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An amazing experience. Always in my mind.

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Dear students,

My name is Pablo García, I was a volunteer at the 27th European Sport Mangement Conference and I also helped with the development of the Student Seminar held at University Pablo de Olavide. This was not my first time helping in a huge congress like this but it was the first which I was hand to hand on the front of the battle line. For me it was an unforgettable personal experience. The kind of learning a young man like me appreciates not only for my own growth but also for the teachings and the knowledge I had the chance to listen to keynotes and conference sessions in an unknown field for me: sport management.

I really hope you guys enjoyed this week in this fabulous city. And I hope that the Student Seminar, the PhD Seminar and the Conference were a place for exchange and learning for all of you and like me, you can not forgot this week. I will remember all my friends I met in Seville and of course, I will try to see you again next year in London.

All the best,

Pablo García.

EASM 2019

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The 27th European Sport Management Conference was an amazing opportunity for networking and creating connections with sport management students and professionals from all around the world. More than 80 students from different universities across the world took part in this week-long conference. The students had a unique opportunity to attend a four-day Student Seminar and a three-day European Sport Management Conference, in a beautiful city of Seville. The topic of this year’s conference, ‘Connecting Sport Practice and Science’ was examined and discussed countless times during the conference.

The Student Seminar started with a welcome reception on the day of arrival, 30th of August. During the reception, all of the students had a chance to get to know each other and create connections before the actual student seminar. The academic part of the Student Seminar got a great kick-start 1st of September when the case studies for a Management game were presented by the representatives from the sport management field in Spain. These four cases were actual problems faced in the Spanish sport management field and the students had to come up with solutions for them. Four cases were presented, and the students were divided into 16 groups of 4 people. All of the groups had three days to come up with a solution for the cases and prepare presentations for the company representatives. The winning group was voted on Tuesday the 3rd of September, the last day of the student seminar, and the winners got a chance to present their solution at the actual conference.

During the three-day student seminar, the students got many memorable opportunities to create networks and enjoy Spanish culture through social gatherings, sightseeing, and cultural visits. The seminar also included many up to date presentations by academics from the sport management field. For example, Hans Westerbeek from Victoria University gave a memorable lecture about the future of sport science and Patric Nelly from West Nelly about the importance of marketing in the sport management field.

The European Sport Management Conference got an amazing start on the 4th of September with Hans Westerbeeks’ keynote about speculating the Sport Business Future. After that, the three days of the conference consisted of presentations and workshops. These presentations and workshops were held by academics in the sport management field. All of the presentations were divided under different themes, such as i.e. Sport Marketing, Sport Governance and Policy, Sport Development and Socio-Cultural Perspectives, etc. Based on those themes the presentations and workshops had their individual rooms and all of the students and academics had a chance to choose to participate in the presentations they wanted. I personally chose most of the lectures covering the themes of Good Governance, Governance and Policy, and Sport Law and Ethics. What is also noteworthy the conference included several social gatherings e.g. the opening ceremony.

This European Sport Management Conference was an incredible opportunity for me to grow professionally as well as an individual. I got to meet so many amazing people from all around the globe and today call those amazing people as my friends.  I can’t wait to meet them again and maybe even have the privilege to work with some of them one day.

//Ida Kivisilta

 

 

Young Talent Award

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presented by EASM and GS

 

The European Association for Sport Management (EASM) and Global Sports (GS) – the leading sports industry careers platform helping individuals build amazing careers in the global business of sport collaborated in establishing the Young Talent Award in 2019. This is a prestigious EASM award aimed at rewarding academic efforts of young scholars in the field of sport management. The Award further aims to:

  • encourage, support and motivate young colleagues to participate in the EASM Student Seminars and conferences and add new and dynamic perspective to the growth of young scholars in EASM.
  • reward young and talented sports management students financially and also bestow scholarly recognition on them based on their performances during the Sport Management Game of the annual EASM Student Seminar.
  • promote career development in the field of sport management.

Structure of the Award

The EASM/GS Young Talent Award will be adjudicated based on the performance of participants at the Management Game. The Award will be highly competitive and only the best and well-presented solutions will be considered.

