This past weekend, the 12th Summit on Communication and Sport, sponosred by the International Association of Communication and Sport, took place in Boise, Idaho.

This is a very special conference to me. I've met many of my best friends in academia at this conference throughout the years. Unfortunatley, I wasn't able to make it there this year. But here is a look back at the weekend, in Twitter form:

Karen Hartman and A.J. Balukoff speaking at #IACS19 opening reception. pic.twitter.com/vzhoCnY3In
— IACS (@IACSacademic) March 29, 2019

Session one kicked off by @katelebel @SportMgmtProf and @alannaharman #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/in3XBbCpCL
— Ashleigh Thompson (@ashton99) March 29, 2019

Thomas Horky (@thomashorky) now presents at #IACS19 his research ‘Live Measurement of Players using Live Commentary. Performance during Soccer Matches: a Text Mining Approach’ pic.twitter.com/BQy1ngv5YJ
— Xavier Ramon (@xramonv) March 29, 2019

Erik Gustafson started out our #IACS19 talking about tanking a season and our representational framing about this process W/L.
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 29, 2019

#IACS19 - Markus Breuer, another German colleague, is doing a talk about media coverage of #esports in German Media. pic.twitter.com/IrBfB5TVF1
— Hebbel-Seeger (@ahs_HH) March 29, 2019

.@ErinWhiteside (and co-author @CharliKerns) discuss the opinions of sports journalists toward women’s sports... and I’m over here thinking, “What time do the #ncaaW Sweet 16 games start?” #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/EOGwJbyzEt
— Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) March 29, 2019

A study by @ErinWhiteside examining the potential for increased women’s sport content found sport journalists are more likely to cover women’s sports if they have an interest in them. #IACS19
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 29, 2019

John McEnroe took heat for qualifying Serena Williams as the best women’s tennis player in the world. Considering McEnroe, that may be the equivalent of inviting someone over for tea and scones. #IACS19
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 29, 2019

Sports articles mentioning social media were more likely to be included as a top story in Germany. - Tillman #iacs19
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 29, 2019

Bringing some new light to the routines of broadcast journalists, @Tim_Mirabito gives a little love to the everyone-wishes-he-was-here @bpmoritz. #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/pCoT8UyCAR
— Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) March 29, 2019

.⁦@Tim_Mirabito⁩ et al’s work considering “worst parts of the job” as the long hours required by the job. Remind me of @drkevhull’s work on sports broadcasters and burnout. #IACS19
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 29, 2019

Good stuff in “Don’t just stick to sport(s)” session. #IACS19

⁦@Tim_Mirabito⁩ ⁦@BurntO_Butterwo⁩ ⁦@rischuck⁩ pic.twitter.com/ty0HkgA5bJ
— IACS (@IACSacademic) March 29, 2019

Gave my paper "A Past to Believe in: Bernie Sanders, Mythology of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Political Significance of Sport-Based Symbolic Convergence" at #IACS19. Loved the papers of my copanelists @BurntO_Butterwo & @Tim_Mirabito. An absolute pleasure to be on this panel.
— Raymond Schuck (@rischuck) March 29, 2019

Indigenous athletes had relatively few mentions of culture in their social media posts. Instead, most posts left identifiable cultural referents out. #iacs19
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 29, 2019

Listening to @LaurnSmith & @thomashorky & presenting their research on secondary fandom #IACS19

Who do you cheer for & why when your team is out of contention ? pic.twitter.com/ik8swdrBjC
— Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) March 29, 2019

Andrew Billings (@andrewcbillings) presents ‘Cross-Platform, Cross-Sport, and Cross-Timeline Big Data: Social Media Analyses of Trends in NBA and NFL Content’ at #IACS19 @IACSacademic pic.twitter.com/ho0Bje6ej0
— Xavier Ramon (@xramonv) March 29, 2019

Breaking News! That's @utjem and CCI graduate student Charli Kerns learning that she had won the #IACS top student paper award. She is pictured here with Board of Directors chair Ann Pegoraro. Way to go, Charli!! pic.twitter.com/pXx3DYcHmk
— Erin Whiteside (@ErinWhiteside) March 29, 2019

Great to have ⁦@EdgeofSports⁩ at ⁦@IACSacademic⁩ #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/Gm4yZyj6Cs
— Michael Butterworth (@BurntO_Butterwo) March 29, 2019

