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Call for Workshop Proposals

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The Scientific Committee of the 27th European Sport Management Conference 2019 in Seville invites sport management scholars and practitioners to organise workshops on various sub-themes of sport management at our annual conference.

Workshops aim to share knowledge, encourage stimulating discussion and intellectual engagement between participants on a particular subtheme (i.e. a specific focus within a more general topic). Workshops can also be outcome focussed, for example to integrate theory and practice; to build and foster networks; to channel work into special issues in ESMQ or other journals or edited books; to shift existing fields; or map out new sport management research territory.

Parties interested in organising a workshop should produce a document covering the all required information and email it to the EASM Scientific Chair/Chair of the Seville 2019 Scientific Committee, Tim Breitbarth (tim.breitbarth@easm.net), by 30th November 2018.

 

EASM Seville 2019 Call for Workshop Proposals

 

Results for 2018 Erasmus+ Sport

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The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) published the selection results of the Erasmus+ Sport – Call for proposals. EASM is extremely proud and happy that the project under the title ‘Promoting health enhancing physical activity and social welfare through outdoor running events’ of which EASM is a project partner, has been selected for funding from the European Union.

The result is a great recognition of the project coordinator – Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis – Eidikos Logariasmos Kondilion Erevnas and all Consortium – EASM, Lithuanian Sports University, The University of Leuven, Mulier Insitute, NHTV Breda Univesity of Applied Sciences, The European Culture and Sport Organization.

The project aims to examine the impact of sport events on an individual (psychosocial health) and society (social and economic/tourism) level. The role of EASM in this project will be to provide consultancy as well as being an integral part of the dissemination of the project findings.

The project will be co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union in the amount of 346.800 EUR and is scheduled for 2 years (2019.01.01-2020.12.31).

ESMQ 2020 Special Issue

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Exploring new routes within brand research in Sport Management

 

After a very successful special issue workshop during the 26th European Sport Management Conference in Malmö with inspiring presentations and lively discussions, the submission deadline for this ESMQ special issue is approaching: November 30, 2018.

Submissions that discuss “new routes within brand research in sport management: facing challenges between heritage and innovation” and focus on any of the following topics are particularly welcome, but are not necessarily limited to:

  • Globalization
  • Commercialization
  • Digitalization
  • Psychological brand ownership
  • Sport brand co-creation
  • Brand experience
  • Strategic brand management
  • Brand alliances / sponsorships
  • Athlete brand management

Papers should be submitted in electronic format through Scholar One Manuscripts, indicating you want the manuscript to be considered for Special Issue 20.1. (The detailed Call for Papers is available at: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/pgas/resm-cfp-brand-research)

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the guest editors: Tim Ströbel, University of Bern (tim.stroebel@ispw.unibe.ch) andClaas Christian Germelmann, University of Bayreuth (c.c.germelmann@uni-bayreuth.de).

 

 

Formation of the Scholarly Society of Sport Management in France 

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On 6th – 7th June 2018, the Scholarly Society of Sport Management (S2MS) was created. It is a France-based association bringing together French-speaking people involved in sportmanagement research (academic, applied or operational), whether they are researchers, teachers, and/or professionals in the public or private sectors. With about one hundred members, this scholarly society has set itself six goals in order to promote research in sport management in France and abroad towards university, political, and economic actors:
  • Develop and promote scientific research in sport management
  • Foster stronger links between research and education in the sport management field
  • Facilitate and develop the exchange of information and the dissemination of good practices
  • Federate and represent researchers in sport management in elected organisations (national and international), and agencies evaluating education and research institutions
  • Publish a journal and other scientific productions in Sport Management
  • Encourage the organisation of scientific events in Sport
    Management
The S2MS board is composed of the following members:
President: Patrick Bouchet (University of Burgundy), Vice-President: Frédérique Roux (University of Rennes 2), Treasurers: Nadine Dermit (University of Rouen) and Ludovic Martel (University of Corsica), Secretaries: Bénédicte Vignal and Guillaume Bodet (University of Lyon 1).
Contact : benedicte.vignal@univ-lyon1.fr

Was it worth the effort…? Thoughts from the LOC Malmö 

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the 26thEASM – The European SportManagement Conference, hosted by the Department of Sport Science at Malmö University. The conference attracted about 500 participants from 43 nations. In connection to the conferencea Student Seminar with 50 students and a PhDStudent Seminar with 21 PhDstudents took place. The conference theme Managing Sport in a Changing Europe, aimed at reflecting ongoing processes of change and challenges within sport and society to be handled by sportorganisations/actors at different levels including globalisation, migration, segregation, integration, etc.

