, International German Gymnastics Festival

Dear Collegues,

we would like to inform you that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for the 1st International Sports Science Congress during the International German Gymnastics Festival is renewed to March 1st, 2009.

The congress “Facing new Challenges: Education, Health, Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports” is taking place on June 4th to 5th, 2009 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Frankfurt. So far sports scientists and sports officials from 7 nations have confirmed their participation. The president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Dr. Thomas Bach will deliver the welcoming speech and the keynote speakers for the main topics are:

· Education – Children’s Gymnastics and Youth Sports – Ph. D. Don Sabo,Research Director for the Women’s Sports Foundation

· Health – Health Promotion– Prof. Dr. Walter Brehm, University of Bayreuth

· Integration and Migration– Gymnastics and Sports with and for Immigrants – Dr. TessKay, Loughborough University

We invite you to participate at theInternational Sports Science Congress and submit your abstracts online at www.turnfest-congress.de. Please besure that you also register for the congress when you transfer your papers.

Enclosed you find the Turnfest-CongessFlyer and a brochure of the International German Gymnastics Festival to giveyou more detailed information concerning the hole event. If you need anyfurther information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.


Viele Grüße

Jan Hendler



Verein Deutsche Turnfeste e.V.

Internationales DeutschesTurnfest Frankfurt 2009

Internationales / Protokoll

Mörfelder Landstraße 362

60528 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: 069-67801-475

Fax: 069-67801-99 475

E-Mail: jan.hendler@turnfest.de



www.turnfest.de

www.turnfest-congress.de

CFP: Graduate Research Conference, University of Toronto

The graduate students in the department of Exercise Sciences at the
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009

Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies, history
education, sociology, kinesiology, physiology, nutrition, sexual diversity
studies and many others!

Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.

For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca

CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History Conference, University of Huddersfield

Sport and Oral History Conference

The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th 2009
at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.

The two day conference will include papers on oral history and sport,
covering a wide range of sports, such as football, cricket, boxing,
baseball, but especially rugby league.

There will be a dinner on the Friday evening and on the Friday afternoon
there will be the opportunity to visit the Rugby League Heritage Centre at
the George Hotel in Huddersfield, venue of the 1895 meeting when rugby
league was formed. On the Saturday afternoon we will be officially
launching the Rugby Football League archive which has been acquired by the
University. A conference schedule is included.

Speakers include:

Dr Rob Perks, Secretary of the Oral History Society
Professor Tony Collins, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Pellom McDaniels III, University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr Greg Mallory, Griffiths University, Queensland, Australia

Cost for the conference is £60 for delegates from institutions
£30 for private individuals and concessions.
This includes lunch, tea and coffee, etc.

Delegates will pay for their own meal on the Friday evening and we expect
the cost of this to be around £20.
Delegates will be responsible for finding and paying for their own
accommodation. A list of hotels and their rates will be forwarded on
receipt of conference payment.


I would like to attend the conference

Name________________________________________

Institution ____________________________________

Address for correspondence_______________________________________

____________________________________________


____________________________________________


Tel:_______________________________

Email address:_______________________

_______________________________________________

I enclose a Conference fee (institution rate) - £60

Private individual rate - £30

Concession rate - £30

Please make cheques payable to ‘The University of Huddersfield’

JOB: Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Towson

Assistant Professor of Sport Management
Kinesiology
College of Health Professions
CHP-N-2261

(This position is contingent on funding available at time of hire)

The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Health Professions is seeking to fill one position at the rank of Assistant Professor for its newly revised Sport Management Program. This position is a 10-month appointment.

Job Responsibilities

- Teach courses primarily at the undergraduate level; some graduate teaching possible.
- Conduct scholarly activities and seek external funding.
- Advise undergraduate students in the department.
- Contribute to the service mission of Department, College, and University.
- Contribute to professional activities in the discipline.

Qualifications

Earned doctorate with a research component in an area appropriate to the discipline. Candidates who are ABD will be considered for an initial appointment as instructor; all terminal degree requirements must be complete by February 1, 2010.

Demonstrate prior teaching experience in higher education in one or more of the related areas of sport business, economics of sport, political/legal aspects of sport, sport management, sport marketing, and organizational behavior.
Have established scholarly activity with the potential for external funding.

Rank and Salary

Rank dependent upon qualifications; salary commensurate with rank and experience.

Effective Date of Appointment: August 2009.

Towson University

Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts. The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events. As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls approximately 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 62 undergraduate majors, 39 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 !
acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C. The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 800 full-time faculty who work here.

Application Process

Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcript(s); and contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for at least three professional references to:

Jessica Braunstein, PhD
Search Committee Chair
Department of Kinesiology, TC 200
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
E-mail: jbraunstein@towson.edu

Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.
Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Friday, January 23, 2009

JOB: University of Windsor

Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Human Kinetics

Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Health and Physical Activity


The University of Windsor invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Kinesiology in the area of Health and Physical Activity, at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2009. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

A medium-sized university with a solid reputation in teaching and research, the University of Windsor offers a friendly and supportive environment for both living and learning. It is Canada’s southernmost university and its international location provides unique cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for faculty and students.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the Department of Kinesiology which offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. There are 600 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students. For details about undergraduate and graduate programs in the Faculty of Human Kinetics, visit our website at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/hk.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D., by the date of appointment, in Kinesiology, Health Sciences or a related field and be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as contribute to graduate thesis and
internship advisement. The successful candidate will teach and conduct research programs in health-related areas including, but not limited to, Epidemiology, Health and Physical Activity Policy & Promotion, and Nutrition. Applicants must demonstrate a record of, or show potential for, excellence in research and teaching.

