We would like to take this opportunity to announce the departure of our Office Manager, Sarah Runzheimer. We would like to wholeheartedly thank Sarah for the outstanding work and commitment she has demonstrated over the last 3 years.

EASM’s Secretary General, Stefan Walzel praises her:
“Sarah has consistently proven to be an integral part of the EASM family and the successes in the past years could not have been possible without her professionalism and loyalty.”

From the whole EASM family we would like to wish Sarah all the best for her future endeavours and have no doubt she will find success in all the work she does.

Summer School Scholarships

The EASM Summer School will be returning this May! Though the event will take place digitally, we have prepared a venue so that this experience is a unique educational opportunity for attendees.

Since the conference and EASM Student Seminar will not be taking place, in cooperation with our partners we have extended the scholarship opportunities for students attending the summer school.

EASM, with the financial support of Sport Management Academy Bayreuth (SMAB) and The Alumni Association Sport Management of the University of Bayreuth and the Alberto Madella Scholarship, are offering 15 scholarship opportunities where each student will be supported with 300 €, so that the student pay only 25 €. The EASM scholarship criteria are detailed below.

In addition, the University of Bayreuth are offering 9 scholarship opportunities for University of Bayreuth students only. Bayreuth students are advised to get in contact with Jan Schönberner (jan.schoenberner@uni-bayreuth.de).

The German Sport University Alumni will provide 3 scholarships. The criteria for students of the GSU will be announced soon or alternatively students may request this information by contacting info@ass-alumni.de.

If your university also offer scholarships for the EASM Summer School, please let us know and we are happy to add your organisation to the list.

Application deadline at the individual universities: 19th March 2021

APPLICANTS FOR THE EASM SCHOLARSHIPS MUST

• Submit a brief proposal (max. 500 words, including your name, country of residence, current occupation or student status) outlining why you think you should be awarded the scholarship. Please refer to the criteria detailed below to indicate why you would be eligible for the funding. The proposal should:
  • Confirm that you are studying Sport Management in Higher Education (Diploma, Degree, Masters, PhD)
  • Outline the motivation for your attendance at the EASM Summer School
  • Indicate the expected outcome of the EASM Summer School attendance for the future individual career
  • Outline plans for disseminating learning from the Summer School attendance experience
  • Confirm that you are not able to attend the EASM Summer School without this funding
• Submit a short report of the EASM Summer School (500 words, including a picture in high resolution) no later than 14 days after the end of the Summer School to the EASM office.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your application (motivation letter, CV, references etc.) as one pdf-file (max. 8 MB) via email to Jakob Wikenstaal (jakob.wikenstaal@easm.net) before 19^thMarch 2021.

The Alberto Madella Scholarship Fund Committee will inform all applicants with the decision before 27^thMarch 2020 via email.

EASM Festival of Sport Management Research & Practice

Following our announcement last week that this year’s EASM Conference will not take place, we promised that we would communicate an alternative event at which our community can meet once again.

We are delighted to announce that this year we will instead be introducing the ‘EASM Festival of Sport Management Research & Practice’. The festival will consist of eight thematic, one- day events taking place from May to November.

The first event in the calendar will be hosted by EASM in June on ‘The Impact of Covid-19 on Sport’. EASM will further host an event in September featuring the AGM.

For the remaining events we would like to invite our members and the wider community put forward their ideas to host a one day thematic event in partnership with EASM. The EASM office will provide infrastructure, promotion and support.

If your institution or organisation is interested in hosting one of these events, please follow the link to download the form to submit your expression of interest and return to the EASM Office (office@easm.net), by the 17^thof March.

Should you have any further questions please contact Stefan.walzel@easm.netdirectly.

Download the Expression of Interest Form Here: Thematic Event Form EASM 2021

The call for abstracts will follow soon for which the submission deadline will be 26th April 2021 (23:59 CET).

EASM 2021 Conference Format Adapted Due To The Global Pandemic

Dear EASM community,

We hope you are all keeping healthy and having a strong start to 2021.

As the global COVID19 situation has developed, we have had to reflect on the feasibility and viability of our community meeting this year. Taking multiple factors into consideration, we have come to an agreement with Loughborough University that the London 2021 conference will not take place.

“We would have loved to host the EASM conference in London this year, but the unpredictability is too high, making it impossible to plan such an event in a professional way and with the highest standards we are aiming for”, said Prof. James Skinner, head of the local organising committee.

EASM President Vassil Girginov thanks James Skinner, Emily Hayday and the entire team for the efforts they invested in this event: “I am incredibly sorry for the colleagues who have worked with great commitment and passion over a long period of time to make this event possible. I very much hope that we can welcome the EASM community to a conference at Loughborough University London in the near future.”

