Journal Releases Inaugural Issue
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—The sport management program at Middle Tennessee State University announced today that it has released the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision (JSAS).
Colby B. Jubenville, co-founder and publisher of the journal, released the inaugural issue in conjunction with the commencement of the Southern Sport Management Conference (SSMC) at Troy State University in Troy, Ala.
“JSAS is proud to release its first issue as SSMC starts this week,” Jubenville said.
“Like SSMC, this issue will be a landmark event in turning the attention of the sport management academy toward serving the practitioner population of the sport industry, and we believe that its revolutionary approach to scholarship will continue to attract cutting-edge research that can make a difference in sport institutions everywhere.”
Contents of Inaugural Issue
According to JSAS co-founder and editor Benjamin D. Goss, the inaugural issue features six scholarly articles that were reviewed within the context of the JSAS mission, which is “to develop, advance, disseminate, promote, and preserve knowledge within the academic discipline of sport management by providing an outlet that is both grounded in academic theory and driven by the needs of practitioners and the environment of the sport industry.”
The journal may be accessed for free at any time at http://www.jsasonline.org.
“We are very happy with the six articles that will appear in our inaugural issue,” Goss said.
“The research it contains will unquestionably advance our mission to serve practitioners within the sport industry, which is exactly what we envisioned when we founded the journal.”
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the journal is that it offers management whitepapers that summarize each article in an effort to ease the absorption and understanding of the articles’ fundamental findings.
“We know sport managers are busy people, but they face a critical need for information, just like managers in any industry,” Goss said.
“Whitepapers are widely used in today’s managerial world to help digest large quantities of information, so we decided to import that concept into the sport management academy.”
Goss also noted that one manuscript in each issue would receive the Editor’s Choice Award, which will be given to the manuscript that the JSAS editorial staff feels is the most outstanding manuscript within the issue.
For the inaugural issue, an article entitled “Do BCS National Championships Lead To Recruiting Violations?” by Texas A&M professors Robert Clark and Paul Batista was selected to receive the distinction.
“The choice was a difficult one, but we kept coming back to Clark and Batista, who do a fantastic job of examining one of the most intriguing dilemmas of intercollegiate athletics and offer some insight into the issue through their empirical examination of the fruit of the win-at-all-cost mentality in college sports,” Goss said.
Other Distinctive Journal Features
Several other distinctive features can be found in journal’s first issue, and Goss said that such features would be common staples of the publication.
The journal opens with a commentary on the state of research publication in the sport management academy by Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor and graduate director of the athletic administration/sport management program at the College at Brockport/State University of New York in Brockport, N.Y.
Dr. Stier is also the editor of the International Journal of Sport Management, The Physical Educator, and the ICHPER-SD Journal of Research.
Following the six research articles is an excerpt from author Hara Estroff Marano’s widely acclaimed book A Nation of Wimps, which describes the hothouse of modern childrearing in which parents undermine their children's success and short-circuit necessary brain development by incorrectly defining success and removing junctures of failure for their children (www.nationofwimps.com).
The journal concludes with an excerpt on NCAA Division II programs assimilated by Nick Infante of College Athletics Clips (www.collegeathleticsclips.com), a publication that sifts through numerous publications and articles about intercollegiate athletics to provide distilled executive summaries of college athletics news and issues with value-added commentary.
In conjunction with JSAS’s vision of becoming a distinct academic publication, the artwork of renowned artist Douglas C. Hess of Madison, Ala., has been selected to grace the publication’s covers.
As one of the premier sports artists of the last two decades, Hess has immortalized numerous well-known moments in college and professional sports history, including Paul W. “Bear” Bryant’s final victory as the head football coach at the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Titans’ “Music City Miracle” play.
“We chose to add yet another distinguishing dimension to the publication by utilizing Doug Hess’ artwork on its cover to create visual cues that captivate and stimulate, thereby serving as a prelude to and a seal of quality for its contents,” Jubenville said.
Journal Partnerships
In an effort to accomplish its mission, JSAS has entered into partnerships with two affiliated publication institutions.
One partnership involves the University of Michigan Library and its Scholarly Publishing Office (SPO).
Jubenville noted, “Creating a journal published by an academic institution and involving the university library is a novel approach but one that makes perfect sense, because we can utilize the feasibility of existing expertise within the UMich Library as a way to manage academic publishing.”
“The academic library remains a vital part of the scholarly enterprise and understands the desire of scholars for increased accessibility of knowledge,” he added, noting that the library as an institution is not driven by market demands but rather exists to serve authors and patrons.
SPO exists to support authorial and editorial control of scholarship production, and to minimize publication costs by offering users and authors editorial and referee tools, improved publication schedules, and the ability to incorporate various multimedia elements.
SPO also develops mechanisms for publication and distribution of scholarly digital projects that move past traditional publication forms into new ways of scholarly expression.
JSAS’s other vital institutional partnership exists with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC ®), an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system.
Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for change in scholarly publication with its pragmatic focus to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries.
In collaboration with stakeholders, including authors, publishers, and libraries, actions by SPARC build on unprecedented opportunities created by the networked digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship.
SPARC can also assist in international publicity, indexing in search engines, and legal advice.
Future Journal Initiatives
Future initiatives include aggressive indexing, publicity of select articles, and an interactive media center, which will be developed and announced in the next few weeks.
“We have entered a new era of scholarly publication, not only in the field of sport management, but in academia as a whole, and we invite other journals to consider the new model we have contrived and draw inspiration from it to benefit future research efforts,” Jubenville said.
