Summer, 2002  

In this issue,

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

President’s Message

In this issue,

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

1. President's Message

2. Constitutional Revision Proposals (A. Two Year Presidency, Actual Constitutional Language), (B. Webmaster, Actual Constitutional Language).

3. Election of Officers .. Vote Now.  Election State (Click Here).

4. IAPS 2002 Meeting, State College, PA., USA.  Make sure you register, get rooms,  and book that flight right away.  (Click Here for Registration)

5. IAPS Newsletter on line.

6. IAPS Membership Forms.

7. Other News.

President's Message

I hope that your academic year went well and that you’re enjoying a long, relaxing summer.  It has been a good year for IAPS.  We now have an accurate membership list, which should ensure that all members receive their copies of JPS.  We have moved to online publication of the newsletter, making it easily accessible, while saving valuable IAPS dollars that would otherwise be spent on printing and mailing costs.  JPS goes from strength to strength, maintaining the high quality of its articles as it moves into its second year as a biannual publication.  Especially encouraging has been the appearance of articles by first time authors.  Thanks to Andy Miah’s hard work, the new free-standing IAPS web site will soon be officially launched.  Most important of all, our annual meetings—the lifeblood of our organization—continue to flourish.  Last year’s meeting in Williamsburg was a great success, marked by a notably high level of discussion at sessions.  The upcoming meeting at Penn State promises to be even better, with the welcome return of members who withdrew from last year’s meeting due to concerns about terrorism.  I invite all current and prospective members to attend and encourage you to register and make your hotel reservations in good time.

 I ask you all to attend to several items of IAPS business contained in this newsletter.  First, you will find ballot information for our upcoming elections for various IAPS offices.  I urge you all to exercise your democratic rights, so that elections are decided by the genuine will of the majority of our membership.  Second, you will find three proposals for constitutional changes.  According to the IAPS constitution, these changes must first be discussed and approved by a 2/3 majority of those voting at the business meeting at Penn State, and then by another 2/3 majority of those voting in a subsequent mail ballot of all IAPS members. 

 The proposal for a two-year presidency has long been discussed as a means of making the office more effective.  In order to avoid imposing a six-year obligation on future presidents, the proposal calls for replacing the roles of president-elect and past president with new executive positions.  The other two proposals—for an expanded editorial review board for JPS and a new non-voting executive position for webmaster—reflect positive changes in our organization.  The need for a larger editorial review  board results from the increase in the number of submissions and the desire to avoid overworking referees.  And the creation of a new position for webmaster results from the welcome development of a new web site with our own domain name.

 Since this is the final newsletter that will appear during my tour of duty as IAPS president, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people with whom I have worked.  I thank Mike McNamee for continuing as past president the good work that he did as president in increasing IAPS’s visibility and fostering links between it and other organizations.  I thank secretary-treasurer Alun Hardman for his meticulous budget report and for creating an accurate membership list.  I thank newsletter editor Sharon Stoll for her good-humored reminders to executive members of deadlines for copy, her invaluable knowledge of the IAPS constitution, and her efficiency in running the newsletter.  I thank president-elect Sigmund Loland for putting together what promises to be an excellent program at Penn State.  I thank outgoing members-at-large Heather Reid and Karin Volkwein.  Karin has helped IAPS immensely in her role as our ICSSPE representative and Heather has been especially helpful in researching sites for future meetings.  I thank the first-year members-at-large, Dennis Hemphill and Bill Morgan, for their good counsel on policy issues.  I thank John Charles for having been such a good-humored, congenial host at last year’s meeting in Williamsburg.  I am indebted above all to Scott Kretchmar, who is about to complete four excellent years as editor of JPS.  Due to his duties as department chair at Penn State, Scott had recommended last year that I be appointed to serve out the final year of his term as editor.  However, when it emerged that the IAPS constitution would forbid me from serving as president and editor at the same time, Scott unselfishly and at the cost of much hard work agreed to serve out his final year.  His reward for this sacrifice was to be appointed site coordinator for the upcoming meeting at Penn State.   We all owe him a drink!

