LEAD, DON’T FOLLOW!

Make your own experiences during 7th EASM Summer School 2016 at the University of Bayreuth, Germany!

In the tradition of its international student seminars and three EASM Summer Schools, the EASM Board and the University of Bayreuth continue its cooperation with the 7th EASM Summer School (13^th – 17^th May 2016) in order to offer a strong and differentiated service for future sport management professionals.

The EASM School is a great opportunity for Bachelor and Master students to enrich their degree with new insights in the field of International Sport Marketing. Participants have the chance to build up their own international network within the sport business and to make new friends from all over Europe.

Facts & Figures:

– Time: 13^th – 17^th May 2016.

– Place: Campus / Sport Institute of the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

– Content: Focus will be on International Sport Marketing. Knowledge in this field is essential to all sport managers of non-profit and for-profit sport organizations.

– Learning objectives: Getting new insights and expertise in the field of International Sport Marketing. Furthermore, students will be able to apply professional marketing tools in their sport organizations.

More information can be found here.

Call for Sub-theme Workshops, 24^th EASM Conference,

Warsaw, September 7-10, 2016

EASM invites sport management scholars to organise Workshops on various sub-themes of sport management at the 24^th EASM Conference in 2016 (www.easm2016.com). The conference theme will be “Memories and identities in sport management in Europe”. In that respect, EASM encourages particularly, but not solely, Workshops proposals that connect to that theme.

Generally, Workshops aim to encourage a profound discussion and close cooperation between participants on a particular subtheme (i.e. a specific focus within a more general topic). Workshops could also be instrumental, e.g. to channel work into special issues in ESMQ or other journals or edited books; to integrate theory and practice; and to map out new sport management research territory.

Members interested in organising a Workshop should submit the following information by email to the members of the Scientific Committee (Bosse Carlsson, Chair, bo.carlsson@mah.se), Christian Germelmann (c.c.germelmann@uni-bayreuth.de) and Tim Breitbarth (tbreitbarth@bournemouth.ac.uk) quoting Workshop Proposal in the subject line:

1. The sub-theme and title of the Workshop;
2. A short description of the proposed Workshop (maximum 500 words), to include four key words that capture its essence. Remember that the title and description should be used to arouse interest in the workshop when announced in the Call for Abstracts. Please refer to the history of the Workshop if it has already been staged in previous EASM conferences;
3. The argument and expected demand for papers to the Workshop;
4. The expected format of the Workshop (such as small symposium, panels, presentation of small or full papers, numbers of papers expected etc.);
5. The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers and research fields of all the conveners (should be minimum 2 – maximum 4 conveners, representing more than one country);
6. The name of the lead convener. This person will be responsible for the review and final acceptance of the papers in the Workshop, the coordination of conveners, and for communication with the Scientific Committee of the conference as well as with colleagues at EASM involved in organizing the conference;
7. A short description of the lead convener’s previous experiences of organizing conference Workshops or other relevant information on the lead convener’s organization capabilities;
8. A brief biography of each convener, and in the case of scientific workshops the convener’s most relevant international publications should be cited.

The deadline for submission of a Workshop proposal is November 22, 2015.

The Workshops can have different forms within the limits of the conference program and depending on the ideas of the conveners which are responsible for putting together the workshop program, but as a general rule the Conveners’ Guidelines found below should be adhered to.

