WASM recently held its AGM in Doha, Qatar where Ruth Crabtree was elected president of the Association. EASM wishes its former board member, student seminar organizer, vice president and holder of the EASM Distinguished Service Award all the best for the upcoming term!

Data is increasingly becoming a core asset for all organizations. In this session, the CHANGE project dives into the world of data for grassroots sports organizations, to ensure that they are equipped to manage their own data ecosystems. #engso

EASM2023 CALL FOR PAPERS IS OPEN! We are inviting scholars and practitioners to submit Abstract submissions for consideration at the EASM Conference in Belfast from 12-15th Sep 2023. Please visit for full details. Deadline: Monday 17th April (23.59 CET)

EASM wishes you a Happy New Year! We are tackling our New Year's resolution to become more sustainable by analyzing the carbon emissions from our last conference in Innsbruck 2022 and working on measures to reduce waste and emissions for the conference in Belfast 2023.

Today, EASM takes a moment to express sincere gratitude for all of Jonas Heck’s hard work as Office Manager. Jonas’ contributions have been invaluable. Sadly, his term ends at the end of the year. We want to thank Jonas wholeheartedly and wish him all the best for the future.

Last Wednesday EASM took the chance to discuss the issue of sport and human rights at an epas forum. The forum focused on: Freedom of expression of athletes, freedom of the press, gender equality and the media and combating hate speech in sport.

We are delighted to introduce the 31st European Sport Management Conference on the theme of Forward Thinking in Sport Management: Strengthening Inclusivity, Accessibility and Sustainability in Sport. Please visit for further details

#EASM2022 debriefing took place during the last EASM Board Meeting. The EASM 2022 Innsbruck team presented a positive final report which will be used as a transfer of knowledge to the EASM 2023 team in Belfast which secures the sustainable development of the conference’s future.

Register now for the memorable experience of taking part in the 14th EASM Summer School from 10 – 14 May 2023 in Madrid under the motto of “People, Passion & Performance in International Sport Marketing”. For more information and registration:

EASM community you are invited to join the #PeopleAgendaSurvey of Global Sports to help shape the future of the sports industry. It takes about 5 mins to share your views on some of the key issues in 2022. Follow the link to take part in the survey:

EASM is happy to announce the dates for the upcoming EASM Conferences. Mark your diary: EASM 2023 Belfast - 12 - 15 Sep 2023 EASM 2024 Paris - 03 - 06 Sep 2024 #conference #education #networking #sportmanagement

EASM's student representative Zohreh Abdollahkhani together with Ioannis Konstantopoulos from the student working group represented EASM at the 5th Impulse Summit in St. Gallen. Around 200 participants were challenging the status quo of the sports industry.

Carlos Zardini and Piotr Pietras received the Alberto Madella Scholarships 2022 and were part of the 30th EASM Conference in Innsbruck. They shared their experiences with us:

The 17th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport took place from 25-27 October in Antalya, Turkey. EASM’s Vice President @KarinBoook represented the Association and shared an interesting report about her experiences:

@StefanWalzel receives EASM 2022 Distinguished Service Award - Congratulations! Stefan Walzel was honoured for his exceptional work for EASM. A fitting way to round off his tenure as outgoing EASM General Secretary. EASM is grateful for his exceptional and dedicated work.

The EASM 2022 Book of Abstracts is available. Download here: Furthermore, all participants of the sustainability survey have the chance to win one of three vouchers for 100€ for the EASM 2023 Conference in Belfast next year.

Zohreh Abdollahkhani completes the EASM Board. Congratulations! After a selection process including several candidates, the newly elected EASM Board has appointed Zohreh Abdollahkhani to be EASM's Student Representative until 2025.

Anton Behrens becomes the new Secretary General for EASM Last Friday, after a selection process between several candidates to take over the EASM Office, Dr Anton Behrens from the University of Leipzig was appointed unanimously as the new Secretary General for EASM. @UniLeipzig

@2022Easm has ended - Thank you to all participants and contributors. Special thanks go to the local organising team and the numerous volunteers who made this conference a very special experience.

One day left for EASM members to cast your votes at the EASM Board Elections 2022 The election period ends tomorrow, the 06 September 2022, at 08:59 a.m. CEST. If you have not received an individual invitation link yet, please send an email to office@easm.net.