 Finally, I would like to thank colleagues for their kind words at our Williamsburg meeting and in subsequent e-mails.  The enjoyment I gain from reading and writing on philosophy of sport and discussing it at our meetings is the reason why I belong to IAPS.  I look forward to seeing you all again and resuming the conversation in State College in October.

Proposal for Two Year IAPS Presidency

 To be voted on by all IAPS members present at the business meeting (annual general meeting) at the 2002 IAPS conference at Penn State in October 2002.

 Rationale

 The idea of a two year presidency for IAPS has been floated a few times recently.  The main reason behind it is very convincing: by the time you’ve learned the ropes of various presidential duties, the year is up and you don’t have the chance to take advantage of your newly-acquired experience.  The main downside to this idea is that, with our current structure of presidents-elect and past presidents, a two year presidency would require a six year commitment to some significant IAPS administrative duties.  Many fine potential candidates would be deterred from running for president by this burden.  This proposal is designed to preserve the advantage of a two year presidency while avoiding this pitfall.

 I suggest that we abolish the positions of president-elect and past president.  Instead, their duties—primarily organizing the annual conference and annual elections, respectively—can be transferred to two new two year executive positions: Conference Chair and Elections Chair.  Thus the person becoming president would be making only a two year commitment to IAPS service, with no president-elect or past president duties. 

 The very same benefits of a two year presidency—familiarity and greater ease with the relevant duties--would also apply to the new roles of conference chair and elections chair.  I can attest that, having just completed my term as president-elect (conference chair), I would find it a breeze to do it a second time.

 It’s true that the structure of past presidents and presidents elect adds continuity to the exec., but I would expect the same kind of continuity to exist under my proposal.  That is, the typical route to the presidency will be spending at least one two year term as a member at large, conference chair, elections chair, or some other exec. position. 

 If approved by IAPS members in the way prescribed for constitutional changes, the two-year presidency and the new offices of conference chair and elections chair will take effect in 2003.  From that point onwards, we would only need to hold elections for these three positions every two (odd-numbered) years.

 Here is the chronology of events that will be necessary for ratification.

1. All IAPS members must be notified of the proposed change at least one month before the 2002 meeting at Penn State.  This announcement in the newsletter is well in advance of the requirement of one month’s notice.

2. At the annual general meeting at Penn State, a vote will be taken on the proposal.  A 2/3 majority will be required in favor of the change before proceeding to the next step.

3. After the meeting (perhaps in the fall 2002 newsletter), mail ballots will be distributed to all IAPS members.  A 2/3 majority will be  necessary to pass the constitutional change.

4. If the proposal is passed, the elections held in summer/fall 2003 will include nominees for conference chair and elections chair, but not for the discontinued position of president-elect.  The president (who will have served as president-elect under the old system in 2002-3), conference chair and elections chair will begin their two year terms in fall 2003 after the annual meeting.

5. Aside from strict obedience to the constitution, a further advantage of waiting until 2003 to enact the change is complete transparency.  Sigmund Loland will serve the one year term of presidency for which he was elected, in addition to his current term as president-elect.  And both voters in and candidates for the 2002 election for president-elect will be aware that, if the change is approved, the winner will go on to be the first two year president in 2003-5.

 Formal Proposal - Click Here for Specific Constitution Changes

 I propose that, starting in 2003, the following changes be made to the structure of the IAPS executive offices:

1. That the presidency be extended to a two-year term.

2. That the offices of president-elect and past president be discontinued.

3. That the duties of these discontinued offices be taken over by the new executive offices of conference chair and elections chair, respectively, each of which will be a two-year elected term.

4. That all the relevant sections of the IAPS constitution be amended to reflect the creation of these two new executive positions.

Proposal for New Executive Position for IAPS Webmaster

From the IAPS Executive

We propose that we create a new executive position for the IAPS webmaster.  The webmaster will have a nonvoting place on the executive and will be appointed by the president for a renewable 2 year term.

