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(ATR) This week's Golden Opportunities :

1. Featured Jobs - UFC, Catapult, Cricket Australia, SRi, Federation of International Lacrosse and more!

2. Conferences - Sinergi and Sawi Host 3rd "Sports Marketing Expert" course (Feb.14), ITU Event Organizers Conference (Feb. 24-26);NASC Sports Event Symposium (Mar. 27-30)

3. Olympian Efforts - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Celebration; IAAF Portal to Report Doping; Jamie Nieto Medical Fund

4. Awards - 2017 IPC Media Awards and BP Courage Award; 2017 IPC Scientific Awards; GC2018 Sustainability

5.Programs - IPC PyeongChang 2018 Application, 2017 Sustainable Sport and Events Learning Module, Olympic Games and the Media-Coursera Platform and more!

6.Volunteers - Gold Coast 2018

7. Tickets - 2017 USA Masters Games, 2017 World Rowing Championships;2017 ITU Conference

8. Media Matters -

9.Proposals -WADA Research Project Applications; WADA 2017 Scientific Research Grants

10. Scholarships -

11. Contests - USA Luge Best Backyard Design; London Mascot; 2017 IAAF Diamond League; 2017 World Rowing Champs Mascot Naming Challenge; Throw Down Challenge

12.Merchandise -"Inclusion/Exclusion: Softball's Olympic Odyssey" by Don Porter

13. Tender Opportunities - 2018 ITTF World Tour Open for Bidding; WTF 2017-2024, PyeongChang 2018, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023,

Send us your Golden Opportunities to:goldenopps@aroundtherings.com. Business never stops!

Featured

Federation of International Lacrosse

Chief Executive Officer

North America or Europe

Closing Date: Until Filled

Federation of International Lacrosse seek a Chief Executive Officer who will be responsible for implementing the organisational structure, operations and professional staff, selecting and managing outsourced services, and delivering key organizational functions, the Chief Executive Officer will lay down the foundations for the FIL to more effectively develop and scale the sport internationally and best serve its members.

USA Rugby

Board of Directors

Lafayette, Colorado, United States

Closing Date: 3/31/2017

The Board of Directors serve a 4-year term. Qualified applicants should have executive-level experience with national for-profit or non-profit entities and familiarity with professional sports leagues or amateur sports associations. Applications will be reviewed by the USA Rugby Nomination Review Committee. To submit a nomination and résumé, or for any related queries, contact USA Rugby Director of Human Resources Melissa Keyserling (mkeyserling@usarugby.org).

UFC

Director, Strength and Conditioning

Las Vegas, United States

Closing Date: Until Filled

UFC seek a Director, Strength & Conditioning who will lead the development and implementation of all strength & conditioning aspects within the UFCPI. This role will work closely with the VP, Performance to develop the world’s leading training institution in terms of performance, welfare, and research into MMA and combat sports.

UFC

Director, Nutrition

Las Vegas, United States

Closing Date: Until Filled

UFC seek a Director, Nutrition who will lead the development and implementation of all nutrition aspects within the UFCPI. This role will work closely with the VP, Performance and the UFC Medical team to develop the world’s leading training institution in terms of performance, welfare, and research into MMA and combat sports.

Catapult

Inside Sales Executive

Melbourne, Australia

Closing Date: 2/17/2017

Catapult seek an Inside Sales Executive who will be based in Melbourne, Australia and primarily hunting and developing new relationships, with some account management.

Cricket Australia

Head of Events & Match Operations

Melbourne, Australia

Closing Date: 2/24/2017

Cricket Australia seek a Head of Events & Match Operations to operate with high level of autonomy and accountability to lead the delivery of all events across the International Cricket Events portfolio.

SRi

Marketing Assistant

London, United Kingdom

Closing Date: Until Filled

We are seeking a Marketing Assistant based in our London office to be involved in a wide range of projects from developing and implementing marketing and PR plans, assisting with internal communications, helping to maintain existing SRi Website and social media channels and liaising with partners in our global offices to deliver effective marketing strategies.

TSV 1860 Muenchen

Customer Relationship Manager

Munich, Germany

Closing Date: Until Filled

TSV 1860 Muenchen seek a Customer Relationship Manager who will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing the CRM marketing strategy for the Club. Using data analysis and customer segmentation to grow the fans engagement and loyalty.