For more information about JSAS, please contact:
Dr. Colby B. Jubenville
Publisher
jubenvil@mtsu.edu
615-898-2909
Dr. Benjamin D. Goss
Editor
drbengoss@hotmail.com
417-836-6592
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
CONFERENCE: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
Early registration rates for the University of Toronto's upcoming
conference on Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, are
good through THIS SUNDAY, April 19.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
We are pleased to announce the participation of Johann Olav Koss,
President and CEO, Right to Play International, and Ann Peel,
Founding Chair, AthletesCAN, on our Athletes Rights panel.
Other invited participants to the Olympic Reform conference include:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Early registration rates for the University of Toronto's upcoming
conference on Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, are
good through THIS SUNDAY, April 19.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
We are pleased to announce the participation of Johann Olav Koss,
President and CEO, Right to Play International, and Ann Peel,
Founding Chair, AthletesCAN, on our Athletes Rights panel.
Other invited participants to the Olympic Reform conference include:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
AWARD: Undergraduate Student Essay Competition | 2009 | Prix étudiant du premier cycle
University of Ottawa
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Description
Each year, the RCSCS organizes a competition to reward the authors of outstanding essays in Canadian sport studies at the undergraduate level. The jury can award two prizes of $400 each for the best essays in French and in English, respectively. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are also 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.
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered at the undergraduate level in Canadian universities in 2008-2009. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as their essay focuses on Canada.
Essays need 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.
To submit an entry
Essays should be :
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Essays 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
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact :
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
=============
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009
Chaque année, le CRSSC organise un concours pour récompenser les auteurs d'essais de premier cycle en études du sport au Canada dont la qualité se démarque. Le jury a la possibilité d’attribuer deux prix de 400 $ chacun pour les meilleurs essais en français et 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.
Le concours s’adresse avant tout aux étudiants inscrits au premier cycle dans une université canadienne en 2008-2009. Les étudiants inscrits pendant la même période dans une université située à l’extérieur du Canada sont aussi éligibles à condition que l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai 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.
Pour soumettre sa candidature
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez le www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Description
Each year, the RCSCS organizes a competition to reward the authors of outstanding essays in Canadian sport studies at the undergraduate level. The jury can award two prizes of $400 each for the best essays in French and in English, respectively. The names of the winners are posted on the Centre’s web site and are communicated to the list servers of scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. Winning essays are also 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.
The contest is primarily aimed at students registered at the undergraduate level in Canadian universities in 2008-2009. Students registered in non-Canadian universities are also eligible, as long as their essay focuses on Canada.
Essays need 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.
To submit an entry
Essays should be :
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
Essays 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
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact :
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
=============
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009
Chaque année, le CRSSC organise un concours pour récompenser les auteurs d'essais de premier cycle en études du sport au Canada dont la qualité se démarque. Le jury a la possibilité d’attribuer deux prix de 400 $ chacun pour les meilleurs essais en français et 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.
Le concours s’adresse avant tout aux étudiants inscrits au premier cycle dans une université canadienne en 2008-2009. Les étudiants inscrits pendant la même période dans une université située à l’extérieur du Canada sont aussi éligibles à condition que l’essai porte sur le Canada.
L’essai 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.
Pour soumettre sa candidature
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez le www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
SUMMER SCHOOL: Copenhagen Summer School 2009
Copenhagen Summer School 2009
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2009
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Annette Hofmann, Germany, Ludwigsburg Pedagogical University
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
John Horne, U.K, University of Central Lancashire
Barrie Houlihan, U.K, Loughborough University
Dorothee Alfermann, Germany, University Leipzig (has to be confirmed)
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
For information see also: http://reps.ku.dk/phd_courses/reps/summerschool2009/
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2009
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Annette Hofmann, Germany, Ludwigsburg Pedagogical University
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
John Horne, U.K, University of Central Lancashire
Barrie Houlihan, U.K, Loughborough University
Dorothee Alfermann, Germany, University Leipzig (has to be confirmed)
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
E-mail: phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
For information see also: http://reps.ku.dk/phd_courses/reps/summerschool2009/
SYMPOSIUM: 21st COOPERSTOWN SYMPOSIUM ON BASEBALL AND AMERICAN CULTURE
21st COOPERSTOWN SYMPOSIUM ON BASEBALL AND AMERICAN CULTURE
June 3 - 5, 2009
Cooperstown, New York
Co-sponsored by:
The State University of New York at Oneonta
&
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Paul Dickson
Author of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd ed., The UnWritten Rules of Baseball, The Joy of Keeping Score and many other baseball titles, Mr. Dickson will be speaking about his work on the historical lexicography of baseball terms and expressions.
Registration Sheet
Due Date: Monday, June 1, 2009
Registration Fee Information
$175 General Fee
$160 Friends of the Hall of Fame Members
$100 Undergraduate/Graduate Students (with student ID)
Registration fee includes light refreshments each day, a catered dinner in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery on Thursday, and a three-day pass to the Hall of Fame. Per diem rates are available for those unable to attend the entire symposium.
To register; please complete this form, include remittance, and mail to:
Jim Gates
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
E-mail: jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
Fax: 607-547-4094
Make check payable to: OAS (Specify Baseball Account on Memo Line)
(Please Print)
Name:
Address:
Status: ___ General Fee ($175)
___ Friends of the HOF Member ($160)
___ Undergraduate/Graduate ($100)
Payment: ___ Check enclosed
___ Credit Card Card:
Card Number:
Exp. Date:
Institutional Affiliation:
Daytime Phone: Email:
Preferred Name on ID Tag:
Accommodations information may be found at the following web site:
http://www.cooperstownchamber.org/
Questions? Contact:
James L. Gates Jr., Library Director
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
607-547-0311 (direct)
607-547-4094 (fax)
888-425-5633 (general)
jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
baseballhalloffame.org
June 3 - 5, 2009
Cooperstown, New York
Co-sponsored by:
The State University of New York at Oneonta
&
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Paul Dickson
Author of The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd ed., The UnWritten Rules of Baseball, The Joy of Keeping Score and many other baseball titles, Mr. Dickson will be speaking about his work on the historical lexicography of baseball terms and expressions.
