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Call for Papers

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Call for Papers

 

Start of Submissions/Registrations: 10th February
Deadline for Submissions: 17th April (23.59 CET)

 

 

The Scientific and Programme Committee of 28th European Sport Management Conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) invites scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation. Additionally, we invite short papers to be considered for the EASM Best Conference Paper Award 2020 and for the ESMQ New Researcher Award 2020 for young scientific scholars. Reviewers contributing to assessing and progressing colleagues’ work in an excellent manner as part of the peer-review process will be awarded with the EASM Best Conference Reviewer Award 2020.

The London 2020 conference theme is “Relentless Change: Innovation in Sport Business”. In that respect, submissions that particularly, but not exclusively, relate to the conference theme are encouraged. Contributors have the opportunity to present in Parallel Sessions, Workshops, and attractive Poster Sessions during the conference.

The main aim of all conference sessions is to encourage participants from across fields to share knowledge, provide new insights and inspire the future of sport management. Sessions also offer a platform to create inter- and cross-disciplinary contacts and collaborations.

Please review the conference website www.easm2020.com for full information on the conference content, submission requirements, awards and registration as well as further details about the wonderful city London. Abstract submissions should be made through the ConfTool system.

Parallel Sessions

In Parallel Sessions, every presenter gives a maximum 12-minute oral presentation with additional 5 minutes for discussion. Our Parallel Session topics are:

  • Sport Governance and Policy
  • Strategy, Leadership and Stakeholder Management in Sport
  • Sport Marketing
  • Sport Consumer Behaviour
  • Sport Events and Tourism
  • Sport, Media and Communication
  • E-Sport and Technology
  • Sport Facility Management
  • Sport Funding and Finance
  • Sport Law and Ethics
  • Public Health and Physical Activity Management
  • Sport Development and Socio-Cultural Perspectives
  • Sport Management Education
  • Broader, New and Critical Aspects of Sport Management
  • Innovation in Sport Business
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sport Management

Workshops

Our Workshops aim to stimulate discussions and intellectual engagement between participants on a particular subtheme. They may be outcome-focussed, e.g. channel work into special issues; to integrate theory and practice; shift existing fields; or map out new sport management territory. Convenors design their Workshops by embracing a format and flow that enable collaboration and participant experiences different to traditional conference sessions. Details about each Workshop, including submission requirements, are available at Workshop tab. This year, we invite submissions towards the following Workshops:

  • Managing Inclusion and Accessibility in Sport
  • The Incredible Growth of Esport: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of this Dynamic, Global Industry
  • Impact and Public Value of Elite Sport: Benefits and Harms (ESMQ 2021 Special Issue)
  • Running events in Europe: Social, Economic and Psychological
  • Environmental Matters in Sport Management
  • Innovation in Sport for Development and Peace
  • Run for health project (ERASMUS funded)

Poster Session

The Poster Session is divided in two parts: first, contributors provide short oral presentations (3-minutes) to the whole audience; then, presenters position themselves next to their respective poster for individual Q&A’s and discussion. Submissions relating to any sport management topic are welcomed.

ESMQ New Researcher Award (NRA) 2020

The NRA, sponsored by Routledge Journals, is for the best original theoretical or empirical advance and significant unpublished contribution in sport management. To be eligible for this award, researchers must be near to completion of their PhD or have graduated less than three years prior to submission. Full details are available at ESMQ NRA tab.

Developing Future Sport Management Researchers and Practitioners

We invite undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD research students to apply/register for the EASM Student Seminar or, respectively, the EASM PhD Student Seminar, which take place just before the main conference. Full participant status at the scientific conference is included in the registration fee. Further details are available at the Student Seminar and PhD Seminar tabs.

Inquiries

For your inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the Chair of the Scientific and Programme Committee London 2020, Guillaume Bodet (EASM Scientific Chair, guillaume.bodet@univ-lyon1.fr). If you like to join our large international community of conference abstract reviewer by offering your expertise and valuable time, please email Gui (incl. contact details, preferred tracks/topics).

Submission Guidelines

Submission deadline is 17th April 2020 (23.59 CET). Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Abstracts can be submitted online  Please see key dates related to the submission, review, registration and programming process here. Abstract submissions should be made through the ConfTool system.

Abstracts not complying with the Abstract Submission Guidelines provided on this page will bounce back before entering the review process and authors will be asked to resubmit.

Abstracts can be submitted in two categories:

  1. Scientific Abstract (including scientific work to be submitted to the Poster Session);
  2. Professional Practice Abstract (including practice contributions submitted to the Poster Session).

