IAPS Newsletter The Official Newsletter of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport 2005, March

In this issue,

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

1. President's Message

2. Secretary's Message

3. IAPS Call for Nominations

4. News from Journal of Philosophy of Sport

5. Call for Papers, 2005

6. 2005 IAPS Convention Site Information

7. Other News, Announcements

8. IAPS Membership Forms.

9. About IAPS and Executive Board

President's Message -

Jan Boxill, President

Not available at Press.

Secretary's Message

Secretary-Treasurer Report

I’m pleased to report that the on-line method of paying subscriptions - introduced in November 2004 – is being used.  5 members have used it to join IAPS for the first time and 13 have used it to renew their subs.  All the feedback I’ve had from those using it has been positive – quick and easy to use.  If anyone has any suggestions for improving the membership pages please contact me at hsheridan@glos.ac.uk

 You should all receive your copy of the JPS by the end of April/early May.  If your address has changed since you last received a copy now is the time to let me know so that I can make sure it’s sent to your new address.

 If anyone has any news about conferences, seminars, or any other events or activities going in your area, please email me with details and I’ll make sure they get put on the website and/or circulated amongst all the members.

IAPS Call for Nominations

Cesar Torres

In accordance with Article VI of the Association's Constitution, The Honors, Awards, and Future Sites Committee is inviting the membership to nominate candidates for the following awards:

-       IAPS Distinguished Scholar Award"
-       IAPS Distinguished Service Award
-       IAPS Honorary Member

^{In identifying candidates consider qualities and experiences that make these scholars suitable for the award for which they are being nominated.  Keep in mind that for the Distinguished Scholar Award the nominees must have contributed eminent manuscripts to the philosophic literature concerning sport for at least five years and need not be a member of the Association.  For the IAPS Distinguished Service Award  the nominees must have made sustained and meaningful contributions to the Association through active participation and leadership.  The nominees must have contributed to the Association for at least ten years and must have been a member for at least the same number of years.  Please include the nominee's name, affiliation, address, phone number, the award for which he or she is being nominated, and a brief description of the rationale for the nomination.  Send your nominations to Cesar Torres by May 1, 2005at: crtorres@brockport.edu}

Nominations are now open for a number of vacancies on the IAPS Executive Council and for one vacancy on the Honors, Awards and Future Sites Committee.  The vacancies occur in the following positions:

·        President (one position)

·        Members-at-Large (two positions)

·        Honors, Awards and Future Sites Committee (one position)

Nominations must satisfy a number of conditions:

1. Each nomination must include a nominator, a seconder and a nominee.
2. The nominator, seconder and nominee must be members of IAPS (note that for election onto the Honors, Awards and Future Sites Committee requires IAPS membership of three years or more)
3. Nominations must reach Terry Roberts by 13 May 2005 at

 Terence.Roberts@vu.edu.au

4. The seconder and nominee must acknowledge they will second or accept, respectively, the nomination by sending an email to that effect to Terry Roberts. 
5. The nominee must supply a brief biography (no more than 300 words) prior to the commencement of voting.

 Handy Hint:  The easiest way to complete the nomination is for the nominator to copy the original nomination email to both the seconder and the nominee who can then use ‘reply all’ to acknowledge acceptance and attach the brief biography.

 Once the nomination is complete, Terry Roberts will forward an email to the nominator, seconder and nominee.  Please be diligent in fully completing the nomination process, as he will not chase people to remind them to complete the various components that comprise a complete nomination.

Journal of Philosophy of Sport

Nicholas Dixon, Editor

Volume 32(1) of JPS is set for on-time publication in May.  It is a bumper issue, containing 8 articles and 2 reviews.  Volume 32(2), which will appear in October, will contain a special section on sport and disability, guest edited by Leslie Francis, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah.  Another special section, on the Olympics and philosophy, is tentatively scheduled for 33(2) in October 2006, with Professor Heather Reid of Morningside College as guest editor.  Some open slots remain for 32(2), so I urge you to submit your recent work.