Registration Sheet
Due Date: Monday, June 1, 2009
Registration Fee Information
$175 General Fee
$160 Friends of the Hall of Fame Members
$100 Undergraduate/Graduate Students (with student ID)
Registration fee includes light refreshments each day, a catered dinner in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery on Thursday, and a three-day pass to the Hall of Fame. Per diem rates are available for those unable to attend the entire symposium.
To register; please complete this form, include remittance, and mail to:
Jim Gates
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
E-mail: jgates@baseballhalloffame.org
Fax: 607-547-4094
Make check payable to: OAS (Specify Baseball Account on Memo Line)
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
AWARD: Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
University of Ottawa
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 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 scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. 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 universitie
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Next Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be:
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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.
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.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact:
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
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 spor
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadien
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Prochain concours
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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.
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’essai 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.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society (RCSCS)
Undergraduate Student Essay in Sports Studies Competition
2009 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 scientific societies in North America and La Francophonie. 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 universitie
* Encourage undergraduate students to enroll in graduate studies in sports studies, most preferably in a Canadian university.
Next Competition
Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2009
Early entries are welcomed at all times.
The essay should be:
1. submitted electronically at Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca; or
2. mailed, accompanied by an electronic version on a disc or USB key, to the following address:
Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society
University of Ottawa
Montpetit Hall, Room 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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.
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.
Selection Committee
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
For more information, please visit http://www.rcscs.uottawa.ca/award.htm or contact:
Marcel Fallu
Research Coordinator
613 562-5800, ext. 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
Université d’Ottawa
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Prix étudiant de premier cycle en études du sport
Concours 2009
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 spor
* promouvoir l’image des études du sport dans l’université canadien
* inciter les étudiants de premier cycle à entreprendre des études supérieures en études du sport, de préférence dans une université canadienne.
Prochain concours
Échéance: le vendredi 29 mai 2009.
Des textes peuvent être soumis en tout temps avant cette date.
L’essai doit être:
1. soumis en version électronique à l'adresse Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca ou;
2. posté (accompagné d’une version électronique sur disque ou clé USB) à l’adresse suivante :
Centre de recherche sur le sport dans la société canadienne (CRSSC)
Université d’Ottawa
Pavillon Montpetit, pièce 227
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6N5
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.
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’essai 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.
Comité de sélection
Alex Dumas, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Michael Robidoux, Ph.D. (Université d’Ottawa)
Lucie Thibault, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez l’adresse http://www.crssc.uottawa.ca/prix.htm, ou communiquez avec :
Marcel Fallu
Coordonnateur de recherche
613 562-5800, poste 4250
Marcel.Fallu@uOttawa.ca
CFP: The Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture
The Chicago Seminar on Sport and Culture
Co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS
for the 2009–10 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 25 April 2009
The seminar is intended to draw together scholars from a variety of fields to share their inquiries in the history, sociology, literature, anthropology, and economics of athletics.
Comparative as well as interdisciplinary, the seminar engages the development of sport
within diverse cultural settings—ancient and modern—and explores topics that range
beyond the playing fields: the social construction of masculinity, for instance, or the
relationship between sport and ethnic identity. Each seminar features a presentation of
original research by a scholar in the field as well as cultural commentary on sport.
Ideally, our meetings stimulate wide-ranging discussions, applicable for use in both
classroom and broader professional forums.
The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, independent scholars and
the general public. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays during the academic year, 3:30–5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jenny Butler, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The
Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email
to: scholl@newberry.org.
If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact one of the seminar coordinators, Steve Riess (Northeastern Illinois University,
S-Reiss@neiu.edu; (773) 442-5631) or Gerald Gems (North Central College,
grgems@noctrl.edu; (630) 637-5502.)
The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming presentations,or if you would like further information about Newberry Library seminars, phone Jenny Butler at the Dr.William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture at the Newberry Library at (312) 255-3524,or send an e-mail to scholl@newberry.org. (Please include your e-mail address with all
communications, and let us know if you would be willing to receive announcements by e-mail.)
Dr. William M. Scholl Center for
American History and Culture
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3524/ scholl@newberry.org
http://www.newberry.org
Co-sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University and the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS
for the 2009–10 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 25 April 2009
The seminar is intended to draw together scholars from a variety of fields to share their inquiries in the history, sociology, literature, anthropology, and economics of athletics.
Comparative as well as interdisciplinary, the seminar engages the development of sport
within diverse cultural settings—ancient and modern—and explores topics that range
beyond the playing fields: the social construction of masculinity, for instance, or the
relationship between sport and ethnic identity. Each seminar features a presentation of
original research by a scholar in the field as well as cultural commentary on sport.
Ideally, our meetings stimulate wide-ranging discussions, applicable for use in both
classroom and broader professional forums.
The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, independent scholars and
the general public. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays during the academic year, 3:30–5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jenny Butler, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The
Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email
to: scholl@newberry.org.
If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact one of the seminar coordinators, Steve Riess (Northeastern Illinois University,
S-Reiss@neiu.edu; (773) 442-5631) or Gerald Gems (North Central College,
grgems@noctrl.edu; (630) 637-5502.)
The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming presentations,or if you would like further information about Newberry Library seminars, phone Jenny Butler at the Dr.William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture at the Newberry Library at (312) 255-3524,or send an e-mail to scholl@newberry.org. (Please include your e-mail address with all
communications, and let us know if you would be willing to receive announcements by e-mail.)
