Elections to LSA Executive 2025

Nominations are invited for several roles on the Leisure Studies Association Executive Committee. The Executive is voluntarily run and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association. Members of the Executive contribute to the development of the Association, which includes attending four meetings (inclusive of the AGM) annually. All meetings, apart from the AGM, are held virtually.

Please note that all members of the Executive, including officers, may be required to take on certain additional posts, to undertake the duties of those posts, and to report on them to the Executive and to AGMs. This can include activities like research grant and book prize review.

Nominations are sought for the following positions:

Membership Officer

The duties of the Membership Officer include record-keeping regarding current members, including their subscription and renewal status, which is undertaken in collaboration with the Treasurer. The Membership officer also is responsible for maintaining the Jiscmail Listserv in order ensure that the list remains an exclusively members-only space. The role also includes the occasional review of membership benefits, in collaboration with the rest of the Executive Committee, as well as responding to general queries regarding LSA membership.

Research and Enterprise Officer

The duties of the Research and Enterprise Officer are to support and encourage research and enterprise that relate to the aims and objectives of the Association. This will be done through the administration of any funding schemes operated by the Association, including the promotion (in conjunction with the Digital Communications Officer) of any such schemes, the allocation of reviewers to any applications to the Association for funding and support, providing feedback to applicants where necessary, liaising with the Treasurer regarding the allocation of successful funding, to ensure all requirements for funding are met by applicants within a reasonable timescale, and to ensure that research expenditure is within the budgets allocated by the Executive Committee of the Association.

Ordinary members

Ordinary members of the Executive are responsible for co-ordinating the day-to-day business of the Association.

Making a nomination

Nominees must be current members of the Association in good standing. All nominations must be seconded by a current member of the Association in good standing. Please also attach a brief statement (max 200 words) of your achievements and aspirations for the Association.

The LSA is committed to inclusivity, equity and accessibility, and all interested members are warmly encouraged to apply.

If there are any questions, please contact the Chair, Dr. Bailey Ashton Adie. All communication will be confidential.

Please complete and return the form to: bailey.adie@imtlucca.it by 10 June 2025.

In the event of multiple applicants, an online voting poll will open on 25 June and close on 8 July. Results will be announced at the AGM on 9 July. If the role is not filled, it will be open for nomination during the AGM.