After consultation with members of the JPS editorial review board, I have decided to comply with Human Kinetics' request that we switch to a new online review system.  I had been quite happy with the current online review system, JORS, especially since increasing numbers of authors were using it, but Human Kinetics was having trouble with JORS, because it did not meet the needs of some of its other journals.  The new system, Manuscript Central (MC), is a professional journal submission web site, whereas JORS was Human Kinetics' own "in house" system.  MC is more powerful than JPS requires, but it has some distinct advantages, including greater flexibility in customizing the system to make it suitable for JPS  and 24 hour telephone support for authors experiencing difficulties submitting papers.  The almost unanimous verdict of review board members who "test drove" MC was that it's more complicated than JORS, but not too complicated. 

 The new Manuscript Central JPS web site is up and running at <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_jps>.  I invite you to visit the site and take a look.  Better yet, please use it to submit a paper!  (JORS will be maintained for a brief transitional period, so that we can move all the current papers through the system, but will thereafter be discontinued.)

IAPS 2005 CONFERENCE
Call for Papers

Jan Boxill, President

The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2005 IAPS meeting. The conference will be held at Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic on September 15-18, 2005. More details about the conference will follow in upcoming newsletters.
Abstracts are welcome on any area of philosophy of sport, including metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics and ethics, and from any theoretical approach, including analytic philosophy and critical theory. In addition to abstracts for papers, proposals for round table and panel discussions, including a tentative list of participants, are also welcome and should follow the same format as paper abstracts.
Abstracts should be 300-500 words long and must be received by April 1, 2005. The preferred mode of submission is by e-mail. Please send your abstract as an attachment, preferably in Word. Contributors who do not have access to e-mail should feel free to send a hard copy instead.


Please submit e-mail copies of abstracts to the Conference Chair at: danny.rosenberg@brocku.ca

Abstracts will be reviewed by a Program Committee of three peers in IAPS. Contributors will be notified about the acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by May 15, 2005.

IAPS 2005 Conference Site

September 15-18, 2005

Faculty of Physical Culture

Palacky University

Olomouc, Czech Republic

IAPS MEMBERS

Thanks to Ivo Jirasek,  the Annual IAPS Conference for 2005 will be held September 15-18, 2005 at Faculty of Physical culture, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It would be a pity to go to the Czech Republic and not visit Prague. So there will be the possibility to visit Prague before conference from September 13th. If anyone wishes, accommodations can be arranged, a program, and travel from Prague to Olomouc. Conference Site Coordinator: Ivo Jirasek More information will be forthcoming regarding accommodations, etc.

New, more precise information

 Based on the receipt of repeated requests from many of you for more detailed information, I would like to provide you with the following:

• Participants in the accompanying program in Prague will be awaited at the airport on the 13th of September in accordance with specific flights about which we will have been informed by that time.
• We know that it is not possible to arrange for flights from all over the world to arrive at the exact same time and that is why we will be present starting with the first flight and ending with the last flight with which we expect our guests to arrive.
• If, however, you have a choice of flights, the ideal time for landing at the runway in Prague would be about noon.
• Our departure from Prague to Olomouc (without regard to whether or not you intend to participate in the accompanying program) will be on the 15th of September at about 11.30 in the morning in a special vehicle which will carry only us (and which will, however, be coordinated with public transportation connections).
• Even more precise information will be received by registered participants in personal emails.
• It looks like most of the people might find accommodation in the Hotel Gemo to be suitable http://www.hotel-gemo.cz/ (No. 4 on the map) in the center of town (where there is, unfortunately, a very limited bed capacity) or in the hotel Flora http://www.hotel-flora.cz (No. 1 on the map) in the park.
• Both hotels have email addresses listed under their internet addresses.
• If you still need more choices of where to stay, please try the following address: http://www.olomouc-tourism.cz/index.asp?lng=en&mpos=2&makt=3&cat=sluzby&page=ubytovani&typ=6
• We expect to depart from Olomouc on the 18th of September and our arrival in Prague is scheduled for approximately 5 in the evening.
• If you want to make use of some connection later in the evening or you would like to stay in Prague longer and remain there until Monday, that is entirely up to you.
• A useful source of information about accommodation in Prague is the following: http://www.praha.cz/

We are looking forward to being in touch with all of you via the registration form and above all to our personal meeting with you in September 2005 in Olomouc.

