NASSH PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Lake Placid, New York
May 23-26, 2008

The 36th annual convention of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) will be held at the Hilton Lake Placid Resort in Lake Placid, New York, May 23-26, 2008. (Information about accommodations and travel will be sent later.)

The Program Committee encourages all NASSH members and others interested in sport history to think about research presentation possibilities for the convention. Abstracts may be submitted for individual papers (20 minutes) or for complete sessions (95 minutes – typically, but not necessarily, composed of 3 presenters at 20 minutes each, a commentator at 20 minutes, and discussion at 15 minutes). Please note that anyone presenting a paper must be a NASSH member in good standing.

The following guidelines must be followed in preparing proposals for individual papers and sessions. All submissions will be evaluated by the Program Committee (Maureen Smith [Chair], Carly Adams, Russell Field, Steve Gietschier, Jorge Iber, Tara Magdalinski, and Gary Osmond) according to their individual merit, contribution to the field, and potential contribution as components of the total program. Proposals that do not provide all the information requested will be returned to the author(s). The deadline for the submission of proposals is November 15, 2007.

2008 ABSTRACT GUIDELINES FOR
INDIVIDUAL PAPERS AND SESSIONS

Guidelines for Individual Papers:

  1. Include author’s name, phone and fax number, and postal and email addresses.
  2. Include title and abstract of the paper. The abstract should include the question(s) addressed in the paper, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the paper has to our understanding of sport history (500 words).
  3. Suggest the type of NASSH conference session for which this paper might be appropriate.
  4. Submit copies of the complete proposal by November 15, 2007 to ALL members of the program committee. E-mail addresses of the Program Committee members appear below. Early proposals are appreciated. E-mail attachment is one of the two preferred forms of submission. The second preferred method is sending the proposal via the NASSH website (www.nassh.org). People wishing to submit via the NASSH website will find instructions posted there as the deadline approaches.

Guidelines for Complete Sessions:

  1. Include names, phone and fax numbers, and postal and e-mail addresses for the session organizer and all participants (moderator, speakers, and commentator). It is requested that you select a commentator for the session, or provide suggestions as to individuals who would be appropriate.
  2. Include title and abstract of the session. The session abstract should include a discussion of its theme and argument, a description of the relationship among the papers, and a statement about the significance of the session to our understanding of sport history (500 words).
  3. Include title and abstract of the individual papers. The abstracts should include the question(s) addressed in the papers, the evidence to be used, a precise statement of the argument and conclusions, and what significance the papers have to our understanding of sport history (500 words each).
  4. Submit copies of the complete proposal by November 15, 2007 to ALL members of the program committee. E-mail addresses of the Program Committee members appear below. Early proposals are appreciated. E-mail attachment is one of the two preferred forms of submission. The second preferred method is sending the proposal via the NASSH website (www.nassh.org). People wishing to submit via the NASSH website will find instructions posted there as the deadline approaches.
Please send all abstracts to:
Dr. Maureen Smith
Department of Kinesiology & Health Science
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, California, USA
95820

Telephone: 916-278-6237 (Office)
FAX: 916-278-7764
Email: smithmm@csus.edu

Dr. Carly Adams
Email: carly.adams@uleth.ca

Russell Field
Email: russell.field@utoronto.ca

Dr. Steve Gietschier
Email: sgietsch@sportingnews.com

Dr. Jorge Iber
Email: jorge.iber@ttu.edu

Dr. Tara Magdalinski
Email: tara.magdalinski@ucd.ie

Dr. Gary Osmond
Email: gosmond@hms.uq.edu.au

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. 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. 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.)
  7. Presenters should not be moderators of the session in which they present.
  8. Presenters must prepare final abstracts of about 500 words for publication in the annual NASSH PROCEEDINGS.
  9. Moderators will firmly enforce time limits for papers. Speakers should plan on no more than two minutes per page (typewritten, double-spaced, 25 lines).
  10. Requests for audiovisual equipment should be made directly to the convention manager.
  11. The deadline for submitting completed papers to commentator(s) and to other members of the session is April 1, 2008. Commentators have some autonomy in working with presenters on this deadline

Roberta Park Award Guidelines

Graduate students who have a paper accepted for the NASSH convention at Lake Placid 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, simply send an E-mail to:

smithmm@csus.edu

Please include an itemized estimate of expenses to attend the convention. Also ask your supervisor to forward an e-mail to Maureen Smith confirming that you are a registered graduate student.

The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2008, after which time you will be told how much money will be available to each applicant. This financial support will be paid to you by NASSH Secretary-Treasurer Ron Smith at the convention in Lake Placid.