Rationale

For many years, the IAPS web site has been housed within the excellent philosophy of sport web site at DeMontfort University.  IAPS will soon operate a new, freestanding web site with its own domain <iaps.net>, which will be easier to find by casual web surfers.  Given the importance of the web site, which will often be the first place that newcomers hear about our organization, having the webmaster in on executive meetings to give input and keep up with executive business would be an excellent idea.   The rationale is similar to the one we already accept for having an executive position for newsletter editor.

Andy Miah, who also designed and maintains the DeMontfort University site, has already designed the new IAPS site and is adding finishing touches before making the site publicly available.  He has stated his willingness to serve as webmaster and would be the first person appointed to the position.  It makes good sense to have this as an appointed rather than elected position: few people have the technical skills necessary for maintaining a web site and we should gratefully accept the generosity of a skilled person willing to put in the necessary time

Click Here for Specific Constitution Changes

Proposed Constitution Change IAPS Journal

R. S. Kretchmar, Editor, IAPS Journal

The Executive Board of IAPS has moved to amend the constitution to read as follows:

Article VI:  Committees

Section 6:  The Editorial Review Board of the Journal shall consist of eight to ten up to 15 members appointed by the Editor to two-year, renewable terms.  It shall be the responsibility of the Board to review, and to judge the suitability for publication of, all manuscripts submitted to it by the Editor or the Associate Editor.

Rationale: R.Scott Kretchmar, current editor, states that the sense of the motion was not to mandate 15 reviewers but to permit the appointment for as many as 15 reviewers.  The rationale is the difficulty in getting individuals to serve on the committee and to have a greater expertise available to review.

According to Article XII, Sections 1 and 2, Amendments must be published to the membership two months before the fall IAPS meeting, with the general membership voting on the amendment at the fall meeting.  Hear ye: This change in the IAPS/PSSS constitution will be voted on at the fall, 2002 meeting at Penn State.

IAPS Election SLATE 2002-3

Mike McNamee, Past President IAPS

Time has come to hold our annual elections.  I am delighted to inform you of the exceptionally strong slate of candidates and thank each of them for offering their time and expertise to the membership for election to serve our association. 

Please note that there are two Presidential candidates (one to be elected), three members at large (two to be elected), one Editorial nomination (to be approved), two members for the Honors, Awards and Future Sites committee (to be approved). 

In those posts where the number of nominations matches the number of posts (as in Editor and members of Honors, Awards and Future Sites Committee) you need only register your approval or disapproval of that person. 

You need this to register approval, however, as our constitution demands that approval for posts which are not contested must be 2/3rds of the membership.

It is exceptionally important that you register your votes for officers to serve IAPS.  Please do so at your earliest convenience.

Please forward all ballots by the 1^st September to:

 President  - Vote for one  

Jan Boxill

Jan Boxill received her B.A., MA, and Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles  (UCLA) with a specialization in political philosophy.  At UCLA she was a member of the women's basketball team (pre-Title IX).   She has taught philosophy at UCLA, California State University at Los Angeles, University of Kentucky, University of Tampa (where she was also the Head women's basketball coach), and has been at the University of North Carolina (UNC) since 1985, where she is the Associate Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Director of Undergraduate Studies.  At UNC she is also the Public Address Announcer for women's basketball and field hockey, and the radio color commentator for women's basketball away games.  Her main areas of teaching and research are in ethics, social and political philosophy, feminism and ethics in sports. She has edited Sports Ethics, an anthology forthcoming in the Fall 2002 by Blackwell Publishers.  She has been a member of PSSS/IAPS since 1982, and first published in the journal in 1984, "Beauty, Sport, and Gender," and gave her  first paper presentation, "Sport as an Unalienated Activity, to the American Philosophical Association in 1980.   The main focus of her research is on the moral significance of sport.  Publications include "Affirmative Action", (in Blackwell Reader in Applied Ethics edited by Christopher Wellman) "Affirmative Action as Reverse Discrimination", (in Issues in Gender and Race), "Title IX and Gender Equity", (in the Journal of Philosophy of Sport),  "The Ethics of Competition," (in Sports Ethics)  and in addition [edited an]  anthology, Issues in Gender and Race.