Ivo Jirásek

jirasek@ftknw.upol.cz

IAPS Dues On Line

IAPS  website www.iaps.net has been updated to provide members with the option of paying membership fees online. 

Go to the membership page and click on the link to the online secure payment page.  The fee for each membership category is listed in UK Sterling, US Dollars, and Japanese Yen.  The site currently trades only in Pounds Sterling.  This means that when you make your payment the amount will only be shown in Sterling.  Your bank statement should show the amount debited from your account in the currency your bank account operates in. 

A small handling charge has been added on to each payment.  These charges are unavoidable.  They go to World Pay for handling the transaction.   It is a flat rate for paying by debit card.  The credit card charge depends on the membership category fee. 
 
When you hit 'Make Payment' you should receive immediate confirmation of the transaction by email - the amount, type of membership, etc.  At the same time, IAPS secretary Heather Sheridan. I will receive a similar email (but not your credit or debit card details) so that membership records can be updated..

If you do experience any difficulties, spot any peculiarities, have any questions or ideas for improvement, please email Heather at hsheridan@glos.ac.uk

Finally, please note that if you don't want to renew your membership online then the option remains to continue paying with the old method by cheque.  Full instructions are on the website

Announcements

The British Philosophy of Sport Association invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2005 BPSA conference.  The conference will take place on 12-14 May, 2005, at the Louisa Centre, Stanley, Co Durham, UK, hosted by Derwentside District Council, Leisure Services Division. Derwentside, The Louisa Centre, Tourism.

The conference will offer a unique opportunity for a variety of sports related academics, administrators and policy makers, coaches, journalists and students to increase their knowledge, share experiences, and strengthen connections between individuals and organisations with a philosophical interest in sport.

Abstracts are welcome on any area of philosophy of sport (and related areas such as philosophy of the body; philosophy of health, philosophy of coaching; philosophy of Physical Education), including metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics and ethics.  Equally, submissions from any relevant theoretical approach, including analytic, continental philosophy or critical theory are welcomed too.

Abstracts should be 350-500 words long (including references) and must be received by January 31, 2005.  Abstracts can be submitted electronically to Dr Mike McNamee m.j.mcnamee@swansea.ac.uk and should be copied to the local organiser Steve Howell: s.howell@derwentside.gov.uk.  Preferred submission is MS Word. 

Please send hard copies by fax if e-mail is not available to Mike McNamee, fax: + 44 (0)1792 295769; Steve Howell, fax: +44 (0) 1207 218538.

Contributors will be notified about the acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by February 28, 2005.

Further information about the conference programme, location, travel arrangements, etc. will be posted on the BPSA website http://www.philosophyofsport.org.uk/ as it becomes available.

 The main topic of the international annual conference Movement – the Art of Life is movement from the philosophical point of view, from the grounds of philosophy as well as other disciplines. The aim is to work in long term on one topic, so that all participants are encouraged to work on their texts into depth as well as to follow the depth of the thoughts of their colleagues. Like this we wish to avoid the frequent need of changing one’s topics (and thus also the depth) for every new conference. Everyone involved is meant to study one topic into depth, so the choice of his/her topic is very important, and it can coincide with individual long-term interests.

The first conference Movement – the Art of Life I took place in September 2004, however as it takes some time to establish coherent group of people it is still open to new participants. The conference takes place annually, usually in September – the exact time is chosen according to other events.  

Conference language: English  

There will be proceedings printed after every conference, so that the involved people can have time enough to read the articles of their colleagues and thus ask wise questions during the following conference. There will be time of one month after the conference to send us the final version of the contribution to print. The proceedings will be reviewed with respect to how the comments from the conference have been worked up into the text. The proceedings will be published in English language, but each participant will be responsible for his/her level of English.

