IAPS Newsletter The Official Newsletter of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport 2004, July

In this issue,

Editor’s Note:  Please read and respond to the following:

1. President's Message

2. IAPS Conference 2004, September 16-19

3. Ballot: Officer Nominations and Elections

4. Secretary- Treasurer's Report

5. News from Journal of Philosophy of Sport

6. Other News, Announcements

7. IAPS Membership Forms.

8. About IAPS and Executive Board

9. IAPS Journal

President’s Message

Dear IAPS Members,

I hope the 2003-2004 academic year treated you well and that you are enjoying your summer.  It has been a busy year for many of us, which shows academically that the IAPS is flourishing; this will be highlighted at the 2004 meeting in Fort Worth in September.  The efforts of Heather Reid as conference chair and Spencer Wertz as the local organizer have been greatly appreciated.  At this writing, I am still working to secure another keynote speaker at the conference.

As you all know the 2004 Pre-Olympic Congress will be hosted in Thessaloniki, August 6-11, 2004.  The Pre-Olympic Congress is billed as one of the largest multi-disciplinary, professional meetings in the field of Sports Science.  After recommendations and proposals by International Organizations and the Scientific Committee, a symposium entitled “Revisiting Fair Play,” will be held on August 11.  The symposium will be chaired by Mike McNamee; speakers will be L. Hsu, Sigmund Loland, and Heather Sheridan.    These and other members will serve IAPS well at the Congress.

A few organizational matters will need to be addressed at the IAPS annual meeting. The Executive Committee has been apprised of each of these.

1.  2005 IAPS Conference: Our first concern is finalizing the conference site in 2005.  Montreal as been discussed, but details of this have to be finalized.   

2.  2006 IAPS Conference:  Dennis Hemphill requested that we seek a formal endorsement for hosting the conference in Melbourne, Australia in conjunction with the  Commonwealth International Sport Conference (CISC), which will run prior to the Commonwealth Games.  The Executive Committee recommended we go ahead with this because the logistics and marketing needed to begin this summer for such a large event.

3.  Newsletter Identification: A proposal before us is to change the Newsletter Identification from seasons to months to make it more inclusive.

4.  International Links:  To increase exposure and membership of IAPS, a method of forming international links with other national organizations should be discussed. I would like to ask that we make an effort to coordinate international links by asking members of National Associations to report to IAPS.   There seems to be a number of organizations that we should coordinate with.

5.  The President of the Nairobi Philosophical Association has contacted us inquiring if their association or country can join IAPS.  Andy Miah, Heather Sheridan and I have all responded to him. Heather pointed out that IAPS has no procedure for memberships other than for individuals.  Other associations have contacted IAPS about affiliation, so this will be a good thing to discuss at our meeting.

It is also election time once again for the 2004-2005 vacancies.  A ballot appears in this newsletter.  Voting takes only a few minutes of your time and active participation is a critical sign of the vitality of our association.  So please vote.

I look forward to seeing you all in Fort Worth. Given the high-quality of the submissions, the conference should be intellectually stimulating.

IAPS BALLOT for 2004-5

Attached find the ballot for the 2004-5 officers of IAPS.  Please vote electronically as per directed.

IAPS 2004 Conference Fort Worth, Texas 

The 32^nd Annual Meeting of the IAPS will be September 16^th (Thursday)-19^th (Sunday) at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas—just five minutes north of DFW International Airport.  (Free airport shuttle both to and from DFW.)  For a virtual tour of the facilities, log onto www.dfwlakes.hilton.com   The guest accommodations and the modified meeting package rates per person per night are:  a single room $205, a double room $165, and early arrival/stayover is $129 (which doesn’t include meals) and people can double up and split this cost.  The rates initially sound high, but they are quite reasonable when you see what all is included—transportation, breakfast, lunch, refreshments in the mornings and afternoons, on-property recreation, and service charges.  (Also, our meeting rooms are covered in this cost.)   You will need to plan on staying here, for there are no other accommodations except for similar facilities around the airport.  (Moreover, there is a charge for a day guest [someone who does not stay on property overnight] of $75 per person per day.) 

When you get to the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport,  look for the hotel phones on the wall and pick up the DFW Lakes Hilton: they will come and pick them up.

To book rooms, go to http:// www.dfwlakes.hilton.com.  Phone number, address, and email address available.  Identify yourself as a member of IAPS 2004 Conference to get rates.  Look for a link at the www.dfwlakes.hilton.com site for corporate rates or corporate groups. Use the code IAP to get the rate.  Remember that hotel registration is separate from the conference registration.

