IAPS Newsletter The Official Newsletter of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport March 2008

In this issue,

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

1. President's Message

2. Secretary's Message including information on the 2008 IAPS Conference

3. News from Journal of Philosophy of Sport

4. Other News, Announcements

5. About IAPS and Executive Board

President's Message -

Danny Rosenberg

Greetings everyone,

It has been a busy several months since the last newsletter and there are a number of items that require our attention in the months ahead.

The most urgent matter we have been dealing with is the new association membership services contract with Human Kinetics and the implementation of the online payment system. While the system was completed at the end of January, when tested by members of the Executive Council there were a few glitches that needed to be corrected. I am pleased to announce that the online payment system is now up and running, a mass e-mail notice will have been sent to the membership explaining how to access the system, and the system will be posted at the IAPS website shortly. I want to thank Doug McLaughlin who was instrumental in this task. Members will still have the option to register and renew their membership by phone, mail or fax by referring to the new registration form. I urge everyone to visit the online site at: http://www.humankinetics.com/associationmanagement/index.cfm?assocID=2

Please remain in good standing and encourage others to join our association.

IAPS is now formally affiliated with the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) and I would like to thank Scott Kretchmar for initiating this relationship. The AKA will soon distribute its first electronic newsletter and I submitted a piece describing the purpose and nature of IAPS. When the newsletter is out the link to it will be made available to the membership.

I am delighted to inform you that Mike McNamee’s proposed symposium entitled, “For and Against WADA: Contemporary Issues in the Ethics of Anti-Doping” was accepted for the 2008 ICSEMIS Convention (formerly the Pre-Olympic Congress) in China,  and that Sigmund Loland will deliver a keynote address at the Convention. Congratulations to both of them and for promoting IAPS at this venue.

Unfortunately Ben Letson was unable to organize an IAPS session at the 2008 World Congress of Philosophy in Korea (the latter due to our affiliation with FISP). By the time Ben made contact with the organizing committee a deadline had passed. If there are any individual IAPS members attending the Congress, please let us know about your involvement.

Heather Reid coordinated and chaired an IAPS session at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA), Baltimore MD on December 29, 2007 which featured four speakers:  Stephen Schmid, Joan Grassbaugh, Daniel Dombrowski, and Richard Dean.  The two-hour time slot had excellent attendance, the discussion was lively, and Heather made announcements about IAPS and JPS.  She has also graciously agreed to organize the next IAPS session at the Eastern APA which will be held in Philadelphia at the end of this year. Please note and respond to the call for papers for this event.

Jeffrey Fry organized and will chair an IAPS session at the Central Division APA meeting in Chicago on April 19, 2008. The four presenters will be: Michael Austin, Heather Reid, Nicholas Dixon and Jeffrey Fry. We look forward to hearing about this event. These sessions at divisional APA meetings do not cost IAPS anything and they raise the visibility of our organization and our field. Thanks for all your hard work Heather and Jeff and to all the IAPS participants.

Plans for the 2008 IAPS conference in Tokyo, September 10-15, are advancing nicely. I would like to remind the membership that the deadline for submission of abstracts is April 1, 2008. If you haven’t done so, please get your abstract in soon.

The host site will be Tokyo Metropolitan University and reasonable limited accommodations will be made available at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center. A special feature this year is the joint nature of the meeting together with the Japan Society for the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education which is celebrating its 30^th anniversary. The program, social excursions and interaction with our Japanese colleagues promise to make this year’s conference a memorable one. For further information go to: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jspspe/iaps/index.html

A recommendation for the 37^th annual IAPS conference in 2009 will soon be forwarded to the Executive Council by the Honors, Awards and Future Sites Committee. The Council will study and discuss the recommendation at its next meeting and the item will be placed on the AGM agenda in Tokyo. Thank you and good luck to those who submitted proposals. Stay tuned for more details about the 2009 conference in a future newsletter.

Finally, I would like to issue a call for nominations for the upcoming elections that will require two Members at Large to serve a two-year term. The success of IAPS relies on the strength and diversity of its leadership. If you would like to serve, please contact Terry Roberts, the Elections chair. Also, nominations for the Distinguished Service Award and the Warren P. Fraleigh Distinguished Scholar Lecture are open. We have many fine individuals who have contributed to the organizational health of IAPS over the years, as well as many exceptional researchers. Please consider nominating and recognizing your colleagues for their outstanding achievements by contacting members of the Honors, Awards and Future Site Committee, Doug Mclaughlin, Charlene Weaving or Milan Hosta.

The last few months have been an important transition period. As you can tell, progress is being made in several areas as IAPS continues to remain in the forefront of promoting sport philosophy throughout the world. On that global note, I look forward to seeing many of you in Tokyo!

Secretary's Message

Membership News

The IAPS website will soon be updated, but here are directions for renewing your IAPS membership.  I want to thank everyone for their patience as Danny and I have worked with Human Kinetics to set up the new membership management system.  Please let me know (douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu)if you have any questions.    

IAPS recently signed an agreement with Human Kinetics to take over the membership management of the association. (*see note below) : To register online:

Membership fees can now be paid using an online secure server. To pay with credit/debit cards use this address:  http://www.humankinetics.com/associationmanagement/index.cfm?assocID=2

Online registration directions:  The membership tool is now ready and we encourage you to renew your IAPS membership at your earliest convenience.   We are updating our membership records so every member will be treated like a brand new member.  Click on “register now” under the “Not Yet Registered” heading on the right hand side of the page. Follow the prompts and enter the information specified.  When you receive your credit card statement, the charge will say that it is from Human Kinetics and not IAPS, so don’t be alarmed.