 Simon Eassom

Simon Eassom has been teaching sport philosophy for twenty-three years, the last fifteen at De Montfort University in England where he is currently Head of Sports Studies. In 2000 he was awarded a 'Teacher Fellowship' of the University for his outstanding contribution to innovative curriculum development and excellent teaching in philosophy of sport. He first joined the Association in 1982 and has been an active contributor the past ten years. He served on the Executive Committee from 1995 to 2000 through three elected terms as Newsletter Editor. He is on the review board of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. He is a frequent contributor to the UK national media on ethical issues related to sport and appears regularly on national radio and on BBC television. He is Contributing Editor of the international philosophical quarterly, The Philosophers' Magazine. He has a co-edited volume, Sport Technology: History, Philosophy and Policy due for publication with Elsevier Press before the end of 2002 and is currently working on a single-authored manuscript to be published by Routledge in 2004 under the title Cyborg Sport: Primate Play. 

 IAPS Journal Editor  - Approve or Disapprove

 Nicholas Dixon

Nicholas Dixon, current president of IAPS, has been associate editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport since 1998.  He is Professor and Chair of philosophy at Alma College, Michigan, where he teaches courses in several different areas of philosophy.  He has published articles on applied ethics in a variety of philosophy journals.  His work in philosophy of sport, appears in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Social Theory and Practice, and the Journal of Applied Philosophy, includes articles on sportsmanship, athletic superiority, Rorty and change in sport, boxing, and the ethics of supporting sports teams.

 Honors, Awards and Future Sites - Approve or Disapprove

 Ivo Jirasek

 Ivo Jirasek is currently lecturer in philosophy of physical culture at the University of Olomouc in the Czech Republic where he gained a Doctorate in philosophy (“Experience and possible worlds”).  He currently teaches in the philosophy of physical culture, philosophy of nature, ethics and religion.  His specific research interests include philosophical aspects of physical culture (game, experience, body, movement), experience education and its methodology, problems of possible worlds and their ontological relevance.  He has published a monograph and textbook in Czech but also has work in international journals on the topics of the philosophy of physical culture and outdoor education.  He is a recent member of IAPS and will present for the first time at Penn State (2002 IAPS).

 Cesar R. Torres

Cesar R. Torres is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the State University of New York College at Brockport.  His primary teaching responsibilities are in the area of sport philosophy.  Cesar is a native of Argentina and received his BA in Physical Education from the National Institute of Physical Education and his Senior Diploma in Social Sciences from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences both in Buenos Aires.  Dr. Torres actively participates in professional organizations such as the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, the North American Society for Sport History and the International Olympic Academy.  Dr. Torres' research interests revolve around the nature and relation between games, play, and skills, and their implication for sport ethics.  He is also interested in the Latin American early sport and Olympic involvement as well as the development of the sporting dialogue among the Americas.  In 2001, he received the W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award from the Office of International Programs at the Pennsylvania State University and this year he was awarded a postgraduate research grant from the Olympic Studies Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.  He has published in journals including the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, and The International Journal of the History of Sport, and serves in the international editorial board of the latter.  Prior to moving to the United States, Cesar spent 10 years teaching K-12 Physical Education. He also worked 7 years for the Argentine National Baseball Team and participated in international tournaments including South American and Pan-American Games.

 Members at Large - Vote for 2

 Jeff Fry

Jeff Fry received a double major Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Indiana University in 1996. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Ball State University and Director of the Center for Sport, Ethics & Culture at Ball State.  His areas of expertise include Ethics, Philosophy of Sport, and Philosophy of Religion. He has published on the ethics of coaching in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and has an article forthcoming in Professional Ethics that touches on the same topic as it relates to pain and suffering experienced by athletes in sport. He has presented papers at the last three IAPS meetings, and will present a paper on the topic "What is a Good Coach?" at the IAPS meeting at Penn State next fall.

