Dear Kinesiology and Wellness Professionals - The Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness will be holding their 60th Annual Conference on Oct. 7 - 9th at Harrahs Hotel and Convention center in Reno, NV. Abstracts are currently being reviewed as part of the program. Abstracts will be considered for Professional Oral presentations, Professional Poster Presentations, Panel Discussions, and Student Poster Presentations (Peavey papers) until March 31, 2015. I would like to invite you to submit an abstract for consideration. Attached is the announcement and submission guidelines as well as an abstract submission form. Further, I would encourage you to consider inviting your students to take part in the research process by providing them with submission information for the Student Poster Presentations. Please note, that there is a different attachment for submission of student papers. The Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness conference fee is $95 for Professional Faculty and $45 for students. The fee includes a luncheon and social. Drs. Lawrence Bruya (Professor - Emeritus: Washington Sate University) and Craig Buschner(Professor: California State University - Chico) will join our conference as invited guest speakers. More information about our guest speakers can be found on the accompanying attachment. Further information about the Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness can be found at WSKW.org. I look forward to seeing you in the "Biggest Little City in the World." Sincerely, Brett J. Holt, Ed.D. President - Elect Western Society for Kinesiology and Wellness Associate Professor Professional Physical Education University of Vermont