We are trying to keep the costs as low as possible. There is no fee for the actual conference, however the conference kit (i.e. abstracts and proceedings) costs 20 EURO to cover the publishing costs. The rest of the costs is up to the participant. Concerning accommodation you can write to the organising committee or you can choose it from: http://www.praha.cz/

If you would like to participate, please send us till the end of June 1st 2005:

For last-year participants, it is necessary to send only abstracts and the update of the above given points.We intend to present all the information to the other participants at the beginning of the conference so that we know one another more. Please send us the information till the end of June 1st 2005. In case of need it is possible to add your preferred day and time of the day for your presentation. If you have any objections or suggestions, please inform us as soon as possible.

Organising Committee

Information also on:  http://www.ftvs.cuni.cz/Katedry/KIN/confer/movement.htm

Sport should use its Socio-political influence
International Conference in Bad Boll, Germany, Documents Success in Development Work

Participants of the International Forum Sport and Development, held from February 13 to 15, 2005 in Bad Boll, Germany, examined ways to optimise cooperation in sport on the basis of different projects in development. "Though there needs to be comprehensive scientific monitoring of sport development projects, there is enough evidence of how practical development work should occur, that is well-suited to the needs of each party involved", explained UN Special Adviser Adolf Ogi and ICSSPE President Gudrun Doll-Tepper who led the conference, in cooperation with Reverend Volker Steinbrecher at the Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll.

Gudrun Doll-Tepper verified this message with presentation of successfully implemented measures, such as the promotion of girls' football in regions of Honduras with high crime rates. Social worker and film director Erika Harzer documented this project in a film that will be part of the official cultural programme of the FIFA World Cup 2006. Further, Gudrun Doll-Tepper mentioned a development project by member of German parliament Reinhold Becker, which offers the opportunity for students to work in Namibia as part of their university studies.

During the conference, Parliamentary Secretary of State in the German Ministry of the Interior, Ute Vogt, reminded participants that the German Government has given 700 000 EUR for projects to be conducted in the context of the 2005 International Year of Sport and Physical Education. Rainer Brechtken, member of the president's committee of the National Olympic Committee for Germany (NOK), which, together with the German Sports Confederation (DSB) was another partner to the conference, emphasised that the ministry for economic cooperation and development needs to partner with agencies for cooperation and added that sport needs to be an integral part of development collaboration. DSB Vice-President Christa Thiel discussed how different parts of the world are moving closer together in light of the flood disaster in Southeast Asia and pointed out measures to support sport for girls and women in Afghanistan, which the DSB was a partner to. IOC member Thomas Bach warned what a
n overestimation of the influence of sport on world politics might have. There was consensus in the discussion that the persons responsible in sports, science, politics and media should use the International Year of Sport and Physical Education to strengthen the opportunities to use sport for development, health, education and peace.

Representatives of different religions, sports and sport sciences from approximately 20 countries attended the event, on invitation from the Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE).

For further information please contact ddumon@icsspe.org or visit www.icsspe.org. The Executive Office is supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Sport, Berlin, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany, and by the Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Germany.

Abstracts of no more than 250 words are invited for a major interdisciplinary conference on Celebrity Culture. The aim of this conference is to examine the role played by celebrity and stardom in contemporary societies. The conference plans to develop existing work on celebrity through a uniquely interdisciplinary range of perspectives. It is open to a wide range of methodological approaches including audience research, historical studies, textual analysis, industry research and theoretical analysis.

Full manuscripts can be considered for review in a Special Edition of the International refereed journal Cultural Politics titled 'The Cultural Politics of Celebrity' published by Berg [guest editors: Dr Philip Drake and Dr Andy Miah; general editors: Dr John Armitage, Professor Douglas Kellner and Dr Ryan Bishop]. At the time of submission, please indicate your interest for consideration in this publication and please consult the specific call for papers for this volume, to ensure suitability.

Areas considered will range across the cultural industries, including film, television and popular music, as well as sports celebrities, politicians, monarchy, and literary celebrity.

