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5-8 July 2011 Mantra on Salt Beach Kingscliff, NSW
Sporting Traditions XVIII is the biennial conference of the Australian Society for Sport History, which will, in 2011, be hosted by the School of Human Movement Studies at The University of Queensland. The overarching theme is “The Past in the Present: Sport History and Popular Culture”.
The Past in the Present: Sport History and Popular Culture.
The sporting past is everywhere. From the scoreboard at the Adelaide Oval, to the statue of Michael Jordan outside the United Centre in Chicago, to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, to the catalogue of historical sporting films like Chariots of Fire, to sporting enactments like the Medieval Tournament held annually north of Brisbane, to commemorative events like the annual Swim in the Dardanelles, to the new media like the internet, to books written by historians, journalist and sportspeople, the sporting past is found in the present in a multitude of other forms.
Organisers of Sporting Traditions XVIII invite papers that address any dimension of the relationship between the sporting past in the present, between sport history and popular culture.
Participants can submit:
· Individual papers · Sessions comprised of three papers · Round Table discussions
For individual papers, abstracts of between 150 and 200 words should be submitted by electronic mail to sportingtraditions@uq.edu.au
For complete sessions, comprising presenters and a commentator, an abstract of the session (200-300 words) plus an abstract for each individual paper (150-200 words each) should be submitted by electronic mail to sportingtraditions@uq.edu.au
Ideas for round-table discussion should be submitted by electronic mail to sportingtraditions@uq.edu.au
Abstracts will be accepted until 4 March 2011.
Delegates will be notified of their acceptance by 1 April 2011.
Douglas Booth Douglas Booth is Professor and Dean of the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He is an internationally recognised sport historian, the author of numerous academic articles and books, and winner of North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) book awards for The Race Game (1998), Australian Beach Cultures (2001) and The Field (2005).
Kevin Moore Kevin Moore is a former academic and current Director of the National Football Museum in the UK, which is currently relocating from Preston to Manchester, and is author of Museums and Popular Culture (Leicester University Press: London, 1997) as well as numerous academic articles on sport museums.
Barbara Keys
Click here for the first draft of the program. Please note that the organisers reserve the right to make changes.
The registration fees are set out in the table below. Registration includes a welcome cocktail reception, morning and afternoon teas and buffet lunches while the conference is 'in session', plus the closing banquet.
*Please note that the closing banquet is included in the registration fee; extra tickets can be purchased)
To register, please click on the button below and follow the prompts. Payment can be made by VISA or MasterCard.
ASSH encourages student participation in its conferences and financial assistance is available for eligible students. To be eligible, full-time or part-time postgraduate students who are members of ASSH in good standing and present a paper at a Sporting Traditions conference may submit an application for financial assistance, which must be supported by original receipts for travel, accommodation and registration (photocopies are unacceptable) and evidence of student status (photocopy of current student card) to the ASSH Treasurer. A total amount of $3000 per biennial period shall be available for this purpose. A maximum of $500 for individual full-time students will be made available as a subsidy to cover registration and associated costs for applicants who are members of ASSH, and a maximum of $250 for individual part-time students will be made available as a subsidy to cover registration and associated costs for applicants who are members of ASSH. Should the number of requests for funding exceed the amount of available funds, subsidies will be allocated on a pro-rata basis.
Kingscliff, New South Wales is a 20-minute drive from the Gold Coast Airport, which makes it easily accessible for interstate and New Zealand visitors. Other international visitors can fly directly to Brisbane Airport and transfer to the venue from there.
Mantra at Salt Beach Resort is an ideal conference facility, located directly on the beach with all the amenities needed for an enjoyable Sporting Traditions experience.
Please click here for information on the town of Kingscliff, NSW.
Getting to the venue
Mantra on Salt Beach is located at Gunnamatta Avenue, Kingscliff NSW 2487 Australia. The closest airport is the Gold Coast Airport, which is a 20-minute drive away.
Getting there from the Gold Coast Airport
Prior to arrival by air at the Gold Coast airport, ring Bus With Us to arrange bus transfer: 0418 652 207 or visit their website. Cost is AU$20 one way per person (as at 8/10/10).
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Airport Con-x-ion. Minimum 2 people; cost AU$24 one-way per adult (as at 8/10/10).
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For other local bus connections, including Coachtrans and Surfside Buslines, please contact Translink: 13 12 30. These are cheaper shuttle or taxi services but require at least one transfer stop en route.
Getting there from Brisbane Airport
Airport Con-x-ion Minimum 2 people; cost AU$90 one-way per adult (as at 8/10/10).
Coachtrans Shuttle to Tweed City Shopping Centre and local transport from there. For local transport options, ring Translink: 13 12 30.
You can travel by train to Robina on the Gold Coast from the Brisbane domestic or international airports. Visit Airtrain for prices and schedules. From Robina, local transport options are available but will require transferring. For local transport options, ring Translink: 13 12 30.
By road
For directions from your location, visit Whereis.
Two bedroom deluxe room
A block of rooms will be booked at the
Mantra at Salt Beach Resort.
ALL ROOMS INCLUDE BREAKFAST FOR ALL ROOM OCCUPANTS
To book, please print and return the booking form directly to Mantra at Salt Beach Resort
Mantra on Salt Beach Resort Gunnamatta Avenue, Kingscliff NSW 2487, Australia
Phone: +61 (0)2 6670 5000 Email: info@conferencesandevents@salt.com.au
Alternative accommodation is available at the nearby Kingscliff Caravan Park, which is a 3-minute drive from the conference facility. Cabins sleep up to 5 people, at a cost of $106/night for two adults plus $15/night for each additional occupant (as at 13 October 2010). These will book out quickly.
Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park
www.tchp.com.au (and chose the Kingscliff Beach link. Safari tents are also available via the Kingscliff North link – Kingscliff North is 2km further away)
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