Host City Asia Returning to Beijing -- Conferences & Conventions

(ATR) Host City Asia will be back at Beijing’s Four Seasons Hotel for its second edition on April 11, 2019.

Organizers say 200 international event rights owners, Asian event hosts, organizing committees, and experts are set to participate under the conference theme of "Faster, Higher, Stronger: Growth through Event Hosting".

Agenda topics include the impact of AI, big data and blockchain on the events sector, integrating event infrastructure planning into city plans, and how to engage young people in sports and culture events.

With a mix of panel discussions, keynote addresses and case studies, Host City Asia will highlight the issues and opportunities facing everyone in the major events business.

A special early bird delegate rate is available through January 25. Click here to take advantage of the discount.

Special Offer from SportsPro OTT Summit

The inaugural SportsPro OTT Summit Asia is offering two-for-one passes until the end of December.

The event, which will be held in Singapore on March 27-28, 2019, will be dedicated to the over-the-top (OTT) industry in Asia. SportsPro says it will unite 200 senior executives from all areas, including broadcasters, rights holders, content distributors, social platforms and technology providers.

Among the scheduled session topics are "Going OTT down under: Creating Australia’s first premium sports only streaming service", "OTT vs Linear: Identifying new opportunities to attract fans", "Streaming live sport with Facebook", "What is Twitter’s global approach to sports content" and "How esports is conquering the Asian mass media market".

The rapid growth of the SportsPro OTT Summit in Madrid certainly was an impetus to creating an Asian edition. The second version of the Madrid convention was held on November 28-29 at the headquarters of the Olympic Channel, which was a partner in the event.

Click here to take advantage of the two-for-one deal for OTT Summit Asia.

SportAccord Unveils HealthAccord Program for 2019 Summit

SportAccord has unveiled the second edition of its HealthAccord conference program for the next convention in Gold Coast, Australia in May.

"The Power of Sport - The Power to Change" will be held on May 7.

"HealthAccord 2019 is a great opportunity for SportAccord participants to learn from healthcare professionals and technology experts on topics that are relevant for all sports: athlete mental health, nutritional supplements, technological monitoring of athlete injuries and wearable sensors in sport," said Prof. Margo Mountjoy, co-chair for HealthAccord.

HealthAccord had a successful launch earlier this year at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Bangkok.

The Gold Coast edition of SportAccord, which runs from May 5-10, will host more than 50 conference sessions with around 100 international speakers and panelists taking part. Besides HealthAccord, the four other conference streams include: The Summit, CityAccord, LawAccord, MediaAccord, and CityAccord.

Delegates can register at the World Sport & Business Summit and take advantage of the early bird rate.

From December 10-12 of next year, SportAccord will go to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for its first regional conference which will focus on "enabling IFs to gather with key players from the region".

Special Early Bird Offer for THE SPOT

Registration has just opened for the second edition of THE SPOT with a special early bird offer.

ThinkSport is selling the first 100 tickets to the event for only 300 Swiss francs ($301.87). Click here to take advantage of the deal, which likely won't last long.

THE SPOT will be held at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne on May 28-29, 2019. More than 1,000 people from the words of sport, academia, and business are expected to attend.

Participants will be able to present and discover new products and solutions at the Marketplace and the DemoZone. Another feature of the event is a competition where dozens of young companies go head-to-head in a start-up battle with delegates casting votes toward crowning the ultimate champion.

Sport India 2019 Set for August

Sport India 2019, the 7th India International Sporting Goods Show, will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from August 29-31.

The event is considered India's and Southeast Asia's biggest sports business and sports development forum.

Sport India 2019 is designed to promote both sports and the sports goods industry worldwide. The exhibition will bring together manufacturers, leading stakeholders, policymakers, distributors, retailers and sports management companies.

This year's event will feature pavilions focused on specific sports and allied industries including fitness, adventure, golf, rehab, and sports technology.

VISTA 2019

The VISTA 2019 Conference will take place from September 4-7, 2019 in Amsterdam.

The ninth edition of the conference for sports scientists and experts in Para sport is organized through a partnership between the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science (AISS).

Next year’s theme is "Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance". Around 300 of the world’s leading sports scientists, sport medicine practitioners, classifiers, coaches, athletes and sport administrators are expected to attend the conference.

VISTA is designed to promote and advance the mission, goals, objectives and reputation of the IPC while providing a platform for the academic world to meet with athletes and professional experts in the field of sport for athletes with an impairment.

Attendees registering before June 1, 2019 at www.vista2019.com can take advantage of a discounted early bird registration rate for the conference at the Novotel Amsterdam City Hotel.

International Federations Summit Offers Bonus

The second annual International Federations Summit will feature a skiing trip after the two-day event wraps up.

The summit on January 23-24 is hosted by World Archery at its Excellence Centre in Lausanne.

About 15 IFs and an intimate group of industry suppliers will come together to discuss best practice and solutions for event delivery on a global stage, according to organizer Major Events International.

The two-day event will include an afternoon of briefings and a social gathering on the evening of January 23 followed by a full day program of workshops, presentations and a roundtable discussion. The summit ends with an evening reception and dinner.

For those who would like to relax after the event, an informal skiing trip is planned for January 25.

Written by Gerard Farek

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