Eligibility

Eligibility will be confined to students who have registered and currently attending the Student Seminar that usually precedes the annual EASM conference and the following conditions applies:

  1. In order to be shortlisted for the Award, students must have made significant contributions to the Management Game individually or as part of a Group.
  2. The work of such students must reflect EASM’s values in leadership, service, scholarship, and collegiality.
  3. Such students must demonstrate professionalism, collegiality and expertise whilst undertaking various roles within EASM Student Seminar.
  4. The Awardee must have acted in a respectful manner, demonstrating the EASM values of inclusivity, collaboration and integrity.

The Award Prize

The Award will be a cash prize of 1,000 Euros. The cash price will be shared equally to five (5) students who have been deemed worthy by the Award Committee.

Award Committee

An Award Committee comprising of three members of EASM selected by the EASM Board upon the recommendation of the President and Secretary General.

Winners Obligations

The winners of the award shall become EASM Ambassadors in their respective educational institution and or country of residence. They shall be further obligated to:

  1. Deliver at least one presentation (oral or poster) at an EASM or GS event in their institution or country of residence.
  2. Be prepared to mentor other young Sport Management scholars.
  3. Write a two-page post-award report (podcast or video message accepted too) describing their experience during the Student Seminar and activities leading to the grant of the award. The two-page narrative must be submitted in English and use a minimum of 12-point font and one-inch margins (podcast or video message, keep it about 3-5 minutes).

The post-award report must be submitted electronically to the EASM Office (office@easm.net), by October 15th after the annual EASM conference and must include but not limited to:

  1. Motivation for your attendance at the EASM Student Seminar.
  2. Outcome of the EASM Conference/Student Seminar attendance for you and how it would influence your future career.
  3. Plans on how you intend to disseminate learning outcomes gained from your attendance at the Conference/Student Seminar to the wider student population.

Award Evaluation Criteria:

  1. Awardees must be students (Bachelor/Masters) who have registered and currently attending the Student Seminar that usually precedes the annual EASM conference.
  2. Awardees must be part of a group not more than five (5) participating in the Student seminar.
  3. The students’ work presented to the Awards Committee must be original and may not have been submitted elsewhere.

Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  1. Alignment with the mission of the Management Game
  2. Realistic project in the sport management field
  3. Clearly articulated (a) purpose of the project, (b) theoretical framework, (c) proposed methods, (d) analytical strategy, (e) expected results, and (f) significance of the project.
  4. Professional delivery

EASM Summer School

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Are you thinking to participate in the 10th EASM Summer School in Madrid in May 2019?

Hear from the Experiences of last year’s participant Anna:

 


Hello! My name is Anna Semenova and I study Sport Business at JAMK University, Finland. I’m glad to share some of my experiences from the EASM Summer School, which I have attended in May 2018.

EASM Summer School 2018 was one of the most exciting experiences in my life! Never before have I met so many like-minded people in one place, who are eager to learn and become the best professionals in sport management. All Summer School participants came from different universities and countries, including Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Spain, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan and Russia. The diversity of backgrounds made the learning process engaging and truly unique. Regardless of our differences, we all were united by similar attitude and passion to the sport business industry.

In 2018 the Summer School took place in Madrid – hometown of worldwide famous sport brands such as Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid. Luckily, the Summer School started on May 16th, the day when Atlético de Madrid became UEFA Europa League champions. I can’t even put into words the vibe of the city that evening!

The Summer School had a tight schedule full of lectures, case study assignment preparation, sport venues visits and, of course, cultural program. The learning process would be impossible without the keynote speakers, experienced professionals and experts in their fields. The facilities of Universidad Europea de Madrid, where the lectures and case study assignment were held, supported the learning as well. Imagine seating nearby a pond, enjoying sunny weather and working hard together with your team members from all over the world.

The last, but not the least is that we visited major sport venues in Madrid: Santiago Bernabeu, reconstructed Wanda Metropolitano, Caja Mágica and WiZink Center. It was also encouraging to see and even try the recent inventions and devices at Global Sport Innovation Center. Then, we got the second chance to enjoy views of Santiago Bernabeu stadium during the closing dinner at Real Cafe. Honestly, it was so sad to say goodbye to these amazing people I have met during this Summer School. But we stay in touch (thanks to the EASM Summer School alumni group on Facebook) and I am sure we will meet again in the future and we will be happy to tell our success stories.

To conclude, if you have an opportunity to attend the Summer School, don’t miss it! There is no better place than the EASM Summer School to meet international students alongside professionals and experts in sport management, network, visit sport venues and get valuable knowledge. All at once! Why do you still wait?

Information on registration can be found here: http://eventsgb.com/10th-easm-summer-school-2019/