Tag: CfP Symposium

Hosted by Leeds Business School and the Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society, the symposium is designed to move beyond identifying these inequalities and instead focus on how organisations can respond in practice. The day will bring together practitioners, governing bodies, advocacy organisations and researchers to explore how evidence-led approaches can support more inclusive organisational change. A keynote address will be delivered by Disability Sport Wales, whose work continues to shape thinking around inclusive leadership and governance across sport.

As one of the largest, most important sporting events in the world, football’s World Cup has a complicated history. It has transformed from a small 13-team event into a commercial enterprise.. The aim of this symposium is to bring researchers together to present on different topics relating to the history of the World Cup to further understand the significance of the tournament in a contemporary setting, and to address and challenge controversies surrounding the modern-day event. Submissions are welcomed from both the UK and further afield.

Following the enormous success of this summer’s UEFA Women’s European Championships, and in anticipation of the tenth staging of the women’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2027, the Shamrock Rovers in the Community Research Team n association with Technological University of Dublin School of Media and Shamrock Rovers Football Club invite proposals for a one-day, in-person, interdisciplinary symposium to be held on the TU Dublin, Tallaght campus.

The 2025 NYC Sport Management Symposium will be held at St. John’s University Manhattan campus in NYC's vibrant NOHO neighborhood on May 15-16, 2025. Hosted by St. John’s University, Division of Sport Management, in conjunction with COSMA and local university partners Farmingdale State College, University of Mount Saint Vincent, and Wagner College, the symposium will offer attendees the opportunity to present and discuss scholarly research on a diverse array of topics related to the sport industry.

Are you involved in a football club which wants equity for your women's team? This event is for you. The event will bring together those passionate about equity in women's club football. Network, share best practice & help feed into guidelines & recommendations for how the FA can best support equity in women's club football. The event is free to attend but we are asking people to register in advance for catering purposes.

Sportswashing is a neologism that has become a mainstay of Western media reporting in the last few years, whether in relation to the hosting of sporting mega events, the ownership of professional sports clubs or the sponsorship of high-profile sports tournaments. We require better ways of evaluating the impact (or otherwise) of sportswashing. To address these issues, we will be holding a one-day symposium on Wednesday 29th May 2024 at Loughborough University’s London campus.

Leading academics, national governing bodies, climate action charities, athletes, fans and key policy makers will come together at this symposium to present the key climate issues in sport and how we can overcome them. The answers to the challenges we face are not simple, but we can start by asking the vital questions.  Please join this crucial conversation as we begin co-creating a roadmap towards a sustainable future for sport and the planet.

We are pleased to announce an upcoming seminar exploring the connections between the sociologies of sport and health and illness. The seminar will be held at Loughborough University on 28th February 2024. See below or attached for details. The event is funded by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness so attendance (incl. lunch etc.) is free.

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (Aotearoa) has been the subject of global attention. While celebrated for its record attendance and media coverage, it was also marked by controversies that raise questions about the future of gender equity on and off the pitch. What are the challenges faced by the sport? What are the lessons from the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? What might this mean for advancing gender equality? Please join us for an evening of talks and discussion.

We call for research papers related to the business, management and economics of the Olympic Games in general, the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games. Papers about Olympic media, legacy, tourism, eSport consumers, organizations, finance, economics, environment, Paralympics, Youth Olympic Games, politics and other Olympic-related topics are welcome. A special workshop will be offered about topics related to sport ethics and integrity.