Dates for your new diaries as conference schedule is unvelied for 2010
The SportBusiness Conference and Event division is the leading organiser of sport industry conferences, seminars and networking events. SportBusiness events are uniquely placed in the SportBusiness Group portfolio enabling us to reach the very best speakers in the industry and connect them with high-level, professional, decision making delegates. Sportbusiness International magazine and www.sportbusiness.com enable these events receive significant worldwide coverage.
In 2009 over 850 delegates attended SportBusiness Group events include Sports Marketing 360, The Women and Sport Conference, The Sport and Social Responsibility Summit, The Sport and Technology Conference, Home and Away – Building you brand Abroad and many more. These events have received media coverage on the BBC, USA Today, Sports lllustrated, the Guardian, the Times, PR Week and many other sources.
Those all important dates for your brand new diaries:
Sport and Social Responsibility Summit March 19th @ Cass Business School, London.
The Sport and Social Responsibility Summit is a unique event for sports marketers, brand sponsorship teams and rights owners. Following hard on the heels of the sold-out inagural event It will again lead the debate in the area of sport and social responsibility detailing best practices, case studies and featuring key notes and panel discussions. This event is designed to enable you to make informed, rational and business-positive decisions about social investments and the essential steps to be taken to create and manage and creat successful programmes.
www.sportandsocialresponsibility.com
Sport and New Media April 21st @ The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
This inaugural event brought to you by SportBusiness Group and sponsored by the North West Development Agency will take a fresh look at all aspects of sport and new media. Topics to be discussed and debated include convergence, encouraging participation through social media, building and maintaining an online fanbase and protecting reputations in a digital age. The first SportBusiness Group event to be held in Manchester this will be a great opportunity for networking and a lively and sparky exchange of ideas and concepts.
Sport and Technology June 4th in London (venue tbc)
The sixth annual Sport and Technology conference will again return to a leading London venue. This event will bring together an array of sports properties and technology solutions providers to discuss what’s hot and what’s not in the fast-paced world of technology and sport. During these times of economic difficulties, it is even more important for rights owners to maximise the benefits they can gain from effective technology strategies. This conference is the perfect forum for them to do so, enabling both them and technology providers to learn from, and network with, their industry peers.
International Sport Tourism Conference July 5th @ Sandton Convention Centre, Jo'burg, South Africa
Sport Tourism is the fastest growing sector in the tourism industry with an estimated value of $600 billion a year. At a time when some tourism trends are in decline, sport tourism continues to flourish and is set to grow exponentially in the next decade. This groundbreaking event will be part of the 5 day World Sport Destination Expo, the first global business exhibition of sport tourism opportunities. The landmark International Sport Tourism Conference is timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup when the eyes of the world will be on both South Africa and sports tourism. There has never been a better time or place to discover the exciting opportunities that await destinations and operators in the world of sport.
www.worldsportdestinationexpo.com
Sports Marketing 360 September 16th @ BT Centre, London
Sports Marketing 360 is a vibrant, challenging and highly relevant conference designed to deliver significant value to those who work in sports, marketing, media, brands and related areas. Our flagship event will return for it's third year of high-level international debate, discussion and best practice. Featuring a host of industry leaders this will again be the event to attend and do business at. Last year's event featured hundreds of delegates both at the event and online who enjoyed the insight and expertise of 25 industry leaders and great networking opportunities.
www.sportsmarketing360.com (2009 site, 2010 site coming soon)
The Women & Sport Conference November 26th in London (venue tbc)
The number of high-profile sportswomen and women-related sporting events is growing significantly. The major events on these shores in the coming decade is set to help this further. Whilst in this era of fragmented media and entertainment, sport, and in particular the untapped potential of women's sport, is an increasingly important area for advertisers and sponsors. This unique event returns again to discuss all these topics and more.
www.womenandsport.co.uk (2009 site, 2010 site coming soon)
For further information - conferences@sportbusiness.com