To organisethe EASM conference is very time and energy consuming, and in many ways challenging. Overarching strategies and issues, as well as thousands of small but yet important details, have to be handled by a local organisingcommittee on a daily basis for a long period of time. However, it is also an opportunity to have an impact on the field of sportmanagement and future directions. Through the conference theme and selected keynote speakers, we wanted sportmanagement to step out of its comfort zone. This is something we deem necessary in order for sportmanagement to have a wider social and societal relevance.

Not only the conference but also the Student Seminar was an opportunity to challenge and develop the dominant tradition of sportmanagement and thereby influence the future of the professional as well as the academic field. We think, for example, that the theme around ‘How to manage issues of children’s rights, integration and inclusion in and through sports’ was an eye-opener to a lot of the students. By the way, having the students from all over the world with us was great and added vibrancy to the whole event.

Maybe, the most important function of the conference is to create an arena for networking and exchange of ideas and knowledge. The way the programme is constructed, the nerve added by the keynotes, openness to new perspectives, an inviting spatial setting, proximity and, of course, a relevant content aresupportive structures for the creation and exchange of ideas. We hope that this was provided in Malmö.

We believe that the spatial and social context of the conference, Malmö andSweden in this case, should have an impact on the conference and the conference theme. It could of coursebe used as place marketing, but more importantly, it creates credibility and a concrete basis for interesting discussions, also from critical perspectives. The city of Malmö with its growing population, tangible social and economic challenges and innovative and progressive projects, solutions and sportenvironment, worked as an inspiring and illustrative frame for the conference and the Student Seminar.

Based on this, Malmö will become the first EASM Legacy Charter City and representatives of Malmö University will regularly report at future EASM Conferences on the use of sportmanagement in responding to challenges faced by the city. So, you’ll hear more from us!

Finally, hosting the EASM conference is a great team building exercise (size XXL)! We have all learned a lot about ourselves and each other in the LOC. As the president of the conference, I’m extremely proud of my team.

As one member of the LOC said yesterday: “I have repeatedly asked myself: Was it worth it? Has our department or myself benefited from organising the EASM conference or was it just one year’s wasted work? Despite a bumpy ride and a bunch of stress along the ride, I think we would do it all over again, but maybe not in the next couple of years :)”

We are more than happy to welcome you to visit us in Malmö again. Also, see you all in Seville next year!

Varma hälsningar från/Warm greetings from

Karin Book (President of EASM 2018)
on behalf of the Local Organising Committee
Department of Sport Science
Malmö University
Sweden

 

Video EASM Graffiti

Final Report EASM 2018

Scholarship holders at EASM 2018

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The 26th European Sport Management Conference provided an excellent programme and environment for students, PhD students, researchers and professionals. It created the opportunity to network and broaden their knowledge in various fields.

Three of the delegates were able to secure the Alberto Madella Scholarship, which supported their visit with 500 Euro. It was up to the scholarship holders to attend the student seminar, PhD student seminar, conference or a combination.

Meet the 2018 scholarship holders and read about their experience at EASM 2018 in Malmö:

    

Seth Kirby, Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS), Anglia Ruskin University; Experiences from EASM 2018

Kimberley Hardcastle, Northumbria University; Experiences from EASM 2018

Charitomeni Tsordia, University of Patras; Experiences from EASM 2018

Malmö Charter signed

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Malmö is the first host city of an EASM Conference that has signed a commitment to sustain the legacy of the conference.

As a city with social and economic challenges as well as innovative and progressive projects, Malmö acknowledges the role sport can play in meeting the challenges of a modern city.

The successful conference and partnership between the university, city and EASM have inspired the partners to introduce the Malmö charter and use the event to create a lasting legacy. Regular reports will be presented at future EASM Conferences on how sport management addresses challenges faced by the city.

The Malmö Charter has been signed by the Mayor of the City of Malmö, Mr. Kent Andersson, the Head of the Department of Sport Science of Malmö University, Torun Mattson, and the President of EASM, Vassil Girginov.

EASM – The Malmö Charter

Lecturer Sport Management

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The position is full time and open ended. 

Applications from those who might want to work part-time are very welcome.

In exceptional circumstances the University may offer a market supplement of up to 10% of the maximum salary quoted per annum.

Loughborough University is looking for outstanding academics to join our academic schools.