In light of this, the EASM Board has begun preparing a digital format so our community can meet again. We will publish the timeline for the 2021 EASM virtual gathering on Wednesday, 24^thFebruary 2021 and will keep the community informed on the next steps of this virtual event.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Last year the EASM Board announced a new teaching and engagement initiative ‘Global Classroom’ and invited expressions of interest from colleagues. The principle aim of this initiative is to promote intercultural exchanges, exploration of topical issue and enhancing sport management students’ learning experiences.

Last week the  fist session of the Global Classroom took place. Sport management students from Brunel University London and Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA) explored the impact of Covid19 on access to sport, participation and consumption in both countries.

To access the recording of the session please visit:

https://drexel.zoom.us/rec/share/RUdvH8aXtccPcgw_753RmP97Q5yUJkD3845vfoNblAvMpU96WVl9KuGXKw2I_rjS.m1HpHZq13siHk5SH

Access Passcode: 7S@Rq=$L

Please get in touch with the EASM office should your university wish to participate in the Global Classroom in the future

icSPORTS 2021

Most human activities, including sports, are becoming more and more technological. Engineering in general and Information Technology in particular are important in the support for many activities directly or indirectly related to sport sciences, including improvement of physical activities, sports medicine, biotechnology and nutrition, sports management, and all other application areas in sports. This conference intends to be a meeting point for both academics, sport professionals and practitioners to exchange ideas and develop synergies.

UPCOMING SUBMISSION DEADLINES

Regular Paper Submission: May 18, 2021

Position Paper Submission: June 25, 2021

In 2021 icSPORTS will be held in Valletta, Malta, in the period October 28 – 29, 2021.
Additional information can be found at http://www.icsports.org

Dear EASM Members,

Last year the EASM Board announced a new teaching and engagement initiative ‘Global Classroom’ and invited expressions of interest from colleagues. The principle aim of this initiative is to promote intercultural exchanges, exploration of topical issue and enhancing sport management students’ learning experiences.

We are delighted to inform you that the fist session of the Global Classroom will take place on Monday, 1st February 2021 from 16.30CET (12.30 EST). Sport management students from Brunel University London and Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA) will explore the impact of Covid19 on access to sport, participation and consumption in both countries.

The recording will be made available on EASM website after the session.

Please get in touch with the EASM office should your university wish to participate in the Global Classroom in the future

The Leaders Development Institute of Saudi Arabia is inviting submissions to the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Award for Sports Research

The Prince Faisal bin Fahad Award is an international research grant program targeted at sports research projects related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Award aims to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in sports. We seek to financially support scholarly work that develops new foundational knowledge or build upon existing knowledge, that may have a lasting impact on the sports discourse. The Award will allow researchers to apply for funding of USD 80’000 to USD 120’000 to support their research. A total of USD 1,000,000 will be awarded.

The Leaders Development Institute oversees the award, and is an educational institution operating under the Ministry of Sports of Saudi Arabia, and is committed to developing the sports sector through research, innovation, and education. The Award is one of the initiatives of the Quality of Life Program, operating under Vision 2030.

An independent scientific committee, established by the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS), the international academy based in the Olympic Capital, Lausanne, Switzerland, will determine grant recipients through the Award.

https://pfra.sa/en

The Impulse Network is run by the Sports Business Club at the University of St. Gallen. A team of volunteering students offers students of the sports industry a non-profit platform to take part in an international and inter-generational exchange to shape the future of the industry; bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practical experience in the sports business.

The event took place between the 26th and 30th October. EASM initiated a collaboration, where we had the chance to select a student member for the online event this year. We were looking for eager young minds, willing to challenge the status quo of the sports industry. The only requirement was to be an EASM student member.

Ben Decker was selected and this is his account of the experience.

My experiences at the Impulse Summit 2020

“At the end of October I was chosen to represent the EASM as a challenger at the prestigious „Impulse Summit 2020“ organized by the Sport Business Club of St. Gallen.

After a lot of preparation beforehand I was part of the discussion „Investment in football“ lead by a panel of experts of the sport industry. I gained a lot of important insights and was impressed by the honest and straightforward statements made by the experts. After the official session has ended, it was great to have an open and exclusive discussion in a private session afterwards. This was an eye opening and game changing event where I made a lot of new contacts through different branches of the sport industry.

To be directly involved in a discussion with worldwide known experts and to know that they are very interested in our perspective as the next generation was a unique experience and an extra motivation for my studies.

I would like to thank the EASM for choosing me and giving me the chance to challenge the experts and debate some pressing topics of the sport industry.

I can highly recommend to participate at this event especially because they are planning to have a real meeting in St. Gallen next year and not an online convention.”

Watch the Video of Ben ‘s account of the Impulse Summit 2020