Applications will include:
• a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status;
• a detailed and current curriculum vitae;
• a research statement outlining research interests and potential for scholarly achievement;
• a teaching dossier or evidence of teaching effectiveness that might include sample course outlines or teaching evaluations;
• a statement of teaching philosophy and interests;
• samples of scholarly work;
• graduate transcripts, if a recent PhD; and
• three current letters of reference forwarded by the referees

Additional information may be requested of short listed candidates.

To ensure full consideration, complete applications and names of referees must be submitted by February 25, 2009 to:

Dr. Bob Boucher, Dean
Faculty of Human Kinetics
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4
Tel: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 2432, Fax: (519) 973-7056
Email: bouche4@uwindsor.ca

Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact and alert the Dean that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact the Dean to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. The acceptance of a late submission is at the discretion of the appointments committee. The University of Windsor is committed to equity in its academic policies, practices, and programs; supports diversity in its teaching, learning, and work environments; and ensures that applications from members of traditionally marginalized groups are seriously considered under its employment equity policy. Those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship include, but are not limited to, women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of sexual minority groups. The University of Windsor invites you to apply to our welcoming community and to self-identify as a member of one of these groups.

International candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. To ensure that you are considered within the priorities of the Employment Equity Program, you may self-identify in your letter of application or in a separate letter to the Presidential Commission on Employment Equity, Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention (OFRR), 325 Chrysler Hall Tower, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. The University of Windsor, one of Ontario’s leading academic institutions, provides a learning-centred approach which prepares its graduates for the challenges of tomorrow. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/. For more information on living and working at the University of Windsor, visit the Office of Faculty Recruitment Web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions/, e-mail recruit@uwindsor.ca, or contact Dr. Janice Drakich, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 1-877- 665-6608 toll free within North America, or call collect outside of North America at 001-519-561-1432.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

CFP: LSA 2009

** NOTE: deadline extended, abstracts accepted after jan 25**

CALL FOR PAPERS for LSA conference, July 7-9, 2009
Leisure Experiences: Participating, Planning, Providing

Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University, Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) and the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure

Please visit the conference main web page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/lsaweb/2009/Main.html and linked pages to proposal guidelines and main themes, as well as info on accommodation, registration rates, and print-and-return registration forms.

LSA 2009 Committee Chair: Dr Ian Wellard i.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk LSA 2009 Administration: Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk

The 2009 Committee will be happy to consider proposals from September 2008 to January 25, 2009.

Proposals may still be considered after January 25 but will be subject to the availability of appropriate space on the programme (first come first served!).

Please contact Myrene McFee for LSA and LSA 2009 information.

ALSO -- PLEASE do further circulate this announcement to any and all who you feel might take an interest in the 2009 Conference of the Leisure Studies Association

With many thanks

Suzanne

Suzanne Dowse
Research Development Officer
The Centre for Sport, Physical Education and Activity Research (SPEAR) Canterbury Christ Church University North Holmes Campus Canterbury Kent CT1 1QU Tel +44 (0)1227 782680

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

ASSISANTSHIP: Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University
Master of Science in Sport Administration
Graduate Teaching Assistant position available, Fall 2009

The Sport Administration master's degree program at Mississippi State University is seeking applicants for graduate teaching assistants for the 2009-10 academic year.

The graduate assistant will have full responsibility (including generating syllabi and determining final grading) for teaching at least two activity courses per semester. The graduate assistant may also be involved in assisting faculty members with various research endeavors. With an opportunity to gain experience in both teaching and research, this position is ideal for students who later wish to pursue an advanced degree, such as a Ph.D. In order to receive an assistantship, students must be admitted to graduate school at Mississippi State University (http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/admissions/domestic/). Graduate assistants will receive an exemption of approximately 71% of assessed tuition and fees as well as stipend of approximately $975 per month.

The Mississippi State University Sport Administration master's degree program seeks to prepare tomorrow's leaders in the sport industry. Students in the program endeavor to hold leadership positions in such areas as professional sport, collegiate sport, sport marketing/sponsorship, and event management. The curriculum includes courses in such areas as sport marketing, management, promotions, finance, legal issues, event/facility management, as well as ethical, sociological, and psychological aspects of sport.

The Department of Kinesiology & Mississippi State University:

The Department of Kinesiology employs more than 20 faculty members dedicated to providing high quality educational and research experiences at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Established in 1878, Mississippi State University is a public Land-Grant institution with an enrollment of approximately 18,000 students, making it the largest university in the state of Mississippi. The university, classified as a Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive institution, is located in Starkville, MS, which is approximately a two hour drive from urban centers such as Memphis, TN, Birmingham, AL, and Jackson, MS. For more information about Mississippi State University visit: www.msstate.edu

To apply for a graduate teaching assistant position in the Department of Kinesiology, visit: http://kinesiology.msstate.edu/

For more information about graduate assistant positions or the sport administration program, contact:

Adam Love, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Sport Studies
Department of Kinesiology
Mississippi State University
PO Box 6186
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: McCarthy 118
Phone: 662.325.2784
E-Mail: alove@colled.msstate.edu

Sunday, January 11, 2009

COMPETITION: 2009 Undergraduate Student Essay in Canadian Sports Studies Competition

Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
University of Ottawa

2009 Undergraduate Student Essay in Canadian Sports Studies Competition

Description

Each year, a selection committee composed of RCSCS members awards two prizes of $400 each for the best undergraduate essays in sports studies, i.e. one for the best essay in French, and one for the best essay in English. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of several North American scientific societies. Winning essays are made available on the Centre’s website.

The essays, of approximately twenty to thirty pages in length, focus on an issue connected to sport in Canadian society. More precisely, the essays concentrate on the social, managerial, economic, cultural, historical, ethical or philosophical aspects of sport.

