CONFERENCE: A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America

Registration now open for Sport and Society Conference hosted by St. Norbert College
and the Green Bay Packers May 26-28, 2010

Formal registration for "A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America," is
now open. This national conference, hosted by St. Norbert College and the Green Bay
Packers, will be held May 26-28. To register go to
https://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/secure/registration.html.

The conference registration fee of $275 will include: a dinner and photography
exhibit and film festival awards for all attendees in the Legends Club Area at
Lambeau Field, three days of luncheons, several daily coffee breaks, a guided tour
of Lambeau Field, admission to the Packers Hall of Fame, access to the keynote
addresses, all concurrent and roundtable sessions, and admission to photography
gallery and all film/video showings. To maintain an intimate atmosphere, total
registration at the conference will be limited to 300. Preference will be given to
those giving papers and presentations. Since registration is now open, we recommend
registering early. Single-day conference registration is also available, space
permitting. Complete schedule of events can be found at
http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/schedule.html Conference registration will close
on or before April 1.

Keynote speakers include former National Football League commissioner Paul
Tagliabue, sports, media and entertainment mogul Carl Vogel, Kevin Blackistone,
national columnist for AOL FanHouse and panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn," and
Boise State University President Robert Kustra.

The conference will also include a gallery exhibition of the finest American sports
photography, and a juried festival of sports-themed films and videos. Submissions
for the gallery exhibition and the film festival are currently being accepted at:
http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/submissions.html. Film submissions are due March
1. Film award winners will be notified by May 3.

This first-of-its-kind partnership between an NFL team and an institution of higher
education will bring together academics and business professionals from around the
country. St. Norbert College will be publishing the proceedings following the
conference.

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Karen L. Cleereman
Conference Administrative Coordinator
"A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America" Conference

St. Norbert College
http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/
920.403.3777 (office)
920.403.4078 (fax)