Conference on Law, Policy and the Olympic Movement, May, 2012

Conference on Law, Policy and the Olympic Movement

Part III

Ithaca College London Center

35 Harrington Gardens, London   SW7 4JU

May 16-18, 2012

Following the success of the previous two Conferences on Law, Policy and the Olympic Movement in May 2010 and May 2011, the Ithaca College London Centre would like to take this opportunity to convene the third of three conferences examining the historical, legal, political and economic impact of hosting the Olympic Games. 

Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following areas:

The Legal Issues Surrounding the Olympic Games – Potential topics include, but are not limited to: gender equity; WADA and doping; gender testing; athletes’ rights; media and broadcasting rights; sponsorship and marketing; image rights; and other issues.

Policy  Issues Surrounding the Games – Potential topics include, but are not limited to: development through sport; economic impact of staging the Olympics; Olympic financing and governance; environment and sustainable development; sport facilities: economic boom or white elephants; and the structure of the IOC.

The Olympic Movement – Potential topics include, but are not limited to: the history of the Ancient Olympic Games; the legacies of the modern Olympic Games; the Future of the Olympic Games; and the politics of Olympic site selection.

The conference will feature keynote addresses by international sport leaders and scholars, as well as open paper sessions. Conference organizers encourage the submission of both individual presentations and panel session topics. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name, affiliation and email address.

Deadline for the submission of abstracts is: December 15, 2011. 

Accepted presentations will be notified as reviews are received, but no later than: February 4, 2012.   

All abstracts and questions should be sent to the Conference Organizers:

Bill Sheasgreen: wsheasgreen@ithaca.edu

or

Genevieve Gordon: sportslaw@venire.co.uk

For more information, please visit: /hshp/depts/smm/Conference/