If you need assistance with your renewal, please email support@hkusa.com with your questions or issues.  HK has staff ready and waiting to help if we have any problems.  

To register by phone, fax, or mail using check or credit card:  Membership fees can also be paid by phone, fax, or mail using check or credit card.  Please complete the IAPS Registration Form and follow the directions.   If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Secretary-Treasurer:  email: douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu

IAPS Second Call for Papers Tokyo 2008

The Organizing Committee if IAPS 2008 in Tokyo ask you to submit your abstracts by April 1, 2008.  All abstracts should be submitted by this deadline.  Please send your abstracts as soon as possible as an attachment file by e-mail to:  ahardman@uwic.ac.uk

Abstracts should be 300-500 words in Windows-based Microsoft or Rich Text Format.  They will be reviewed by the Program Committee of three IAPS peers.  Contributors will be notified about the status of their abstracts by May 14, 2008.  Please see the following website for details:   URL: http://www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jspspe/iaps/

 I am looking forward to seeing you in Tokyo. Takayuki Hata

P.S.: Please send hard copies (only if e-mail is not available) to:

Journal of Philosophy of Sport

Editor's Report: Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

Readers are reminded of the March 31st deadline for submissions for the special fall 2008 issue of the JPS which will be devoted to critical discussion of the work of Bernard Suits. Late submissions will be considered if there is room for the articles in the journal. Manuscripts can be submitted through the JPS website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_jps, or contact either the guest editor Mark Holowchak at "M. Holowchak" <mholowchak@hotmail.com> or John Russell at jsrussell@shaw.ca.

Here is the table of contents for JPS Volume 35 (1) 2008:

Remote Sport: Risk, Reconnaissance, and Self-Knowledge
By Leslie Howe

Vulgarians of the World Unite: Sport, Dirty Language and Ethics
By Randolph Feezell

Strength in Muscle and Beauty in Integrity: Building a Body for Her
By Melina Bell

The Phenomenology of Sport: Passive Synthesis and Playing
By Seth Vannatta

Play until the Whistle Blows: Sportsmanship as the Outcome of Thirdness
By Tamba Nlandu

Trash Talking as Irrelevant to Athletic Excellence: Response to Summers
By Nicholas Dixon

Deconstructing Sport, in particular Football: Response to Boxill
By S.K. Wertz

Review Essays

Ethics in Sport (2nd edition).
Edited by William J.  Morgan. Published 2007 by Human Kinetics.
Reviewed by Dale Murray

Cricket and the Law - The Man in White Is Always Right
By David Fraser. Published 2005 by Routledge.
Reviewed by Scott Fleming
 

Announcements

IAPS at APA, Call for Papers

International Association for the Philosophy of Sport in conjunction with the APA Eastern Division Meeting December 27-30, 2008, at the Philadelphia Marriott.

The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport invites the submission of papers to be considered for presentation at the 2008 APA Eastern Division Meeting.  Papers 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.  Presenters must be members of both APA and IAPS and pay regular conference registration fees.  For more information on IAPS, go to http://www.iaps.net/

Papers should be no more than 15 pages in length, 30 minutes reading time, accompanied by abstracts 300-500 words long.  Abstracts must be received by April 30, 2008. The preferred mode of submission is by e-mail to reid@morningside.edu.  Only those contributors who do not have access to e-mail should send a hard copy to

Abstracts will be reviewed by and contributors will be notified about the acceptance or rejection of their papers by May 31, 2008.

Philosophy of Sport Blog

Announcing a blog that will launch in April 2008, called "Philosophy of Sport"?  Here's the link: http://philosophyandsports.blogspot.com/

The blog is dedicated to news and views related to the philosophical dimensions of sport, and is intended to help raise the profile of philosophy sport in the worldwide philosophical community. Apart from Mike Austin, the contributors include Heather Reid, Milan Hosta, Charlene Weaving, Douglas Hochstetler, and Mark Holowchak, with more to come.

ICSSPE

Dr. Herbert Haag kindly offers all ICSSPE members now the "Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education and Sport Science", edited by Haag, H. & Haag, G. for a special price of EURO 10,00.You can simply order the sport dictionary online at www.sportdictionary.de (ICSSPE Members please indicate your Membership number) or if you require additional information please contact Prof. em. Dr. Herbert Haag at info@sportdictionary.de or call +49.89.997.459.02. The dictionary will then be sent directly to you by surface mail. Allow 1-4 weeks delivery time depending on the region of the world and the speed of your own postal system.

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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:  Danny Rosenberg , danny.rosenberg@brocku.ca Secretary Treasurer: Douglas McLaughlin, douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu Journal Editor: John Russell, Canada, Jsrussell@shaw.ca Conference Chair:  Alun Hardman, ahardman@uwic.ac.uk Elections Chair: Terrence Roberts, Australia, Terence.Roberts@vu.edu.au Members at Large:  Naofumi Masumoto, Japan, naomasumoto@tmu.ac.jp Heather Reid, USA, reid@morningside.edu Steven Finn, USA,  finns@seattleu.edu Cesar Torres, USA, crtorres@brockport.edu Webmaster:  Emily Ryall,  eryall@glos.ac.uk Newsletter Editor:  Sharon Kay Stoll, USA, sstoll@uidaho.edu