Goals

* Promote student interest for sports studies;
* Promote the image of sports studies in Canadian universities;
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.



Eligibility

The contest is primarily aimed at students registered in Canadian universities in programs such as Human Kinetics, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, as well as in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as the essay is on a Canadian subject.

The paper needs to be the sole creation of the student, meaning that a professor’s involvement cannot exceed that of reviewing the paper for a University course. A written confirmation to that effect may be requested form the student’s professor.


Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009

Early entries are welcomed at all times.


The essay should be submitted in the form of a printed copy (accompanied by an electronic version on a CD or DVD). It must be mailed on the day of the deadline at the latest, the post office stamp serving as proof.

Winners will be chosen during the course of the summer term. The choice will be made public in September 2009.



Selection Committee

Alexandre Dumas, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, PhD (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, PhD (Brock University)

For more information about the competition and the RCSCS, visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm.

Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa

Prix étudiant du premier cycle 2009 en études du sport au Canada


Description

Chaque année, un comité de sélection formé de membres du CRSSC attribue deux prix de $400 chacun pour les meilleurs essais de premier cycle en études du sport, soit un prix pour le meilleur essai en français et un prix pour le meilleur essai en anglais. Les noms des récipiendaires sont affichés sur le site web du centre et sont acheminés aux listes d’envois de diverses sociétés scientifiques nord-américaines et de la Francophonie pour diffusion. Les essais gagnants sont également rendus disponibles sur le site Internet du centre.

Les essais, d’une longueur de vingt à trente pages, portent sur une question relative au sport dans la société canadienne, plus précisément sur les aspects sociaux, administratifs, économiques, culturels, historiques, éthiques ou philosophiques du sport.


Objectifs

* promouvoir l’intérêt des étudiants à l’égard des études du sport;
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadienne;
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.


Éligibilité

Le concours s’adresse surtout aux étudiants inscrits dans des universités canadiennes en sciences de l’activité physique, en études canadiennes, en études des femmes, dans les disciplines des sciences sociales ou dans toute autre discipline apparentée. Les étudiants inscrits dans des universités étrangères sont aussi éligibles, dans la mesure où l’essai porte sur le Canada.

L’article doit être le fruit exclusif du travail de l’étudiant, c’est-à-dire que l’implication d’un professeur ne doit pas excéder l’équivalent de la révision d’un travail réalisé dans le cadre d’un cours universitaire. Une confirmation écrite de la part du professeur peut être demandée.


Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.

Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.


L’essai doit être soumis en version imprimée (accompagné d’une version électronique sur CD ou DVD). Il doit être mis à la poste au plus tard le jour de la date d’échéance, le sceau postal faisant foi.


Les gagnants seront déterminés au cours de la session d’été et leurs noms seront rendus publics en septembre 2009.


Comité de sélection

Alexandre Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)

Pour plus d’information au sujet du prix étudiant et du CRSSC, rendez-vous à l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm.

Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC), uOttawa
125, rue Université, Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5


Research Coordinator
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS), uOttawa
125 University St., Montpetit Hall, Room 22
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tél.: 613-562-5800, poste|ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca

CFP: 12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

Call for Papers

12th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
July 16-18, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA

Theme: Crossroads of Black Baseball

Paper or Panel Proposals: Due March 6th, 2009

Paper or panels proposals may include all topics related to the theme or other related Negro Leagues topics: players who crossed into the Majors from the Negro Leagues, Pittsburgh as a crossroads from Eastern League to Midwestern, players who came from Latin America and those who went south of the border to play, etc…

Proposals are encouraged from all disciplines. Previous presenters have included full-time faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars and researchers. Proposals for individual papers should include an abstract of no more than 250 words, and brief curriculum vitae with contact information.

Poster Presentations: Proposals due March 6th, 2009

Poster presentation proposals should be 150 words or less, explaining the main focus and intent of the poster, including how many posters will be used in the display.

Please send one hard copy of your proposal and one disk, plus your contact information or send as an e-mail attachment in Word to
Dr. Leslie Heaphy, Kent State University, Stark Campus 6000 Frank Rd. North Canton, OH 44720
or to
330-244-3304 for further questions.

This year's event is co-sponsored and hosted at The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Senator John Heinz History Center, at 1212 Smallman Street in "The Strip", Pittsburgh's Historic Market District.


Leslie Heaphy
Associate Prof, History
Honors Co-coordinator
KSU Stark
6000 Frank
No. Canton, OH 44720

330-244-3304

CFP: Leisure and North-South Relations

RECALL AND NEW DEADLINE
Leisure & Society


LEISURE AND NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS
Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2009
Guest editors:
Patrick Bouchet and Jean Harvey


Today, no one can deny the transnational social, political and economic importance of leisure. We are looking at major concerns firmly anchored in the lifestyles of different societies, that impact developmental policies to multiple degrees and which cannot be reduced simply to issues of tourism. Nevertheless, today’s leisure activities do not all have the same origins, the same importance, the same derivatives, but vary by continent, country, region… These findings, perhaps trivial in themselves, obscure the fact that there is a lack of scientific work permitting a comparison of the characteristics and structural modes of leisure activities between different regions of the world, and more especially between those in the "South" (more specifically on the African and South-American land masses) and the countries of the "North" (which include the North-American, European and Asian continental areas).