TSV 1860 Muenchen

Head of Communication

Munich, Germany

Closing Date: Until Filled

TSV 1860 Muenchen seek a Head of Communication who will reports directly into the Managing Director and will be responsible for setting and guiding the strategy for communications, website, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate the club vision.

Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View theIOC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View theIPC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Gold Coast, Australia: View the2018 Commonwealth Gamespage to search for positions

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Conference Schedule

Sinergi and Sawi Host 3rd "Sports Marketing Expert" course: Feb. 14

Laureus World Sports Awards: Feb. 14

ITU Event World Conference: Feb. 24-26

R&A Golf Seminar - Japan: Mar. 13

Sportel America: Mar.14-16

R&A Golf Seminar - South Korea: Mar. 17

NASC Sports Event Symposium: Mar. 27-30

SportAccord/LawAccord: April. 2-7

World Stadium Congress: May 9 -11

Host City Asia: May 16-17

TSE 'The Academy: June 7-8

VISTA 2017: Sep. 20-23

Sportel Monaco: Oct. 23-26

Play the Game: Nov.26-30

Olympian Efforts

IAAF Portal to Report Doping

The IAAF has launched a secure online portal in six languages that can be used to report doping, the latest weapon in its fight against cheating in sport. The launch ensures that reporting suspicions of doping is made as easy as possible by simply clicking on the ‘REPORT DOPING’ banner which is displayed on the main IAAF home page and its medical and anti-doping section.The page – which is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic – is available here.

Jamie Nieto medical fund

For anyone who does not know, Jamie is a two-time Olympian and four-time USA Champion in the high jump. He earned his place on the podium the right way, through hard work and dedication to his craft. He is now a private coach for an elite group of jumpers, in addition to an actor, writer, and producer. Those within the track world and beyond are fond of his regular interview series, Holla Athcha Boy, where he interviews world class and Olympic athletes.On Saturday, April 23rd, Jamie Nieto was involved in a tragic accident while at practice, during which he suffered spinal cord injuries. All the details are still coming together regarding his condition and prognosis, however one thing is clear: he needs our help. To find more information on Jamie's situation or to contribute, clickhere.

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace Celebration

Get creative and promote your initiatives to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (Operation #WhiteCard) on April 6.Click here for more information.Find in this guide simple steps and tips on how to participate in the operation #WhiteCard and how to register its event on the platform.

Awards:

2017 IPC Media Awards and BP Courage Award

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has opened nominations for the 2017 Paralympic Media Awards and the BP Courage Award, accolades that will recognize achievements from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Each organisation is entitled to submit one nomination per category and the closing date for entries is 12:00 CET on Mar. 3, 2017. Email Craig Spence (craig.spence@paralympic.org) for more information.

An awards committee will select the winners and the awards will be presented at a an awards ceremony Sep.7, 2017.

2017 IPC Scientific Awards

One academic researcher will have the opportunity to win the 'Paralympic Scientific Award'. Members of the IPC, sport technical committees, governing boards, standing committees and councils can submit their nominations by Feb. 24 at 12:00 GMT. Nomination information can be found here.

Sustainability Vision Earns First Award for GC2018

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has won its first major industry accolade, announced today as a 2016 Australian Business Award winner for Sustainability.

The award highlights GOLDOC’s leadership in sustainability which will ensure the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) is delivered to international standards of best practice, leaving positive economic, environmental, social and community legacies

Programs:

IPC PyeongChang 2018 Application

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a call for applications for research projects to be carried out at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. As part of its commitment to furthering research in all areas of the Paralympic Movement, the IPC welcomes proposals in the areas of Para sport, athlete health, classification, coach education, sport counselling, assistive technology, athlete identity, marketing and branding, development and public awareness, as well as other relevant subject areas.

Enquiries and applications should be sent to Dr. Peter Van de Vliet, IPC Medical and Scientific Director (Peter.vandevliet@paralympic.org). The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15, 2017.

2017 Sustainable Sport and Events Learning Module

Over two days, the Sustainable Sport & Events Learning Module provides an understanding of the current challenges and opportunities of sustainability in sport.Throughout both days, group work and discussions will challenge the existing ideas of sustainability in sport, with a particular focus on the business case for sustainability while simultaneously addressing the demands of multiple stakeholders. The event will be held on March 21-22 at theInnovation Park, EPFL Campus, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Click here to register.