Dr. William M. Scholl Center for
American History and Culture
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3524/ scholl@newberry.org
http://www.newberry.org
JOB: Assistant Professor—Sport Media, Ithaca
Position Announcement
Ithaca College
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Sport Management & Media
TITLE: Assistant Professor—Sport Media (Tenure eligible)
APPOINTMENT: August 15, 2009
DESCRIPTION
Primary duties include, but are not limited to, undergraduate and potentially graduate instruction in the Sport Management program, and placement and supervision of Sport Media interns. The successful candidate will be required to teach at least three of the following courses: Sport Media Relations, Sport Publications, Evolution of Sport Media, and Sport Video Production. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to student advising that goes beyond course selection and includes strategic career planning. Substantial involvement in scholarly activities and service activities is also expected.
QUALIFICATIONS Earned doctorate in communications, sport media, or a related field (Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. preferred; ABD considered). Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential (this may include previous experience working in the sport industry). Evidence of teaching effectiveness or potential at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential.
AFFIRMATIVE
Ithaca College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Members ACTION of underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with disabilities, Vietnam veterans, and women) are encouraged to apply.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Ithaca College is a private, co-educational comprehensive college with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and 230 graduate students. A faculty of 453 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members serve the student body. Ithaca College offers approximately 96 degree programs including 17 master’s degree programs.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT MANGEMENT
The Department of Sport Management & Media offers degrees in 3 undergraduate programs: Sport Management, Sport Media and Sport Studies & MEDIA with a total enrollment of 225 majors and a master’s degree program in Sport Management. The department encourages close interaction between faculty and students, and emphasizes the importance of transformative and integrative learning experiences. The Department of Sport Management & Media is also NASSM/NASPE approved.
THE COMMUNITY
Ithaca is situated in upstate New York in the center of the Finger Lakes region. It is a city of 29,000 which abounds with year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Cornell University is also located in Ithaca.
APPLICATION
Interested applicants should apply on line at http:www.icjobs.org and attach a
letter of application and vita. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources (607) 274-1207. Additional inquiries about the position may be made by contacting the Chair of the search committee: Ellen J. Staurowsky at 607-274-1730. Screening of applications will
begin March 23, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Ithaca College
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Sport Management & Media
TITLE: Assistant Professor—Sport Media (Tenure eligible)
APPOINTMENT: August 15, 2009
DESCRIPTION
Primary duties include, but are not limited to, undergraduate and potentially graduate instruction in the Sport Management program, and placement and supervision of Sport Media interns. The successful candidate will be required to teach at least three of the following courses: Sport Media Relations, Sport Publications, Evolution of Sport Media, and Sport Video Production. In addition, candidates must demonstrate a commitment to student advising that goes beyond course selection and includes strategic career planning. Substantial involvement in scholarly activities and service activities is also expected.
QUALIFICATIONS Earned doctorate in communications, sport media, or a related field (Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D. preferred; ABD considered). Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential (this may include previous experience working in the sport industry). Evidence of teaching effectiveness or potential at the collegiate level; scholarly accomplishment or potential; and professional service record or potential are essential.
AFFIRMATIVE
Ithaca College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Members ACTION of underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with disabilities, Vietnam veterans, and women) are encouraged to apply.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Ithaca College is a private, co-educational comprehensive college with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and 230 graduate students. A faculty of 453 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members serve the student body. Ithaca College offers approximately 96 degree programs including 17 master’s degree programs.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT MANGEMENT
The Department of Sport Management & Media offers degrees in 3 undergraduate programs: Sport Management, Sport Media and Sport Studies & MEDIA with a total enrollment of 225 majors and a master’s degree program in Sport Management. The department encourages close interaction between faculty and students, and emphasizes the importance of transformative and integrative learning experiences. The Department of Sport Management & Media is also NASSM/NASPE approved.
THE COMMUNITY
Ithaca is situated in upstate New York in the center of the Finger Lakes region. It is a city of 29,000 which abounds with year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Cornell University is also located in Ithaca.
APPLICATION
Interested applicants should apply on line at http:www.icjobs.org and attach a
letter of application and vita. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources (607) 274-1207. Additional inquiries about the position may be made by contacting the Chair of the search committee: Ellen J. Staurowsky at 607-274-1730. Screening of applications will
begin March 23, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
ACTION: Women's ski jumping
Ottawa, ON. . . CAAWS, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of
Women and Sport and Physical Activity, has added its name to the growing
number of organizations calling on the International Olympic Committee
to include Women's Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver.
CAAWS has sent a letter endorsing the resolution approved by the City of
Vancouver to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). In the letter, CAAWS Chair Nicole Smith requested that
the IOC revisit its decision to exclude women's ski jumping from the
2010 Games. The IOC will be holding a meeting in Denver, Colorado March
25th -27th, 2009.
“Despite the superb planning of the VANOC team to host these games in
Canada, we feel that it would be a terrible legacy to see these games
excluding the women's ski jumping event,” said CAAWS chair Nicole Smith.
“There is still time to reverse this decision, and to see these Olympic
Games remembered for gender-equity, rather than for this unfortunate
ruling.”
CAAWS has urged all individuals and organizations who receive its
electronic newsletter to follow suit, to sign the petition at
www.wsj2010.com and send a similar letter to
the IOC before April 20th, 2009.
Women and Sport and Physical Activity, has added its name to the growing
number of organizations calling on the International Olympic Committee
to include Women's Ski Jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver.
CAAWS has sent a letter endorsing the resolution approved by the City of
Vancouver to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). In the letter, CAAWS Chair Nicole Smith requested that
the IOC revisit its decision to exclude women's ski jumping from the
2010 Games. The IOC will be holding a meeting in Denver, Colorado March
25th -27th, 2009.