At a time when globalization is in danger of undermining the equilibrium of the economic and professional domains, it would seem legitimate to examine the leisure activities of populations worldwide and to compare both the way they are organized and the place they occupy in the societies concerned. Such an enquiry is most relevant at an epoch where we are witnessing a steady strengthening of the idea of leisure as a developmental tool where the impact of tourism is not the only concern. What is even more interesting is that this avenue of research fits into an overall dynamic framework within which international governmental and non-governmental organizations are multiplying policy actions, and where new social movements are arguing for models other than those of current neoliberal globalization. With this in mind we might ask the following questions: Is there a tendency in Northern and Southern States to bring into alignment their leisure activities, as was somewhat the case during the colonial period? Do they preserve these historical and/or sociocultural characteristics, or do they differentiate themselves, on the basis of their territorial, ethnic, religious or other orientations? What are the world trends and local reactions that emerge from active and passive leisure activities, viewed from the perspective of North-South relationships?

This is the overall thrust of our proposal for a thematic edition of this review, which is calling for a range of papers, that may include comparisons of a specific type of leisure activity amongst States or regions with very different developmental scenarios; of specific populations in certain countries, based on their different social, territorial, ethnic, community, or religious characteristics; or of world developmental initiatives in the field of leisure activities.

Positioning of this proposal

The thrust of this thematic number is therefore the bringing together of international level research work in order to draw up an initial balance sheet of current thinking on this issue, an issue that intimately concerns a number of projects sponsored by the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie or by countries referred to as “developed.” We also wish this number to provide an opportunity to highlight the various issues, both current and future, related to active and passive leisure activities, for Northern and for Southern nations. Without pretending to an all-inclusive portrait, we would welcome different points of view, and complementary or interdependent themes that help initiate an exchange of ideas.



Recommendations to contributors

Texts should reach the guest editors by email before January 29, 2009, and should include:

1) Typescripts in .rtf or .doc format;

2) A title page with the title of the paper and the “Author’s Notes”: name(s) of contributor(s) and institutional affiliation for each one; acknowledgements (expression of thanks, sources of financing); mailing addresses. The first page of the typescript must not include the name(s) or coordinates of the contributor(s);

3) An abstract: one paragraph of no more than 150 words.

Tables, figures and notes must be correctly inserted within the text. Pictures and photos require original resolution of no less than 130 ppi.


Texts should not be longer than 60,000 characters (including spaces).

Please use APA stylebook (American Psychological Association) for bibliographical references, tables, figures, etc.



Send to:

Mr. Patrick Bouchet
Laboratoire Socio-psychologie et Management du sport
Faculté des Sciences du Sport
Université de Bourgogne
Campus Universitaire - BP 27877
21 078 Dijon Cedex
France
e-mail: patrick.bouchet@u-bourgogne.fr


Mr. Jean Harvey, Director
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
School of Human Kinetics
University of Ottawa
125 University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
e-mail: jharvey@uottawa.ca

CFP: 3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise

‘Communicating Experiences’

3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise, 10-12 June 2009

Hosted by the Centre for Scientific and Cultural Research in Sport at Roehampton University, London, UK

Conference website:

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/communicatingexperiences/index.html


Qualitative research in sport and exercise is increasingly committed to finding ways of communicating the dynamic, embodied, nature of sport and physical activity. Such approaches are central to understanding the complexity of sporting experiences; promoting physical activity for therapeutic gain; enhancing performance in sport; engaging with social inclusion/exclusion initiatives; encouraging care of the athlete; building sustainable communities; and developing effective approaches to leadership and sport development.



This ‘Communicating Experiences’ Conference will build on the cross-disciplinary, innovative and sometimes challenging work presented at past conferences, and provide spaces to reflect and communicate means of refining our methods, and to explore and propose new ways of investigating and representing our social worlds.



This conference aims to be truly multi-disciplinary and provides an excellent opportunity for those from different academic and practitioner communities to share and discuss their experiences of conducting qualitative research and/or working in sport, exercise and physical activity. Attendance and contributions are welcome from experienced and neophyte practitioners and academics in any relevant field including sport psychology, sport sociology, sport and health development, movement therapy, physical education, community and youth work, coaching, drama, music, creative writing, and journalism among others.



We welcome abstracts on any relevant qualitative topics including those that address one or more of the conference themes:



* Performance, Movement and Embodiment
* Inter-Sensory Experience
* Reflecting on Methodologies
* Working with Experience(s)…
* Care of the Athlete
* Identity, Narratives and Memories



Abstracts should be submitted by 26th January 2009, although earlier submission is highly recommended as a high number of submissions is anticipated. Abstracts can be submitted for one of three forms of presentation. Please state which form of presentation clearly on the covering letter:



* oral presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions). Both traditional and non-traditional forms of presentation, eg autobiographies, poetry, are welcome
* poster presentations (presenters must be available to present/discuss their poster)
* symposium presentations (1½ hours including time for questions): symposia are organised by a Chair and present four papers by different authors on a particular topic of interest. Please email the Conference Chair Caroline Marlow (email: C.Marlow@Roehampton.ac.uk) if you wish to discuss an idea for a symposium prior to submission. The Chair should submit the four symposium abstracts all together with an overview of the symposium theme. Symposia will be reviewed following the submission deadline to prevent replication of themes. The Symposium Chair will be informed of the outcome by the end of January.



Please send abstracts of 300 words electronically as a Word document in accordance with the following guidelines to the Conference Administrator, Indaka Weerasekera, E-mail: I.Weerasekera@roehampton.ac.uk.

JOB: Faculties of Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies

Assistant Professor
Faculties of Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies
Competition No. - A10387248
Closing Date - Will remain open until filled.

