About the Contributors

377 About the Contributors Nigel K. Ll. Pope took his undergraduate degree in politics and Anglo-Saxon literature at the University of Queensland. He later took his MBA from the University of Central Queensland and his doctorate from Griffith University, specializing in sport sponsorship. His research has appeared in the Journal of Advertising, European Journal of Marketing and Sport Marketing Quarterly amongst other publications. His current interests are in digitization of entertainment and the structural foundations of the entertainment industry. He is currently an associate professor with Griffith Business School. Kerri-Ann L. Kuhn is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), where she teaches e-Marketing Strategies. She holds a PhD from QUT (Australia) and a Masters of Marketing Management with Honours from Griffith University (Australia), where she also earned her Bachelor degrees in International Business and Commerce, and a Graduate Diploma in Japanese. She is also the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award. Her research interests are in the areas of marketing communications and interactive technologies, particularly video gaming, and the effects on consumer behavior. She has published and presented papers in this area, which includes appearances in national print media and radio interviews with the Australian Broadcasting Corpora- tion (ABC). John J.H. Forster is currently on secondment from Griffith University, Australia (where he teaches economics) to The American University of Sharjah, UAE (teaching management). In one way or an- other, John has been associated with Canberra CAE, Queensland University of Technology and Sydney University (all Australia); University of the South Pacific (Fiji); University of Waikato (NZ); North East London Polytechnic, Keele University and Queen Mary College (all UK); and McMaster University (Canada). His early interest was in urban networks and urban labour markets. John has also been an Australian public servant, as well as a member of the crew of the historic tug, SS Forceful, on the Bris- bane River and Moreton Bay. He has published eight books on topics such as strategic management, sports governance and public management. His interest in digital technologies include both sport and the operation of electronic markets. * * * Amin Ahmadi is currently a PhD scholar at Griffith University in conjunction with the Queensland Academy of Sport. He is currently receiving scholarship from the Centre of Excellence in sports science. He completed his MSc program in computer and communication engineering at Griffith, Australia in 2005. He is a member of IEEE, Sports Medicine Australia and the Centre of Wireless Monitoring and Copyright © 2009, IGI Global, distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. About the Contributors Application at Griffith University. His main research area of interest is in monitoring and enhancing the performance of Tennis Players using inertial sensors. He also won the Minister Excellence Award in “Innovation and Creativity” in 2006. Kalman Babković was born in Kikinda, Serbia, 1975. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Novi Sad in 2000 and 2005 respectively. He is currently a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. He is coauthor of 3 scientific papers in the field of robotics published in international journals. Peter Barron received a PhD in Computer Science from Trinity College in 2005. He was formerly a member of the Distributed Systems Group in Trinity College where he was a Research Fellow in the areas of middleware and programming models for ubiquitous and mobile computing. He is now working for NewBay Software Ltd. Scott Bingley completed an honours degree in Information Systems in 2005. After this he became a Software Test Analyst before being awarded an Australian postgraduate scholarship to commence his PhD, using an innovation diffusion approach to examine the adoption of Internet applications in local sporting bodies. As part of his degree, Scott has undertaken study as part of a university exchange program at Slippery Rock University in the USA. Scott’s research interests include the use of information systems in community based organisations, an area where he has been involved with a number of research projects. Ellen L. Bloxsome spent more than one and a half decades in the hospitality industry. She took an Honours degree in Sociology and Marketing at Murdoch University and is currently completing her doctoral dissertation in the electronic communication of cultural memes. She is now a freelance scholar in South East Queensland, Australia. Branislav Borovac was born in Leskovac, Serbia, 1951. He re ceived the MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engi neering from the University of Novi Sad in 1982 and 1986 re spectively. He became assistant professor of engineering design 1987, assistant professor of robotics 1988, associate professor of robotics 1993 and since 1998 he has been full professor of robotics, all at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. He is coauthor of two research monographs published by Springer - Verlag, 1990 and CRC Press, 2001. He is author/coau thor of 30 sci entific papers in the field of robotics pub lished in internati onal journals, as well as author/coauthor of about 80 papers in proceedings of interna tional conferences and congresses. Stephen Burgess completed his PhD in the School of Information Management and Systems at Mo- nash University. His thesis was in the area of small business interactions with customers via the Internet. He has research and teaching interests that include the use of ICTs in small businesses (particularly in the tourism field), the strategic use of ICTs, and B2C electronic commerce. He has received a number of competitive research grants in these areas. More recently his small business research has extended to the use of the Internet in local community based organisations. He has recently edited two books and special editions of journals in topics related to the use of ICTs in small business, and been track chair at the ISOneWorld, IRMA, Conf-IRM and ACIS conferences in these areas. 378 About the Contributors Brendan Burkett, associate professor, joined the University in 1998 following an international sporting career and as a professional engineer employed in Australia and in Europe. As a past international sports person Brendan was fortunate enough to represent Australia as is the paralympic champion, world champion, world record holder, Commonwealth Games and Australian multiple medallist, and is an inductee in the Swimming Queensland Hall of Fame. In 2000 Brendan was the Institution of Engineers, Australia, professional engineer of the year, and is a fellow of IEAust. The combination of sporting and professional achievements has been recognised as Brendan is the recipient of several awards such as the Australia Day Sporting Award, the Order of Australia Medal (OAM). The impact of Brendan’s research in sports technology is demonstrated with research grants and publications, as an invited professor for the European masters in physical activity, and as part of the Prime Ministers 2020 Summit. Andrew Busch received BEng and BIT degrees from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, in 1998, and completed his PhD in 2004 at the same institution. He is currently a lecturer in the School of Engineering at Griffith University. Dr. Busch is an active researcher in the area of sports and biomedical engineering, with emphasis on the use of inertial sensors for the study of the biomechanics of cricket. Other areas of expertise are signal and image processing, including the use of speech, audio and image analysis for biometric authentication. Vinny Cahill, professor, holds a personal chair in computer science at Trinity College Dublin where he also serves as Head of the Department of Computer Science and director of research for computer science and statistics. His research addresses many aspects of distributed systems, in particular, middleware and programming models for ubiquitous and mobile computing with application to intelligent transportation systems, global business systems and personal healthcare/independent living. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications in international conferences and journals. Sindy Chapa, Ph.D, is an assistant professor and associate director of the Center for the Study of Latino Media and Markets at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State Uni- versity. Professor Chapa’s research design involves both quantitative and ethnographic elements. Her research concentrates on political advertising, advergames, and a series of topics in the consumer behavior area, including cross-cultural preferences for counterfeit products and family decision-making. Her publications have appeared in the Journal of Customer Behaviour, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, Consumption, Markets and Culture: Resonant Representations, International Journal of Business Disciplines and Journal of Interactive Advertising. She has also co-authored book chapters in several textbooks, including the Global Consumer Behavior, edited by Chantal Ammi; and Advertising, Promotion and New Media, edited by Marla Stafford and Ronald Faber. Beth A. Cianfrone is an assistant professor of sport administration in the Department of

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