EASM 2012 - 20th EASM Conference

20th EASM Conference, Aalborg, 2012
The theme of the 20th EASM Conference is 'Sport between business and civil society.'
The theme was selected to reflect the dynamics and the rivalry between the traditional sports sector based on volunteering and non-profit values, and sport as a profit making tool affected by growing commercialisation and professionalization of elite sports and professional sports.
Commercialisation is increasingly seen also in grassroot sports and in sport for all, for example in the fitness sector, in mass participation events, and in other areas of the sports sector.
Many countries and local authorities face increasing challenges in operating and financing public sports facilities in times of economic crisis, in encouraging volunteering and promoting sports participation to improve public health, and in keeping pace with rapidly changing participation patterns of the population in local and national sports strategies and policies.
At the same time professional sport suffers increasingly from financial problems and poor governance, and on the international level a veritable arm’s race is taking place in the battle to win international trophies and attract large international sports events.
In this dynamic and complex environment, sport management plays an increasingly important role. Educational institutions, teachers, researchers and practitioners are challenged every day on their knowledge, skills and capacities. In this respect the 20th EASM Conference in Aalborg, Denmark, provides the perfect platform to share new research and experiences, exchange knowledge and to discuss contemporary challenges in sport management.
EASM cordially invites you and your colleagues/peers to submit a scientific or practical abstract/paper or poster to be considered for presentation at the conference. Young researchers are invited to submit a scientific paper for the New Researchers Award (NRA). The conference web site will be opened for submissions on February 1. Submission deadline will be March 26 2012. Both completed research or research in progress is welcomed.
Topical Sessions
In the topical sessions topics of interest for abstract submission include, but are not limited to the following:
Opportunities, Challenges and Trends in Sport Management.
Leadership Issues in Sport Organisations.
Tourism and Leisure Sport Management.
Global Sporting Events.
Critical Sport Management Issues.
Sport fans.
Sport for good.
Marketing in and through sport.
Sport policy.
Governance in sport.
Volunteering in sport.
Participation in sport. Strategies and challenges.
Operation and management of sports and leisure facilities.
Sport media and journalism.
Other sport management related issues.