For an Abstract to enter the review process and be considered for presentation during the conference the following guidelines must be adhered to:

  • Length: the overall text length of an Abstract has to be between 650 and 800 words, i.e. excluding title, author names and references (maximum 6 references).
  • Text only: Abstracts should include text only, i.e. images (pictures, figures, and tables) are not accepted.
  • Title: use a brief title to clearly indicate the nature of the research/project/contribution; capitalise the first letter of each word; do not use abbreviations in the title.
  • Author names: Provide names of all authors, their institutional affiliation, and e-mail address during the online submission process.
  • Language: Abstracts have to be in English language
  • Formatting and style guide: APA tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/style/reference/tf_APA.pdf

Scientific Abstracts should be structured using the following sections *:

  1. Aim and Research Questions
  2. Theoretical Background and Literature Review
  3. Research Design, Methodology and Data Analysis
  4. Results/Findings and Discussion **
  5. Conclusion, Contribution and Implication **
  6. References (maximum 6; to be entered in extra box during the submission process)

* The structure should only be altered if clearly justified by the nature of the submission and contribution (e.g. conceptual work).** In case that the results/findings for a Scientific Abstract are not yet available at the time of Abstract submission, authors have to mention this by guaranteeing that they have the results by the time of the conference. They should provide a preview of the nature of the results/findings as well as envisioned contribution/implications.

For Professional Practice Abstracts the following sections are recommended ***:

  1. Statement that Abstract relates to professional practice (mandatory)
  2. Aim
  3. Purpose and Background
  4. Design and Implementation
  5. Outputs/Outcomes, Reflections and Future Development
  6. References (if applicable)

***In addition, such a structure might better work for scholarly contributions towards the Parallel Sessions ‘Sport Management Education’ and ‘Sport Law and Ethics’ if they are not concerned with scientific/empirical research in a common sense. For example, sport management education contributions might be concerned with innovative approaches to curriculum development, learning environments and (higher) education management/policy (yet, please keep in mind that your Abstract should not be a sales pitch for a certain program, but rather a discussion of ‘best practices’ and sharing learnings that other members of the EASM community may find inspiring and useful).

Importantly, please note the following conference policy:

  • Author restrictions: maximum of 1 paper first-authored and 3 papers co-authored.
  • Presenter restrictions: maximum of 2 presentations per participant; the presenting author (as indicated and – if needed – updated in the system by the submitting author) must have registered and paid the conference fee by 13 July to avoid exclusion from conference programme and book of abstracts

Additional Submission Requirements Relating to Conference Awards

Submission requirements for Short Papers/the EASM Best Conference Paper Award 2020 are available here.
Submission requirements for the ESMQ New Research Award 2020 are available here.

Erasmus+ Sport Cluster Meeting, Brussels

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On December 4 and 5, 2019, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency and the Sport unit of the European Commission organised in Brussels an Erasmus+ Sport Cluster Meeting on The role of sport in education: enhancing skills development and dual careers perspectives.

This third Erasmus+ Sport Cluster meeting focuses on the promotion of education in and through sport with special focus on skills development and implementation of the EU guidelines on Dual Careers of Athletes. The meeting’s objective was also to identity good practices which can be used as a basis for the new generation of sport calls for proposals.

The programme consisted of plenary sessions on Dual career – from theory to reality, and Coach as teacher and lifelong learner, with High level policy session on What can we learn by practicing sport? and three thematic workshops:
#BeAble on combining education and/or work with a sport career,
#BeMore on skills through participation in sport activities and
#BeBetter, focusing on coaching in a changing society.

The Cluster meeting was also an opportunity to meet partners and discuss progress of existing projects, as well as to explore new possibilities of cooperation.

European Association for Sport Management (EASM) was represented by the Board Member Irena Valantine from Lithuanian Sports University.

With Aurélien FAVRE,
Chief Executive Director of EOSE

Alberto Madella Scholarship Winners 2020

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Alberto Madella Scholarship Winners 2020

 

The committee reviewed the applications and are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Alberto Madella Scholarship are Samuel López Carril from University of Valencia, Spain and Luiz Gustavo Nascimento Haas from Faculdade de Motricidade Humana at Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

The jury committee for the Alberto Madella Scholarship Fund received 17 applications for the Alberto Madella Scholarship Fund. Each of the applicants provided strong motivation to attend the EASM Conference. The jury committee have together discussed and looked thoroughly through the applications and found two really strong candidates.

We welcome applicants from all over the world, however we only provide scholarship to maximum one person per country, to achieve more diversity in scholarship recipients. (Two of the three scholarships should be awarded to individuals from European countries.) An applications country refers to the institution the individual is associated with, not the country of origin.