The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation and the Faculty of Native Studies invite applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health. This position will be at the rank of Assistant
Professor and will be housed and appointed within the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation with a preferred start date of July 1, 2009. The successful candidate will teach core courses in both Physical Education and Recreation and Native Studies, within an Aboriginal context and will assist with the implementation of the proposed joint degree in the area of Aboriginal recreation, sport and community health.
Applicants will have completed a doctorate in the area of native studies, physical education and recreation and/or a health-related field. Strong evidence of effective teaching and research experience in physical education and recreation and/or Native studies, with a proven track record of publication and the ability to develop a fundable research program is required. The ability to communicate with Aboriginal communities, organizations and academic peers, as well as to translate academic knowledge into practical information for Aboriginal communities is essential.

Applicants should possess a strong background in Aboriginal based community development with a focus on one or more of the following areas: health, recreation, sport and/or tourism.

The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation serves approximately 940 undergraduate students in several degree programs: BA in Recreation, Sport and Tourism, Bachelor of Physical Education, BSc-Kinesiology and a combined
BPE/BEd degree in both Elementary and Secondary Education. Graduate program offerings for 125 students include:

MSc, MA, PhD and an MBA in Sport and Leisure Management (offered in conjunction with the School of Business).

The Faculty of Native Studies has an undergraduate enrollment of 200 students in the following degree programs: BA in Native Studies, BA in Native Studies-After Degree, combined degrees (BA NS/BEd) in both Elementary and Secondary education, and a combined BA NS/BSc in Environmental and Conservation Science. In addition, the Faculty has an emerging graduate program.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, brief descriptions of research and teaching interests and the names of three references (including addresses, phone/fax and e-mail addresses). The review of applications will commence February 15th, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Please direct correspondence to:

Dr. Tom Hinch
Associate Dean, Community and International Engagement
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation
W1-34 VanVliet Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9 Canada
E-mail: tom.hinch@ualberta.ca
Telephone: (780) 492-2759
Fax: (780) 492-1008

** Please reference Competition No. A10387248 on your application. **
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.

The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities,
members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.

CFP: Turnfest-Congress

Call for Papers for the Turnfest-Congress "Facing New Challenges: Education, Health Promotion and Integration in Gymnastics and Sports", organized by the German Gymnastics Federation (Deutscher Turner-Bund) June 4-5, 2009.

This sport scientific conference will be held during the International German Gymnastics Festival 2009 (Turnfest).

CFP info: http://www.turnfest-congress.de/docs/Turnfest-Congress_Flyer.pdf

More information can be found under www.turnfest-congress.de

CFP: Special Issue of Ethnologies

Special issue of ç, a yearly journal of Canadian folklore studies

This bilingual journal (English and French) is intended to disseminate knowledge about activities concerning folklore and ethnology, in Canada and elsewhere, through the publication of articles, book reviews, notes, and other information pertaining to research and academic inquiry in all branches of folklore.

We thus invite colleagues working on sport, in Canada or elsewhere, to consider this call for papers:



PLAY

Play has throughout time been a highly contested yet often misunderstood cultural phenomenon. Through its expression it enables the production of culture while at the same time is in itself a cultural product. Games and sports, as they are most broadly perceived, are important sites of identity construction. Whether as a personal or collective celebration, the expressive potentiality of play is profound. This potential, however, is negotiated within the constraints of body, society, culture and the very rules of play. How then is expressivity negotiated within the constraints of games and sports, and how can such a context enable the projection, construction and awareness of self. How does adversity enable the reproduction of identity? In what way does play still provide a means of exploring the limits of one’s body, individuality and culture in order to (re)discover/express one’s identity?

In this special issue of Ethnologies, we invite thoughts on identity games and on performed identity in games and sports. We seek a better understanding of how a player can express and assert himself/herself in leisure or sporting practices, and of the social coherence of these practices.

Submissions can focus on various perspectives, for example:

* Social and symbolic functions and issues of specific games or sports
* Cultural and historical grounding of leisure or sporting events and rites
* Representations of players/athletes in society
* Communities of players and athletes
* Games' and sports’ implicit codes, rules and internal mechanisms
* The socialization and crystallization of ideals through games and sport
* Social tensions created/played out/resolved by games and sports
* Those left out, forgotten, or the losers in games and sports

Other topics related to the theme of this special issue are also welcome.

Submitted articles must be original, 20 double-spaced pages or the equivalent in length (Times New Roman, 12 pts) and can be written in either English or French. They should be accompanied by

* an abstract, and
* a short biography.

Three paper copies of the manuscript, with a separate title page for anonymous review, are to be sent to the journal (see address below). An electronic version should also be sent to the guest editors. Photos or other illustrations (format tif or jpeg with at least 300 ppp resolution) should be sent separately with a clear indication of where in the body of the article they should appear.

The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2009.

Ethnologies
CELAT — Faculté des lettres,
Pavillon Charles-De-Koninck
1030 ave des Sciences humaines
Université Laval
Quebec, QC G1V 0A6
Canada

Guest editors: Jocelyn Gadbois, Michael Robidoux et Christine Dallaire
playjouer@gmail.com

For other information: http://www.celat.ulaval.ca/acef/revue.htm

Or you can also email Michael (robidoux@uottawa.ca) or I (christine.dallaire@uottawa.ca) for more information.

