Each year, the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) hosts a conference where academics, industry professionals, and students gather to exchange ideas, present research, and discuss matters germane to the field of sport management. Next year’s conference will be held in San Diego the week of May 27-30, 2025. (Note the conference will be Tuesday through Friday.)
More information about the NASSM conference can be found by clicking through the links below.
NASSM invites individuals to submit abstracts, including empirical, methodological, conceptual, and teaching-related types, for next year’s NASSM Conference to be held May 27-30 in San Diego, CA. Abstract submissions will begin to be accepted on October 1, 2024 with a deadline for submissions on November 1, 2024 (11:59 PM PST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be accepted or reviewed. Both completed research and research that is in progress are acceptable. Please reach out to Conference Academic Chair, Dr. Bri Newland (bln2@nyu.edu), with questions concerning the CFP and conference academic program.
Abstracts must include the following information and conform to the following requirements. Please note the information that is submitted with your abstract is what is used to generate the online and print version of the Conference Abstracts, as well as the presentation schedule. As such, submitting authors should verify the correctness of all of the information provided. Please pay careful attention to the following:
Presentations may be proposed in any of the following formats:
Authors’ names may not appear on more than two (2) abstracts/proposals of any kind (i.e., authors are limited to two possible presentations regardless of co-authorship or type of presentation). An exception to this limit is for an advisor to a student who is submitting an abstract. In this case, the advisor position must be clearly indicated in the author section of the submission and the first author must be a registered student at their institution at the time of the abstract submission deadline.
Abstracts submitted to NASSM should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference or have been previously presented at another conference. Submitted abstracts should not be of work published prior to November 1, 2024.
Teaching & Learning Fair Updates
Please also note that there are operating code updates related to the Teaching and Learning Fair. You will upload Teaching & Learning Fair abstracts with all other abstract categories. These categories are:
All abstracts must be submitted online using the abstract submission portal, which will require you to supply the following information. Note that we have adopted a new categorization and context mechanism to help organize the review process and scheduling of accepted abstracts. We recommend authors consider the lists below in advance of submitting their abstracts. Selections from the category/sub-category and context lists will be required during the submission process.
Abstract(s) submission indicates the intent of the presenter(s) to register for and attend the 2025 NASSM Conference. At least one presenter must register by the conference early bird registration deadline or their paper will be withdrawn. Presenters should be prepared to present at any time between first session (8:00 AM on Wednesday, May 30) and last session of the conference (4:30 PM on Friday, June 1). The Conference schedule will be released for review in March 2025.
Abstracts can not be submitted prior to October 1, 2024, and MUST be received no later than November 1, 2024 (11:59 PM PST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be accepted or reviewed. All abstracts selected for presentation will be reprinted and published in the Conference Abstracts as submitted. Some editorial corrections will be made by the Program Chair, but there will NOT be an opportunity for authors to revise their abstract(s). Authors cannot be added after the abstract submission deadline has passed.
All abstracts will be subjected to a blind review. No preference will be given to longer abstracts. Review criteria will be based on the presentation categories as outlined below.
Empirical—Work that uses research to test or build sport management theory and concepts, or reports data collected in the context of consultation to a sport organization.
Conceptual—Work that presents new conceptual frameworks or expands existing ones, and which typically does not collect new data.
Teaching—Work that focuses on classroom methods/innovations and acquaints sport management faculty with new methods or procedures that have proven useful in the classroom.
Methodology—Work that focuses on new methods or innovative applications of established methods for sport management research (these may be illustrated with empirical examples, but the empirical component in this case should be intended to illustrate the method).
Teaching and Learning—Work that shares pedagogical ideas, strategies, assignments, projects and other teaching and learning tools with sport management faculty (abstracts submitted under this type will be reviewed for NASSM’s Teaching & Learning Fair)
Abstract submissions will begin to be accepted on October 1, 2024 with a deadline for submissions on November 1, 2024 (11:59 PM PST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be accepted or reviewed. Both completed research and research that is in progress are acceptable. Please reach out to Conference Academic Chair, Dr. Bri Newland (bln2@nyu.edu), with questions concerning the CFP and conference academic program.
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Below are the rates (in USD) for the 2024 NASSM conference that will be held May 29-June 1, 2024 in Minneapolis. Early bird registration ends on March 31, 2024, after which registration rates for conference will increase. Please note that current professional and student members should register for the conference in the Members section, where they can register for the conference at the discounted member rate. Non-members looking to become a NASSM member and register for the NASSM conference can do so by clicking the “ Register Now” button below and following the form and payment instructions. Please note all non-members will need to create a NASSM.org account* first before selecting a registration and/or membership option and submitting payment/conference registration details.
Early Bird Rate (Before April 1)
$300 Student Rate (reduced by $25 from last year)
$535 Professional Member
$650 Non-Member
Standard Rate (April 1-May 29)
$400 Student Rate (reduced by $25 from last year)
$700 Professional Member
$800 Non-Member
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Cancellation prior to April 1: $50 of registration fee is non-refundable
Cancellation between April 1-May 15: 50% of registration fee is non-refundable
Cancellation after May 15: No refund of registration fee
*Membership Fees
Non-members (professionals and students) who wish to become a NASSM member when registering for the annual NASSM Conference can do so by clicking on the “ Register Now” button below. You will be asked to create a NASSM.org account prior to selecting from a list of registration and membership options. NASSM membership fees are $150 for professional members and $80 for student members. Annual emeritus and lifetime memberships are available for those individuals who are deemed eligible. For more information or to request to become an emeritus or lifetime member of NASSM, please contact the NASSM Business Office at director@nassm.org .
NASSM memberships run from January to December. Unless you are a lifetime member (see below), membership needs to be renewed each year. Current NASSM members will be provided online access to the Journal of Sport Management (JSM) and the Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ) via the NASSM members’ page. Any member that wishes to purshase a print component (JSM and/or SMEJ) must contact the customer service team at Human Kinetics directly to place the order ( click here to contact HK) .
*Donate to Women in NASSM (WIN)
Any professionals or students who wish to donate to Women in NASSM (WIN) can do so by clicking on the “ Donate Now” button below. Every dollar donated goes directly to support WIN programming at the annual NASSM conference. Donations will contribute to the society being able to provide professional development, networking opportunities, and gathering spaces for women of NASSM.
