Wednesday, October 02, 2013

CFP: A New Game Plan “4” Collegiate Athletics

Call For Papers - A New Game Plan “4” Collegiate Athletics
Academic Conference & Activism Meeting
January 16th-18th 2014
(Downtown) San Diego, CA

The Student-Athletes Human Rights Project (The Project) invites individuals to submit abstracts that are relevant to the following themes:
1. New legal strategies (non revenue student-athletes, mental health, etc)
2. Activism (with student-athletes, for-profits, not for-profits, universities)
3. Advocacy (government, social media, etc.)
4. Issues (concussion, name & likeness, discrimination, due process, etc.)
5. Other pertinent student-athlete welfare issues
Submissions will be accepted between September 30th and November 8th 2013. 
Notifications will be sent on or around November 15th 2013.

Guidelines
Presentations

  • Single-Presenter Only
  • 20-minute presentation (with 5-minute Q&A)
  • Reserved for faculty, professional practitioners, etc. (i.e., attorneys, physicians, psychologists, social workers)

Posters

  • Single-Presenter Only
  • Traditional or other poster presentations
  • Reserved for students (undergraduate, graduate & doctoral)

Abstract Format

  • Two page maximum
  • Abstract should include text only
  • Author, Title, institution/organization/company name(s), and contact information
  • The Project welcomes creativity and diversity in presentations and posters.

Email abstracts to anewgameplan@studentathleteshumanrights.com. Feel free to email us if you have questions or ideas that are consistent with the conference themes, but that are not currently present in the conference format. Abstract(s) submission indicates the intent of the presenter to register for and attend the conference portion of the event.

http://studentathleteshumanrights.com/

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