Conferences Convention - Soccerex; Doha GOALS; SPONSORS Sport Venue Summit

(ATR) Soccerex adds new African Forum speakers... Second Doha GOALS Forum announced... Registration for SPONSORS Sport Venue Summit and City Events...

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Soccerex

The Soccerex African Forum will be held Oct. 1 and 2 in Durban, South Africa.

CAF Goalkeeper of the Century Joseph-Antoine Bell and Zambia national team manager Herve Renard have been added to the speakers list. They will speak on the player development panel.

The forum will now take place in Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The stadium will provide a more sprawling exhibition space to accommodate a larger crowd.

The stadium hosted seven matches during the 2010 World Cup, including the semifinal between Spain and Germany.

Information about the African Forum will be updated here.

Soccerex’s Global Convention is slated for Nov. 23-27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The convention will feature over 4,500 of football’s most senior decision-makers and "will be the culmination of four years of business development ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games".

To register for Soccerex’s Global Convention, click here, or call +44 (0)208 987 5522 for more information.

Doha GOALS Forum

Registration for the 2013 Doha GOALS is now available online.

The conference will take place on December 9-11 in Doha, Qatar.

Use the code PREDG13 to register here.

Speakers and conference information will be posted here, when announced.

SPONSORS Sport Venue Summit

The venue and dates for the 2013 SPONSORS Sport Venue Summit have been announced.

The conference will take place on September 18 and 19 in Hamburg, Germany.

Themes for the conference include the costs and venues for the Pan-European 2020 EURO Championships, the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

"The upcoming international major events form the focus at the 2013 SPONSORs Sports Venue Summit taking place in Hamburg," Marco Klewenhagen tells Around the Rings.

FIFA Director of Communications Walter de Gregorio, DFB Secretary-General Helmut Sandrock, and Alpaslan Ertekin from the Istanbul Olympic Games Preparation and Organisation Committee have been confirmed to speak at the event.

Click here for conference information and registration.

City Events

Dates and theme for the 2013 City Events Conference have been announced.

Sessions will run November 13-15 in Lausanne. The theme of the conference is "Sporting Events in the Near Future."

The organizers for the event this year include GL Events Group and FISU.

Confirmed attendees include National Olympic Committees, organizing committees, stadium operators, city representatives, and more.

Click here for registration information. Around the Rings subscribers will receive a special, discounted rate of€583 for the conference.

Conference Schedule

125th IOC Session: September 7-10TAFISA World Congress: October 23IOC World Conference on Sport and Environment: October 30-November 1World Conference on Doping and Sport: November 12-15World Rugby Conference and Exhibition: November 17-20IPC General Assembly: November 22-24

Soccerex Global Convention: November 23-27

Written byAaron Bauer.

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