Sport and Society at the Crossroads 5th World Congress of ISSA
Organized by: JAPAN SOCIETY OF SPORT SOCIOLOGY
On behalf of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA)
I want to welcome all of you to Japan and the beautiful city of Kyoto.
The Japan organising committee has developed
a wonderful program of scholarly, social and cultural events.
This will be a great opportunity to share our research,
learn about Japanese culture, and meet new friends.
We look forward to seeing you in Kyoto!
Professor Steve Jackson
President, ISSA
Invitation to ISSA 2008 Japan
The Organizing Committee extends an invitation to you to attend the World Congress of the International Sociology of Sport Association. The world congress on Sport and Society at the Crossroads is to be held in Kyoto, Japan from 26 July to 29 July 2008 (with a pre-Congress workshop to be held 26 July).
Aim and theme of the congress
This is the first ISSA congress to meet in Japan, the crossroads of East and West, the traditional and the modern. The congress represents ISSA’s commitment to cross-cultural dialogue in an increasingly globalized world. We are looking forward to an interchange across national boundaries and academic disciplines.
Main topics
Globalization & Sport
Sport and National Identity
Sport, Politics and Policy
Gender and Sport
Sport and Identity Politics
Sport and Technology
Sport and Health
Sport and Media
Sports Mega-Events
Sport in Asia
Adapted Sport
Sport Promotion
Schedule
26-29 July 2008
→ Schedule
→ Presentation Timetable(Schedule of Sessions)
→ Presentation Timetable(Sessions Details)
Scientific program
The scientific program consists of keynote sessions, parallel sessions, poster sessions and a book exhibition. Topical and controversial issues may be discussed in“ad hoc”sessions.
Social program
The opening ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on 26 July at the International Hall, where representatives of Kyoto University will greet the congress participants. The congress will close with a farewell dinner on 28 July.
Information for presenters
If you are interested in contributing a paper or poster, or organizing a workshop, please send an abstract online in addition to your registration. Registration forms and abstract submission forms will be available on the congress website by the end of November 2007. Additional information and guidelines will be frequently updated on the congress website. All abstracts accepted will be published in a volume of abstracts and distributed to participants at the beginning of the Congress. The selection of presentations and their allocation to the sessions will be determined by the Scientific Committee.
Questions about registration can be addressed to the Congress coordinator by email at: overseas@jsss.jp
Congress fee
The deadline for reduced registration fee was postponed until 31st May
Participants from category B or C countries are discounted 10% of the fee and students are discounted 50% of the fee. (Please see the “Registration”)
→ How to become an ISSA member
Deadlines − important dates
29th March 2008: Submission of abstracts
30th April 2008: Notification of acceptance of contribution
31st May 2008: Deadline for reduced registration fee
26th July 2008: Arrival and registration
29th July 2008: Departure
Paying Registration Fee in Kyoto
If you have not yet paid your registration fee, you can pay when you register at the congress site in Kyoto. Payment will be accepted in cash, Japanese yen only. Credit cards, personal checks and traveler’s checks will not be accepted at the congress site.
Official language
The official language of the Congress is English.
Registration
→ Sport and Society at the Crossroads 5th World Congress of ISSA
Organization
International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA)
Japan Society of Sport Sociology (JSSS)
Organizing Committee
Atsuo Sugimoto (head)
Soon-Hee Whang
Takayuki Yamashita
Kimio Ito
Kouichi Kiku
Keiji Matsuda
Isamu Kuroda
Hajime Hirai
Keiko Nakae
Haruo Nogawa
Hidesato Takahashi
Shinichi Kawaguchi
Yasuo Yamaguchi
Scientific Committee
Keiji Matsuda
Satoshi Shimizu
Yoshio Takahashi
Hitoshi Ebishima
Tetsuo Nishiyama
Natsuko Saka
Lee Thompson
Steve Jackson
Gertrud Pfister
Christopher Hallinan
Fabien Ohl
Elizabeth Pike
Kimberly Schimmel
John Sugden
Congress Venue
The congress will take place in the historic buildings of Kyoto University located in the heart of the ancient capital.
Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan
Main Campus
Faculty of Letters: Keynote, Oral presentations, Poster session
Clock Tower Central Hall: Pre-congress workshops, Welcome reception, Symposium1
Faculty of Medicine Campus
Shiran Kaikan: Symposium2, Congress dinner
→ Access & Maps Kyoto University
→ Kansai International Airport
Accommodation
Participants will be responsible for booking their own accommodations. See information on the registration site.
Further information
- Keynote Lectures ・ITO Kimio (Kyoto University, President of JSSS)
・Kari FASTING (Norwegian School of Sport and
Physical Education, Ex-President of ISSA) - Symposiums
Symposium 1 (27th July）
The Olympic Games: Tradition, Globalization, Media, Power
・William W. KELLY (Yale University)
・OK Gwang (Chungbuk National University)
・XU Xin (Cornell University)
・SHIMIZU Satoshi (University of Tsukuba)
Coordinator: SUGIMOTO Atsuo
Symposium 2（28th July）
a. Sport in Asia: Tradition and Transformation
Coordinator: WHANG Soon-Hee
b. Sport and the Public Sphere
Coordinator: KIKU Koichi, YAMAGUCHI Yasuo
- Pre-Congress Workshops (26th July) (1) Invention and Authenticity in the Traditional Body
Culture of Japan
Coordinator: Lee THOMPSON,
(2) Digital Sport
Coordinator: MATSUDA Keiji, YAMAMOTO Ya-Ya Mayumi
● Information of Graduate Student Workshop
Graduate Student Workshop
ISSA is pleased to announce that it will be organising a Graduate Student Workshop once again during this year’s annual conference. We would be very pleased to receive suggestions for the content of the workshop. In particular, if any students would like to ask a question or raise an issue at the workshop, please send these in advance so that we can structure the session around your areas of interest. All suggestions or queries should be sent to Dr Elizabeth Pike (ISSA General Secretary) at e.pike@chi.ac.uk.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Elizabeth
● Schedule
● Important Information for Presenters
Oral Presentations
Each room in the conference venue is equipped with a notebook computer (Windows only). Some rooms have VCR systems, but are only NTSC system compatible. DVD discs can be played on each computer, so it is recommended to convert the videotape onto a DVD disc, if it is required for your presentation. If you need any other equipment for your presentation, please inform us by the end of June.
Each presenter is asked to give us their PowerPoint files by CD or USB memory at the registration area on the 26th of July. It is strongly recommended that the PowerPoint file’s version should be PowerPoint 2003 only and compatible with Windows XP. Anyone registering later than the 26th of July will have to bring their PowerPoint files directly to the venue prior to the session.
Poster Presentations
The size of posters should not exceed 594 mm in length and 841 mm in height. Wall space will be available.
● Canceling
PHOTO ALBUM
Traditional Sport “KEMARI”
Modern Sport “Marathon for Citizen in Kyoto”