“Despite the superb planning of the VANOC team to host these games in
Canada, we feel that it would be a terrible legacy to see these games
excluding the women's ski jumping event,” said CAAWS chair Nicole Smith.
“There is still time to reverse this decision, and to see these Olympic
Games remembered for gender-equity, rather than for this unfortunate
ruling.”
CAAWS has urged all individuals and organizations who receive its
electronic newsletter to follow suit, to sign the petition at
www.wsj2010.com
the IOC before April 20th, 2009.
CFP: Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth Special Issue on Youth and Sport
Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
Call for Papers: Youth and Sport
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) announces a call for papers for a special issue on youth and sport to be published in the summer of 2010.
Because the World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time in 2010, we are especially interested in articles dealing with youth and soccer or with the connections between sport and young people in Africa. However, the editors encourage submissions from historians working in any geographical region or time period and from scholars in other disciplines with historical interests in children, young people and athletics.
Please submit a full-length article (c. 10,000 words) and a one page CV by September 1, 2009. Articles submitted for publication should follow the guidelines contained in The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition using endnotes. Author information, including an abstract that details the argument and significance of the essay, must be included on a separate page and all identifying information should be removed from the manuscript prior to submission. All manuscripts accepted for consideration in the special issue will be peer reviewed by outside readers. Please send an electronic copy (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to:
Brian D. Bunk
Co-Editor
jhcy@history.umass.edu
JHCY is a peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the Society for the History of Children and Youth by Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information please visit the website at www.umass.edu/jhcy
CONFERENCE: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport at UNC-Chapel Hill
*2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held at UNC-Chapel Hill*
Five Keynote Speakers and Three Panel Discussions Highlight Three-Day Event
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The College Sport Research Institute and the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud to announce the lineup of speakers and
panelists for the *2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport*, which
will be held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing
Education at UNC-CH, April 15^th -18^th .
The keynote speakers will include: Professional skier and football
player, *Jeremy Bloom*; former Davidson College All-American basketball
player and author, *John Gerdy*; *Dr. Bernie Mullin*, Principal, The
Aspire Group; University of Maryland Athletic Director *Deborah Yow*;
and /New York Times/ columnist, *William **Rhoden*.
Three panel discussions will make up the “Issues in College Sport
Symposium” on Thursday, April 16^th . The first panel, “Special Admit
Limbo: How Low Can You Go?,” will feature: *John Blanchard*, Senior
Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill; *Dr. Richard Lapchick*, Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida; *Carrie Leger*,
Director, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes, North Carolina
State University; and *Dr. Pellom McDaniels*, Assistant Professor of
History, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The second panel, “The ‘ESPNification’ of College Sport,” will include:
former sport marketing executive, *Sonny Vaccaro*; Assistant Vice
President for Pre-College Youth Development and Academic Success
Initiatives, *Dr. Leonard Moore*; and college basketball television
analyst and attorney, *Jay Bilas*.
The third panel, “The College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in
Sight?,” will feature: *Dick Baddour*, Athletic Director, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; *Dr. Robert “Bob” Malekoff*, Assistant
Professor of Sport Studies and Sport Management Program Director,
Guilford College; *Kelly Mehrtens*, Director of Athletics, University of
North Carolina Wilmington; and *Dr. Andrew Zimbalist*, Professor of
Economics, Smith College.
The two-day *Scholarly Conference on College Sport* program includes 54
peer-reviewed college-sport research academic presentations, 32 poster
presentations, and five roundtable/workshops.
Those interested in more information on the student-run conference and
the accompanying *Tee Off For Tar Heels *golf tournament are invited to
visit the conference website, www.csriconference.org
, as well as the tournament website,
www.teeoff4tarheels.com.
Media contact: Robert Hayden, CSRI Communications Coordinator
919-843-6774 / csri-pr@unc.edu
Five Keynote Speakers and Three Panel Discussions Highlight Three-Day Event
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The College Sport Research Institute and the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are proud to announce the lineup of speakers and
panelists for the *2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport*, which
will be held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing
Education at UNC-CH, April 15^th -18^th .
The keynote speakers will include: Professional skier and football
player, *Jeremy Bloom*; former Davidson College All-American basketball
player and author, *John Gerdy*; *Dr. Bernie Mullin*, Principal, The
Aspire Group; University of Maryland Athletic Director *Deborah Yow*;
and /New York Times/ columnist, *William **Rhoden*.
Three panel discussions will make up the “Issues in College Sport
Symposium” on Thursday, April 16^th . The first panel, “Special Admit
Limbo: How Low Can You Go?,” will feature: *John Blanchard*, Senior
Associate Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill; *Dr. Richard Lapchick*, Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida; *Carrie Leger*,
Director, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes, North Carolina
State University; and *Dr. Pellom McDaniels*, Assistant Professor of
History, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The second panel, “The ‘ESPNification’ of College Sport,” will include:
former sport marketing executive, *Sonny Vaccaro*; Assistant Vice
President for Pre-College Youth Development and Academic Success
Initiatives, *Dr. Leonard Moore*; and college basketball television
analyst and attorney, *Jay Bilas*.
The third panel, “The College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in
Sight?,” will feature: *Dick Baddour*, Athletic Director, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; *Dr. Robert “Bob” Malekoff*, Assistant
Professor of Sport Studies and Sport Management Program Director,
Guilford College; *Kelly Mehrtens*, Director of Athletics, University of
North Carolina Wilmington; and *Dr. Andrew Zimbalist*, Professor of
Economics, Smith College.
The two-day *Scholarly Conference on College Sport* program includes 54
peer-reviewed college-sport research academic presentations, 32 poster
presentations, and five roundtable/workshops.