 

 

About the Winners:

 

Luiz Gustavo Nascimento Haas

“I am from Brazil, and since 2018 I have been living in Lisbon, Portugal, where I am completing a PhD in Sport Management. In Portugal, I am a doctoral student at Faculdade de Motricidade Humana at Universidade de Lisboa (FMH). My research focuses on Sport Governance, more specifically about democracy in national sport federations.”

“I have attended EASM Conferences on three occasions. In 2007 during my masters (also in Portugal), I was part of the Portuguese delegation that participated in the Student Seminar. Also, I attended in 2018 and 2019. In Malmo, 2018, I was part of the Play the Game Workshop. I presented the results of Brazil in the National Sport Governance Observer project, so at that time I was funded by Play the Game. In Seville 2019, I received funding from my university in Portugal. There, I presented a conceptual framework related to my doctoral dissertation.”

Samuel López Carril

“My name is Samuel López Carril, and currently a 3rd year PhD student in Sport Management at the University of Valencia, Spain. As a PhD student, I am looking forward to attending both the EASM Conference and EASM PhD Student Seminar.”

“My doctoral thesis project is entitled: ‘Social media as a tool for teaching, learning and professional development in Sport Management’.”

 

 

 

CIMSPA Senior Management Standards

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CIMSPA Invites You to Have Your Say on Senior Management Standards

 

Download a Copy of the CIMSPA Senior Management Standards

Consultation Portal Link

 

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and, as a result, inspire our nation to become more active. CIMSPA is the guardian of a single professional and apprenticeships standards framework for the sport and physical activity sector in the UK. This standards framework is driving the development of quality education products for our workforce, and allowing employers the ability to easily assess which job roles an individual is qualified for.

The standards framework is also being used to develop career maps which offer individuals realistic expectations of job prospects, with clear signalling on what training is required to transition through the pathway and meet their ambitions. Over 30 professional and apprenticeship standards have already been completed or are in development, across exercise and fitness, leisure operations, coaching, community sport management and health.

Management standards have been developed for aspiring managers, entry manager and general managers with an increasing number of UK Universities becoming Higher Educations Partners and aligning degrees to the employer led standards and achieving formal endorsement.

An employer led senior management standard has now been developed with draft knowledge, skills and behaviour requirements of top managers and executives in the sector. CIMSPA would like to invite academic colleagues to impact and shape these standards before they are finalised.

 

Consultation Deadline – 20.02.2020

Consultation Portal Link

 

The 2nd International Conference on Sports Science & Physical Activity CSSPA

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Online Registration Deadline: 21 February 2020

The 2nd International Conference on Sports Science & Physical Activity CSSPA

” Dear Colleagues, It is our great honor and pleasure to invite you to participate in our Second International Conference on Sport Science & Physical Activity, organized by the College of Sport Science and Physical Activity at King Saud University in Riyadh, April 14th–15th 2020. Attendance for this year’s International Conference is anticipated to exceed more than 600 sports scientists and specialists, gathered together to take part in lively discussions on the very latest developments in the world of sport science and physical activity. Topics to be discussed will include, among others; sports governance, recent sports innovations, exercise physiology and metabolism, sports management and recreation, physical education, biomechanics, women and sports and sports for persons with disabilities, etc. Our sessions will provide not only solutions for sporting challenges, but also strategies and ideas that can be implemented at our sports institutions. Moreover, the conference will bring together in its breakout sessions both national and international scientists and stakeholders to share insights on a variety of sports topics. Selected papers presented at our conference will be considered and reviewed for subsequent publication in our Physical Education and Sports Journal. We are confident that you will enjoy a stimulating experience in our conference and that your participation will enrich the conference and ensure its success! “

– Dean Dr. Sulaiman Omar Aljaloud

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for FULL abstracts submissions
21 February 2020

Submit full abstracts and research through the website

 

 

 

PhD position– Behavioral (sports) economics and Bayesian modelling

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 PhD position (m/f/d, TV-L E13, 65%) – Behavioral (sports) economics and Bayesian modelling 

Cluster of Excellence “Machine Learning – New Perspectives for Science”

PhD position (m/f/d, TV-L E13, 65%) to be filled as soon as possible. 

The position is limited to three years. Depending upon the qualifying university degree of the applicant, affiliation with the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS) is possible. 

The call is aimed at young scientists with a very good university degree in computer science, mathematics, economics/econometrics, quantitative psychology/psychometrics, or sports science/sport informatics, advanced programming skills in R, and an interest in examining applications of machine learning methods in an interdisciplinary research project at the intersection of economics, psychology and sports science. 

