ITU Science + Triathlon Conference
"Reflect on the past – design the future" is the theme of the International Triathlon Union's ongoing Science + Triathlon Conference, the ITU's second to date.
"For a sport born out of innovation, it’s only fitting that triathlon continues to foster the growth of research and scientific trends," said Dr. Sergio Migliorini, Chair of the ITU Medical Committee.
The conference runs Feb. 7 to 9 in Magglingen, Switzerland.
Topics for discussion range from: analysis of the ITU's competition structure; periodization in rowing, running, biathlon, and skiing for its application to triathlon; training load and injuries, and more.
Click here for more information about the conference, and click here for registration information.
mSport Summit
The 2013 mSport Summit is scheduled for April 24 in London.
The conference will focus on the ever-icreasing importance of mobile devices in sport, and the development of mobile technology.
"Co-organized by the world's leading provider of information to the sport industry, SportBusiness Group and Telemedia, leading authority on the mobile sector, this event is sure to sell out so book today to avoid disappointment."
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SPORTEL Rio
"The heavyweights of the international sports media industry will once again come together at the home of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games for 2013," SPORTELRio 2013 tells Around the Rings.
"The market will take place at the prestigious Sofitel Copacabana and last year’s event attracted almost 600 delegates representing the leading companies from the global sports media market."
According to SPORTEL, major players in the industry are once again confirming their participation, including companies such as CSI Sports, Dentsu, DFL Sports, ESPN, Eurosport, HBO, Eurovision, Fox Sports, Globo TV, Lagardere, MP & Silva and more.
'We are very positive about the up and coming SPORTELRio 2013 market, as Brazil is a major international sport's hub for the foreseeable future," said Amparo Di Fede, SPORTEL general manager.
"For this reason, the majority of our longstanding exhibitors, marketing partners and delegates expressed their desire to return to Rio, especially after the success of SPORTELRio 2012, which played host to 567 participants, representing 312 companies from 48 nations."
SPORTEL Rio will run March 11 to 13.
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World Sport Congress
The 2013 World Sport Congress is scheduled for Feb. 26-27 in London.
Speakers include Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union; Enrique Sanz, general secretary of theConfederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football; and Gideon Sam, president of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, among others.
Around the Rings Editor Ed Hula will also be speaking at the event.
"The World Sports Congress 2013 will bring together senior-level sporting executives from around the globe to discuss the challenges of sporting infrastructure worldwide. With the world’s eyes on every major sporting event internationally, fueled by the recent London 2012 Olympics, the bar is set high for not only the athletes but for the stadiums too. Expectations are soaring with each event and the World Sports Congress provides the opportunity for countries to come together in one of the world’s most current sporting hubs, London, and discuss the challenges they face surrounding infrastructure developments," organizer International Research Networks tells ATR.
"The agenda has been carefully consolidated through many discussions with senior-level decision makers in the sporting industry and promises to discuss in detail every aspect of sporting infrastructure from the financing, budget management and planning to the design and construction stages. It will also place emphasis on business opportunities in regions where the largest sporting events are due to take place. It is the leading sporting infrastructure event to attend in 2013 due to its unrivalled high-quality agenda and most credible speaking line-up."
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Speaker Additions for SportAccord
New speakers have been added to the 2013 SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games CEO David Grevemberg and Vasily Kiknadze, the CEO of Russia’s ANO Sports Broadcasting, are now confirmed to speak at the event.
Grevemberg and Kiknadze join Andrew Zimbalist, Mihir Bose, Don Shumacher and Beatriz Garcia as the newest speakers for the Convention.
"There is a terrific buzz about sport and the business of sport in Russia and delegates are really going to feel that excitement when they’re networking at our event. The conference program on "The State of Our Industry" will feature many top leaders from sport and business," SportAccord Convention tells Around the Rings.
"We have a controversial subject on the agenda with a panel on "The Advent of the Blade Runner – Bionic Sport of the Future." Saint-Petersburg is of course a beautiful city full of cultural treasures and we’re going to be there during the famous White Nights, when the city is at its most magical. Anyone interested in the business of international sport should be sure to attend."
Click here for registration details. Those who book before Jan. 31 will save more than $600.
Securing Sport 2013
Media accreditation for the 2013 Securing Sport Conference in Doha, Qatar is now open.
The conference will take place on March 18 and 19 with this year’s theme being "Advancing the security and integrity of sport to safeguard the future."
Confirmed speakers include: Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar; Denis Oswald, former president of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF); Bill Bock, General Counsel, US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA); Hein Verbruggen, President of SportAccord, and more.
Topics for discussion at the 2013 conference include:
• Should Police Always Lead Sports Investigations?
• Is Sport Protecting its Elite at the Expense of its Integrity?
• The Role of Sport – Advancing the International Community to Safeguard the Future
• How Much is Your Security Worth?
Click here for information on media accreditation, and here for conference info.
Written by Aaron Bauer.
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