Those interested in more information on the student-run conference and
the accompanying *Tee Off For Tar Heels *golf tournament are invited to
visit the conference website, www.csriconference.org
www.teeoff4tarheels.com
Media contact: Robert Hayden, CSRI Communications Coordinator
919-843-6774 / csri-pr@unc.edu
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: International Summer School for Young Researchers
Copenhagen Summer School 2009
First Announcement
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2008
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers. will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers (to be confirmed)
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Sigmund Loland, Norway, head of the Norwegian Sport University
Andrew Sparkes, UK, University of Exeter
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
and others
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
Marie Overbye phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline May 15, 2009.
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel.: +45 3532 0815 Fax: +45 3532 0870 Web: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/
First Announcement
Sport and movement cultures - developments and practices in a globalised world
Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches
International Summer School for Young Researchers –
Course for PhD Students
Date: August 17-24, 2008
Place: Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Aims and Concept
Modern sport is both a product and a motor of globalisation; it has developed into a worldwide institution which controls access and rules, as well as messages and images. Sportification with its focus on performance, competition and records has transformed traditional movement cultures, but new global trends, such as ‘sport for health’ and ‘sport for all’, are contributing to a desportification of modern sport.
The aim of this Summer School is to reconstruct the emergence of various concepts of physical activity in the Western world and their struggle for dominance in the social field of sport. Emphasis will be laid on the causes and effects of global sport, among others the adaptation of movement cultures to sporting principles, as well as inclusion and exclusion processes which disadvantage or privilege people depending on their social and ethnic backgrounds and the resources of their respective countries. A major focus of the Summer School will be on the impact of globalisation on various areas, for example physical education, sport business, media sport, bodily performance or sport-related migration. Global health, body and beauty ideals and practices constitute a further issue of debate, which will include the discourses and policies pursued in various countries. As global processes always have to be embedded in a local context, “glocalisation”, the transformation of global developments to suit the local environment, will be one of the Summer School topics.
In the discussion of global sport one has also to take the roles and reactions of individuals into consideration. How does global media sport influence motivation and sports participation among children, adolescents and adults and among women and men? We will explore how the different movement cultures (and sub-cultures) provide certain images and how these are used for enactments and become part of identities.
The Summer School, which addresses PhD students and young researchers, offers the opportunity of acquiring knowledge about the state of the art in the area of theories and methods, and the opportunity of presenting research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up a network. The involvement of internationally renowned experts will guarantee that knowledge and advice, as well as the evaluation of students’ papers. will contribute decisively to research of high quality and relevance.
Organisation:
In keynote lectures the experts will address important questions, new approaches and results, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport and globalisation. The students will have the opportunity of asking questions and discussing with the experts. In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions. All students will have the opportunity to present a report of their own projects. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted before the Summer School begins. There will be an in-depth discussion of each research project in working groups with other students and with experts. In addition, the experts are available for individual supervision.
Experts:
Scholars of the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
Guest lecturers (to be confirmed)
Henning Eichberg, Denmark, University of Odense
Sigmund Loland, Norway, head of the Norwegian Sport University
Andrew Sparkes, UK, University of Exeter
Elizabeth Pike, UK, University of Chichester
Gerald Gems, U.S., North Central College
and others
Selection of the students:
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History, (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA) and the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC).
Participants will be selected according to the following criteria: topic, state of research, quality of the project. Participants should be young researchers (either planning a PhD, working on their PhD or post docs). The participants may work in different disciplines from pedagogy to history.
The number of participants will be between 20 and 25; it is aimed to include students from as many countries as possible.
The participation in the Summer School is free.
We have applied for funding and may be able to provide free lunches.
Travel and accommodation has to be covered by the participants.
There is the opportunity to sleep in a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Call for applications:
Please send a CV and an abstract of your PhD project to:
Marie Overbye phdsummerschool@ifi.ku.dk
Deadline May 15, 2009.
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel.: +45 3532 0815 Fax: +45 3532 0870 Web: www.ifi.ku.dk/english/
CFA: Call for Authors - Historical Dictionaries of Sport
Jon Woronoff, the editor of a new series of encyclopedias called Historical Dictionaries of Sport, is looking for authors for some of the remaining titles (about a dozen have been signed up already). The topics on which he would like to have specialists are Automobile Racing, Cycling, Martial Arts, Skiing, Tennis, Sports in America, and Women in Sports. These books will be published by Scarecrow Press, a leading publisher of references works located near Washington, D.C. Anyone interested should contact him by email at jonworonoff@orange.fr and send along a brief cv.
CFP: Gender, Sport, and the Olympics (deadline: May 15, 2009)
CFP: Gender, Sport, and the Olympics (deadline: May 15, 2009)
The editors of thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invite
submissions for our forthcoming issue on gender, sport, and the Olympics.
Prompted by the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we are
interested in exploring the central role which gender and sexuality play in
shaping ideas about athleticism, sport culture, and the body, and the
significant ways in which athletic events such as the Olympics work to
transform conceptions of public space, national boundaries and identities,
and gendered self-presentations and performances. This issue invites
contributions on:
o the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
o sport, athleticism, and ability
o the Para Olympics
o LGBT participation in athletics and the Olympics
o legal impacts on gender and sport (i.e. Title IX legislation in the
United States)
o sport and masculinities/femininities
o the role of gender in sporting competition
o gendered perspectives on Olympic events
o the use of prosthetics and technologies in athletic competition
o the impact of the Olympics on the environment
o sports/the Olympics and the use of public space, including
displacement of individuals/communities, the environment, and urban renewal
o and other topics relevant to the theme of gender, sport, and the
Olympics.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions to the journal must be submitted electronically through our
online submission process. All submissions are peer-reviewed by established,
senior feminist scholars. For more information on our publishing policies
see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/editorialPolicies
To submit: Please follow our online submission process at
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/submissions
** Deadline: May 15, 2009 **
For more information, please contact us at info [at] thirdspace.ca
The editors of thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invite
submissions for our forthcoming issue on gender, sport, and the Olympics.