As is our custom, Saturday afternoon will be set aside for recreation (horseback riding, golf (7 nearby courses to choose from), tennis, fishing, racquetball, volleyball, jogging, etc.) or shopping (Grapevine Mall which is nearby is one of the largest malls in the US and Pro Bass Fishing and Hunting Store)--to which the Hilton will provide transportation.   

Your dinners will be included in the Conference Fee ($125 by September 1^st, 2004, and late fee of $25 US, after September 1^st, $150):  Registration Form click here.  REMEMBER: Conference registration is separate from the Hotel reservation.

 Thursday dinner at Austin Ranch (within walking distance from the hotel) will be Texas barbecue with all the trimmings and an open cash bar.

Friday dinner at the Wertz’s mini-ranch in Parker County (a large bus will be provided) will be Uncle Julio’s famous Tex-Mex catered dinner, and beer and wine will be provided.

Saturday dinner will be the conference banquet at the Hilton (which serves excellent meals) and a wine list will be made available for those who want wine with their meal.

Prepare yourselves for another Texas extravaganza!

Questions:  email Spencer at: skllw@flash.net or  swertz@tcu.edu 

Secretary Treasurer's Report

Annual subscriptions

Over the past few months I have changed the way in which we pay our annual subscriptions from a variable to a fixed due date of 1^st October each year.  Thank you all for making it easy for me to manage the transition, particularly Yoshitaka Kondo (Japanese membership agent) and Doug McLauglin (USA membership agent).  One of the immediate benefits is that there are currently 75 members who will be able to vote in the July elections.  Please use your vote!   

Vacancy for USA subscription agent

 Doug McLauglin is going to stand down as the USA membership agent.  He’s taking up a new post in the USA that also involves relocating.  I would like to thank Doug on behalf of the Executive for all his hard work over the last few years.  And good luck in the new job!  If you are a member who resides in the USA and would like to take over as the membership agent for that area please contact me at hsheridan@glos.ac.uk or Doug at LDM107@psu.edu.

Membership profile

The profile of the membership below (there are other possible profiles!) may help us to decide on: areas where we might want to hold future annual conferences; areas where associations that affiliate to IAPS could be set up, and; areas where we might try to encourage new members to join the association.

There are 75 paid up members for 2003/4.

Types of membership:

Gender split:

Profile by country:

Profile by continent:

2004/5 subscriptions

The due date for your 2004/5 subscription is 1^st October 2004.  The membership renewal form is on the website http://www.iaps.net/.

News from Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Nicholas Dixon, Editor

Volume XXXI, issue 2 (October 2004) is ready to go to press, with 7 articles and 3 reviews.  The articles include a symposium guest edited by Bill Morgan on sport and moral realism.  The symposium contains 3 pieces—by John Russell, Bob Simon, and Bill himself—presenting exceptionally well argued rival perspectives on the status of moral claims about sport.   

We continue to receive a healthy number of submissions.  We are on a pace to exceed last year’s number of new papers, along with a substantial number of resubmissions.  An increasing number of authors is using our online view system (JORS) at http://www.humankinetics.com/jors/, which speeds up the review process and saves postage costs.  I encourage you all to submit your work and to do so through JORS.

 Volume XXXII, issue 2 (October 2005) will contain a special section, guest edited by Prof. Leslie Francis, of the department of philosophy at the University of Utah, on sport and disability.  Leslie has already secured verbal commitments for papers from some well-known philosophers who work on disability issues.  She also welcomes unsolicited submissions.  Interested authors should follow the standard JPS guidelines for submissions, except that they should submit papers directly to Leslie, not to me or through JORS.  Please contact her at francisl@LAW.UTAH.EDU for any special instructions if you would like to submit a paper.  To allow ample time for the review process, revisions, and the publication process, I recommend that you submit your papers to Leslie for this special section by March 2005. 

Announcements:

Call for Papers

The Olympics and Philosophy, edited by Heather L. Reid, Andy Miah, & Beatriz Garcia  A proposal under review for the Open Court book series Popular Culture and Philosophy

For more details: http://www.media.paisley.ac.uk/olympicphilosophy.html

This book explores the controversy, passion, and politics of the Olympics, revealing their rich philosophical underpinnings. It offers an unapologetic critique of the Games as well as a sincere effort to explain the Movement's values. Ultimately, it transforms familiar Olympic faces, symbols, and events into engaging opportunities for philosophical discussion.

The editors welcome submissions of abstracts on any theme connecting philosophy with the Olympic Games. A list of suggested themes and topics is available on the website.

Abstracts should be brief (300 words) but sufficiently complete to give a clear indication of the writing style and tone. Full papers accompanied by an abstract are also acceptable (deadline for abstracts: 15 September, 2004).

Please submit the abstract along with the author's cv by email (as attachment or in body of message) to: email@andymiah.net