Interested in the Legal Issues of Recreation and Sports Law? Attend the SRLA conference

Good morning SRLA members,

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday weekend, and is off to a productive start this semester. The BOD is working diligently on several initiatives related to our 2019 Conference; please read carefully below and respond to the appropriate parties where requested.

• Call for Nominees: 2019 BOD Candidates

President-Elect Sungho Cho is soliciting nominations for the 2019 slate of BOD Candidates. Please see the message from SungHo here: http://www.srlaconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/SRLA-Call-for-Nomination_FA18_Revised.pdf

SRLA can only exist if our members are willing to dedicate themselves to this important service; please consider nominating yourself or a colleague.

• Call for Abstract Reviewers:

SRLA is in need of reviewers to review conference abstract submissions. Please consider serving as a reviewer, as such service is vital to the organization and your colleagues within SRLA. We anticipate that abstract reviewers will need to review 7-10 abstracts between October 15th and November 1st. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please contact SRLA Past-President Michael Carroll at mscarroll, indicating your willingness to serve. Please also reach out to Michael Carroll with any questions.

• Student Awards

Information is now available for our 2019 student awards; summaries are below, but full details are available at: http://www.srlaconference.com/awards/

• Bernard Patrick Maloy Graduate Student Research Award; Given annually to the graduate student who submits the best research paper to the Honors and Awards Committee. Award winners are encouraged to work towards future publication in Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport.

Submission Deadline: Saturday, 12/1/18

The winner will receive free Conference Registration and reimbursement up to $500 in expenses to attend the annual SRLA Conference. The winning paper and the selected student will be included in the Conference Program to present his/her paper, as well as recognized during the SRLA Awards Banquet

• Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition; Allows undergraduate students an opportunity to submit and present research for evaluation by a panel of judges from the SRLA professional membership. Accepted posters will be displayed concurrently with the Poster Session at the SRLA Conference, with the winning poster chosen by the panel of judges.

Submission Deadline: Saturday, 12/1/18

The Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition involves undergraduate student or a team of two students submitting the most outstanding research-based poster according to the criteria and identified topic/theme. The winner(s) will receive a $250 cash award and recognition at SRLA Conference.

Topic: Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation facing Global Sport Organizations

• Conference Hotel Reservations:

The SRLA room block is available for you to make your conference hotel reservations. Our guaranteed number of rooms may be less than the number of attendees, so we recommend reserving your room as soon as you are able. To make a reservation, please follow the link at the bottom of the SRLA Accommodations webpage: http://www.srlaconference.com/accomodations/

• Abstract Submission Deadline

The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, October 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please visit the SRLA Abstract webpage for full details: http://www.srlaconference.com/call-for-abstracts/