In this project, a theoretical focus is put on behavioral (sports) economics. A methodological focus is put on the development and application of Bayesian (dynamic latent variable) models that blend properties of multilevel models, time series models and generalized additive models. Content wise, the project is focused on behavioral responses to emotional cues in sports settings by exploiting intensive longitudinal multilevel data. 

Principal Investigators are Tim Pawlowski and Augustin Kelava. 

Applications with the usual documents (letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, publication list) should be sent in electronic form (as a single PDF, at most 5 MB) to either tim.pawlowski@uni-tuebingen.de or augustin.kelava@uni-tuebingen.de before 15th of May 2020. Questions can also be directed to either of them. 

The University aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore urges suitable qualified women scientists to apply. Qualified international researchers are expressly invited to apply. Severely disabled persons with equal aptitude will be given preferential consideration.

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ESMQ Journal Quality Rated A

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Dear EASM members,

I am pleased to announce that European Sport Management Quarterly (ESMQ) has improved from a B to an A on the Australian Business Dean Council’s (ABDC) journal quality list. This is a position that we now share with Sport Management Review and the Journal of Sport Management. To recall, as well, all of these three Sport Management journals now have an IF above 2. This is great news for the field of Sport Management. I extend my thanks to Tracy Taylor – known to some of you – for making the case for ESMQ and, of course, to both Board and reviewer colleagues whose hard work underpins this further development of the journal’s external recognition. Details of the list can be found at

https://abdc.edu.au/research/abdc-journal-list/

Best wishes,

Prof. Paul Downward
Editor ESMQ

 

EASM welcomes new Communication Manager

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EASM is pleased to welcome Lara Hudson as a new member of the office team in Cologne, Germany. Lara has joined on 1st November 2019 as the EASM communication manager with responsibilities ranging from regular communication with members and stakeholders through existing channels to the strategic development of new ways of interaction. In her first month Lara has extensively researched new communication and information platforms for members and is looking to bring tangible benefits to the sport management community.

Lara recently started a master programme in Sport Management at the German Sport University in Cologne after graduating with a bachelor degree in economics from University of Leeds. Growing up in a bilingual environment in the United Kingdom, Lara is fluent in German and English. She has experience as a research assistant and administrative roles throughout a number of industries, though her passion is in sport business. Lara has previously been an active contributor and leader in membership organisations and is eager to aid EASM with her expertise.

The entire EASM board welcomes Lara to the team and is looking forward to working together on improving communication to help reach EASM’s strategic priorities.

 

Lecturer for Sport Management and Sport Economics

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From 1 August 2020 applicants are expected to be responsible for teaching and research in sport management and sport economics.

Tasks

  • Teach theory courses and supervise BSc and MSc thesis related to sport management and sport economics
  • Research projects in sport management and sport economics
  • Guide the Master profile “Sport Management”
  • Collaborate in administrative tasks
  • Applicants must be prepared to teach in German

Job Specification

  • A university degree (Master level), preferably in sport science and/or business/economic/social sciences
  • An aptitude for teaching at Bachelor and Master level and teaching experience in theory courses in the field of economic and social issues in sports
  • Sound theoretical background (including research and publication activities) in sport management and/or sport economics
  • Skills and experience in sport organisations and sports practice as well as in academic administration are considered an asset
  • A doctoral degree is a prerequisite

Conditions and Remuneration

    • Possibilities for individual research and teaching development
    • Cooperation opportunities, in particular within Department III: Sport Sociology and Sport Management
    • Good working environment with a motivated team
    • Permanent position (100%) in accordance with cantonal regulations

In the interests of equal opportunities, the University of Bern aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages applications from qualified women.

Please send applications to the Director of the Institute of Sport Science, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Nagel, including curriculum vitae with scientific background, list of publications, and list of academic teaching activities, by the 09.12.2019 (siegfried.nagel@ispw.unibe.ch; 0041 31 6315153).

 

Job Description in German

Job Description in English

EASM’s EPAS Debut: Court of Human Rights, November 2019

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In October EASM was proud to announce that we had become a member of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe. This week EASM was equally proud to have marked the first time we were represented at EPAS.
EASM’s debut at a seminar for EPAS took place at the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on 20th of November 2019. During this seminar stakeholders were informed of recent developments on human rights in sport from both a governmental perspective as well as through the lens of sports organisations.
The HELP Education Programme was one of the many existing tools and initiatives that were presented in order to encourage dissemination.
During the seminar parallel workshops took place, fostering interesting discussions with key stakeholders in the respective fields.  The topics featured in these workshops were: discrimination, economic and social rights of athletes, freedom of sports press and the right to physical activity.
EASM is pleased to be included on the further exploration of such important topics in sports and society and we look forward to actively assisting the Council of Europe in the future.