The United States Aquatic Sports annual convention provides an opportunity for USA Swimming to gather all of its delegates together for the purpose of making decisions that will affect the future of our sport. We elect our officers, vote on rules and legislation, and discuss and plan programs that will continue our tradition of excellence in the sport of swimming.

http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1528

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SportAccord Convention provides delegates a unique opportunity to meet leading figures from the world of sport in one place at one time.  It enables participants to conduct important face to face discussions and accelerate their organisation’s business objectives.

SportAccord Convention assists organisations in the scheduling of their meetings by providing a networking tool   allowing them to  identify prospects in advance and create a schedule of meetings to maximise their time on site.

• Developing Nations attend the event to speak with sporting leaders to discuss the development of sporting programmes in their country.

• Developed Nations meet International Federations to offer hosting solutions for their events.

• Businesses and service providers to world sport use the event to access International Federations and Organising Committees to discuss and agree current and potential working partnerships.

• International Federations and IOC members hold EB and AGM meetings during SportAccord Convention as well as ad hoc meetings with the wider sports business community.

The conference element of the SportAccord Convention offers all delegates the opportunity to listen to leading business figures and renowned athletes from the highest echelons of world sport.  Through inspirational talks and presentations, these high profile individuals share their experiences and insight on global themes shaping  the future of world sport.

All participants are invited by the host city to enjoy and explore its culture via an extensive, high quality social programme consisting of multiple events and activities across the entire week.

www.sportaccordconvention.com

Today, Tomorrow, The Future of Golf Business.
What You Need To Earn, Learn & Grow The Game.

Golf 2.0 will be the driver of the 2013 PGA Show Premier Education Program. PGA Members will learn how to implement its strategies to grow the game and discover tools to become even more relevant and valuable to the game and the golf industry:

The New Premier PGA Merchandise Show Premier Education program will focus on player development and will show PGA Members how to implement Golf 2.0 Strategies to drive revenue and showcase their value.

The 3 Strategies for Golf 2.0:

• Retain/Strengthen the Golfing Core: Get to know who your customers are and how to deliver different experiences to them.
• Engage “Lapsed” Golfers: Recognize the influence of women and engage the entire family.
• Drive New Players: Learn why it is important to reach the 84 percent of American households without a golfer, and engage minorities.

Attendee Information 2012

The 60th PGA Merchandise Show will play host to the biggest week of golf business with 1,100+ interactive exhibits by leading golf companies and brands, more than 41,000 of the most important people in golf and representation from all 50 U.S. states and 74 countries. The PGA Merchandise Show is organized by PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions in partnership with The PGA of America, Experts in the Game and Business of Golf. The Show serves as a global platform for PGA Professionals, industry leaders, top manufacturers, and golf organizations to grow the business, participation and interest in golf and set the stage for 2013.

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http://www.pgashow.com/

The 2013 NSCAA Convention will be held in Indianapolis January 16-20, 2013. When it comes to soccer events around the world, few can parallel the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Convention. No other event matches the fun, excitement and learning opportunities this annual gathering offers to soccer coaches at all levels of the game.

http://www.nscaa.com/convention

The US Lacrosse National Convention, presented by Champion®, is back in Philadelphia!
Billed as “the unofficial start to the lacrosse season,” this event gathers the very best the sport has to offer, and provides the sport’s largest educational opportunity, with over 5,000 coaches, officials, program administrators and exhibitors in attendance each year.

Thanks for joining us in Philly!
Thank you to all the coaches, officials, administrators, exhibitors, speakers and general lacrosse enthusiasts who made the USL Convention’s return to Philadelphia in 2012 a rousing success. We hope you found the convention to be informative, entertaining, inspirational and fun. We look forward to seeing you back in Philly again next year.

The 2013 US Lacrosse National Convention will be Jan. 11-13, 2013, in Philadelphia

http://www.uslacrosse.org/2012convention

http://www.coach.ca/petro-canada-sport-leadership-sportif-s13419

Wednesday 7th November – Friday 9th November 2012
Salzburg, Austria

Sport has a chimeric value in modern life. On the one hand, millions of people choose to play sports or become supporters of sports. For these people, sport is a social good, something which brings people together for a common purpose, provides a sense of security and belonging, and enjoyment and excitement; and for participants a sense of fulfilment, well-being and physical fitness. On the other hand, there is an increasingly vocal backlash against sport: by people in communities affected by the demolishing of homes to make way for facilities for mega sports event; by sports journalists weary of the doping and the match-fixing and the behaviour of elite athletes; by fans sickened by the way their sports have become tainted with the evil of global commerce; and by scholars and others critical of the importance given to sport in modern times. This project aims to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines – sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, history, political studies, urban studies, geography, and psychology and sport science – who are interested in exploring the Janus face of sport, to try to better understand the status of sport in our everyday lives. The project is for cheerleaders of sport, critics of sport, and all those in-between who would like to make a contribution to this inter-disciplinary approach to understanding sport.

Sports Marketing 360 is established as the must-attend event for sports marketing professionals from around the world. This conference 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.

Now in it’s fifth year the 2012 event is the ultimate interactive forum for a sector which never stands still.

At Sports Marketing 360, influential, respected and thought-provoking speakers discuss, assess and analyse the major trends and issues influencing the worlds of sports, media and marketing and the way they impact on the relationship between sports and brands.

http://www.sportsmarketing360.com/

The 20th EASM Conference will be hosted by the University College of Northern Denmark from 18 – 21 September.

The general theme is “Sport between business and civil society” and because 2012 is an Olympic year, the conference is co-hosted by The National Olympic Committee (and Sports Confederation of Denmark) and The Danish Institure for Sports Studies.

Conference venue

The venue of the 20th EASM Conference in Aalborg, Denmark, will be at University College of Northern Denmark (UCN) Mylius Erichens Vej, which is located in the eastern part of Aalborg, approximately 3 km from the city centre.

The UCN Campus is a modern educational centre with all the facilities necessary to host a successful and inspiring international conference for delegates from Europe and beyond. There will be shuttle busses between the conference hotels and the venue.

The student seminar will be held at Noerresundby sport center, which is located only 10 minutes from the city center.

visit http://www.easm.net/ for more info