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Olympic Reform Abstracts

All rooms in Benson Building except Closing Keynote and Reception

Monday, May 18th
Tuesday, May 19th
Wednesday, May 20th
    8:30 – 10:30

Welcome and introduction:
Hon. David Peterson, Chancellor, University of Toronto Contextual Remarks: FPEH Dean Bruce Kidd

Keynote: Olympic Reform
(John MacAloon)
Room 307

8:30 – 10:00

Athletes’ Rights Panel
Johann Olav Koss, Alexandra Orlando, Ann Peel

    10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
    10:45 – 12:15 Breakout Sessions
(rooms 302, 304)
10:15 – 12:15

Breakout Sessions
(rooms 302, 304)

    12:15 – 1:15

Lunch (on your own)

12:15 – 1:30

Lunch (on your own)

    1:15 – 2:30 Keynote: Role of the IOC (Sam Ramsamy)
Student Lounge
1:30 – 3:00 Keynote: Olympic Accountability and the IOC Ethics Commission
(Jean-Loup Chappelet)
    2:30 – 2:45

Coffee Break

3:00 – 3:15 Coffee Break
    2:45 – 4:15

Breakout Sessions
(rooms 302, 304)

3:15 – 4:45

Plenary Workshop Session: Determining the Research Agenda
(Peter Donnelly, Coordinator; Richard Pound, Commentator) Student Lounge

7:00 – 9:00 Welcome Reception
(Student Lounge)
4:30 – 6:00 Breakout Sessions
(rooms 302, 304)
6:00 – 9:00

Keynote Address: From IOC Reform to IF Reform: Two Decades of Researching Corruption in International Sport
(Andrew Jennings)
Closing Reception
(Faculty Club)

Monday, May 18
Welcome Reception (7:00-9:00 p.m., Student Lounge)

Tuesday, May 19
Welcome and Keynote (8:30-10:30 a.m., room 307)
Hon. David Peterson, Chancellor, University of Toronto and Bruce Kidd, Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Keynote: Olympic Reform
John MacAloon, University of Chicago

Morning Breakout Sessions (10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)

Historical Considerations of the Olympic Movement (room 302)
Moderator: Doug Brown, University of Calgary

The Olympic Reformations in the History of the Modern Olympic Movement
Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, Canterbury Christ Church University

Sad Tale, Good Tale: Olympic Sports Venues and Community Infrastructure in the Legacy of
Hosting the Games
Bob Barney, University of Western Ontario

Olympic Leadership and Reform: The Salt Lake City Bidding Scandal and the IOC’s Crisis
Management Response
Scott Martyn, University of Windsor, and Stephen Wenn, Wilfrid Laurier University

Vancouver 2010 and Sustainability (room 304)
Moderator: Chris Rudge, CEO and Secretary-General, Canadian Olympic Committee

The Interpretation of Environmental Sustainability by the IOC/Olympic Games, 1998-2008
Justine Paquette, Cheryl Mallen, Julie Stevens, Brock University

Sustainability, Community Capacity and the 2010 Winter Games
Nicolien van Luijk, Rob VanWynsberghe, University of British Columbia

The Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games: A Study in Monitoring
the Games’ Sustainability
Rob VanWynsberghe, University of British Columbia

Keynote (1:15-2:30 p.m., Student Lounge)
Keynote: Role of the IOC
Sam Ramsamy, International Olympic Committee
Moderator: Abdul Moola, African National Congress

Afternoon Breakout Sessions I (2:45 - 4:15p.m.)

Philosophical Approaches to Olympism and Olympic Reform (room 302)
Moderator: John MacAloon, University of Chicago

The Youth Olympic Games: Analyzing Institutional Performance in Olympic Context
Emese Ivan, Ball State University

Auxiliary Rules of Reform: A Critical Analysis of Olympic Eligibility and Ineligibility
Sarah Teetzel, University of Western Ontario

Educating Future Sport Leaders: The Altruistic Leadership Model of Olympism and Peace Building Initiatives
Lisa Miller, Ohio Dominican University

Athletes’ Health (room 304)
Moderator: Scott Thomas, University of Toronto

A Healthy Anniversary? Exploring Narratives of Health in the 1968 and 2008 Olympic Games
Parissa Safai, York University, Nancy Theberge, University of Waterloo

The Normalization of Emotion and the Disregard of Health Problems in Elite Amateur Sport: A Case Study of Retired Female Rowers
Jane Lee Sinden, Redeemer University College

“There’s Nothing Like an Olympic Games”: A Comparative Analysis of the Practice of Sport Medicine in Two Contexts
Nancy Theberge, University of Waterloo

Afternoon Breakout Sessions II (4:30 - 6:00p.m.)

Doping as a Cultural and Sporting Phenomenon (room 302)
Moderator: Carl Georgevski, University of Toronto

The Permanent State of Competition
Sean Smith, European Graduate School

Is It Possible to ‘Reform’ Elite Athletes Who Dope?
John Hoberman, University of Texas at Austin

Olympic Drug Reform: Learning From History
Ian Ritchie, Brock University

Open Session (room 304)
Moderator: -Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Lausanne

Athlete Social Responsibility (ASR): A Grounded Theory Inquiry into the Social Consciousness of Elite Athletes
Erin Carter, Royal Roads University

Integrated Development of Mass and High Performance Sport: A Global Model
Peter Smolianov, Salem State College, Dwight H. Zakus, Griffith University, Australia

Our Flag Was Still There: Processes of Resignification and the Use of the American Flag at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Stephen Swain, University of Western Ontario

Promoting Human Rights in the Olympic Movement: The Development and Implementation of the Human Rights in Sport Checklist and the Athlete Bill of Rights
Amber Moriss and Eli Wolff, Northeastern University

Wednesday, May 20
Athletes’ Rights Panel (8:30-10:00 a.m., room 307)
Johann Olav Koss, President and CEO, Right to Play International
Alexandra Orlando, Athlete representative, Toronto 2015 Pan Am Bid
Ann Peel, Founding Chair, AthletesCAN

Morning Breakout Sessions (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)

Gender, Equity, and the Media (room 302)
Moderator: Phyllis Berck, City of Toronto

Smoking Mirrors: An Analysis of Women’s Nude Reflections and Inequities in the Olympics
Charlene Weaving, St. Francis Xavier University

Gender Equity and the Olympic Games
Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University

Media coverage of Paralympic Games in Europe: Analyzing Gender Issues
AthanasiosPappous, Université Montpellier

Corporate and Institutional Social Responsibility (room 304)
Moderator: Giovanni di Cola, International Labour Organization

Right to Play Canada: An Examination of National Support for an International Cause
Glenn Wakefield, Brock University

The Recent and Current State of the Olympics’ and Olympic-related Firms’ International Labor Practices
Carson Cunningham, DePaul University

An uneasy pairing: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Olympic Movement
Laura Misener, University of Windsor

Keynote: Olympic Accountability and the IOC Ethics Commission (1:30-3:00 p.m., Student Lounge)
Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Lausanne
Moderator: Gordon Peterson, Vice President, Canadian Olympic Committee

Plenary Workshop Session: Determining the Research Agenda (3:15-4:45 p.m., Student Lounge)
Peter Donnelly, Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies, University of Toronto
Richard Pound, International Olympic Committee

Keynote Address and Closing Reception (6:00-9:00 p.m., Faculty Club)
From IOC Reform to IF Reform: Two Decades of Researching Corruption in International Sport
Andrew Jennings, investigative journalist





 
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