2027 TALS Research and Teaching Conference
February 10- 12, 2027 Salt Lake City, UT
See Sponsors, Committees, and Volunteers Acknowledged Below
2027 Sponsors
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TALS Conference Committees and Volunteers
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Conference Planning Committee:
1. Edwin Gómez (Chair, East Carolina University)
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Fellows Committee:
1. Stephanie West (Chair, James Madison University)
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Future Scholars Committee:
1. Cindy Hartman (Chair, University of New Hampshire)
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TALS Awards Committee:
1. Harrison Pinckney (Chair, Pennsylvania State University)
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Global Relevance Committee:
1. Xin Du (Western Michigan University)
2. Heather Gibson (University of Florida)
3. Shintaro Kono (CALS Representative, University of Alberta)
4. KoFan Lee (University of Mississippi)
5. Cristina Ortega Nuere (World Leisure Organization)
6. Mona Sadat Mirehie (Indiana University)
7. Ingrid Schneider (Minnesota State University)
Media Relations Committee:
1. Andrew Kerins (Newsletter Co-Editor, Eastern Illinois University)
2. Nick Pitas (Newsletter Co-Editor, SUNY-Brockport)
3. Hung-Ling (Stella) Liu (George Mason University)
Membership:
1. Augustus (Gus) Hallmon (James Madison University)
Historian:
1. Heather Gibson (University of Florida)
Treasurer:
1. Toni Liechty (University of Illinois)
Abstract Review Committee:
1. Xue Yan (Coordinator of Abstracts, University of Illinois)
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Graduate Student Representatives:
1. Sasha Mader (University of Utah)
2. Kshitij Tewari (University of Illinois)
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For questions regarding conference details or logistics, please contact Edwin (Ed) Gómez (gomeze17@ecu.edu).