CFP: Special Issue on Entrepreneurial Sports Brands

Journal of Brand Management

Special Issue on Entrepreneurial Sports Brands

Brands are an important part of the sports industry, and as this industry has a multi-billion dollar global sales revenue, the entrepreneurial ways of utilizing brands in sport is crucial. Entrepreneurial sports brands are brands that have been innovative, risk taking or proactive in their approach to managing their brand. Innovative, risk taking and proactive entrepreneurial strategies appeal to sports companies, sports organizations and sport stars wanting to stay ahead of their competition. Additionally, entrepreneurial sports brands, in many cases, engage in philanthropic and social causes that differentiate them from other brands in the market. With sports television telecasts and sporting events attracting high numbers of worldwide audiences it is through innovative branding techniques (for example, the partnering with non-profit groups, such as the Nike and Lance Armstrong's Live Strong Campaign collaboration), that companies stay innovative. Other companies in the sports industry have been risk takers by entering niche markets such as snowboarding, as in the case of Oakley and Tag Heuer, in order to evolve and to become global brands that have a lifestyle appeal. Moreover, companies are often entrepreneurial by proactively hiring athletes that have an image that mirrors their brand (Yoon and Choi, 2005).

The entrepreneurial nature of sports brands means that, as they are constantly changing and evolving, they have triggered interest from complementary sectors in technology and education (Ross, 2007). There have been numerous studies examining branding in sports, such as brand loyalty in professional sports (Kaynak, Salman and Tatoglu, 2008), branding in college sports (Donavan, Janda and Suh, 2008) and branding in event sponsorship (Gwinner and Eaton, 1999). However, less is known about how entrepreneurship ties in with brand management. In particular, more academic and practitioner interest is required on how to utilize entrepreneurial strategies to build brands, and on the development of corporate and social entrepreneurship in managing sports brands.

This special issue aims to capture the entrepreneurial spirit of sporting brands by providing a forum of discussion of ideas across the spectrum of brand management. A mix of academic and practitioner orientated papers will be included in the special journal issue. In addition, it is hoped that papers will come from various geographic locations around the world. Examples of possible topics that can be included in the special issue are:

* Entrepreneurial drivers of sporting brand value
* How to utilize entrepreneurial branding in global sport companies portfolio management
* Entrepreneurial purchasing and sale of sporting brands
* Innovative marketing techniques of sport stars to become brands
* How visual aids can be used entrepreneurially in sports branding
* How to entrepreneurially manage sporting brands
* Examples of entrepreneurial sports brand experiences
* How innovative technology such as podcasts and interactive television have affected sporting brands
* The role of social entrepreneurial marketing in developing sports brands

All types of methodologies including qualitative and quantitative are welcome in this special issue. The deadline for papers is August 1st 2009. All papers will be double blind peer reviewed and follow the Journal of Brand Management author guidelines found at www.palgrave-journals.com/bm.instructions.html. Any questions about the special issue can be directed to the guest editor. Submissions should be sent in a word document format to the guest editor:

Dr. Vanessa Ratten

Assistant Professor,

Palumbo Donahue School of Business

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA

Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com



References

Donavan, D.T., Janda, S. and Suh, J. (2008) 'Environmental influences in corporate brand identification and outcomes', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 14, pp. 125-136.

Gwinner, K.P. and Eaton, J. (1999) 'Building brand image through event sponsorship: The role of image transfer', Journal of Advertising, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 47-57.

Kaynak, E., Salman, G.G. and Tatoglu, E. (2008) 'An integrative framework linking brand associations and brand loyalty in professional sports', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 336-358.

Ross, S.D. (2007) 'Segmenting sport fans using brand associations: A cluster analysis', Sport Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 16, pp. 15-24.

Yoon, S-J. and Choi, Y.G. (2005) 'Determinants of successful sports advertisements: The effects of advertisement type, product type and sports model', Journal of Brand Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 191-205.

INSTITUTE: Summer 2009 Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2009 Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum
at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, June 3-6, 2009.
www.uccs.edu/~knapsack

The Knapsack Institute: Transforming the Curriculum welcomes faculty from across the nation to join us. Participants will create or revise courses and workshops to integrate issues of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class and other forms of social inequality. The Knapsack Institute is a program of The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, the home of the White Privilege Conference.

For the past decade The Knapsack Institute has been providing educators with a framework for teaching about the matrix of privilege and oppression from an intersectional perspective. The Institute welcomes all faculty! Alumni include faculty, teachers and educators at many levels, from a wide range of disciplines, including nursing, engineering, math, sociology, art, literature, etc.


The Knapsack Institute:

*Is a forum for sharing ideas and strategies

*Emphasizes pedagogical approaches to teaching diversity and inclusivity

*Provides professional growth and development

*Provides mentoring and leadership development

*Provides hands-on activities for the classroom

*Provides strategies for dealing with resistance in the classroom

*Provides suggestions for creating institutional change on your campus

*Provides resources and networking opportunities to support on-going change

For more information about The Knapsack Institute please visit:

www.uccs.edu/~knapsack

CONFERENCE: Sport and Oral History

The University of Huddersfield is to host a conference on Sport and
Oral History in April 2009.

The conference is being run by the University’s Media and Journalism
Department in association with the History Department and is an
outcome of the University’s Up and Under rugby league oral history
project (see: www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk )

The conference will be held on Friday April 3rd and Saturday April 4th
2009 at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.

We are inviting papers on the subject of Sport and Oral History,
particularly any papers dealing with the subject of rugby league.

We would however also welcome papers that cover a range of sports
examining the social and cultural impact of those sports on the wider
communities as well as the social history of particular sports.

Submissions from academics and non-academics are welcomed.

Submissions should be no more than 500 words and should be sent to
either Stephen Kelly at s.f.kelly@hud.ac.uk or Dr Rob Light at r.f.light@hud.ac.uk
by January 31st 2009. Earlier notification of interest would be much
appreciated.

CONFERENCE: Play the Game

For the sixth time, Play the Game will gather internationally leading journalists, academics and sports practitioners for debates about crucial issues in world sport. The voice of academics is needed in the efforts to find solutions to ensure good governance in management, policy making, anti-doping measures, professional football, sport for all etc.

