CFP: Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics

Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics
Call for Papers
“Economic Inequality Within the NCAA”

The Sixth Annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics
In Conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention
January 14-16, 2013
Grapevine, TX

The sixth annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics will be held January 14-16, 2013, in conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention in Grapevine, Texas.  The theme for this year’s colloquium is “Economic Inequality Within the NCAA.” The conference will feature keynote speakers, formal reactions to each keynote, and concurrent sessions of oral presentations and poster presentations.

Paper proposals should deal closely with issues related to the conference theme of “Economic Inequality Within the NCAA.” Papers may highlight scholarship from the sciences, social sciences, economics, humanities, or any number of professional fields that are either directly or indirectly related to this theme within intercollegiate athletics.

Abstract Format & Submission Guidelines
To be considered for the refereed paper and poster sessions, authors must submit a 500-600 word abstract (in Microsoft Word) which conforms to the following format:
 Line 1: author(s) and institution(s) name(s) (centered on page)
 Line 2: type of session (20-minute oral or poster presentation)
 Line 3  three to four keywords
 Line 4: presentation title (centered on page)
 Line 5: blank
 Line 6 to end: text of abstract

Review Process:  Papers will be subject to a blind multi-person peer review process.  Submissions will be reviewed using the following criteria:  relevance or significance of topic to conference theme, appropriate methodology, reliance on relevant literature, clarity of analysis, summary of results, conclusions, and/or implications.
Abstract Submission Deadline:  October 1, 2012
Notification: Individuals will be notified of the results of the review process in early November 2012.
Submissions should be sent to:  Janet Fink, jsfink@isenberg.umass.edu