(ATR) SportAccord Convention, one of the largest and most influential sports conferences, will undertake several changes in 2016 thanks to its new leadership.
Following former SportAccord president Marius Vizer’s condemning remarks about the IOC at the 2015 SportAccord Convention that led to his resignation, ASOIF president Francisco Ricci Bitti took over the reins of the convention. International Ski Federation president Gian-Franco Kasper is serving as the interim president of the SportAccord organization.
Although the convention and the organization are currently separate entities, the SportAccord Council will begin talks to merge the two bodies on Jan. 26.
The leadership change also brings a location change for the event. The 2016 SportAccord Convention will be hosted in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland from Apr. 17-22.
"What better place could SportAccord Convention have chosen to hold its annual event than Lausanne, a city which is made for sport," said IOC president Thomas Bach.
Prior to his resignation, Vizer had proposed the convention remain in Sochi, Russia on an annual basis as opposed to rotating around the globe as it has since its inception in 2003. The deadline for cities to express interest in bidding to host the 2017 or 2018 conventions is Jan. 28.
Full registration for the 2016 event opens on Monday, Jan. 11. The registration fee is $2,500 but a limited amount of pre-sale passes are still available at a reduced price of $1,500.
Three Ways to Get Involved at ISC 2016
The world’s largest business-to-business sports convention in 2016 will head to Geneva, Switzerland from Dec. 7-8.
The International Sports Convention is the bi-annual gathering oforganizations and businesses within the international sports movement.
ISC says interested parties can getinvolved in the convention either as an event partner, a conferencesupporter or as an exhibitor.
The 2016 edition of the event is set to feature more than 200 speakersand exhibitors from 80 countries. Attendees will have the opportunity toattend a variety of the 36 sports conferences and master-classesavailable at the event.
Around the Rings is the exclusive partner of ISC 2016 for news about the Olympics.
IT in the Olympics Comes to Atlanta
The 40th COMPSAC Conference heads to Atlanta, Georgia from June 10-14 where a workshop will be held on information technologies at the Olympics.
According to COMPSAC, the workshop is designed to "highlight IT innovations in Olympic Games and discuss the challenges in developing and deploying high performance, complex IT systems that the Games demand."
The workshop will also examine ways in which IT solutions created for the Olympics have been applied for the benefit of society or business.
COMPSAC is seeking submissions for presentations on various topics related to IT at the Olympic Games. Interested applicants must submit ideas by Mar. 6 in the areas of IT innovations at the Olympics, IT security systems, data analytics, wearables and the Internet of Things in the Olympics or other topics that can be found on the event page.
COMPSAC says the event will have special significance given its proximity to the Rio 2016 Games in August.
World Sports Tourism Summit Highlights International Travel Week
The World Sports Tourism Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi during the International Travel Week Nov. 21-25.
Theevent will feature the largest-ever hosted buyer program to allowparticipants opportunities to interact with the world’s top buyers inthe tourism sector.
The ITW features an exhibition, educational seminars, tours, off-site meetings and professional networking opportunities.
TheWSTS says the global travel industry is already a $600 billion a yearindustry and is expected to grow annually for the next five years.
Sportstourism travel agents, tourism authorities, sports associations, sportstourism brands and international sports tourism destinations areinvited to book stands and exhibits for the summit.
Conference Schedule
AISTS SEMOS 2016: Feb. 1-5
SPORTELAsia 2016: Mar. 15-17,
SportAccord Convention: Apr. 17-22
The Academy: Jun. 1-2
Sustainable Sports & Events: Jun. 9-10
IT in the Olympics: Jun. 10-14
World Football Forum: Jul. 7-8
8th International Sport Business Symposium: Aug. 16
International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport: Aug. 31-Sept. 4
World Sports Tourism Summit: Nov. 21-25
International Sports Convention:Dec. 7-8
IPC Vista Conference: Sep. 19-22, 2017
Written by Kevin Nutley
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