Our 2009 conference takes place in Coventry, UK, from 8-12 June, in cooperation with Coventry University and its Centre for the International Business of Sport.

Play the Game offers unique opportunities to exchange knowledge and opinions not only with high profile academics like Wladimir Andreff, Joe Maguire and Sigmund Loland, but also with outstanding journalists like Declan Hill (author of “The Fix” about match fixing), David Goldblatt (author of “The Ball is Round”), renowned sports blogger Jens Weinreich (at www.jensweinreich.de ) and as well as sports leaders who set the agenda of today: IOC member and former WADA President Richard W. Pound, WADA Director General David Howman, Betfair Managing Director Mark Davies and many others.

Read more about how to submit your abstract, main themes, early bird discounts and other conference information at

www.playthegame.org/2009

Hoping to welcome you in Coventry in June,

Best regards/Bedste hilsner

CONFERENCE: 2009 IART Conference: Life After Sport: Athletes in Transition

2009 IART Conference
May 29-31, 2009
San Diego, CA


Distinguished academics, sports business professionals,
and current and retired professional athletes will convene
May 29-31 in beautiful San Diego, California for the 2009
IART Conference. The 2009 Conference, sponsored by
San Diego State University and California University of
Pennsylvania's MS in Sports Management program, will
serve as a forum for speakers present their most recent
findings related to the athlete retirement and transition
process. In addition, the 2009 IART Conference will
feature practical workshops by professionals across both
nonprofit and private sectors, designed specifically for the
current, transitioning and retired professional athletes.
Come to sunny San Diego March 29-31 to share your
research within this exciting and emerging field of study
We invite submissions on a broad range of topics related to retirement and transition from sport. Submissions from multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, philosophy of sport, sport management and business will be considered.

Sessions will be applicable to those involved in sport at all levels including athletes, coaches, parents and sport administrators, as well as those experiencing transitions from other settings such as academic and business pursuits. Formats will include lecture presentations, seminars, and small group workshops.

Begin Acceptance: 1-1-09
Deadline: 2-15-09
Notification: 2-28-09


The Institute for Athletes in Retirement and Transition was
developed to support retired collegiate, elite and professional
athletes through various programs, including research and
publications, mentoring, advising and nationwide networking.
Conceived by Scott Tinley, a former professional athlete and
current instructor in SDSU’s Sports Management MBA Program,
the program enlists the support of teams, leagues, complimentary
organizations, as well as individuals and groups in providing
assistance to athletes who require this highly specialized form of
guidance in their retirement.


Please submit abstracts (200 – 250 words)
electronically to both:

Scott Tinley
College of Business
San Diego State University
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu

Dr. Richard Lally
Health and Physical
Lock Haven University
rlally@lhup.edu
For more information
Scott Tinley
Director, IART
SDSU College of Business Administration
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8228
P: 858-735-6614
tinley@mail.sdsu.edu

CONFERENCE: 14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway

14th Annual ECSS Congress 2009 – Oslo, Norway

Dear Colleague,

We have opened the registration for the 15th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science to be held in Oslo, Norway, June 24th – 27th 2009.

The four-day congress will include approximately 1200 oral and poster presentations, highlighted by 4 plenary sessions and 36 invited symposia.

For online registration and further information including the scientific programme, please visit http://www.ecss-congress.eu/OSLO2009

Important dates
Opening registration: 15th of December 2008
Early bird registration: until 15th of February 2009
Abstract submission: 1st of January until 15th of February 2009
Notification to authors: 1st of April 2009
Please remember the deadline for abstract submission: February 15th 2009.

Welcome to Oslo in June 2009!

Yours sincerely,

Sigmund Loland
Congress President

CONFERENCE: Graduate Research Conference: Bodies of Knowledge

The graduate students in the department of Exercise Sciences at the
University of Toronto are pleased to announce a two-day conference
aimed at the study of the human body. Please Join us in Toronto on May
8 and 9, 2009

Now in its sixth year, the Graduate Research Conference is designed to
bring together graduate students to share their research in a positive
environment and to engage with other students and ideas from across
the many disciplines that comprise studies in sport, health and
physical activity. We welcome students from cultural studies,
education, sociology, kinesiology, public health, sexual diversity
studies and many others!

Students can present research 'in progress', test out ideas for a
thesis or dissertation proposal, make a dry run of a future conference
paper or present original research.

For more information visit www.ac-fpeh.com/academic/grad/GRC/GRC.php
or email conference.exs@utoronto.ca

CONFERENCE: ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport

ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport
Utrecht, the Netherlands
July 15-18, 2009
Sport: Passion, Practice and Profit


Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 7th 2009

www.issa2009.com


The organization committee of the ISSA 2009 congress reminds you that our website www.issa2009.com is open for abstract submission and registratio.


We are also delighted to inform you about the following key notes speakers at ISSA 2009:

Prof. Paul Gilroy – London School of Economics and Political science - author of After Empire: Multiculture or Postcolonial Melancholia and coauthor of Race, Sport and British Society.

Prof. Annelies Knoppers – Utrecht University - coauthor of Making sense of diversity in organizing sport.

Prof. Maarten Van Bottenburg – Utrecht University - author of Global games and coauthor of The global sporting arms race.

Prof. Jan Wright – University of Wollongong - coauthor of The obesity epidemic and Body knowledge and control.