The Olympic Games and the Media - Coursera Platform

The Centre d’Estudis Olímpics at the Universitat Autònoma deBarcelona has just launched the second edition of the Massive Open Online Course The Olympic Games and the Media on theCoursera Platform.

The Olympic Games and the Media analyses the intersectionbetween the Olympic Games, traditional and new social mediaand how television contributes to fund, shape and disseminatethe major sporting spectacle in the world: the Olympic Games.

The great novelty of this second edition is that it will be offeredwith Spanish subtitles. All the teaching materials will be providedboth in English and Spanish for free.

AISTS Masters of Sport Administration

The Athlete scholarship funds half the tuition fee of the AISTS Master of Sports Administration - a 14-month programme developing the future leaders in sport.

If you know of an athlete who has the potential to make a positive difference, we hope you will forward on this information.

Athletes can also get in touch with us directly on +41 (0)21 693 85 92 or at thuy.khuc-bilon@aists.org.

Volunteers:

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Volunteers

With only two years to go until #GC2018, it's just the right time to consider volunteering for Gold Coast's very own Commonwealth Games! Applications will open on Feb. 6th 2017! For more information, or to pre-register, clickhere!

Tickets:

2017 USA Masters Games Registration Now Open!

Registration is officially open for the 2017 USA Masters Games in San Diego! Be among the first 100 to register and score a free USA Masters Games cap! You can be a part of the first-ever USA Masters Games on the west coast. The 2017 Games will feature 24 sports with Archery, Judo, and Powerlifting being new to the 2017 lineup. Click here to register.

2017 American Cup

Tickets for the 2017 American World Cup will be available for purchase beginning Dec.16. Prices range from $39-$255.

As a part of the International Gymnastics Federation's World Cup series, the one day event will feature star gymnasts from around the world. The event will be held in conjunction will the men’s Elite Team Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup.The American Cup will take place on Mar. 4, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center. Click here for tickets.

2017 ITU Conference

The conference is being held at the Novotel Hotel in Budapest from Feb. 24-26 and is themed "Triathlon Events for the Next Generation of Athletes". Delegates will have the opportunity to attend workshops and speaker presentations where they will discuss topics such as event marketing, sustainability, improving athlete experience, race planning and more.Key speakers at the events include Tour de France organizer A.S.O., Ironman Head of Cycling & Short Course Triathlon Operations Oliver Schiek , General Manager of the Norseman race Dag Oliver and ITU Chair of Medical & Anti-doping Committee Dr. Sergio Migliorini.

2017 World Rowing Championships

The 2017 World Rowing Championships will be held on Sep.23- Oct.1 2017 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, USA.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Media Matters:

Proposals:

WADA 2017 Scientific Research Grants

WADA has now issued its call for proposals for the 2017 Scientific Research Grants.WADA is committed to increasing the volume of research dedicated to developing new and improved detection methods for performance-enhancing substances and methods. Since 2001, the Agency has committed more than US$69 million to scientific research.Scientists interested in submitting research projects are invited to apply by Feb.15, 2017via WADA's online application platform. Information about the 2017 research topics and application procedure can be found on WADAGrants.

WADA Research Project Applications

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce a Special Request for Applications for Targeted Research projects aimed at identifying blood-based markers able to differentiate the effects of hypoxia (i.e. altitude) from the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA).

The deadline for proposal submission is 1 March 2017.

More information can be found in the Request for Applications document.

To submit applications, individuals will be asked to create an account on WADAGrants.

Scholarships:

Contests:

USA Luge Best Backyard Contest

USA Luge is offering winter sports aficionados the opportunity to design a luge track in their own backyard, so don't shovel all that snow just yet!From January 2 through March 13, 2017, USA Luge coaches and athletes, at their sole discretion, will select the winning design of the homemade track. Winners will be judged by the length of the course, how well the sleds run from curve to curve, creativity and safety.

The top three designs will receive:

--Third prize: USA Luge t-shirt, sweat shirt, poster, hat and pin

--Second prize: USA Luge official team parka

--First prize: A trip down the Lake Placid luge track plus a night at the Olympic Training Center for two, including Olympic venues tours, or a trip down the Park City luge track with lodging. Winners are responsible for getting to Park City or Lake Placid.

To enter , like the USA Luge facebook page and submit videos of the homemade track!

