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Home Page > Digital libraries > Bocconi 2008

International conference

The Social Impact of Sport Governance & Management

Organized by
The research project "Sport and Social Capital in the European Union"
funded by a  European Commission "Marie Curie Excellence Grant"
and hosted by Università Bocconi

Università Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy
20th- 22nd of November 2008

Presentation

The conference will explore the changing roles and expectations of sport
federations and their impact on patterns of governance and management
practices. It will bring together administrators, government representatives,
athletes and academics, including scholars from a variety of disciplines and
perspectives whose research interests touch upon issues of sports management, governance, and policy, as well as social welfare and non-profit organisations.

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Seminar for doctoral students and junior researchers (new)

As part of the forthcoming international conference on The Social Impact of Sport Governance & Management, to be held on November 20-22, the research group “Sport and Social Capital in the European Union” is pleased to offer a workshop for PhD students and junior researchers.
Plaese follow the link for further details.

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Call for papers

Topics for discussion may include:

1. Financing the social role of sport
2. Managing the mix of amateur, elite, and professional athletes
3. Equalities agenda and policy making
4. Knowledge sharing and networks across organizational boundaries
5. Sport organizations and social policy in the European context
6. Managing volunteers / volunteers as managers in non-profit sports organizations
7. Relationships between governments, citizens, and sports federations
8. Marketing and social values in sports

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, must include the paper/poster title, the presenter’s name and affiliation. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Scientific Committee (Elio Borgonovi, Giovanni Fattore, Margaret Groeneweld, Barrie Houlihan and Fabienne Ohl).

Participation fees vary according to the position of the participant. The fees settled are:
Normal fee: 100 €
Discounted fee for students: 50 €

Please note:

- Papers and posters should be in English
-Posters must be accompanied by their authors, who will attend their respective poster sessions and respond to queries regarding their work
- 20 minutes will be allowed for oral presentations
- Oral and poster presenters must register as participants for the conference
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is June 30, 2008 to the Conference Administrator, Mr. Vito Di Sarli at scsportex@unibocconi.it.

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Conference official web site

Please check the conference's official web site for updates and further details.

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