Events

Welcoming Remarks, "Tech Check", and Opening Invited Keynote Speaker

• Welcoming Remarks with Nicole M. LaVoi, Associate Director, the Tucker Center
• “Tech Check” with Austin Stair Calhoun, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
• Opening Invited Keynote Speaker, Don Sabo, Ph.D., Center for Research on Physical Activity, Sport & Health, D’Youville College
  "From Exclusion to Leadership: What History and Research Tell Us about Women’s Continuing Achievements in Sports"

Working Lunch Invited Panel: Groups Creating Change

• Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS): CAAWS Executive Director, Karin Lofstrom
• The Women's Sport Foundation's (WSF) Sports Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (SHARP): Kathy Babiak, Ph.D., University of Michigan
• National Association of Girls & Women in Sport (NAGWS) & Center for Women's Health and Wellness, University of North Carolina Greensboro: NAGWS President Lynda Ransdell, Ph.D., FACSM, CSCS, Boise State University, ID
• Alliance of Women Coaches: Co-Directors, Celia Slater & Judy Sweet
• International Working Group for Women in Sport (IWG) and WomenSport International (WSI), Chris Shelton, Smith College
• Moderator: Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., Associate Director, The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, University of Minnesota

Invited Keynote Panel: Sport Media and Female Athletes

• Michael Messner, Ph.D., University of Southern California
• Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., Tucker Center Director, University of Minnesota
• Margaret Carlisle Duncan, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
• Moderator: Cheryl Cooky, Ph.D., Purdue University