2017 London Mascot

Children aged 6-15 now have the opportunity to design two sporting mascots for the 2017 World Para Athletics and IAAF World Championships in London. Entries will be accepted until Feb. 10 at 12pm and the winner and top runners-up will be notified on Feb. 21.

To print the entry form, click here.

Once signed by a parent or guardian,send your entry BY POST to:

Blue Peter's London 2017 Mascot Competition

MediaCityUK

Salford

M50 2BH

2017 IAAF Diamond League

In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million.

From next season, athletes will earn points in the first 12 IAAF Diamond League meetings to qualify for two final meetings where $100,000 will be at stake in each of the 32 Diamond Disciplines, including $50,000 for each winner.

FINALS - Prize Money structure for each of the 32 events

1st $50,000

2nd $20,000

3rd $10,000

4th $6000

5th $5000

6th $4000

7th $3000

8th $2000

Throw Down Challenge

The world's largest multi-sport festival - the World Master Games- will host 25,000 participants from 100 countries taking part in 28 sports in over 10 days. If you would like to participate and win back the cost of your registration fee, all you have to do is participate in the "Throw Down Challenge". The contest calls for participants to "Throw Down a Challenge" to a friend,a foe, another team or even a sporting great to join you in participating in the Games for the chance to win.

Merchandise:

"Inclusion/Exclusion: Softball's Olympic Odyssey" by Don Porter

"No matter where you are in the world right now, there is a softball game being played. This game has drawn men and women, young and old, from across the globe to its fields of play. As it moved from the vacant lots of America, around the world, and into the ballparks of the Olympics, softball found its way into the hearts of millions.At the heart of this journey was one man who worked tirelessly and selflessly to see the dream of softball's inclusion in the Olympics come to fruition. Though faced with much adversity on the journey, he swore to never give up. This is the untold story of the leadership and tenacity of Don Porter in the quest to bring softball into the Olympic realm and keep it there."

Click here to purchase.

Tender Opportunities:

2018 ITTF World Tour Open for Bidding

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has opened bids for the 2018 ITTF World Tour, the world's most lucrative table tennis tour.There are 12 ITTF World Tour events available for bidding in 2018, which are split into two tiers. Six ITTF World Tour Platinum events, which is the new top tier of the World Tour, and six regular ITTF World Tour events. Bids close Mar.31, 2017! Click here for more information.

WTF launches three bidding processes for its events between 2017-2024

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has opened three separate bidding processes for its events in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2024 respectively, as the federation continues to implement a more systematic and collaborative procedure for staging its events.The registration, application, evaluation and selection phases for the bidding process for events in 2017 and 2018 will take place between January and March 2017 with the selection of host cities to take place at the WTF Extraordinary Council Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on 7 March 2017.

Host cities for the events between 2018 and 2019 will be decided in Muju, Korea on 22 June 2017, just before the WTF’s flagship event, the World Taekwondo Championships.

Executive Committee approves bidding process for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

FIBA EuroBasket 2015 was the first edition of Europe's premier basketball competition to be organised by multiple hosts. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 could follow suite and take place in more than one country.FIBA's Executive Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday 7 June, during which it approved the bidding process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.That edition of FIBA's flagship event has the potential to be the first organised by and staged in more than one territory after FIBA's Central Board came out in favour of receiving bids from multiple host countries.Moving forward with the process, FIBA will send requests for expression of interest to all of its national member federations this month. Those wishing to be taken into consideration must confirm their interest by 31 August. Following the Applicant Phase and the Candidate Phase, FIBA's Central Board will ultimately announce the host(s) of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at its end-of-year meeting in 2017.

WTF Hosts City Workshop

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has initiated an innovative host city selection process and organized the Partnership Workshop under the theme of "WTF Events, Why and How Bid?"The Partnership Workshop will provide an opportunity for the WTF and potential bidders to understand and clarify each other’s expectations and objective from the earliest stage.

PyeongChang 2018

In order to ensure transparency and objectivity for the participation, the POCOG Partnership program is based on an opencompetitive tender method. The initial stage of sponsorship requires completing the tender for below under the followingguidelines.

We kindly ask all the prospective sponsors' active participation and support.

Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including a Project Manager and Head of Communications with streetfootballworld. The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education is seeking applications Manager Services. For all of the job listings, visitsportanddev.org.

Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View theIOC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View theIPC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Gold Coast, Australia: View the2018 Commonwealth Gamespage to search for positions

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