Prompted by the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we are
interested in exploring the central role which gender and sexuality play in
shaping ideas about athleticism, sport culture, and the body, and the
significant ways in which athletic events such as the Olympics work to
transform conceptions of public space, national boundaries and identities,
and gendered self-presentations and performances. This issue invites
contributions on:
o the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
o sport, athleticism, and ability
o the Para Olympics
o LGBT participation in athletics and the Olympics
o legal impacts on gender and sport (i.e. Title IX legislation in the
United States)
o sport and masculinities/femininities
o the role of gender in sporting competition
o gendered perspectives on Olympic events
o the use of prosthetics and technologies in athletic competition
o the impact of the Olympics on the environment
o sports/the Olympics and the use of public space, including
displacement of individuals/communities, the environment, and urban renewal
o and other topics relevant to the theme of gender, sport, and the
Olympics.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical
perspectives. Submissions from researchers working within, or among, the
disciplines of geography, sociology, literature, area studies, cultural
studies, film/media studies, art, history, education, law, and women’
s/gender studies are particularly encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or affiliation,
and encourage submissions from emerging feminist scholars, including
graduate students.
All submissions to the journal must be submitted electronically through our
online submission process. All submissions are peer-reviewed by established,
senior feminist scholars. For more information on our publishing policies
see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/editorialPolicies
To submit: Please follow our online submission process at
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/submissions
** Deadline: May 15, 2009 **
For more information, please contact us at info [at] thirdspace.ca
CONFERENCE: Graduate Research Conference: Bodies of Knowledge - Extension
Please Join us at the University of Toronto on May 8 and 9, 2009 for a
two-day conference aimed at the study of the human body.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20.
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, nursing,
motor control, 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.
Please send a 200 word abstract, including your name and affiliation
to conference.exs@utoronto.ca by APRIL 20, 2009
Keynote Addresses will be delivered by Ann Peel and Dr. Simon Darnell
Ann Peel is a former international class racewalker who competed for
Canada in the 80's. Early in her career she became an advocate for
athletes and for women's full participation in sport. With Bruce Kidd
she led a successful international campaign for the inclusion of the
women's racewalk in international competitions, and co-founded
Athletes CAN in 1991. She now works with young athletes to educate
them about the conditions under which they play sports, coaches, and
celebrates her children's achievements. She is the Director of the
Institute at Havergal College.
Simon C. Darnell is a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education
and Health at the University of Toronto and currently a post-doctoral
fellow in the Department of International Development Studies at
Dalhousie University in Halifax. His doctoral research focused on the
experiences of young Canadians serving as volunteer interns within the
Sport for Development and Peace movement. In previous research, he has
examined the marketing and media coverage of celebrity Olympic
athletes in Canada. His current project explores how and where sport
fits into the macro-politics of international development since World
War II. His work has appeared in Sport in Society, the International
Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Canadian Journal of
Communications
For more information email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
two-day conference aimed at the study of the human body.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20.
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, nursing,
motor control, 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.
Please send a 200 word abstract, including your name and affiliation
to conference.exs@utoronto.ca by APRIL 20, 2009
Keynote Addresses will be delivered by Ann Peel and Dr. Simon Darnell
Ann Peel is a former international class racewalker who competed for
Canada in the 80's. Early in her career she became an advocate for
athletes and for women's full participation in sport. With Bruce Kidd
she led a successful international campaign for the inclusion of the
women's racewalk in international competitions, and co-founded
Athletes CAN in 1991. She now works with young athletes to educate
them about the conditions under which they play sports, coaches, and
celebrates her children's achievements. She is the Director of the
Institute at Havergal College.
Simon C. Darnell is a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education
and Health at the University of Toronto and currently a post-doctoral
fellow in the Department of International Development Studies at
Dalhousie University in Halifax. His doctoral research focused on the
experiences of young Canadians serving as volunteer interns within the
Sport for Development and Peace movement. In previous research, he has
examined the marketing and media coverage of celebrity Olympic
athletes in Canada. His current project explores how and where sport
fits into the macro-politics of international development since World
War II. His work has appeared in Sport in Society, the International
Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Canadian Journal of
Communications
For more information email conference.exs@utoronto.ca
CONFERENCE: Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review
The University of Toronto is proud to host a conference on Olympic
Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, 2009.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
Early registration rates are good until April 19.
The conference program is now available on the conference website.
Invited participants include two IOC members, two leading Olympic
scholars, and the foremost investigative journalist on matters
relating to corruption in sport organizations:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Ann Peel, Athletes' CAN
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
Reform: A Ten-Year Review from May 18-20, 2009.
Information about the conference and online registration can be found
on our website, http://www.ac-fpeh.com/Olympic_Reform
Early registration rates are good until April 19.
The conference program is now available on the conference website.
Invited participants include two IOC members, two leading Olympic
scholars, and the foremost investigative journalist on matters
relating to corruption in sport organizations:
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Giovanni Di Cola, International Labour Organization
Andrew Jennings, author of The Great Olympic Swindle, The New Lords of
the Rings and Foul! The Secret World of FIFA
John MacAloon, University of Chicago
Ann Peel, Athletes' CAN
Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Accommodations information for our conference, including a special
$32/person/night rate at the University of Toronto's New College, can
be found online. The conference has also reserved a limited number of
rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Toronto Midtown which will be held
until April 18.
Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Dr. Heather Dichter at
heather.dichter@utoronto.ca
AWARD: NASSS 2009 Student Paper Award
CALL FOR PAPERS – NASSS Student Members
2009 Barbara Brown Student Paper Award
HISTORY
Barbara A. Brown was a professor of sport sociology at the University of Western Ontario from 1983 until 1990, when she died of cancer aged forty. Dr. Brown, who was President-Elect of NASSS at the time of her death, was widely recognized for her expertise on women in sport and leisure, her political commitment to extending girls' and women's opportunities for participation in sport, and her contributions to the development of a professional community of sport sociologists. She was also a dedicated mentor and teacher whose invaluable work with students is appropriately memorialized in the naming of this award for her.
INSTRUCTIONS
Papers may not exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including notes, tables, and references (which also need to be double-spaced).
Papers should be free of any reference to the author(s) in order to ensure blind review.
Authors should follow a consistent style (e.g., APA) throughout the paper, and should include line numbers to facilitate reviewer comments.
Authors should include a cover page with the title of the paper, their full contact information, institutional affiliation, degree program, advisor name and contact information, and award category for submission (master’s or doctoral).
ELIGIBILITY
Authors MUST be members of NASSS at time of submission. Please be sure that your membership status is updated and current.
Papers do not need to be submitted for presentation at the NASSS conference (though most are).
Authors must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time their paper is submitted.
Papers that have undergone formal, peer review for publication are not eligible for the contest.
Papers must represent student-produced inquiry only. Limited input from supervisors (e.g., general feedback on structure and content, or recommendations for editing) is acceptable, but papers on which supervisors have had substantial input (e.g., analysis of data, writing or rewriting of sections of the paper) are not eligible.
The committee will accept one (1) submission per author.
Papers that were previously submitted for consideration and not awarded may be resubmitted for consideration, provided the author and paper meet all other criteria.
In the event that a co-authored paper is selected as winner, the authors will share the prize.
When warranted, the committee will offer up to two (2) awards, one (1) for a Master’s Student and one (1) for a PhD student.
Only papers deemed by the committee to be truly outstanding will be considered for the award, and thus there is a possibility that no awards will be given for either or both award categories (i.e. Master’s and PhD).
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Explanation of Conceptual Framework
Analytic Clarity and Currency
Organization and Clarity of Expression
Discussion or Interpretation
Contribution to Knowledge-Impact
Relevance to NASSS/field
Adherence to Consistent Referencing Style (e.g., APA)
PRIZES
The award recipient will receive up to $1000 towards their NASSS conference expenses, plus a waiver of the conference registration fee. The Student Paper Award Committee may also give up to two honorable mentions in each category. Students receiving an honorable mention will have their conference registration fees waived. In addition, all authors will receive feedback on their papers, which will hopefully benefit the authors.
SUBMISSIONS
The DEADLINE for submissions is August 1, 2009.
Papers and any questions should be sent via email to:
Ted M. Butryn, Student Paper Award Committee Chair
Email: tbutryn1[at]kin.sjsu.edu
2009 Barbara Brown Student Paper Award
HISTORY
Barbara A. Brown was a professor of sport sociology at the University of Western Ontario from 1983 until 1990, when she died of cancer aged forty. Dr. Brown, who was President-Elect of NASSS at the time of her death, was widely recognized for her expertise on women in sport and leisure, her political commitment to extending girls' and women's opportunities for participation in sport, and her contributions to the development of a professional community of sport sociologists. She was also a dedicated mentor and teacher whose invaluable work with students is appropriately memorialized in the naming of this award for her.
INSTRUCTIONS
Papers may not exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including notes, tables, and references (which also need to be double-spaced).
Papers should be free of any reference to the author(s) in order to ensure blind review.
Authors should follow a consistent style (e.g., APA) throughout the paper, and should include line numbers to facilitate reviewer comments.
Authors should include a cover page with the title of the paper, their full contact information, institutional affiliation, degree program, advisor name and contact information, and award category for submission (master’s or doctoral).
ELIGIBILITY
Authors MUST be members of NASSS at time of submission. Please be sure that your membership status is updated and current.
Papers do not need to be submitted for presentation at the NASSS conference (though most are).
Authors must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time their paper is submitted.
Papers that have undergone formal, peer review for publication are not eligible for the contest.
Papers must represent student-produced inquiry only. Limited input from supervisors (e.g., general feedback on structure and content, or recommendations for editing) is acceptable, but papers on which supervisors have had substantial input (e.g., analysis of data, writing or rewriting of sections of the paper) are not eligible.
The committee will accept one (1) submission per author.
Papers that were previously submitted for consideration and not awarded may be resubmitted for consideration, provided the author and paper meet all other criteria.
In the event that a co-authored paper is selected as winner, the authors will share the prize.
When warranted, the committee will offer up to two (2) awards, one (1) for a Master’s Student and one (1) for a PhD student.
Only papers deemed by the committee to be truly outstanding will be considered for the award, and thus there is a possibility that no awards will be given for either or both award categories (i.e. Master’s and PhD).
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Explanation of Conceptual Framework
Analytic Clarity and Currency
Organization and Clarity of Expression
Discussion or Interpretation
Contribution to Knowledge-Impact
Relevance to NASSS/field
Adherence to Consistent Referencing Style (e.g., APA)
PRIZES
The award recipient will receive up to $1000 towards their NASSS conference expenses, plus a waiver of the conference registration fee. The Student Paper Award Committee may also give up to two honorable mentions in each category. Students receiving an honorable mention will have their conference registration fees waived. In addition, all authors will receive feedback on their papers, which will hopefully benefit the authors.
SUBMISSIONS
The DEADLINE for submissions is August 1, 2009.
Papers and any questions should be sent via email to:
Ted M. Butryn, Student Paper Award Committee Chair
Email: tbutryn1[at]kin.sjsu.edu
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