SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

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SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled for September 29-October 1, 2023, at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois.

The 2023 conference will be a hybrid event, with panels and presentations on Zoom and a dinner banquet and golf outing in Rockford, Illinois. Registration information will be available on this page soon.

This year’s conference theme is “Through the Lens of Baseball.” Topics can focus on broadcasters, sports writers, social media, advertising, artists, photographers and more. All topics related to women’s baseball are welcome.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by June 30, 2023, to Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu.

Past coverage:

  • 2022: Click here for video replays from the virtual 2022 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
  • 2021: Click here for video replays from the virtual 2021 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
  • 2020: Click here for video replays from the virtual 2020 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
  • 2019: Click here for highlights and photos from the 2019 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, held in conjunction with the Arizona Fall League