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Announcing Location for 2011 Sport and Society Conference

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kolkataLocation and Date

The 2011 Sport and Society Conference will  be held in Kolkata, India at Unitedworld School of Business from 28 February - 2 March. For more information, please visit www.sportconference.com

Kolkata has been selected as the location for the 2011 conference as it is one of the host cities for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. As such participants will be immersed in the experience of the tournament. The dates also have been set to include the option of attending the India v. England match in the world famous Eden Gardens Stadium.

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, please click here. To submit a proposal click here and follow the online instructions. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal.  Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2011 Sport and Society Conference, click here.

Themes

The themes for the International Sport and Society Conference are loosely grouped into five categories:

  • Theme 1: Sport’s Motivations
  • Theme 2: Identities in Sport
  • Theme 3: Sport and Health
  • Theme 4: Sports Education
  • Theme 5: Sports Organization
More details on these themes can be seen online here.

Scope and Concerns

The Sport and Society Conference scope and concerns is outlined here.

Communities

Please join us at our online conversation by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter, and subscribe to our Facebook, RSS, or Twitter feeds at http://sportandsociety.com . You can also find links there to our YouTube channel and our Flickr page.

Contact

Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have. We can be reached by email at support@sportandsociety.com or by phone at +1 (217) 328-0405.

Richard Pound - Vancouver 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games - at Sport and Society Conference

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Richard Pound, 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Vancouver Organizing Committee, Montréal, Canada
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Richard Pound is director of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and, since 2007, has been a member of the International Council Arbitration for Sport. He is the founding Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (1999-2007) and remains a member of its Foundation board. In February 2008, he was awarded the Laureus “Spirit of Sport” Prize for his work as head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. In addition, Mr. Pound has been named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for his relentless efforts to rid sport of performance- enhancing drugs. More…

2010 Sport and Society Conference - Accommodation

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Accommodation for the 2010 Sport and Society Conference in Vancouver, Canada may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.

2010 Sport and Society Conference - Plenary Speaker Added

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Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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 Patricia Vertinsky is a Professor in the School of Human Kinetics, with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Her specializations include social and cultural history of the body: gender, race, aging and disability; gender relations, health, sport and exercise; social history of women and health; social and cultural aspects of sport and physical activity; health education; health promotion; and health policy
She received her B.A. (Hons) and Dip.Ed. in History and Physical Education from Birmingham University, UK; her M.Sc. in Sociology and Kinesiology at the University of California at Los Angeles, USA; and her Ed.D in Social Foundations of Education from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

2010 Sport and Society Conference - Plenary Speaker Added

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Professor Barbara Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Professor Barbara Evans commenced her present appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia in early November 2007. Prior to this Professor Evans was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Training) at The University of Melbourne, with particular responsibilities for the oversight of policy, management and quality assurance for research higher degree programs, postgraduate generic skills training and research supervision.

Since 1997, she had also been Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Professor Evans has been an invited speaker at many international conferences in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia focused on graduate and research higher degree education, and has been invited to review Graduate Programs at several Australian and international universities due to the School’s excellent reputation. More…

2010 Sport and Society Conference - Plenary Speaker Added

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Sir Philip Craven, International Paralympic Committee, UK
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Sir Philip Craven MBE was elected President of the International Paralympic Committee in 2001. Under his Presidency the International Paralympic Committee has developed to become one of the leading sports organizations in the world. Sir Philip is also a member of the International Olympic Committee and a Board Member of the London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In addition, Sir Philip serves as the International Paralympic Committee representative in several international organizations including the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Administration Council of the International Committee for Fair Play. More…