.@EdgeofSports makes an impassioned case for listening to the political Muhammad Ali, who came back from the Olympics w his gold medal and a server in Louisville wouldn’t serve him a cheeseburger. Ali threw his gold medial in the Ohio River. #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/ixcpuke9Ve
— Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) March 29, 2019

Can LeBron be bear the weight of being the lightning rod for political opinion and social activism? He seems to provide the cover for others to speak out. “Can one be an #activistmogul?” asks @edgeofsports. #iacs19
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 29, 2019

Great opportunity to hear Dave Zirin @EdgeofSports during #IACS19. Insightful, engaging and humorous take on sports. pic.twitter.com/w2cOvdUDrV
— Travis Bell (@sportstvguy) March 30, 2019

Looking forward to more tweets from #IACS19 today. Here's how yesterday's network looked. Who will become the larger, central nodes today?
cc: @IACSacademic pic.twitter.com/W06lSkqDQh
— Jennifer Harker, Ph.D. (@jennifer_harker) March 30, 2019

Telecommunication Assistant Professor @roxanecoche will be speaking at the @IACSacademic summit about her studies on the relationships among international politicians, Ghanaian journalists and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/ttRJu4bHZY
— UF J-School (@UFJSchool) March 30, 2019

Greg Armfield (@GregArmfield) presents the panel 'ESPN and the Evolving Sports Media Landscape' at #IACS19. A forthcoming collaborative book will consider the ways in which the network is once again reinventing itself @IACSacademic pic.twitter.com/JfykXQpP91
— Xavier Ramon (@xramonv) March 30, 2019

Had a great morning kicking off Day 3 of #IACS19 with my awesome co-presenter&overall rockstar @AmySWilson20 in our interactive session focused on teaching equity, diversity &inclusion in sports(comm) classes! Great seeing our discipline so engaged in diversifying curricula💯🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/p3Z5BxMZb2
— Yannick Kluch (@yannick_k89) March 30, 2019

Fascinating insights by @roxanecoche about international politicians' online posts about the 2018 @FIFAWorldCup #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/9fi52w6H9s
— Ashleigh Thompson (@ashton99) March 30, 2019

David Staton demonstrating that you can call the president a racist (call it what it is) but you can’t call out big corporate partners of the big corporation you work for. (NFL > ESPN) That will earn you a suspension. #iacs19 pic.twitter.com/Sr2Y4hGQPB
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) March 30, 2019

⁦@IACSacademic⁩ #IACS19 panel on the rhetoric of sport with ⁦@DrMikeMilfordAU⁩ Gordon Culletto ⁦@rischuck⁩ and ⁦@CaitlynJarvis⁩ pic.twitter.com/D5rt2e7DFx
— Michael Butterworth (@BurntO_Butterwo) March 30, 2019

Joining #IACS19 in Boise/Idaho, my colleague @thomashorky and me did a talk within the panel “ESPN and the evolving sports media landscape” dealing with our contribution to an upcoming publication on sports communication: https://t.co/iTBlvF1xxI
— Hebbel-Seeger (@ahs_HH) March 30, 2019

@beth_lfl presents co-authored research about coverage of 2017 women's European championships at #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/fcAw6ArTOZ
— Kate Lavelle (@lenehan20) March 30, 2019

Great to see @joe_abisaid digging into a gendered analysis of sports journalists style! Spoiler: M/F journalists tweet at similar rates, but only 2.3% of sport rated tweets focus on women’s sport #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/TXzjtHKoQx
— Katie Lebel (@katelebel) March 30, 2019

Great research from @beth_lfl around the progress of narratives in women’s sport. 🔑 that while progress is being made, there’s still a long way to go. Also love the question of whether or not media is building women’s sport audiences for the long term #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/egaRp2BbHC
— Katie Lebel (@katelebel) March 30, 2019

Best speakers at #IACS19 this year topped off today w the brilliant badass ⁦@_shireenahmed_⁩. pic.twitter.com/IROs55OuLI
— Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) March 30, 2019

Sport is a vehicle for connection and a place for conversations about change. #IACS19 @_shireenahmed_
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 30, 2019

‘Who tells the story is as important as what the story is’@_shireenahmed_ calling out media for the lack of diversity - not enough Women of Colour in media to even report a statistic!!! #IACS19 #womeninsport #RepresentationMatters pic.twitter.com/reK8GJQUuX
— Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) March 30, 2019

