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PNALSB CONFERENCE 2023: DIVERSITY & DISRUPTION

Got questions about the PNALSB Conference?

Reach out to your conference co-chairs for any queries.
Eva Lasprogata Sedgwick - gsedgwick@seattleu.edu
T. Noble Foster - tfoster@seattleu.edu

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CONFERENCE DETAILS

PNALSB Annual Conference
Theme: Diversity and Disruption
Keynote speaker: Hewan Teshome, SVP and GC, Climate Pledge Arena and Seattle Kraken
Conference sponsor: Seattle University's MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management

​April 14-15, 2023
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration fees are listed below:
  • $135 before March 15, 2023 (includes annual PNALSB membership)
  • $165 from March 16 to April 13, 2023 (includes annual PNALSB membership)
  • $28 for students (proof of current student status will be required)
  • $75 for NIL Colloquium only
REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE TRACKS

There will be multiple tracks of paper presentations in 2023, organized by content or modality. Papers in progress are welcome. The tracks include:
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion
  • General Business Law (law and regulation)​
An application will be filed with the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for conference participants (subject to approval by the WSBA).

PAPER SUBMISSION DETAILS FOR PRESENTERS

Abstracts due: No later than noon on Monday, March 20, 2023. To submit an abstract, please download and complete the Word document below and submit to Conference Co-chair Terry Foster:
  • Via email: tfoster@seattleu.edu
  • Via mail: T. Noble Foster, Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue P.O. Box 222000, Seattle WA 98122-1090.
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SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2023
  • 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.  Breakfast
  • 8 a.m. Welcome and Introductions - Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver; Anthony Varona, Dean of Seattle University School of Law; Joseph M. Phillips, Dean of the Albers School of Business and Economics; Conference Chair Eva Sedgwick, Director, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
  • 8:30 a.m. New Developments in NIL: Name, Image, and Likeness Colloquium 
  • 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
  • 10:45 a.m. Ramifications of NCAA's New Head Coach Responsibilities Strict Liability Standard for Coach Employment Contracts - Joshua Lens
  • 11:15 a.m. TBD
  • 12:15 p.m. Adjourn for Luncheon
  • 12:30 p.m. Hewan Teshome, SVP and General Counsel, Seattle Kraken
  • 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Afternoon sessions
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. On-campus happy hour
  • Dinner on your own: Explore suggestions on our Pinterest feed

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
  • 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Breakfast
  • 9:30 a.m. TBD
  • 10 a.m. The FlatWorld Mission - Jessica Lollino
  • 10:15 a.m. Break
  • 10:30 a.m. to noon - TBD
  • 12 p.m. - PNALSB 2023 Annual Business Meeting
  • Conference concludes, 1 p.m.
  • Optional baseball game, Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies, 6:40 p.m. Includes 'behind the seams' tour of T-Mobile Stadium.

CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION

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The Silver Cloud Hotel on Broadway, right across Seattle University, is providing conference attendees a discounted group rate of $159.00 + tax per night for a Standard King Bed guest room. The group rate is available until the cutoff date of Friday, March 31, 2023. To avail of the rate, please book through the link below.
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