Guidelines for EASM Sub-theme Workshop Conveners

1. Before applying to set up a Workshop, conveners should take care that the sub-theme will capture abstracts of a subset of broader topics rather than inviting abstracts that will more naturally fall within a broader topical session (such as sport policy, sport marketing, sport leadership, sport governance etc.). The evaluation of the proposal will be based on the broad appeal of the topic to the EASM community; the contribution to the field of sport management, and the questions raised in the workshop and their potential for discussion;
2. To keep focus on the suggested sub-theme conveners are advised to plan for a rather small number of presentations and sessions. Unless the demand is very high the format should not extend 2-3 sessions or 6-10 papers/presentations;
3. It is at the conveners’ discretion to encourage or demand extended abstracts or full papers in order to increase quality and ‘substance’ of the Workshop;
4. The conveners should prepare an introduction to the Workshop, stating the current state of research in the field and the ambitions of the Workshop;
5. The conveners’ could invite a very small number of industry guest presenters (on their own expenses and after discussion with the Scientific Committee) in order to facilitate theory-practice integration shall this be of benefit to the Workshop outcome and participants’ conference experience;
6. At the end the conveners should spend time to rounding up the Workshop, summarizing its contribution to the field and if possible, initiate publishing the best papers;
7. The conveners should prepare a brief written report of the contribution of the Workshop to be published on the EASM website;

The conveners are encouraged to keep a contact list of the delegates attending their workshop.

To download this call in PDF format click here.

Call for Sub-theme Workshops, 23nd EASM Conference, Dublin 2015

EASM invites, on a regular basis, sport management scholars to organise workshops on various sub-themes of sport management at the 23nd EASM Conference, that is to be held in Dublin, Ireland, 2015 (http://easm2015.com). The conference theme in 2015 will be “Sport Management in the Digital Age”. In that respect, EASM encourages particularly, but not solely, workshops proposals that connect to that theme.

The Workshops aim to encourage a profound discussion and close cooperation between participants on a particular subtheme (i.e. a specific focus within a more general topic). If successful, workshops can channel their work into special issues in ESMQ or other journals or edited books. Members interested in organising a workshop should submit the following information by email to both the Chair of the Scientific Committee (bo.carlsson@mah.se ) and the Vice-chair Veerle De Bosscher (vdebossc@vub.ac.be ) quoting Workshop Proposal in the subject line:

1. The sub-theme and title of the Workshop.
2. A short description of the proposed Workshop (maximum 500 words), to include four key words that capture its essence. Remember that the title and description should be used to arouse interest in the workshop when announced in the Call for Abstracts. Please refer to the history of the Workshop if it has already been staged in previous EASM conferences
3. The argument and expected demand for papers to the Workshop
4. The expected format of the Workshop (such as small symposium, panels, presentation of small or full papers, numbers of papers expected etc.)
5. The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers and research fields of all the conveners (should be minimum 2 – maximum 4 conveners, representing more than one country)
6. The name of the lead convener. This person will be responsible for the review and final acceptance of the papers in the Workshop, the coordination of conveners, and for communication with the scientific committee of the Conference as well as with colleagues at EASM involved in organizing the Conference
7. A short description of the lead convener’s previous experiences of organizing conference Workshops or other relevant information on the lead convener’s organization capabilities
8. A brief biography of each convener, and in the case of scientific workshops the convener’s most relevant international publications should be cited.

The deadline for submission of a Workshop proposal is December 12, 2014.

The workshops can have different forms within the limits of the conference program and depending on the ideas of the conveners which are responsible for putting together the workshop program, but as a general rule the Conveners’ guidelines found below should be adhered to.

Guidelines for EASM Sub-theme Workshop conveners

1. Before applying to set up a workshop, conveners should take care that the sub-theme will capture abstracts of a subset of broader topics rather than inviting abstracts that will more naturally fall within a broader topical session (such as sport policy, sport marketing, sport leadership, sport governance etc.)
2. To keep focus on the suggested sub-theme conveners are advised to plan for a rather small number of presentations and sessions. Unless the demand is very high the format should not extend 2-3 sessions or 6-10 papers/presentations.
3. The conveners should prepare an introduction to the workshop, stating the current state of research in the field and the ambitions of the workshop.
4. At the end the conveners should spend time to rounding up the workshop, summarizing its contribution to the field and if possible, initiate publishing the best papers
5. The conveners should prepare a brief written report of the contribution of the workshop to be published on the EASM website
6. The conveners are encouraged to keep a contact list of the delegates attending their workshop

In May 2015 the new EASM Summer School will take place at Bayreuth University.

For more info click here.

