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(ATR) This week's Golden Opportunities :

1. Featured Jobs - Jet Set Sports, Beijing 2022, USA Rugby, ITTF, City Football Group and more!

2. Conferences -IEG Conference (Mar. 26-29); NASC Sports Event Symposium (Mar. 27-30); SportAccord/LawAccord (April. 2-7)

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

4. Awards -2017 Beyond Sport Global Awards; GC2018 Sustainability

5.Programs - Olympic Games and the Media-Coursera Platform and more!

6.Volunteers -

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

8. Media Matters -

9.Proposals -

10. Scholarships -

11. Contests - London Mascot; 2017 IAAF Diamond League;Throw Down Challenge

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

13. Tender Opportunities - WTF Events 2018-2022 Bid Registration, 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

Jet Set Sports

Ticketing Manager

Closing Date: Until Filled

Jet Set Sports is seeking an experienced, data-oriented professional to serve as the Ticketing Manager. The Ticketing Manager is responsible for the overall ticketing operations, including but not limited to inventory selection and management. The Ticketing Manager would be accountable to reach financial goals and ensure smooth operation from inventory selection to fulfillment. Please visit our website www.jetsetsports.com/employment and check the Careers section to apply.

Beijing 2022

Various Positions

Beijing, China

Closing Date: 3/31/2017

The Beijing Organizing Committee announced March 20 that 11 staff members will be recruited from around the world for 10 job categories. Among those categories are planning, construction, venue management, marketing and finance. Applications will be reviewed through March 31. A written examination for those who passed the review will be held in April. The final step of the process will be interviews conducted in May.The new staff will be announced once the interview process is complete in late May.

Click here to apply.

To read more about Beijing 2022 job opportunities click here.

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).

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

Media Intern

Dusseldorf, Germany

Closing Date: 4/9/2017

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is offering media internships for young media professionals to work for the ITTF at the Liebherr 2017 World Table Tennis Championships to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from 29 May - 5 June 2017.The ITTF is looking for recent university undergraduates or graduates in the fields of media, journalism, broadcast, film or sports management (or equivalent), who have an interest in sports, table tennis and large sporting events.Candidates must have a good level of English proficiency (spoken & written). Additional languages are a plus.

To apply, click here.

City Football Group

Head of Marketing and Media, China

Shanghai, China

Closing Date: Until Filled

City Football Group are currently seeking a Head of Marketing and Media who will be based in Shanghai, China.

Sports Charity

Operations Director

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Closing Date: Until Filled

Our client a Sports Charity are seeking an Operations Director who will be responsible for delivering amazing children’s programmes by getting the right people, programmes and equipment to the right places and at the right times, ensuring our activity camps, training programmes and services to external clients are of the highest standard.

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

IEG Conference: Mar. 26-29

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

Host City 2017: Nov. 28-19

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 Beyond Sport Global Awards

The Beyond Sport Global Awards have opened for entries, calling on any organization, program, campaign, initiative, brand, sports team or league that is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals to enter this year’s awards.Nominations are open to anyone using sport to take action for the SDGs, with new categories and criteria across all awards giving an opportunity for all to showcase unique partnerships and real impact.

This year’s categories are: Sport for Health and Well-being Award, Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award, Sport for Equality Award and more.

Nominations are now open and the deadline is Wednesday 12th April.

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:

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:

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 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.

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Contests:

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:

WTF Events 2018-2022 Bid Registration

The Bid Registration deadline for WTF events 2018-2020 is now extended to 14th April 2017.

Should you be interested in hosting the WTF event(s) between 2018-2020, do not miss this opportunity and submit your Bid Registration to the WTF Event Department at bid@wtf.org. Upon completion of the Registration, over a month of interactive consultation will duly follow to assist with your successful submission of Bid Files.

Please be kindly advised that only registered bidders will be eligible for consideration in later stages.

Milestones for this host city selection process are as follows.

APR 14th [Registration]: Deadline for Bid Registration

MAY 19th [Application]: Deadline for Bid File submission

JUN 8th [Evaluation]: Expert Group’s evaluation

JUN 22nd [Selection]: Bidders’ Presentation & Host City Selection at the WTF Council Meeting (Muju, Korea)

For more information, click here.

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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