EMOS 15: Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports
NEW PERSPECTIVES

Honor Committee

Honorary Chairs

Pasquale Catanoso, Rector of the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria

Jaime Gil Aluja, President of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Spain (Spain)

Scientific Committee

Chairs

Domenico Marino, Professor of the University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Francesco Carlo Morabito, Professor of the University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Members

Giovanni Molica Bisci Professor of the University Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Sergiy Butenko Professor of the Texas A&E University (U.S.A.)

Massimiliano Ferrara Professor of the University Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Ana Maria Gil Lafuente Professor of the University of Barcelona (Spain)

Jaime Gil Lafuente Professor of the University of Barcelona (Spain)

Domenico Nicolò Professor of the University Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Panos Pardalos Professor of the Foundation of Research of the University of Florida (U.S.A)

Alessandro Scopelliti Professor of the University Reggio Calabria (Italy)

Raffaele Trapasso Administrator OCSE (France)

Local Organizing Committee

Francesco Carlo Morabito

Jaime Gil Lafuente

Domenico Marino

Maurizio Campolo

Pietro Stilo

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria holds the International Conference Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports: New perspectives", for all the scientist and for all the professionals of the sports realm.

The conference will bring together leading experts from various academic disciplines and professionals for a three-day conference including keynote plenary sessions parallel featured sessions and a professional workshop. For three days, recognized scholars and professionals will tackle the problem of the adaptation of sports entities to the changing conditions of the economic, social, political and technological environment. It’s a good occasion to analyze, from multiple points of view, the demands that come from the interaction between sports and economy.

The organization invites personalities from the academic world and specialist on the subject to present scientific or empiric investigations that analyze the current economic and financial situations of the sports societies and entities in the changing, unstable and uncertain circumstances we’re living, with the purpose of creating, in Reggio Calabria, a discussion forum with social, technical and economic value.

Refereed papers presented at the conference will appear in a book to be published by Springer.

Books from previous conferences appeared in

• Social Networks and the Economics of Sports
• Optimal Strategies in Sports Economics and Management
• Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports​

EMOS 15 Topics are

Mathematical Model for Sport Optimization and Management

Quantitative and Qualitative Theory in Sports Marketing

Technology Change in Sport Management

Entrepreneurship in Sport

Social Impact of Sport

Education and Sport

Social Capital and Sport

Tourism and Sport

Sustainability in Sport Business

Economic Development and Sport

Sponsorship in Sport

Governance in Sport

Globalization and Sport

Marketing and Sport

The Future Evolution of Sports Management

Sport in the Economy

Supply and demand for sport

Cost-benefit analysis of sport

Sporting governance and the state

Market, state and nonprofit failure insport

Economics of voluntary work

Law and economics in sports

Economics of elite sports and talent identification

Labor economics in sport

Taxation in sports

Economics of dysfunctions in sport (doping, corruption, discrimination)

Economics of organization and strategy in sport

Conference Submission:

• Abstract Submission: Abstract must be submitted by Jun 30, 2015 to: emos15 [dot] congress [AT] gmail [dot] com
• Full Paper Submission: Full-­‐papers must be submitted by July 31, 2015. The accepted full papers will be presented during the three parallel sessions. Final revisions are permitted before August 15.
• Poster Submission:This year we open the submission to colleagues who want to submit their abstract only. The abstract submission will be valid for Poster session only.
• How to submit to the conference: by electronic submission at:
• Registration fee is 200 euro.
• Registration Operations will start 1th May, 2015

Instructions to authors

Authors can submit their abstracts and communicate during the congress in Italian, in Spanish or in English.

Abstracts should not exceed 1750 characters (including spaces, approximately 250 words).

Congress policy limits the number of papers an individual author can present: each participant can present two paper as the lead author. His or her name can appear on up to two additional papers as second or additional author, but not as presenter.

Abstract submission is free of charge.

Registration fee must be paid by the 31th of July 2015 at the latest to secure the presentation during the congress and the publication of the paper.

Portrait style poster (A0 size).

Key Dates

First abstract submission deadline: 30th Jun 2015

Full Paper Submission: 31th of July 2015

End of early bird registration: 31th of July 2015

WHERE AND HOW TO REACH US

The University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria is a newly built resort that is located in Feo di Vito (north of town).
Can be reached...

by plane:

flight to Reggio Calabria, bus to the Central Railway Station in Piazza Garibaldi, then 27 or 28 bus lines.

by train: :

connections with Frecce and IC trains. The station is in the center and is approximately 3 km from the venue. Services bus lines 27 and 28.

by car:

from motorway A3: Reggio Calabria exit north, follow Via Esperia way down, reaching the Viale della Liberta. The University is already visible side of the mountain.

from Highway 106: : Tangential Reggio Calabria, exit Via Lia reach Viale della Liberta.

on foot:

from the Central Train 3km, about 50 minutes.

View map on Google Map.