Questions that might be addressed and of interest include (but are not limited to):

    * What is the changing role of celebrity/stardom in the 21st Century and is it similar to/different from earlier periods?
    * How important are celebrities to the contemporary global media industries?
    * What new academic paradigms are needed to consider the commercial and symbolic significance of celebrities in an era of increasing inter-media connections?
    * What can we learn from studying audiences' relations with celebrities?
    * How do celebrities articulate constructions of ethnic/national identity, gender, age, class and sexuality?
    * How do celebrities/stars perform and how can we analyse their performances?
    * To what extent is the political now mediated through celebrities and celebrity discourse?
    * What is the historical importance of celebrity figures, and have they replaced traditional role models?
    * How do celebrities function as brands, and how important is celebrity sponsorship of public causes?
    * Has celebrity journalism changed contemporary news production?
    * What is the contemporary star system in Hollywood?
    * How do celebrities control their Intellectual property rights?
    * What has been the effect of celebrity biography on publishing?
    * How important are celebrities to a sense of national/cultural identity?
    * Are there alternative forms of celebrity/fame?

We would particularly welcome themed panels in addition to independent papers. Panel topics might include:

    * film stars
    * television personalities
    * pop stars
    * literary biography
    * sports heroes
    * celebrity journalists and interviewers
    * celebrity in the academy / the public intellectual / 'talking heads'
    * star authors
    * the political economy of celebrity
    * celebrity and intellectual property
    * celebrity performance
    * local and global celebrities
    * fans and stardom
    * celebrity worship
    * privacy and intrusion
    * ‘ordinary people’ as celebrities
    * reality television and the 'manufactured' celebrity
    * celebrity documentary
    * political celebrity
    * child stars
    * the production of celebrity
    * dead celebrities

Email: abstracts@celebrityculture.net

Applicants for these scholarships should send their letters of application to Professor John Bale (j.r.bale@keele.ac.uk) and Dr Susan Bandy (bandy@idraet.au.dk) or in hard copy to them at, respectively, Department of Education, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK and Center for Idræt, University of Aarhus, Katrinebjergvej 89c, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

 Applications for scholarships for the period September 2005 – January 2006 should be mailed before the end of May 2005. Applications for the period March 2006 - May 2006 should be mailed before November 2005. Scholarships will be provided for one calendar month.

 In the letter of application, applicants should:

1. Briefly (not more than one page) outline their main research interest and how they would use their time at the Center;
2. Supply a CV and state whether they have already obtained their doctoral degree and a list of publications (including those in press);
3. Include the names and addresses of two referees;
4. Specify in which month they would prefer to visit Aarhus in 2005 or 2006, if their application is successful.

 

About IAPS Established in 1972 as the Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport with its name changed in 1999. The purpose of the organization is to stimulate, encourage, and promote study, research, and writing in the philosophy of sporting (and related) activity; to demonstrate the relevance of philosophic thought concerning sport to matters of professional concern; to organize and conduct meetings concerning the philosophy of sport; to issue publications concerning the philosophy of sport; to support and to cooperate with local, national, and international organizations of similar purpose; to affiliate with national and international organizations of similar purpose; and to engender national, regional, and continental affiliates devoted to the philosophic study of sport. Executive Board:  International Association of Philosophy of Sport President: Jan Boxhill, USA, jmboxill@email.unc.edu Secretary Treasurer: Heather Sheridan, Great Britain, hsheridan@chelt.ac.ul Journal Editor: Nicholas Dixon, USA, nicholasdixon99@hotmail.com Conference Chair:  Danny Rosenberg:  danny.rosenberg@brocku.ca Elections Chair: Terrence Roberts, Australia, Terence.Roberts@vu.edu.au Members at Large:  Claudi Pawlenka:  pawlenka@web.de                                 Deborah Vossen:  dvossen@stfx.ca                                 Mike McNameez;  M.J.McNamee@swansea.ac.uk                                 Dennis Hemphill:  Dennis.Hemphill@vu.edu.au Webmaster: Andy Miah, Great Britain,  email@andymiah.net Newsletter Editor:  Sharon Kay Stoll, USA, sstoll@uidaho.edu