Successful candidates will have a record of excellence which is contributing to the furtherance of knowledge in their discipline and which is recognised internationally. Candidates must also have a PhD or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate a clear trajectory towards achievement at a higher academic level.

There are opportunities for Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors in a variety of subject areas and research disciplines. Particularly encourage to apply are BME and female applicants as Loughborough University is actively seeking to increase numbers of academic staff from these under-represented groups.

Please follow this link for further details.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Joinus@lboro.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 11 October 2018.

Interviews will be held between 5 and 14 December 2018.

Being in a room with all these smart people

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With the student seminar being back to back with the main conference, it felt good to ease into a more passive role of listening and learning from others for the remaining three days of our stay in Malmö. The conference was impressive. Experts in nearly every field related to sport were there, which is great because it gave us an opportunity to handpick which topics and presentations to attend. Socializing during the Fika and meal breaks in a relaxed manner, rather than being alert of the next task to solve or a place to be, offered a chance to catch up with past acquaintances or engage in conversation with much more knowledgeable people than myself.

Looking back, there are three highlights that stick out for me:

Firstly, an interview with the whistle-blowers, the Stepanovs couple. They are responsible for uncovering one of the biggest doping scandals in sport by exposing the massive state-institutionalized doping in Russia, risking not only their careers, but also their lives. Having seen the documentaries by ARD (highly recommended for anyone who is interested in elite-sport), it felt unreal to hear them tell their story, and even have an opportunity to ask a question. Being interviewed from an undisclosed location under the witness protection program, their case is a good example that sport does not always lead to something positive (more on that later).

I also got a chance to listen to my former co-student Linn Baarlid presenting her master thesis about value co-creation among stakeholders in relation to X-games Norway. The fact that the room was packed, every seat taken and people standing to hear the results of her study, is such an inspiration for me in the upcoming year of thesis-writing.

The third highlight is the last keynote, with Mike Weed, who critically examined the positive claims made for sport by politicians, managers and researchers. Mike discussed how the societal, economical and health-related benefits made for sport are not always true and showed by real life examples that these claims can even be false. His message was that there might be a better alternative to achieve the mentioned benefits that are often used to legitimize the value of sport. It was a very confrontational talk. Evaluating his arguments, I felt provoked from the start (his first sentence was “I HATE sport”). But perhaps that was his goal, to get the audience to reflect on whether sport can be an evangelic tool that brings peace, generates social capital and helps people live longer.
And if so, he surely succeeded.

During the banquet at the Malmö City Hall on the last night of the seminar, I got to think about the feeling that I’ve had many times during the conference. I felt like the least smart person in the room. Being around many people who have devoted so much time to science and research is inspiring. But listening to their discourse about the latest results on different topics, it was clear that I could not contribute with much to the conversation. I simply do not possess the necessary knowledge for that.
Looking around the majestic Hall of Knut, decorated in renaissance style with stuccos and shining chandeliers, I got to think that perhaps not knowing enough is just fine. Maybe, that is how they all started at some point. And as a student, it’s not about being able to argue with scholars on an academic level, but to be willing to learn and approach such situations with curiosity.

Sometimes it is smart to be the dumbest person in the room. As long as you approach it with curiosity, you will continue to grow into smarter rooms. A big thank you to EASM and Malmö University for hosting a wonderful conference, and for letting me into your room.

Best,
Vitaly Berg.

EASM Board

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As part of the 2018 Annual General Meeting on 7th September 2018 in Malmö the vacant positions on the EASM Board were filled.

We welcome four new members on the board: Karin Book (Sweden), Mary Charalambous-Papamiltiades (Cyprus), Bob Olukoya (United Kingdom) and Annick Willem (Belgium).

Former Treasurer on the board Claas Christian Germelmann (Germany) has been elected as Vice President and former board member Aila Ahonen (Finland) has been elected as Treasurer. Irena Valantine (Lithuania) has been re-elected in her role as a board member as well as Jakob Wikenstål as student representative.

President Vassil Girginov (Bulgaria), General Secretary Stefan Walzel (Germany), as well as board members Christos Anagnostopoulos (Greece), Guillaume Bodet (France) and Paul Downward (United Kingdom) will continue in their respective roles.

We are pleased you have chosen to serve the association with your expertise and knowledge in the next year and after the successful Conference in Sweden we are going into this new term with motivation and excitement.

Full EASM Board information can be found here: https://easm.devserv24.de/board/