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2013 Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Travel Fund

In 2013 ISHPES will offer several grants from the GERD VON DER LIPPE JUNIOR SCHOLAR TRAVEL FUND to assist graduate students who present papers at the Congress.

The money will be divided among the applicants to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation at the conference. Exact amounts of the financial support will vary.

A graduate student requesting travel funds must make a request for a Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund grant at the same time as the abstract submission. Applications should consist of a concise letter from the prospective participant requesting a grant from the Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund, sent to Dr. Kai Reinhart, ISHPES General Secretary, at info@ishpes.org.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2013

Requirements:
–Be a current ISHPES member. (Join here)
–Include applicant’s academic affiliation
–Include the name and email address of applicant’s graduate program advisor

Funding requests will have no bearing on the scientific committee’s decisions on panels, but funds will not be awarded unless the applicant’s paper is accepted by the scientific committee in a separate decision.

All recipients must register for the ISHPES conference in advance. This financial support will be disbursed to recipients by the ISHPES General Secretary at the conference. The winner of the Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award is not eligible for financial support from the Gerd von der Lippe Junior Scholar Fund.

Call for Papers: The 14th Congress of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport

Topic: Games and Sporting Events in History: Organization, Performances and Impacts

Call for Abstracts

International Organizer: International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES)

Themes
• Traditional festivals, sporting activities and folk dances
• The history of sports and tournaments in Asia
• Sportification processes of Asian physical culture
• The history and the spirit of traditional martial arts (fighting)
• Asian approaches to gender and sports
• Sporting legacies in the Eastern and Western World
• The Olympic Games
• Health issues and sporting activities
• New approaches to the history of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
• The establishment and management of sports museums
• Open Papers

Important Dates
Deadline of Abstract Submission: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Deadline of Early Bird Registration: Friday, May 31, 2013
Deadline of Online Registration: Monday, July 15, 2013

Local Organizer: National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan 2013 ISHPES Secretariat
Address: 6F.-9., No.2, Jian 8th Rd., Jhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan

For more information see http://www.2013ishpes.org/
Or e-mail to 2013 ISHPES Secretariat, E-mail: 2013ishpes@gmail.com

2013 Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award – Call for Applications

ISHPES is currently accepting applications for the 2013 Junior Scholar Award. The ISHPES GIGLIOLA GORI JUNIOR SCHOLAR AWARD will be presented at the 2013 ISHPES Congress to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from August 18-22, 2013.

Gigliola Gori, a leading sport historian in Italy and longtime member of ISHPES, as well as one of its current Vice-Presidents, has very generously donated a 1000 € prize for the ISHPES Junior Scholar Award. This award is intended to promote emerging scholarship among young scholars of sport history world-wide through the organizational support of ISHPES and its members.

It is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be a member of ISHPES and a registered student (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of the Congress or a junior scholar (within one year of receiving a PhD). The essay must be submitted in English and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 10,000 words.

The main criteria for selection will be based on originality, the scientific quality of the research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history. A specially chosen committee will review the articles. The winner will be announced by the end of May 2013.

The award winner will receive a 1000 € prize, free registration at the Congress and a year’s membership to ISHPES. The winning paper should be presented during the conference. His/her paper will be published in Stadion and the winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality, will receive a diploma that will be presented during the Congress. The essay must be emailed to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Patricia Vertinsky, to awards@ishpes.org no later than March 31, 2013.

2012 Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award

ISHPES is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Junior Scholar Award.

The ISHPES GIGLIOLA GORI JUNIOR SCHOLAR AWARD will be presented at the 2012 ISHPES Congress to be held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil from July 9-13, 2012.

1st Conference on the History of Women and Sport from Past to Future, held in Dohar, Qatar January 22-24, 2012

A landmark was created in history when the Qatar Museum of Olympic Sports in cooperation with the Qatar Women’s Sport Committee and the Qatar Olympic Committee organized the first Conference to be held in Qatar on ‘The History of Women and Sport’ at the Museum of Islamic Art in January 2012. It was opened by HH Sheikha Jawahir bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, the wife of HH the Heir Apparent.

2011 Young Scholar Award Winner: Bieke Gils

Bieke Gils, a graduate student at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is the 2011 winner of the ISHPES Young Scholar Award.

2011 ISHPES Award Winner: Wray Vamplew

Dr. Wray Vamplew is the winner of the 2011 ISHPES Award. Wray Vamplew’s career has been a succession of firsts on a truly international stage. In 1984 he became the first editor of Sporting Traditions, the journal of the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) in which he played a leading role from 1978.

2011 Gerd von der Lippe Young Scholar Fund

Graduate students presenting papers at the 2011 ISHPES Congress are eligible to apply for a travel grant from GERD VON DER LIPPE YOUNG SCHOLAR FUND. The money will be divided among the applicants to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation at the conference. Exact amounts of the financial support will vary.

Copenhagen Summer School 2011

Sport and Movement Cultures – Developments and Practices in a Globalised World. Historical, Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Approaches

International Summer School for Young Researchers – Course for PhD Students
Date: August 22-27, 2011
Place: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Global Conference on Traditional Physical Cultures, Sports & Games

The Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, premier Institute of Physical Education and Sports hosts the event under the auspices of National Association of Physical Education & Sports (NAPES-INDIA) as a part of its ‘CENTENARY’ celebration.