 Claudio Tamurrini

Claudio M. Tamburrini is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, Gothenburg University, Sweden. He has published several international articles on philosophy of sports in USA, England, Norway, Sweden and Argentina. He is the author of “The Hand of God”? - Essays in the Philosophy of Sports (Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, Göteborg, 2000). (In April 2001, the Spanish version was published in Argentina). Together with Torbjörn Tännsjö, he has co edited Values in Sport - Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacture of Winners (Routledge: London-New York, 2000). 

 Deb Vossen

Deb Vossen is currently Assistant Professor at St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada having received her Doctorate from the University of Western Ontario. She teaches courses in philosophy of sport and physical activity, ethics and sport and history of sport.  She has presented at three IAPS meetings in the past five years.  Her primary research interests include ethics in sport as well as the conceptual relations between sport, play and games.

  Click HERE for OFFICIAL Ballot

 All ballots to be submitted by 1^st September, 2002 to:

IAPS 2002 Conference Details, October 24-27 State College, Pennsylvania, USA

R. S. Kretchmar, Conference Coordinator

  Greetings from State College.  I hope all of you are planning to visit beautiful central Pennsylvania in late October.  Sigmund Loland has indicated that approximately 50 papers have been accepted for the program, the largest number of presentations in recent memory.  We will also have two presidential addresses--one from Mike McNamee who was not able to present last year due to 9-11, and one from Nicholas Dixon, this year's president.  I am also pleased to announce that the keynote address will be given by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone author of a number of books and articles related to motor activity, play, and dance including, The Primacy of Movement (1999), The Roots of Power:  Animate Form and Gendered Bodies (1994),  Giving the Body its Due (1992), The Roots of Thinking (1990), Thinking in Movement (1981), and Phenomenolgy of Dance (1966).  Maxine is also guest editor for the next issue of JPS and has collected a group of articles under the theme:  Epistemology and Movement.  Professor Sheets-Johnstone is associated with the University of Oregon.  Her appearance at our conference is being supported jointly by the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Kinesiology, and the Rock Institute of Ethics at Penn State.  The title of here address is:  "Child's Play:  A Multidisciplinary Perspective."

 Here is an invitation to any of you who might like to attend but are not giving a paper.   Please let me know if you would like to serve as a moderator of one of our sessions.  I would be more than happy to provide a formal letter of invitation if this would help to secure travel funds from your institution. 

 Two important dates to remember:

 1.  September 13.  The deadline for the lower registration rates.   After that date, professional registration goes from $120 to  $150, and student registration rises from $80 to $100.

 2.  September 25.  The deadline to secure reserved rooms at the IAPS rate.  Room reservations must be made on your  own.

Conference Hotel.  Days Inn Penn State   Phone:  1-800-258-3297.

When making travel plans (see accompanying material), remember that the program begins with the keynote address on Thursday evening, October 24.  Registration will be open during the afternoon, and the Executive Committee will meet beginning at 2:00 p.m..  Also, as with last year's schedule at Williamsburg, papers will continue through noon on Sunday.  Please plan your travel accordingly. 

 See you in State College in October.

 How to register and secure hotel reservations.  Please see the accompanying reservation form: AT END OF NEWSLETTER.  This must be filled out and returned to Scott Kretchmar at Penn State.  Note the deadlines for lower registration rates (September 13) and guaranteed hotel reservations (September 25).  Hotel reservations must be made yourself.  The conference hotel is the Days Inn Penn State.  For rooms call 1-800-258-3297, and identify yourself as an IAPS conference participant in order to receive the special rates.  The Days Inn is a fine hotel located in downtown State College within easy walking distance of dozens of restaurants, ample shopping, and the Penn State campus.  The hotel also has a large swimming pool and exercise room.