.@_shireenahmed_ makes a great plug for #BurnItAllDown! 🔥🔥🔥 Live from #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/KhvRGjwak4
— Molly Yanity (@mollyyanity) March 30, 2019

“I’m not arguing for ‘forced covering’ but ‘forced uncovering’ is not a solution. @_shireenahmed_ speaking at #IACS19 on Muslim-identifying women in sport.
— 🏒 Emily Langan 🥅 (@iheartsharpy) March 30, 2019

“When women are supported, they do better. Full stop” @_shireenahmed_ #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/sytevsjZVt
— Katie Lebel (@katelebel) March 30, 2019

Think beyond yourself. Probably the best piece of advice on how to be a good human. @_shireenahmed_ #IACS19
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 30, 2019

“First Muslim woman to be on the cover of a running magazine wearing hijab. Strike ‘Muslim woman runner’. This is what a runner looks like.” Love this quote from @_shireenahmed_ on Muslim-identified women including @runlikeahijabi in sport at #IACS19. So interesting!
— 🏒 Emily Langan 🥅 (@iheartsharpy) March 30, 2019

Conference director Karen Hartman is doing it all: running a great #IACS19 and presenting co-authored research about the role of race as a predictor of fouls in college basketball!
— Kate Lavelle (@lenehan20) March 30, 2019

.@LaurnSmith & #PaulMacArthur consider NBCs coverage of male figure skaters at the 2018 Olympic Games #IACS19 #theyrestillothered pic.twitter.com/T1sOlbfycl
— Ashleigh Thompson (@ashton99) March 30, 2019

Ending day two of #IACS19 with @evanfrederick83 presenting our paper with @LaurnSmith on MSU image repair on FB after the #nassar abuse scandal pic.twitter.com/tAraBq1rzz
— Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) March 30, 2019

Good morning, Boise! Here is your #IACS19 Twitter #network from Saturday.

Thanks for sharing all the wonderful #sportcommunication research being presented.

We are looking forward to hearing where we all will meet next year for #IACS20.

Safe travels home!

cc: @IACSacademic pic.twitter.com/Q5BDm8rQ2P
— Jennifer Harker, Ph.D. (@jennifer_harker) March 31, 2019

Charli Kerns is presenting her top student paper on whitewater paddlers and user generated media. How are action sport participants creating their own media? Really interesting presentation. #IACS19
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 31, 2019

When you are the #IACS19 meme & appear in a presentation @evanfrederick83

Well done @katelebel & @alannaharman 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/f0cioJCi6u
— Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) March 31, 2019

Broadcasters post (on social media) what they think we want to see, but may not be giving us the full scope of the Olympics. - @katelebel & @alannaharman #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/slB9Ah49Wk
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 31, 2019

Rocking their #IACS19 presentation early in a Sunday morning - #welldone @katelebel & @alannaharman (missing J.Lowe) 😀

Research on Instagram use by Olympic broadcasters & evidence of gatekeeping pic.twitter.com/lbaeV30b5E
— Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) March 31, 2019

This study examined Trump’s tweets from 2010 - 2019, specifically any tweet related to sport. They found he used sport as self-promotion, injecting himself in to the discourse, feuding/criticizing sport celebs (I.e. trying to start fights) and sentiments of nationalism. #IACS19
— Lauren Smith (@LaurnSmith) March 31, 2019

The Olympic Channel. Analysis of olympic coverage between the games. Interesting presentation by @xramonv #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/CnODV3B9af
— Thomas Horky (@thomashorky) March 31, 2019

my special #IACS19 moment: Roman Emperor Julius Caesar mentioned in sports communication research on national identity by @drSimonLicen pic.twitter.com/nqng0x5WHx
— Thomas Horky (@thomashorky) March 31, 2019

First #IACS19 presentation by @meistra, a colleague from Indonesia: mediatization of running in movies. Interesting. pic.twitter.com/xjVvgC68HC
— Thomas Horky (@thomashorky) March 31, 2019

As sports organizations begin to move much of their broadcast production in house, how do these writers and reporters see themselves as journalists? - @michaelmirer & @adrianne_grubic #iacs19 pic.twitter.com/XLKRjKbWEb
— Dr. Theo Plothe (@theoplothe) April 1, 2019

One last look at the mountains before leaving Boise and #IACS19 pic.twitter.com/SJAWm3Q57V
— Raymond Schuck (@rischuck) April 1, 2019