For the second time, and this year in collaboration with Coventry Business School, EASM is organizing a PhD. Student seminar prior to the annual conference. Deadline for applications is Monday the 5th of May. Please forward the message to your relevant doctoral students or friends. Besides good academic discussions and brilliant key note speakers the seminar also offers opportunity for network creation and mutual inspiration for scholars in the early stage of their career. For more information, visit http://www.easm2014.com/phd-student-seminar/general-information.html

Just as in previous years, EASM will organize a PhD student seminar during the pre-conference of EASM 2014 in Conventry. 
The seminar will take place on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 September prior to the EASM conference and is organized in 
collaboration with the Coventry Business School. The aims of the seminar are to create networks, initiate academic 
discussions and ensure mutual stimulations and inspiration among the next generation of sport management scholars. 

This years´ key note speakers are Simon Chadwick, Barrie Houlihan, Terri Byers and Tim Breitbarth. 
Submitting and presenting a short paper is mandatory and each paper will receive feedbacks.

The deadline for application is May 5th, 2014 and the maximum number of participants is 20.

Further information about program, application procedures, venue etc. can be found here:
http://www.easm2014.com/phd-student-seminar/general-information.html

In case you have additional questions, do not hesitate contacting Ulrik Wagner at uw@sdu.dk

The participants of the 2013 PhD Seminar

EASM invites sport management scholars to organise workshops on sub-themes of sport management at the 22nd EASM Conference held in Coventry, UK, from 9 to 12 September 2014. Workshops aim to encourage a profound discussion and close cooperation between participants on a particular subtheme (i.e. a specific focus within a more general topic). If successful, workshops can channel their work into special issues in ESMQ or other journals or edited books. Members interested in organising a workshop should submit the following information by email to both the Chair of the Scientific Committee ( bo.carlsson@mah.se) and the Vice-chair Veerle De Bosscher (vdebossc@vub.ac.be ) quoting Workshop Proposal in the subject line:

1. The sub-theme and title of the Workshop.

2. A short description of the proposed Workshop (maximum 500 words), to include four key words that capture its essence. Remember that the title and description should be used to arouse interest in the workshop when announced in the Call for Abstracts. Please refer to the history of the Workshop if it has already been staged in previous EASM conferences

3. The argument and expected demand for papers to the Workshop

4. The expected format of the Workshop (such as small symposium, panels, presentation of small or full papers, numbers of papers expected etc.)

5. The names, institutions, email addresses, phone numbers and research fields of all the conveners (should be minimum 2 – maximum 4 conveners, representing more than one country)

6. The name of the lead convener. This person will be responsible for the review and final acceptance of the papers in the Workshop, the coordination of conveners, and for communication with the scientific committee of the Conference as well as with colleagues at EASM involved in organizing the Conference

7. A short description of the lead convener’s previous experiences of organizing conference Workshops or other relevant information on the lead convener’s organization capabilities

8. A brief biography of each convener, and in the case of scientific workshops the convener’s most relevant international publications should be cited.

The deadline for submission of a Workshop proposal is November 1, 2013.

The workshops can have different forms within the limits of the conference program and depending on the ideas of the conveners which are responsible for putting together the workshop program, but as a general rule the Conveners’ guidelines found below should be adhered to.

Guidelines for EASM Sub-theme Workshop conveners

a) Before applying to set up a workshop, conveners should take care that the sub-theme will capture abstracts of a subset of broader topics rather than inviting abstracts that

will more naturally fall within a broader topical session (such as sport policy, sport marketing, sport leadership, sport governance etc.)

b) To keep focus on the suggested sub-theme conveners are advised to plan for a rather small number of presentations and sessions. Unless the demand is very high the format should not extend 2-3 sessions or 6-10 papers/presentations.

c) The conveners should prepare an introduction to the workshop, stating the current state of research in the field and the ambitions of the workshop.

d) At the end the conveners should spend time to rounding up the workshop, summarizing its contribution to the field and if possible, initiate publishing the best papers

e) The conveners should prepare a brief written report of the contribution of the workshop to be published on the EASM website

f) The conveners are encouraged to keep a contact list of the delegates attending their workshop