Tag: sports technology
Call for Book Chapters | Handbook on Sport and Innovation (Edward Elgar Publishing) | Call ends October 31, 2026
The volume integrates perspectives from sport science, sociology, innovation studies, gender studies, sport management, sport psychology, sport history and sport philosophy to show how innovations develop, spread, and produce effects at multiple scales in sport at local, national and international levels. The editors want to open the conversation to scholars and practitioners across the international sport research community who feel they have something to contribute to it. The Handbook already draws on contributors from more than twenty institutions in Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania, and this is an invitation to widen that group further.
Call for Papers | Innovative Technologies in Sports Training, International Workshop, TechSportLab 2026 | November 11–13, 2026, Lisbon, Portugal. Call ends May 24, 2026
The TechSportLab Workshop explores the intersection between technologies, sports training, and performance optimization; analyzes how emerging technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence to biometric analysis, are revolutionizing training methods, injury prevention, and performance assessment; and emphasizes how the synergy between technology and human movement can drive innovation in sports performance and training methodologies.
Call of Contributions | Technology, Sport and Recreation: Physical Activity in the Digital Age, edited handbook published by Routledge | Call ends October 15, 2024
Given the rapid pace of technological advancement, scholars and practitioners in recreation and sport are continually seeking knowledge on the latest trends and their implications, and there is a need for additional material that covers the impact of new technologies on the fitness, recreation and sport industry. The book will provide both scholars and practitioners with valuable insights, making it an essential resource for staying informed and competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape, whether through academic research or practical application in the field.
Call for Papers | Sports Technology and Innovation symposium | Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, October 21-22, 2024. Call ends May 1, 2024
To further explore these ideas, we invite proposals for a forthcoming symposium titled “Sports Technology and Innovation.” The symposium will examine the different motivations that inspire inventors to develop game-changing technologies, their creative processes, and the often-surprising sources of their ideas. It will investigate the high-tech apparel, protective gear, adaptive prostheses, medical advances, officiating technologies, AI algorithms, and training equipment that infuse all modern sports.
