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Exchanges and Mobility in Sport Kick-Off Meeting

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On the 25th and 26th of February EASM participated in the kick-off meeting for our participation in the EU transnational project entitled “Exchanges and Mobility in Sport”. The key areas of sport administration and learning mobility were discussed to ensure a common understanding and highlight the main priorities to start developing the content for an innovative training programme in sport administration.

EASM would like to extend a special thanks to the NOC of  Kosovo for a great hospitality and EOSE for managing the meeting and organisation.


EASM was represented by Jakob Wikenstål who commented that the  involvement of the participants as well as the hospitality from the National Olympic Committee of Kosovo was remarkable.

 

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

 

 

 

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.

 

Call for Workshop Proposals

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Call for Workshop Proposals

Deadline for submissions: 16th December 2019

 

The Scientific Committee of The European Sport Management Conference invites

sport management scholars and practitioners to organise Workshops on various subthemes

of sport management at our annual conference

 

28th EASM European Sport Management Conference Loughborough University London (UK),

16-19 September 2020.

 

Activate, Engage, Discuss and Produce Shifts Through Workshops

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.

Workshop organisers have to provide a design/format for their Workshops that enables

a significantly different appeal and ‘feel’ than traditional conference track topic

sessions (for track topics see past/current conference websites).

The Scientific Committee will select Workshop proposals that capture a defined subtheme;

have a clear aim; and have wide appeal to both presenters and conference

attendees. Accepted Workshops will be included in the official Call for Contributions

for the conference, which will be launched in January 2020.

Examples of Workshops organised at past conferences are available on the former

conference websites (www.easm2019.com).

Submitting Your Workshop Proposal

Parties interested in organising a Workshop should produce a document covering the

following information and email it to the EASM Scientific Chair Guillaume Bodet and

the EASM 2020 Scientific Committee, info@easm2020.com , inserting ‘Call for

Workshop Proposals’ in the email subject, by the stated deadline.

1. The sub-theme/suggested title of the proposed Workshop.

2. A short description of the relevance and aim of the proposed Workshop (max. 500

words). Please remember that the title, the aim and the description should be used

to arouse interest in the Workshop when announced in the conference Call for

Contributions and when you promote the Workshop within your own network.

3. Expected submissions to the Workshop:

a. Names of likely contributors (at least 7)

b. Communicational efforts how you intend to attract contributors to your

conference Workshop besides the general conference Call for Contributions.

4. The desired format and ‘flow’ of the Workshop

a. Please outline the point of difference from standardised track presentations

(e.g. one or a mix of the following: small symposium, panels, debates;

presentation of short/full papers and/or impact cases, focus on or mix of

practitioner/policy/academic contributors, technology-enhanced delivery,

etc.). Typically, yet dependent on the number of submissions, we allow for 2

sessions (about 160 minutes overall) in the conference programme.

b. Conveners could invite high-profile guest presenters on a complimentary dayticket

(on their own travel expenses and after discussion with the Scientific

Committee) in order to increase the appeal of the Workshop or to facilitate

theory-practice integration shall this be of benefit to the Workshop outcome

and participants’ conference experience.

5. Please mention if you are aware of any journal special issues on the topic of the

proposed Workshop with a submission date later than September 2020 or any other

output/impact Workshop participants might be able to contribute towards. Details

about the Conveners:

a. The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers, research fields, and

short bio (about 100 words) of all Conveners (min. 2/max. 4, representing

more than one country).

b. Indicate the name of the Lead Convener as this person will be responsible for

all communication with the Scientific Committee; be involved in the review

process of submissions to the Workshop; the coordination of contributors

(once submissions or other speakers are accepted); and the running of the

Workshop in Seville. All Conveners need to register for the conference.

c. A brief outline of the Conveners’ contribution to the topic (max. 300 words,

plus references of recent publications/outputs on the topic and/or of practical

work/impact). In addition, please refer to the history of the Workshop or

similar events if it has been hosted by you at previous conferences.

Conveners agree to prepare a brief written review of the Workshop within three weeks

after the conference (about 400 words). Reports might be published on the

conference/EASM website or used as reference for future activities.

The deadline for submitting a Workshop proposal is 16 December 2019

Proposals will be judged against the stated criteria, taking into account quality and

relevance. Only a certain number of Workshops can be considered and facilitated at

the conference.

 

The conference is organised in cooperation with the Loughborough University
London. Please visit www.easm2020.com for information about this leading
international conference, yet again held in a wonderful location.

EASM becomes a member of EPAS

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EASM is proud to announce that the association has become a member of the Consultative Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe.
The Consultative Committee of EPAS  currently consists of 26 sport NGOs advising the Governing Board of EPAS on sport matters. EASM will work closely with the representatives of national sport ministries and will raise and discuss issues of concern to contribute to future policies in sport. 
EASM’s partnership application was accepted last month and the EASM Board is looking forward to representing the community as the voice of Sport Management in Europe.