 How to travel to State College.  State College is located in the middle of Pennsylvania on state route 322.  Interstate highway systems can be used to reach the area from most directions.  For those arriving by airplane, State College is the flight destination.  We are accessible from a number of U.S. airports including New York, Washington, Detroit, and Pittsburgh.  Airlines that service State College are USAir, United, and Northwest.  Your travel agent or on-line company should have no trouble in routing you to State College.  Amtrak train service is available to Lewistown  (from New York and points east) and Altoona (from Chicago and points west)  Both destinations (Lewistown and Altoona) are about 45 minutes from State College, so car rental would be necessary to complete the trip.  Schedules available at ^{http://www.amtrak.com}.

How to reach the Days Inn Penn State from the airport.  A courtesy shuttle is available by calling the Days Inn from the airport (phone: 238-8454).  Cab service is also available.  (Courtesy phone by luggage area in airport lobby).  Cost:  approx. $11 to the Inn.

How to plan your recreation.  You are invited to come a day early to enjoy a round of golf, some tennis, a few Penn State athletic events, or simply a jog around the Penn State campus. If you have particular interests in this regard, note them upon returning your registration.  All greens fees, bike rentals, tennis court reservations or other recreational expenses must be paid by the participant.   The best golf:  Toftrees Resort.  Championship course with woods, elevations, some water.  (1-800-252-3551)  A tour of the Amish country is planned during a recreation period on Friday afternoon.  One of the major populations of Amish in the United States resides in a valley only 35 minutes from Penn State.  The tour will include a history of the Amish and an opportunity to observe their horse-drawn-buggy, no-electricity, devoutly-simplified style of living. The tour is included in the registration fee. 

How to plan your wardrobe.  State College can be warm or cold in the end of October.  It is likely that evenings will be in the 30’s (Fahrenheit) with the days warming to the 40’s or 50’s Farenheit. 

CLICK HERE for Registration Form

IAPS NEWSLETTER ON LINE

Hence forth IAPS newsletter will be online only, except for individuals who prefer to have hard copy.   To save both IAPS and the editor's resources, As well as giving members faster access, future issues of this newsletter will be available only on the IAPS newsletter web site at http://www.its.uidaho.edu/iaps (Note new address).  Members who lack internet access should contact me by e-mail (sstoll@uidaho.edu) or regular mail S. Stoll, 500 Memorial Gymnasium, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2429 to request that hard copies of subsequent newsletters be mailed to them. 

IAPS MEMBERSHIP DUES

Remember to update your membership.  Keep current.  Standard membership is $36, US currency.  For a membership form go to: http: //www.dmu.ac.uk/dept/schools/pesl/affiliat/iapsform.htm.

Other News and Ideas

Alun Hardman, MIke McNamee and Heather Sheridan (University of Gloucestershire, GB) held a national conference recently entitled:

Thinking Again! New Approaches to the Philosophy of Sport.  One of the aims was to share practice and documentation in terms of curriculum design, assessment and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the philosophy of sport.  We hope to run a similar workshop/seminar at Penn State. Our other major aim was to set up a national organization, which we succeeded in doing.  As of last week there is now a British Association for the Philosophy of Sport.  The Association will be affiliated to IAPS - in ways that will need to be clarified with the executive - and will operate under the aegis of the International Association.  We agreed various offices of the Association.  Over the next two years I will be Chair the embryonic Association and Tony Skillen (School of Classics, Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury) will be Vice Chair.  We aim to produce a newsletter, web site and other materials this year.  We will look to 2003, when IAPS will come to the University of Gloucestershire. If anyone wishes to gain further information, or offer advice and support, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Editor’s Note:  Mike tells me there will be a panel on this issue at the Penn State conference.  If you want to be a part of this, contact him.  

Dr. M. J. McNamee

MMcNamee@chelt.ac.uk  

Books….

 Anabolic Steroids, Bodybuilding and the Law Testosterone, Androgens, Muscle Growth & Performance Hormones by Rick Collins, Esq.

 Sport Technology: History, Philosophy, Policy, Edited by Andy Miah & Simon B. Eassom A Special Book edition of international refereed journal Research in Philosophy & Technology, General Editor: Prof. Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines, USA  Forthcoming in the fall. 

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