Session themes:

· Body: pleasure & pain
· Clubs and volunteering
· Coaching
· Commercialization
· Consumer culture
· Globalization
· Health
· Heroes and celebrities
· Identification (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Media: visibility, discourse and influence
· Mega events
· Participation (gender/sexuality; race/ethnicity/nationality; age; physical ability)
· Performance: pride & shame
· Policy and governance
· Politics
· Social capital: identification/distinction
· Urban development
· Open paper sessions

FELLOWSHIP: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bath

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bath:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?08468CLC

CONFERENCE: The British Society of Sports History Annual Conference

The British Society of Sports History
Annual Conference 17-19 July 2009
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

We are delighted to announce the next annual conference of the BSSH will take place at the University of Stirling from 17-19 July 2009
Full details can be found on the website www.BSSH2009.info
This annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ISHPES congress which takes place from 14-18 July 2009.
You are welcome to attend both meetings and for those of you who attend the ISHPES congress, you can stay on for the BSSH meeting free of charge.
Details of the ISHPES Congress can be found on the website www.ishpes.info

Please note: If you wish to submit an abstract for both meetings then you must submit each (different) abstract to the appropriate site:
For abstracts for the BSSH meeting: www.bssh2009.info/abstract
For abstracts for the ISHPES congress: http://www.ishpes.info/abstract.php

Key dates
ISHPES abstract submission deadline 6 March 2009
Early bird registration closing date 31 March 2009
BSSH abstract submission deadline 15 May 2009

BSSH Registration fees
For as little as £160*:
Conference registration, including abstract book and lunches and refreshments during the conference from 17-19 July
Invitation to the Lord Provost’s Reception on Friday 17 July
conference dinner and Ceilidh on Saturday 18th July
2 nights accommodation

ISHPES Congress Registration
You have the opportunity (if you are not a member already) to benefit by joining the BSSH for £30, save £50 on registration fees for the ISHPES congress and receive 4 BSSH journals.
Register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php

BSSH Conference Registration
If you are not a member, 1 years membership will be included in the non-member registration fee
Register for BSSH only: www.bssh2009.info

Going to both?
If you would like to attend both meetings please register for ISHPES: http://www.ishpes.info/registration.php and check the box marked ‘do you wish to attend the BSSH meeting also’

If you have any queries please contact the organisers via email: contact@BSSH2009.info or telephone: 01786 820 054
*Student rate
We hope to see you in July 2009
Best wishes

Conference administration
Email: contact@bssh2009.info
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 820 254

CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport

The _*Friday, **January 16, 2009 call for papers
deadline *_for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport is fast
approaching. Attached please find a pdf of the call for papers instructions.
*Email all abstracts to: *
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research
Institute) at *csri@unc.edu *
**
NOTE: All abstracts *MUST *be submitted electronically as a Microsoft
Word attachment**
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri

This year's conference promises to be an outstanding opportunity to
discuss college-sport research and examine issues related to college sport.

In addition to two days of research presentations, the conference's
confirmed speakers include:

*Mr. Jeremy Bloom* -

Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two time Olympian and National
Champion snow skier. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup
Races, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He also has
played football in the NFL as a wide receiver and return specialist with
the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bloom is also a
former collegiate football player at The University of Colorado.

*Mr. John Gerdy* -

Gerdy is a former collegiate basketball player All-American from
Davidson College. Gerdy also was drafted in the 3rd round of the NBA
draft by the New Jersey Nets. He is author of a many books about sports,
including: /Sports: The All-American Addiction/, and /Air Ball: American
Education’s Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics/.

*Mr. Bernie Mullin* -

Mullin is the former CEO of Atlanta Spirit, owner of the NBA’s Atlanta
Hawks and the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. After leaving his position with
the Spirit, Mullin created a sports consulting business, the Aspire
Group. He and his partner signed the NHL and Major League Baseball's
Cleveland Indians as clients. The company deals with the business
support side, marketing, improving fan satisfaction and other
team-related services.

*Ms. Deborah Yow* -

Yow is the Director of Athletics at the University of Maryland. In Yow's
15-plus years at Maryland, the Terrapins have won a remarkable 16
national championships and graduated student-athletes at an enviable
rate as Maryland athletics has soared to sustained new heights among the
nation's elite intercollegiate athletic programs.

*Mr. William Rhoden* –

Rhoden has been writing about sports for /The New York Times/ since
March 1983. Previously, he was a copy editor in the Sunday Week in
Review section since October 1981 when he joined the newspaper. Before
joining The Times, Mr. Rhoden spent more than three years with /The
Baltimore Sun/ as a columnist. Before that, he was associate editor of
/Ebony/ magazine from 1974 to 1978. Mr. Rhoden is also the author of
/Forty Million Dollar Slaves /and /Third and a Mile: The Trials and
Triumph of the Black Quarterback/


We will also be hosting three panel discussions on *Thursday April 16,
2009*. Topics and panelists are:
*_
Special Admit Limbo: How Low Can You Go?_*

· Dr. Richard Lapchick - Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida

· Dr. Pellom McDaniels - Assistant Professor, History Department at
University of Missouri-Kansas City & Former NFL defensive end

· Ms. Carrie Leger - Director of Academic Support Programs for Athletes
at North Carolina State University

· Dr. John Blanchard - Senior Associate Athletic Director at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

*/_ESPNification_/_ of College Sport_*

· Mr. Jay Bilas - Former Duke basketball player, Presently a lawyer and
basketball analyst for ESPN

· Dr. Leonard Moore - Assistant Vice President for Pre-College Youth
Development and Student Academic Success Initiatives at University of
Texas-Austin

· Mr. Sonny Vaccaro - Former Sporting Marketing Executive with Nike,
ADIDAS, and Reebok

*_College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in Sight?_*

· Dr. Andrew Zimbalist - Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith
College

· Dr. Robert Malekoff - Professor and Coordinator of Sport Studies at
Guilford College

· Mr. Dick Baddour - Athletic Director at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill


We look forward to having you join us in Chapel Hill this coming April.

Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu