Note: The next
GSBA Conference is scheduled for February 2025
Call for Presentations
2025
Global Sport Business Association (GSBA) Conference
February 21-24,
2025
Interested scholars and
practitioners are invited to submit sport business research proposals for
consideration as either an oral (15 min) or poster presentation. Submissions
will be accepted May 1st - August 31, 2024. All submissions received by August 31 will be given priority review. Completed research studies
are invited as well as works in progress, to be completed by the conference
date. Proposal submissions should be based on original work not previously
presented at another conference or under consideration for another conference. Both
oral and poster submissions should be in the form of a 250-350 word abstract (excluding references)
including a title page containing the list of authors, their affiliations, and the
lead author contact information and identify which conference track (Sport Business or Entrepreneurship & Innovation). The submissions for consideration should be
sent to GSBAssn@yahoo.com as a Word document attachment.
New in 2025:
- Tracks:
- Sport Business (includes marketing, management, finance, economics, event/venue management, accounting, recreation management, sport management/marketing pedagogy etc.)
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation (including small business, start up, social entrepreneurship, sport innovation, sport tech, entrepreneurship pedagogy, etc.)
- Doctoral/Early Career Consortium - providing training and career guidance for graduate students and junior faculty.
- All abstracts will be published in the conference special issue of the Global Sports Business Journal.
- Best Paper (one per track) will be given automatic consideration for the conference special issue of the Global Sports Business Journal. All submissions are automatically considered for Best Paper Award.
The conference will be held in
the Bahamas aboard Royal Caribbean's "Independence of the Seas." The ship will
sail from the Port of Miami on Friday, February 21st, with stops in
Coco Cay (Saturday) and Nassau (Sunday), returning to Miami on Monday, February
24th.
The lead author or one of the
secondary authors must register for the conference (including the booking of
her/his room) no later than September 30, 2024. All rooms/rates are double
occupancy. Failure to register for the conference by that date may result in
the submission being withdrawn. A limited number of oral presentations and
poster presentations will be accepted. Once the conference schedule is
arranged, a wait-list will be created in the event a submission is withdrawn or
cancelled. All conference attendees must register for the conference and book
their rooms at the conference website. Onsite conference registration will not
be available.
Faculty Research Grants
- Two Grant Opportunities
- Graduate Student & Junior Faculty Research Grant - must be untenured (can be non-tenure track) ($800)
- GSBA Research Grant - any rank or position ($800)
- Submission Guidelines:
- Proposals should be submitted to GSBAssn@yahoo.com
- 2 page maximum (excluding references)
- Outlines a research project to be completed utilizing the funds
- Automatic acceptance in GSBA 2026 to present findings from study
Conference costs are:
Conference
Registration with Membership $275
Students $ 65
Adult Guests $ 45
Children - (does not include membership) $ Free
Cruise Cabin Rates* Interior
Room $471
Ocean View $576
Balcony $699
*Rates listed are per person; double occupancy; including
taxes & gratuities.
