There has been many inquiries about the conference in Australia and requests to extend the submission deadline. In order to accommodate as many folks as possible, the submission deadline is being extended to March 16, 2008.

1. Please read the Call for Papers - Guidelines/Instructions before proceeding.
2. The submission deadline has been extended to March 16th, 2008 at 11:59pm (Eastern).
3. Abstracts and Papers already submitted will be processed according to the established time line. Thus, Primary Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their submission by April 16th, 2008.

The organizing committee for the Sport Marketing Association invites competitive papers for possible conclusion in the association’s 6th Annual Conference.

Papers must conform to the format instructions. Submissions will be subjected to double blind peer review. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection as soon as the review process has been completed. The anticipated notification date is April 16, 2008.

It is a condition of acceptance of the paper that at least one of the authors must attend the conference and present the paper.

Review of Submissions

Reviewers for the SMA’s 6th Annual Conference will judge all manuscripts on the basis of overall quality in relation to contribution to the study of sport marketing, advancing the study of sport marketing, and clarity in the presentation of ideas and information. Submissions may include but are not limited to conceptual papers, basic research, action research, case studies, and pedagogical strategies. Authors are welcome to submit papers pertaining to symposia or roundtable discussions that will focus on specific topics.

Publication

All papers accepted for presentation following the formal review process will be published in the Conference Proceedings. These proceedings will be provided to all conference delegates.

After reading the above instructions, follow these links to submit your papers:

Submission Page for Categories 1-4:
- Oral Presentation
- Symposium or Roundtable
- Poster Presentation
- Graduate Student Consortium

Submission Page for Category 5:
- Book of Papers