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The purpose of TACSM is to fulfill the objectives and purposes of ACSM as appropriate at the regional level. ACSM is a multi-disciplinary professional and scientific society dedicated to the generation and dissemination of knowledge concerning the motivations, responses, adaptations and health aspects of persons engaged in sport and exercise.
Events
2025 TACSM Annual Meeting
February 20-21
Waco Convention Center
100 Washington Ave.
Waco, TX 76701
University Conference Partner
Submission Deadlines for the 2025 TACSM Annual Meeting:
Judged Abstracts, Manuscript Award, Student Research Development Award, Undergraduate Scholar Award, Undergraduate Major of the Year: Jan. 24
Student Bowl: Dec. 15, 2024
Non-judged abstracts: Feb. 12
Membership Benefits
- TACSM Hosts both a Fall and Spring Lecture Tour by well-known exercise science and sports medicine professionals with typically 3-6 stops across Texas to various institutions. A speaker from outside Texas gives a lecture each fall, and one of our own accomplished scholars tours the state in the spring.
- Students and professional members have the opportunity to present their research in poster format (150-185 are presented each year).
- Awards/cash prizes are given for the top three posters in the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral categories.
- Students have the opportunity to compete for funding to support their research through the Student Development Research Award.
- Students can compete for the manuscript award. The top three or four awardees will receive an award and a cash prize.
Nationally recognized exercise science/sports medicine authorities present timely and scholarly information. - You will have the chance to meet fellow students from across the state, and also make important professional contacts with the leading exercise scientists and clinical professionals in Texas.
- Students will have the opportunity to meet with various sponsoring universities and explore their options for graduate programs across the state.
- The Raven Lecture is given by a recognized leader in our field as the keynote address of the Annual Meeting.
To renew your chapter membership, please navigate to ACSM’s My Memberships page. You can renew your membership within 90 days of your expiration date.
Dustin Joubert, PhD
President-Elect
djouber1@stedwards.edu
djouber1@stedwards.edu
Lem Taylor, PhD, FACSM
Executive Director
ltaylor@umhb.edu
ltaylor@umhb.edu