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2011 IAPS Conference - Second Call for Papers www.iaps.net The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 39th annual 2011 IAPS meeting. The conference will be held September 8-11, 2011 in Rochester, New York (USA).  Abstracts are welcome on any area of philosophy of sport, including metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, and from any theoretical approach, including analytic philosophy and critical theory. While IAPS recognizes, values, and encourages interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies, acceptance is contingent on the philosophical content of the project. Emerging scholars are encouraged to submit works in progress. A Program Committee of three IAPS peers will review abstracts. Contributors will be notified about the status of their abstracts by May 16, 2011 Proposals for round table and panel discussions, including a tentative list of participants, are also welcome and...

As Vancouver celebrates its one year anniversary since hosting the Winter Games, allegations have arose surrounding accountability and blame for the Georgian luger Nodar Kumariatashvili's tragic death. CBC's the Fifth Estate produced an interesting investigation into the case and is worthy of a gander. www.cbc.ca/fifth/2010-2011/deathattheolympics/

At least, that's what someone at Zen College Life says . Perhaps I'm just being defensive, but I don't think this blog is "male-dominated". I guess one could conclude this by looking at the list of contributors, as by my count 15 out of 23 contributors are male. Regardless, if any non-male philosophers of sport are interested in contributing, and for that matter people from places outside of the U.S. and Canada, let me know.

I grew up in Kansas City, and thought this recent column would be of interest to readers here: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/23/2604840/great-play-doesnt-mean-great-character.html I have no idea what kind of person Ben Roethlisberger is now, but setting that aside, I think Mellinger is right about how fans often respond to these types of situations.

I never thought I'd be publicising so much about ethical issues concerning sex and gender but there seem to be so many. Here's another story about disparaging remarks made by Sky Sports presenters about a female line-judge and the offside rule. http://www.sportsister.com/2011/01/24/sky-sports-presenters-question-if-a-female-referee-knew-the-offside-rule/

An article in the Toronto Star details the struggles of 12 year old Kayla Watkin to play hockey. The only girl on a co-ed team, Watkins was asked to agree to restrictions on her ice team or agree to improve her skills. Instead, she did the only thing she thought she could: She quit. Notable is the fact that the team, the Toronto Ice Dogs PeeWee “A” club, is the lowest level of competitive play, intended to be inclusive of all levels and abilities. Except for girls, I guess....As usual female athletes need to be better than male just to play the game. That isn't fair.

A recent column addresses this issue: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/09/greene.pay.college.athletes/index.html?hpt=C2