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"A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America" conference
“A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America” is a distinctive, intimate, and affordable three-day event that provides opportunities for sports academics and professionals working in sports-related fields to network and to share their expertise about American sports. This year's conference will be May 22-24, 2012.
Register for the 2012 Sport and Society Conference
Registration is now open for the 2012 conference. >>MORE |
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Call for Submissions
We are soliciting proposals for papers and presentations for inclusion in the concurrent sessions from sports academics and professionals working in sports-related fields. We are encouraging submissions from a broad range of topics. >>MORE
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2012 Featured Keynotes and Speakers:
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Allan H. (Bud) Selig
Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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George Bodenheimer
Executive Chairman, ESPN Inc.
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Marti Wronski
Vice President and General Counsel, Milwaukee Brewers
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Wayne Larrivee
Packers Play-by-Play Announcer, WTMJ-AM
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A Look Back: The 2010 "A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America" Conference
The 2010 conference was held May 26-28, 2010. Sports academics and professionals working in sports-related fields converged to give and hear papers and presentations on a wide range topics related to American sports. The conference also included a lineup of exceptional keynote addresses by nationally renown sport professionals such as Paul Tagliabue, Carl Vogel, Dr. Robert Kustra and Kevin Blackistone, and featured a gallery exhibition of the finest American sports photography, and a juried festival of sports-themed films and videos. >>More about the 2010 conference
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"Sport in American Society"
Paul Tagliabue
Former Commissioner (CEO), NFL
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"The Future of American Sports"
Carl Vogel
Partner, SCP Worldwide
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"Modern College Athletics: A View from the Top"
Dr. Robert Kustra
President, Boise State University
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“Race and Sports in America”
Kevin Blackistone
Panelist, ESPN's "Around the Horn"
Shirley Povich Chair in Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland
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"A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America," is a partnership between St. Norbert College and the Green Bay Packers.
 
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The 2010 conference was sponsored by Time Warner Cable, Independent Printing Co., Inc. and Kahler Slater:
  
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For additional information, please contact conference director, Kevin Quinn at