THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
May 2011
The 39th annual convention of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, May 2011. (Information about convention registration and accommodations will be available soon)
The Program Committee encourages all NASSH members and others interested in sport history or related fields to consider attending this very special convention.
All submissions for presentation were evaluated by the Program Committee (Catriona Parratt [Chair]) according to their individual merit, contribution to the field, and potential contribution as components of the total program. The deadline for the submission of proposals is December 1, 2010. Please send questions concerning the program to Catriona Parratt, Program Chair, by E-mail at catriona-parratt@uiowa.edu or via fax to 319-335-6669.
If you have any questions or special requests concerning the NASSH 2011 Convention registration or the venue, please send them to the Convention Manager, Jan Todd, at: j.todd@austin.utexas.edu.
Conference Documents
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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR NASSH PRESENTATIONS:
1. Persons whose papers are accepted by the program committee must agree to present the paper in person and to attend and participate in other convention sessions.
2. Each presenter must be a NASSH member in good standing.
3. Each presenter must be registered for the conference.
4. Except for supporting graduate students through the Roberta Park Fund (see below), NASSH pays no honoraria nor any other expenses for speakers to prepare papers or to attend the convention.
5. Papers are to be original work, not published or presented in full elsewhere.
6. Persons whose abstracts are accepted by the program committee must deliver the paper summarized by the abstract and not some other piece of work.
7. Only one major paper may be presented by an individual at a NASSH convention. (A presenter may, however, also moderate a session or serve as a commentator.)
8. Presenters should not be the moderator of the session in which they present.
9. Presenters must prepare final abstracts of about 500 words for publication in the annual NASSH PROCEEDINGS.
10. Moderators will firmly enforce time limits for papers. Speakers should plan on no more than two minutes per page (typewritten, double-spaced, 25 lines).
11. Requests for audiovisual equipment (be specific about what technology you need) should be made directly to the convention manager.
12. The deadline for submitting completed papers to commentator(s) and to other members of the session is April 1, 2011. Commentators have some autonomy in working with presenters on this deadline.
Implicit Agreement To Attend Conference:
Please remember that submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of presenter(s) to register for the conference at the appropriate conference fee and to be available to present May, 2011.
Roberta Park Award Guidelines
Graduate students who have a paper accepted for the NASSH convention at the University of Texas at Austin are eligible to apply for a grant from the Roberta Park Fund. Annual interest on this fund is divided among the applicants to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation at the convention. Exact amounts of these grants vary from year to year.
To apply for a grant from the Park Fund, you should:
-indicate your interest on your submitted abstract,
-include the name and email address of your graduate program advisor.
This financial support will be paid to you by NASSH Secretary-Treasurer Ron Smith at the convention center in Texas.